Coaching Volleyball Successfully [Paperback]

William J. Neville (Author), United States Volleyball Assoc (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0880113626 | ISBN-13: 978-0880113625 | Publication Date: January 1990

Many coaches already know how to perform the skills required for volleyball. But to be successful, coaches need to know how to teach volleyball skills to young or inexperienced players. This book explains how to demonstrate and direct the practise of fundamental skills and strategies of volleyball. It will also help coaches tailor their instruction to meet the basic needs of developing players. This manual sets the standard for coaching beginning volleyball and represents the best coaching information available from the United States Volleyball Association (USVBA). It covers everything from teaching volleyball skills and strategies to organizing and formulating practice and game plans.

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About the Author

William J. Neville, head coach of the national men's volleyball team, is one of the foremost authorities on volleyball in the United States. He has coached three Olympic volleyball teams, first as an assistant for the 1968 U.S. men's team, then as head coach of the 1976 Canadian men's team, and finally as an assistant for the gold-medal winning 1984 U.S. men's team. Neville was technical director for the United States Volleyball Association (USVBA)--know called USA Volleyball--from 1986 to 1988. While with the USVBA, he was responsible for initiating their Coaching Accreditation Program (CAP), which prepared him to put together this guide for more effective coaching.

About USA Volleyball

USA Volleyball (USAV)--formerly the US Volleyball Association--is the nation's governing body for the sport from the youth club level to the Olympics. The objective of USAV is to promote volleyball and make playing volleyball accessible to all Americans. To that end, USAV established its Coaching Accreditation Program (CAP). CAP accreditation provides volleyball coaches at all levels with standards for effective teaching, organization, drilling, practicing, and planning.

Product Details

• Paperback: 203 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers (January 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880113626
• ISBN-13: 978-0880113625
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,256,909 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #84 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Other Team Sports > Volleyball

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good basic book, with good perspective, January 21, 2000

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This review is from: Coaching Volleyball Successfully (Paperback)

This book is used as the textbook for the first level of the Coaching Accreditation Program for USA Volleyball. It has a good broad perspective on the game, how to motivate and how to teach the skills. It also goes the through season and practice planning and breaks down the process in a very basic manner, which I found very useful.

A great beginning coach's book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Coaching Book Available, July 21, 1995

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This review is from: Coaching Volleyball Successfully (Paperback)

Bill Neville breaks a season/practice/match into simple parts which he then walks you through progressions. This book will help the starting coach up through experienced high school coaches. Get this book today if you want to improve your volleyball coaching.