| Watching volleyball videos can seem like
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| | and over like a tape recorder in my mind.
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| the most boring aspect of pre game
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| | This is actually kind of easy because
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| preparation but like most things you just
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| | when you aren't performing a skill
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| have to know how to MAKE it work for you.
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| | correctly THAT IS when your coach starts
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| Usually there are two basic reasons why a
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| | yelling at you anyway, right? What they
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| coach has you watch volleyball
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| | are yelling at the top of their lungs
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| videos...in preparation of an upcoming
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| | already exists in your mind so you just
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| game or to get better at performing a
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| | start playing that mental volleyball
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| particular volleyball fundamental. It's
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| | videotape, over and over.
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| easy to get lulled into or lost in the
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| | Then little by little both what I SEE in
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| moment of the game on the small screen
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| | my mind and what I HEAR in my head start
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| but instead of watching every play just
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| | meshing together. When I re-play this
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| for the sake of saying "hey I finished
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| | continuously in my mind these two things
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| watching the video" pick a particular
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| | start coming together where I form a
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| volleyball fundamental that you need to
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| | mental volleyball movie of my own. When
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| improve and watch the best one or two
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| | this mental movie starts playing then
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| players perform that fundamental over and
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| | after awhile my body starts to respond to
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| over again.
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| | the mental voice I hear and the mental
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| If you need to improve your volleyball
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| | picture I've been playing.
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| serve receive skill or "pass the ball"
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| | My body starts doing the things that I
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| better then that's the part of the game
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| | have been rehearsing over and over again
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| you need to focus on watching other more
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| | in my mind. I start seeing myself -take
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| experienced players do. Unless your
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| | the place of that player and in my mind I
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| volleyball coach has instructed you to
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| | see myself performing the pass correctly
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| watch something in particular (like the
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| | over and over.
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| way a team plays defense or the way a
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| | And the aspects of the game that I am
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| player transitions off the net) focus on
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| | playing over and over start to become
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| watching a better player perform the
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| | automatic and I start doing these things
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| skill that you need to work on the most.
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| | physically- not just mentally- but
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| How does she do that?
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| | actually in real life.
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| What are they doing? How are they
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| | That's how I make watching volleyball
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| standing while the server still has the
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| | videos work for me.
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| volleyball? Do they have a stutter step
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| | It's great when you can hear a volleyball
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| or do they hop jump as the ball is
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| | champion who has played for years
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| crossing the net? Which foot is forward?
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| | commentate on the game. Singin Smith,
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| Is their upper body straight up or
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| | Karch Kiraly, Mike Dodd and Holly McPeak
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| crouched over? Are they straight legged
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| | do the color commentary with Chris
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| or are they in a slight squat position
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| | Marlowe for the AVP Beach Pro Volleyball
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| when they serve receive?
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| | Tour games on television. All these
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| This is what happens to me when I'm
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| | volleyball Champions represent some of
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| watching a volleyball video...
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| | the greatest players in the history of
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| If I'm watching someone serve receive
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| | the AVP and all are past Olympians with
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| well....I watch this player execute the
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| | multiple gold,silver and bronze medals in
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| right volleyball skill or technique over
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| | Indoor and Beach Volleyball. Listening to
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| and over and over again. I want to take
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| | them talk about the game is like going to
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| that "scene" and take that "visual" with
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| | volleyball school. The more you do
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| me so I start playing that scene
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| | it...the better volleyball player you can
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| repeatedly in my head. I start
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| | become....and that's one way to make
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| visualizing that player doing the same
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| | volleyball videos improve your volleyball
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| thing in my mind after I've stopped
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| | game.
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| watching. When I go home, when I go to
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| | April Chapple is a former USA National
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| bed, when I'm washing dishes, before
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| | Womens Volleyball Team member and
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| practice I get used to seeing this player
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| | Volleyball Professional who created
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| do the serve receive correctly in my
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| | Volleyball Voices the first virtual
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| mind.
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| | volleyball mentoring community for girls
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| Then... I start hearing my coach's words
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| | volleyball players and volleyball coaches
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| on how to do this skill correctly. So
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| | with stories by champion women volleyball
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| then I hear my volleyball coach, I hear
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| | players and coaching volleyball articles
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| my coach say "step to the ball", "present
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| | that break up volleyball skills so
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| my platform", "use my legs", and I keep
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| | females learn how to play better
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| hearing my volleyball coach's words over
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| | volleyball.
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