A Girl's Guide to Volleyball

A Girl's Guide to Volleyball
Author: Anastasia Suen
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2012
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1429676736

This book contains quizzes, rules, and tips and tricks on how to play volleyball.

Volleyball Skills & Drills

Volleyball Skills & Drills
Author: Kinda Lenberg
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2006
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780736058629

Eleven of the nation's top coaches from the American Volleyball Coaches Association share the insight that helps build championship teams and Olympians. More than 90 drills reinforce instruction and help players advance.

Aggressive Volleyball

Aggressive Volleyball
Author: Pete Waite
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2009-05-20
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1492583766

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.

Coaching Volleyball

Coaching Volleyball
Author: Carl McGown
Publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Volleyball
ISBN: 9780205309580

One of the most complete books on coaching volleyball ever printed — includes advice, tips, and cues that take the experienced coach years to accumulate. This comprehensive book covers every aspect of coaching volleyball — from the beginning basic skills to information on aiding the talented college-bound athlete. It guides the coach through the decision-making processes of tryouts, practice schedules, setting up the team's offense and defense, coaching a game, and dealing with parents and administrators. Here are the keys to creating a winning volleyball class or entire volleyball program from the elementary to collegiate level, based on the solid knowledge that comes with years of experience. Volleyball coaches and physical education teachers.

Gender and Competition

Gender and Competition
Author: Kathleen J. DeBoer
Publisher: Coaches Choice Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Competition (Psychology)
ISBN: 9781585188765

A fascinating look at how men and women approach competition, both on and off the court. Noted author and lecturer Kathleen J. DeBoer first examines many of the non-physical differences between the sexes (their values and fears, conversation, behavior, psychological adjustment, etc.), then DeBoer helps define these and other variables as they relate to gender differences in both competitive play and competitive work environments. Finally, DeBoer offers detailed suggestions on how men and women can communicate, understand, and ultimately overcome their differences.

Beach Volleyball

Beach Volleyball
Author: Karch Kiraly
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1999
Genre: Beach volleyball
ISBN: 9780880118361

Introduces the sport of beach volleyball and explains how its strategy differs from traditional volleyball.

A Smart Girl's Guide: Sports & Fitness

A Smart Girl's Guide: Sports & Fitness
Author: Therese Kauchak Maring
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2018-02-19
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1683370627

Citing the reasons for participating in athletic activities, from having fun with friends and pursuing fitness to bolstering strength and expressing oneself creatively, a guide to exercise for middle-grade girls shares helpful tips for team and solo activities, building confidence and more.

Volleyball Fundamentals, 2E

Volleyball Fundamentals, 2E
Author: Dearing, Joel
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2018
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1492567299

Learn to master essential volleyball skills such as serving, receiving, setting, attacking, blocking and digging. With this book’s coverage of scoring systems, rules, rotations, and common tactics, it’s never been easier to teach or learn the game.

Misty

Misty
Author: Misty May-Treanor
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2010-06-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1439155771

The passionate, poignant, and triumphant story of two-time Olympic gold medal–winning beach volleyball icon Misty May-Treanor. More than any Olympics in history, the 2008 Beijing Summer Games captured the world’s imagination, and Misty May-Treanor became one of the biggest U.S. stars on the global stage. Now she shares the story of her life and remarkable athletic career. Destined for beach volleyball superstardom, having been raised on famed Muscle Beach in Santa Monica, California, Misty talks about the personal and professional challenges she has faced and the life lessons she has learned in the process. From growing up with two driven, competitive, accomplished athlete parents and living in a volatile household rocked for years by their alcoholism to the heartbreaking death of her mother from cancer, Misty reveals intimate details never before publicly discussed. She tells behind-the-scenes stories about her eight-year climb to the top of beach volleyball with partners Holly McPeak and Kerri Walsh; her career-threatening injuries; her role on ABC’s hit television show Dancing with the Stars; and of course, her historic two Olympic gold medals and the special rewards they’ve brought. Offering an unprecedented glimpse into the life of a cherished celebrity sports icon and an ambassador for women’s athletics, Misty will touch, inspire, and empower readers everywhere.

The Mental Game of Volleyball

The Mental Game of Volleyball
Author: Brian Cain
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2015-04-24
Genre:
ISBN: 9781511882279

The Mental Game of Volleyball is the first sport psychology and peak performance book written specifically for volleyball. Whether you are a court or sand one point warrior this book will help you learn to master the most under addressed part of the game, the mental game. Learn from the top mental game of volleyball coach Brian Cain and top high school coach Jason Karim as they take you through a proven system to help you compete one point at a time and play your best when it means the most, each and every point.