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tbarbera · 08-01-2006, 01:05 AM

Manzi...

10 pushups!? If you are going to have punishments... for lack of a better word at 12:10... make them worthwhile. Pushups are good when a serve is missed, it makes the next serve harder... as long as more than 10 are done. If a ball splits two players have them do a drill in which they have to call the ball move thier legs stay low and touch the ground. For example... three people, two toss balls about 5 strides away from each other. One player in between the other needs to call and pass the ball while staying low. The tosses should be about 10 feet infront of the thrower and the ball should be thrown when the passer is halfway to the target area (where the ball is being thrown). Punishments should enforce the skills that the players messed up on. If a player isn't hustling, have the team run suicides. If players miss block have everyone on the team stand at the net and jump for 5 minutes to simulate a block. 10 pushups to me seems a waste of time. Make it worthwhile for the players...

Alright I am done ranting. Not trying to pick on you either. I am off the soap box.

I think communication is one thing that cannot be tought. Maybe the players on the team don't think they are the best passer and are apprehensive about making mistakes on the court. One drill that might help is below. Hopefully I explain this correctly. Have the entire team get in a circle around you, the coach who is in the middle. The coach has a ball and begins to hit it at the players in the circle. The coach shouldnt have to move more than a step or too to get to the ball. If the ball hits the groud the entire team sprints to the wall and then back to the circle. If a ball is dug but not to the coach it is the responsability of the rest of the team to control the ball back to the coach so that it is hitable again. Now when you start the drill just fire the ball at people and then start splitting people. After enough sprints (and you telling the players to call the ball) they should catch on. Maybe this could be the first drill that you do. The drill works on ball control, communication, defensive positioning and pursuit. Hopefully I helped you out. Let me know if it is/was usefull!

-Tyler

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tbarbera Rookie Status: Offline Posts: 134 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Haverhill, Ma	08-01-2006, 01:05 AM Manzi... 10 pushups!? If you are going to have punishments... for lack of a better word at 12:10... make them worthwhile. Pushups are good when a serve is missed, it makes the next serve harder... as long as more than 10 are done. If a ball splits two players have them do a drill in which they have to call the ball move thier legs stay low and touch the ground. For example... three people, two toss balls about 5 strides away from each other. One player in between the other needs to call and pass the ball while staying low. The tosses should be about 10 feet infront of the thrower and the ball should be thrown when the passer is halfway to the target area (where the ball is being thrown). Punishments should enforce the skills that the players messed up on. If a player isn't hustling, have the team run suicides. If players miss block have everyone on the team stand at the net and jump for 5 minutes to simulate a block. 10 pushups to me seems a waste of time. Make it worthwhile for the players... Alright I am done ranting. Not trying to pick on you either. I am off the soap box. I think communication is one thing that cannot be tought. Maybe the players on the team don't think they are the best passer and are apprehensive about making mistakes on the court. One drill that might help is below. Hopefully I explain this correctly. Have the entire team get in a circle around you, the coach who is in the middle. The coach has a ball and begins to hit it at the players in the circle. The coach shouldnt have to move more than a step or too to get to the ball. If the ball hits the groud the entire team sprints to the wall and then back to the circle. If a ball is dug but not to the coach it is the responsability of the rest of the team to control the ball back to the coach so that it is hitable again. Now when you start the drill just fire the ball at people and then start splitting people. After enough sprints (and you telling the players to call the ball) they should catch on. Maybe this could be the first drill that you do. The drill works on ball control, communication, defensive positioning and pursuit. Hopefully I helped you out. Let me know if it is/was usefull! -Tyler