1. VOLLEYBALL ALBERTA
PRACTICE PLANNING

2. WHY? PRACTICE MAKES PER _______ _______ _______ MAKES PERFECT
PLANNED, PURPOSEFUL PERFECT PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

3. SENSE OF DIRECTION
IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT IS IMPORTANT, THEN EVERYTHING IS IMPORTANT.
WHEN EVERYTHING IS IMPORTANT, THEN YOU HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING.
WHEN YOU HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING, YOU DON’T HAVE TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

4. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES MATCH UP WITH LEVEL OF PLAY (LTAD)
SEASONAL PLANNING
EARLY SEASON (GENERAL PREP PHASE)
MID-SEASON (SPECIFIC PREP PHASE)
LATE SEASON (COMPETITION PREP PHASE)

5. POINTS OF EMPHASIS TECHNICAL TACTICAL PHYSICAL MENTAL GENERAL
PREPARATION
50%
25%
20% 5%
SPECIFIC
30%
40%
10%
COMPETITION
15%
55%

6. THINGS TO CONSIDER TRANSFER
OPEN VS. CLOSED SKILLS
MASSED VS. DISTRIBUTED PRACTICE
CONSTANT VS. VARIABLE PRACTICE
BLOCKED VS. RANDOM PRACTICE

7. STAGES OF LEARNING
ACQUISITION – introduction of new techniques and tactics
STABILIZATION – increasing technical, tactical or decision-making proficiency
INTEGRATION – employing techniques, tactics or decision-making in game-like situations

8. COMPONENTS OF A PRACTICE
INTRODUCTION
WARM-UP
MAIN PART
COOL DOWN
DEBRIEF

9. 1. INTRODUCTION
GOOD START?
FOCUS

10. 2. WARM-UP
RAISE THE BODY TEMPERTAURE
STRETCH
VOLLEYBALL SPECIFIC

11. 3. MAIN PART TECHNICAL, TACTICAL, PHYSICAL, MENTAL
DRILL STRUCTURE LENGTH, ORDER
OBJECTIVE
DRILL CONDITIONS
VARIATIONS
SUCCESS CRITERIA
REFERENCE POINT

12. 4. COOL DOWN
LOWER BODY TEMPERATURE
STRETCHING

13. 5. DEBRIEF
EVERY TIME?
WHAT?
SO WHAT?
NOW WHAT?

14. Bottom Line
Does my practice transfer to competition?