Mastering Volleyball - Practice Organization

featuring Coach Al Scates (19 NCAA National Championships)

What you'll learn

Students will develop a good warm up routine that will prepare them for practice and games.

Students will know key details and drills for blocking, hitting and passing.

Students will learn how to play a competitive practice game called "King of the Court"

Students will learn how to play a competitive practice game called "Rally Point Game"

Requirements

There are no requirements or prerequisites for taking this course.

Description

How does a program win 19 NCAA Volleyball Championships? Having talented players is certainly a good place to start, but effective practice organization is the glue that holds all the pieces together. In this unique program, Hall of Fame Coach Al Scates demonstrates how to maximize every minute of practice time. He covers every facet of conducting a successful practice: warm up drills, blocking, hitting, passing and competitive team drills. This program is the perfect tool for developing championship-level players and teams.One of the greatest coaching careers in the history of collegiate sports came to an end following the 2012 season, as Al Scates retired from coaching at UCLA. Scates left an unmatched legacy of success, longevity and influence in collegiate men's volleyball. Al Scates and UCLA volleyball won NCAA championships in 1970-71-72-74-75-76-79-81- 82-83-84-87-89-93-95-96-98-2000-06. He was named Coach of the Year in 1984, '87, '93, '96, '98 and 2006.Scates' 50-year coaching record of 1,239-290 (.812) is one of the best in collegiate sports. When he retired that record ranked first among all Division I volleyball coaches. In addition to their 19 NCAA titles, the Bruins also won USVBA collegiate championships in 1965 and '67 under Scates' stewardship. During his six decades at UCLA, he coached 54 different first-team NCAA and 26 USVBA All-Americans, 44 U.S. National Team members, 27 Olympians and seven different Players of the Year. On Dec. 16, 2004, Al Scates was inducted into the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Hall of Fame.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Warm Ups

Lecture 3 Blocking

Lecture 4 Hitting

Lecture 5 Passing

Lecture 6 Competition - Part 1 - King of the Court

Lecture 7 Competition - Part 2 - Rally Point Game

Lecture 8 Closing Comments

Coaches and volleyball players at any level would benefit from taking this course.