THE SIZE OF YOUR GLASS ANALOGY

LEARNING TO SPIKE WITH TOPSPIN

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THE SIZE OF YOUR GLASS ANALOGY

There is definitely an endurance component to being successful in volleyball.

In club volleyball, teams play tournaments that consist of at least 4 or 5 matches all in one day.

And some teams play tournaments that last for 2 or 3 days.

The teams that have developed a higher level of power endurance will usually be the ones still playing at the end of the day.

Often the difference between winning and losing is the difference between...

Feeling confident, athletic, explosive, fast, and strong both mentally and physically.

and

Being afraid of making mistakes, being both mentally and physically weak, playing with less energy, struggling on defense and in serve receive, and not jumping and spiking with as much power and confidence due to fatigue.

If you don’t have a high level of power endurance, you likely won’t win because you can't make explosive defensive plays, jump high, and hit hard late in the day.

The team that wins the tournament is almost always the team that doesn't break down mentally. Developing the right kind of endurance for volleyball will keep you from breaking down both physically and mentally.

It doesn’t matter how skilled you are, if you can’t physically make the plays that you need to, then you won't win.

In order to have a high level of power endurance, you must reach a high level of peak power.

When it comes to playing with power and achieving a high level of power endurance, a very important factor is maximal strength.

Given that insufficient maximal strength has a ceiling effect on peak power, improving maximal strength is often the quickest means to rapid improvement on the volleyball court.

In my opinion, most youth volleyball players (especially girls) are just flat-out too weak. The biggest "bang for your buck" when it comes to volleyball training is improving "maximal relative strength".

Maximal relative strength means "strength relative to one’s body weight".

Visit my latest page for a discussion on improving maximal relative strength for volleyball.

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LEARNING TO SPIKE WITH TOPSPIN

As a coach, have you ever considered the hand position at pre-contact for spiking?

Follow the link for my latest page on the cobra vs the vertical hand position and topspin training for attacking and serving.