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