Resources for the Everyday Learner
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Volleyball Terms
If you’re just starting out in volleyball check out these essential terms to ensure you get off to a flying start.
Overhand Serving
Consistent overhand serving is a volleyball team’s first line of offense.
U13 Drills and Routines
Volleyball drills play a huge role in team building and increasing tactile levels, especially in kids. Read the following SportsAspire article and find out more about such drills for middle schools.
I Want You To Make Mistakes
For more than 40 years, one of the first things I say to new teams and summer camp players is just that: “I want to see mistakes out here on the court.”
Concussion Education for Coaches
Concussion Education for Parents and Players is the hot item this year. New laws have been enacted in 40+ states with the backing of the NFL to educate parents and players to the signs and symptoms of a concussion. The practice of concussion education really falls to the coaches. It will be up to the coaches to make sure the player is cleared by a health official BEFORE being allowed to resume participation. It could come down to the coaches recognizing signs of a concussion to keep the player out of the game. PLEASE do not jeopardize the health of your athletes to win matches.
Coaches please educate yourself to the signs and symptoms of concussion. Please print off and keep handy the Coaches Fact Sheet produced by the Centers for Disease Control. This will be covered in IMPACT clinics as well. Since coaches don’t go to IMPACT each season we ask that you keep yourselves updated on concussions.
To learn more about concussions check these websites:
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www.cdc.gov
To help ensure the health and safety of young athletes, CDC developed the HEADS UP Concussion in Youth Sports initiative to offer information about concussions to coaches, parents, and athletes involved in youth sports. The HEADS UP initiative provides important information on preventing, recognizing, and responding to a concussion.
How to Overcome Fear of Mistakes: One Coach’s Story
Scientists call it the “sweet spot” — that highly productive zone on the edge of our abilities where learning happens fastest. The problem, of course, is that the sweet spot doesn’t feel sweet. In fact, it feels sour and uncomfortable, because being there you have to take risks and make mistakes. And most of us hate making mistakes.
Basically, we’re allergic.
But what’s kick-assingly powerful is when somebody finds a simple way to reverse that allergy. With that in mind, check out the following letter from Jared Mathes, who coaches a U-14 volleyball team in Calgary, Alberta.
The one problem I have on my team is having the athletes get over the fear of making a mistake. We do great in practice, but during a tournament, the more “important” the game, the more they regress to predictable, safe playing.