What A Joy is learning 6
(Volley Ball)
I never thought of ever learning volley ball were it not for my boys and their friends who were relatively short. They loved playing volley ball and tried to join a well-known club to improve their abilities. They were not openly rejected, instead they were very humiliated by the manner the trainer treated them as though empty air, not caring, exercising, and neglecting them, so they would feel uncomfortable, unwelcome and would draw back themselves.
“Well,” I said “let’s start a volley ball club ourselves.” I never selected them it’s just for those who love, like to play volley ball.
Psychologists suggest that one should choose the sport, the work, the subject, which most fits him according to his talents, to have success. If you are short, don’t play basket, or volley ball. But I insist to choose the sport you most love, you like though it doesn’t correspond to your potentials, talents to really enjoy. And I thought of Sitting Volley Ball for the disabled. What a very humane thought.
I learned a lot and exercised them, without having a trainer’s license, degree or by following the rules about good playing volley ball while I myself can’t play volley ball. “Just observe, use your wits and common sense.” I said to myself.
I have no strict rules how to pass, to set up with fingers, or pass the ball with the hands, I don’t mind their standing positions. Each one did it their natural way, which is certainly all wrong according to the accepted rules of the respected coaches, but my boys eagerly played and did relatively well.
I devised my own exercises in very simple form of the play, for example: receive, set up, over, vice versa in pairs or trio while the players rotate and we could make a match of it. We never have a show of tremendous spikes,- even if we could -, as my boys of 14 - 16 years old were relatively small 1.50 m – 1.70 m with respect to the official net height of 2,43 m for men. I have my own way of analyzing a match.*
With the height of world players of over 1,90 m it.s too easy to effect a killing spike on a 2.43 m net height. It’s not a feat to be proud of. There was a boy of 1,53 m could accomplish a lightning spike, then an international player should do the same on a net height of 2,80 m – not on a net of 2,43 m – to prove, were he an outstanding spiker.
International, world volley ball becomes a dull sport, because of the dominance of killing smashes, there’s almost no play at all, no more exciting rallies as in tennis, table tennis or badminton. I don’t very respect a coach of a champion team. He didn’t coach his team from zero. Other coaches did, he only selects, chooses them, only the very best, not the way I coached my boys from zero without ever “borrowing, hiring, skilled, talented players” for a match.
It’s stupid, We could device lower net positions for shorter players according to height-, age-classes**, have a “two times playing” the ball instead of “three times playing” and I think of chess with all the opening moves which is learned by heart. I would device a duel when the starting position is symmetry or with other starting positions or device a handicap for a strong player against a weaker player.
Sure the highest volley ball officials, authorities have no courage, no imagination, no philosophy.
September 2010
* A Way To Analyze A Game Or Set
** Classified Volley Ball
Memories Of A Volley Ball Coach
(Volley Ball)
I never thought of ever learning volley ball were it not for my boys and their friends who were relatively short. They loved playing volley ball and tried to join a well-known club to improve their abilities. They were not openly rejected, instead they were very humiliated by the manner the trainer treated them as though empty air, not caring, exercising, and neglecting them, so they would feel uncomfortable, unwelcome and would draw back themselves.
“Well,” I said “let’s start a volley ball club ourselves.” I never selected them it’s just for those who love, like to play volley ball.
Psychologists suggest that one should choose the sport, the work, the subject, which most fits him according to his talents, to have success. If you are short, don’t play basket, or volley ball. But I insist to choose the sport you most love, you like though it doesn’t correspond to your potentials, talents to really enjoy. And I thought of Sitting Volley Ball for the disabled. What a very humane thought.
I learned a lot and exercised them, without having a trainer’s license, degree or by following the rules about good playing volley ball while I myself can’t play volley ball. “Just observe, use your wits and common sense.” I said to myself.
I have no strict rules how to pass, to set up with fingers, or pass the ball with the hands, I don’t mind their standing positions. Each one did it their natural way, which is certainly all wrong according to the accepted rules of the respected coaches, but my boys eagerly played and did relatively well.
I devised my own exercises in very simple form of the play, for example: receive, set up, over, vice versa in pairs or trio while the players rotate and we could make a match of it. We never have a show of tremendous spikes,- even if we could -, as my boys of 14 - 16 years old were relatively small 1.50 m – 1.70 m with respect to the official net height of 2,43 m for men. I have my own way of analyzing a match.*
With the height of world players of over 1,90 m it.s too easy to effect a killing spike on a 2.43 m net height. It’s not a feat to be proud of. There was a boy of 1,53 m could accomplish a lightning spike, then an international player should do the same on a net height of 2,80 m – not on a net of 2,43 m – to prove, were he an outstanding spiker.
International, world volley ball becomes a dull sport, because of the dominance of killing smashes, there’s almost no play at all, no more exciting rallies as in tennis, table tennis or badminton. I don’t very respect a coach of a champion team. He didn’t coach his team from zero. Other coaches did, he only selects, chooses them, only the very best, not the way I coached my boys from zero without ever “borrowing, hiring, skilled, talented players” for a match.
It’s stupid, We could device lower net positions for shorter players according to height-, age-classes**, have a “two times playing” the ball instead of “three times playing” and I think of chess with all the opening moves which is learned by heart. I would device a duel when the starting position is symmetry or with other starting positions or device a handicap for a strong player against a weaker player.
Sure the highest volley ball officials, authorities have no courage, no imagination, no philosophy.
September 2010
* A Way To Analyze A Game Or Set
** Classified Volley Ball
Memories Of A Volley Ball Coach
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