Volleyball Attacking (AKA spike) By Kelsey Sheehan

Explanation/ Big Picture Work as a team of 6 players, using 3 contacts (pass, set, hit) to get the ball across the net to score a point Each point starts with a serve towards the other opponents’ side of the net A rally continues until the ball touches the floor, goes out of bounds, a team fails to return the ball to the other side of the net, or a player faults Explanation/ Big Picture

Length of Sporting Event Each match lasts about an hour Tournaments usually consist of 3 matches per day, which lasts about 6-8 hours (with breaks and refereeing) so about 3 hours of playing The attack, starting with the approach ending with the landing, lasts about 5 seconds Length of Sporting Event

During a rally in a game an athlete uses anaerobic glycolysis (about 10 seconds) There can be some really short rallies where only the ATP-PC energy system is used During an attack the ATP-PC energy system is used Energy Systems

Anaerobic Glycolysis (Rally in Game) ATP-PC (Attack) Occurs without Oxygen so there is a build up of lactic acid There is a high rate of ATP High intensity Enzymatic reactions Source: glycogen Glycogen is stored in the liver and muscle Anaerobic Highest power output Instantaneous: lasts 3 to 10 seconds Source: Already stored in skeletal muscles. Energy is locked in bonds and “ready to burst.” A high energy bond breaks off ATP and is now ADP + PCr Characteristics, Sources, and Energy Storing Molecule (role in creating ATP) of the Energy Systems Used

Each team tries to reach 25 points first (must win by 2 points) per set College matches are best of 5 sets, 5th set goes to 15 points High School and club matches are best of three sets High School: 3rd sets are played to 25 points Club: 3rd sets are played to 15 points, switching sides at 8 points Scoring

Uniform/ Equipment Uniform (for girls) Equipment Spandex Jersey/ t-shirt Kneepads Socks Volleyball shoes Braces if needed Elbow pads if needed Volleyballs Net and antennas Boxes are useful for practices Weights, bungee cords, and other training equipment needed to improve performance Uniform/ Equipment