"At Last! Pre-Designed Drills & Practice Plans For Coaching High School Volleyball!"
74 UNIQUE, FUN and EFFECTIVE high school volleyball drills, explained with full-color diagrams and step by step instructions.
The biggest mistake new coachesmake when running high school volleyball tryouts (and how to avoid this embarrassing slip-up)
35 "clipboard ready" pre-designed practice plans including warm-up, fundamentals, and game prep.
How to crank up the “fun factor” in your high school volleyball practice… while keeping your players focused and motivated (HINT: it’s all about using “competitive drills”)
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High School Volleyball
Coaching High School Volleyball
For coaches, high school volleyball is a great place to be. Athletes are fun and excited about the sport, and the competition is tough enough to keep everyone interested in the team’s success. Coaches of high school volleyball need to understand the dynamics of the team, the reasons athletes play, and how to keep everyone motivated to improve.
Coaches also have more stresses than coaches at lower levels because of the complex relationships between athletes, administrators, and other key players like parents and guardians. Coaches must balance the needs of each of these groups while putting the athletes’ development on top.
Athlete Motivation
Athletes play high school volleyball for many different reasons. Some athletes have aspirations of college or professional play. Some play for the fitness benefits and others for the social aspects. Still others are motivated externally, by parents or friends who convince them to take part.
Coaches must be aware of these different motivations in order to effectively coach the team to success. By recognizing the different motivating factors, coaches can reach each athlete personally and bring the team’s shared vision to light.
So how does a coach deal with athletes who have different motivations? The coach needs to work with the team as a whole to outline several major goals for the season. These goals should be specific enough so that everyone understands them and ambitious enough to make everyone work hard to reach them. Coaches can bring up the goals frequently to help keep everyone on track.
By using common goals, coaches can motivate athletes who are playing for different reasons. Building a vision of teamwork and unity pushes everyone to put aside their different motivations and buy into the motivation of overall team success.
Balancing Work and Play
High school athletes have many demands on their time, and volleyball is just one of them. Coaches must understand the pressures their athletes face and do their best to respect the athletes’ time. By doing so, coaches set themselves up to get respect returned from the athletes, making a positive relationship between coach and athlete.
Coaches should encourage athletes to take part in different activities during their high school years. While it is not unhealthy for athletes to only participate in one thing, exposure to other activities, including sports, the arts, academics, and volunteering makes a well-rounded athlete. Coaches should avoid ultimatums regarding volleyball as much as possible, working with athletes to allow their other activities.
Determining your Volleyball Team’s Purpose
High school volleyball coaches have a tough time juggling the different purposes of the team. The team is a vehicle to a healthy lifestyle and positive social relationships, but it is also meant to create successful athletes and bring revenue and prestige to the school.
Coaches must sit down early with administrators to determine the purpose of the team, fighting for the needs of the athletes as well as the needs of the school. The coach should strive to balance the desire to win with the desire to educate athletes on life skills and come to a positive conclusion about the purpose of high school volleyball.
Before you jump into a coaching role, be sure to read up on the latest high school volleyball rules in your league.
High School Volleyball Inspiration Video
This is a video clip from an amazing game between University of BC and University of Alberta. We use it as a training clip when working with our high school teams:
