This title explores everything a young reader would want to know about volleyball, from Olympic superstars to all-time legends. The title also features informative sidebars, a glossary, and further resources. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.
"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to the sport of volleyball. Developed by literacy experts for students in grades two through five"--Provided by publisher.
With more than 11 million participants in the United States alone, the popularity of volleyball is on the rise, as is the competition within the club, high school, and collegiate games. Coaches are actively seeking methods to get more from their teams. Aggressive Volleyball holds the key to taking players and systems to higher levels by developing a combination of heightened physical and mental techniques that maximize any team’s potential. Similar to a full-court defense in basketball, all-around aggressive volleyball play demands a full team effort. Aggressive Volleyball provides the individual and team assessments necessary for determining how to incorporate and use aggressive tactics, as well as strategies for teaching competitiveness and the communication patterns needed for aggressive play. From offense and defense to out-of-system and transition play, Aggressive Volleyball presents the best way to incorporate this style and attitude into each element of the sport. Author Pete Waite has gained national recognition for his teams’ success in playing an aggressive style. His Wisconsin Badger team not only is a power in the Big Ten Conference, but it’s also a perennial challenger for the national championship. Like his style of play, Waite holds none of his instruction back in Aggressive Volleyball, providing direct guidance for coaches to raise the level of their teams’ performance.
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A guide to implementing the world's top systems and strategies for consistent execution and superior volleyball team play. It helps readers identify the offensive and defensive systems best suited to their team's particular talents.
For the last 25 years, a constraints-based framework has helped to inform the way that many sport scientists seek to understand performance, learning design and the development of expertise and talent in sport. The Constraints-Led Approach: Principles for Sports Coaching and Practice Design provides students and practitioners with the theoretical knowledge required to implement constraints-led approaches in their work. Seeking to bridge the divide between theory and practice, the book sets out an ‘environment design framework’, including practical tools and guidance for the application of the framework in coaching and skill acquisition settings. It includes chapters on constraints-led approaches in golf, athletics and hockey, and provides applied reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of motor learning, skill acquisition and developing sport expertise. Providing a thorough grounding in the theory behind constraints-led approaches to skill acquisition, and a foundational cornerstone in the Routledge Studies in Constraints-Based Methodologies in Sport series, this is a vital pedagogical resource for students and practising sports coaches, physical education teachers and sport scientists alike.
Written for both players and coaches at all competitive levels, this volume presents drills for developing and improving game action skills. All drills are illustrated with easy-to-follow diagrams and focus on team play, providing information that can improve any team's win-loss record. A must for participants at all levels of play! Bob Bertucci has been a head volleyball coach for more than fifteen years, the past six at Rutgers University in Newark, NJ. He was named the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Coach of the Year in 1988, 1990, and 1992. James Peterson, PhD, is the author of over thirty sports and fitness books. A former instructor at the United States Military Academy, he is currently Director of Sports Medicine for StairMaster Sports/Medical Products, Inc.
This book provides a detailed review of much of the existing research on visual perception and sports performance. It summarises and integrates the findings of up to five hundred articles from areas as diverse as cognitive and ecological psychology.