What Are Your Motivating Techniques?

[VBLIStaff]

The team you play with has problem they can easily get down on themselves. As a result they don't play as hard and almost give up. What is the best way to get your team -- any team's spirits back?

[EGOLDEN]

I would have to say, showing enthusiasm. If you are losing by 7 don't stand there, hands on hips pouting. if your teammate makes a great kill, or gets a great dig on a hard spike, talk it up. Get excited for your teammate, such a play can be a momentum shifter if you let it. Take those opportunities and get your team to change their rhythm. Its all about staying positive, even in the face of ugly play sometimes.

What i can't stand is a loudmouthed teammate on his high horse pointing the finger of blame at people while simultaneously absolving himself of all wrongdoing.

[strazzere]

Making big plays?

As a setter it just seems better to me to make a good play than the safe one. Yes... Always better the ball - but sometimes bread and butter doesn't get it done. Yea maybe you messed up the past few plays - but it's about knowing your hitters well. Nothing pumps up a hitter more after they've missed a few balls than getting another chance. Not only that - but running a play. Not a high outside ball or a two in the middle - a back quick or a chute... They seem to turn the tide well.

[volleyballstud]

I'm at the point right now that the only thing that motivates me to play are the women... I play mostly co-ed/reverse co-ed now. To be honest I'm tired of playing with the guys out there, most of which can't even pass a ball. It should be a requirement that everyone should be a setter before they're a hitter, so they know what kind of hell they're passing puts a setter through.