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Building Solid and Healthy Fundamentals for Volleyball in Early Age (6-9) Group Train the Trainer Fun for Volleyball BUILDING SOLID AND HEALTHY FUNDAMENTALS FOR VOLLEYBALL IN EARLY AGE (6-9) GROUP TRAIN THE TRAINER FUN FOR VOLLEYBALL HANDBOOK ZAGREB, NOVEMBER 2019 The European Commission’s support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. 2 1. INTRODUCTION 2. DETERMINANTS FOR PROGRAM CREATION 3. SUBPROGRAMME FOR AGE GROUP 6 - 7 4. SUBPROGRAMME FOR AGE GROUP 8 - 9 5. ELEMENTARY GAMES LIST 6. WARM UP COMPLEX LIST 7. MULTISPORT CONTENT 8. VOLLEYBALL CONTENT 9. LITERATURE 3 1. INTRODUCTION ABOUT PARTNERSHIP ABOUT COORDINATOR The strategic partnership involves 7 international competitions organized partners from five countries (Croatia, Italy, by Croatian Volleyball Federation. This France, Slovenia and Slovakia). These involvement in organization of mentioned organizations have a strong background events helped ZOS’s members to develop and excellent history of implementing good organizational, communication, as and disseminating volleyball related well as interpersonal and leadership skills improvements and best practices (ZOS), which make them good Erasmus+ Sport’s achieved sport’s results (HAOK Mladost, Project Coordinator. Apart from that, ZOS Scuola di Pallavolo Anderlini, Avignon is currently running 24 sports schools Volley Ball, Odbojkarski klub Šempeter ZOS, Zagreb, Croatia brings into this (includes young athletes who are not and VK Ekonom SPU), as well as academic project extensive experience in managing registered in any volleyball club) and has a knowledge Faculty of Kinesiology sport’s organizations, coordination of clear picture and awareness of volleyball University of Zagreb (KIF) applied in coaches, players and other experts since current situation and voids in Croatia and practice through active participation in they have organized and conducted abroad, especially of programs offered coaching youth’s and junior’s teams in numerous projects, annual competitions, to children. Their experience will be a volleyball sport clubs. tournaments and events. In the last 5 valuable source of information for the years, ZOS members actively participated development of FUN for volleyBALL in the organization of many official program. ABOUT PARTNERS Each of the partners brings into partnership different expertise, skills and previous experience, which are relevant for initial volleyball preparation for young athletes. Thus, the FUNBALL project brings together a team of experienced partners dedicated to contributing, each in their respective area of expertise, to the successful implementation of the project objectives: FACULTY OF KINESIOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB (KIF), as leading Croatian Kinesiology Faculty, brings into project expertise and knowledge related to methodology, tools and methods required for high quality training program creation. Their scientific expertise, combined with coaching experience that they have, guarantees that new training program will contain methodology and guidelines that are practical, clearly written and contain information needed the most by the coaches and PE teachers since they will be the ones who will put the program in practice. KIF participation will assure that high- quality physical education is age-appropriate for children regarding both instructions and content, meaning that instructional appropriate FUN for volleyball program will incorporate the best-known practices derived from research and partners’ experience into teaching experiences and education. In this way, FUN for volleyball program will maximize opportunities for volleyball and other sports learning among children age 6-9 and success for all. HAOK MLADOST, Croatia with 348 currently active players through different age groups, brings to this project relevant experience regarding different training programs that resulted in achieving significant results in European Championships, World Cups, European Crown, etc. Also, they bring in project knowledge gained through 2 years long project “Volleyball for everyone” (focused on 5 primary schools aiming to promote volleyball as well as sport in general among youth (10-12 years)). In FUNBALL project HAOK Mladost wants to share this knowledge as well and to contribute with its own training program know-how in the development of new training FUN for volleyBALL program for young children. This is a program that HAOK Mladost is currently missing in their sports programs’ list and which they want to include as soon as it is developed. AVIGNON VOLLEY BALL, France has experience with city’s school project called Periscolaire Project, development of sport and volleyball for younger age groups that are designed in accordance with the requirements and needs of the city and school age children in Avignon, France and region. Based on that experience, as well as on experience of organizing many tournaments and events, AVB will bring significant contribution to development of new training program. Additionally, they will contribute to promotion of FUNBALL project and dissemination of project outputs through Multiplier Sport Events. 4 SCUOLA DI PALLAVOLO ANDERLINI, Italy is a famous Italian volleyball club best known for its coaching and educational approach over the country and Europe. SPA’s main philosophy that we want to apply in FUNBALL project and FUN for volleyBALL program as well is that children have to have fun while having sport. Their participation in this project is of outmost importance since SPA is conducting different volleyball programs for young athletes 3 – 19 age and their knowledge, know-how and experience will make a significant contribution to FUNBALL project, especially for new training program development. Additionally, they will contribute to the promotion of FUNBALL project and dissemination of project outputs through Multiplier Sport Events. VK EKONOM SPU NITRA, Slovakia has a long history of promoting volleyball; they are also devoted to training the youth, what was reflected in their results in junior categories achieving medals in championships in the Slovak Republic, and in same seasons, becoming champions of the Slovakia. With that experience, they will contribute to ultimate project success in terms of proposing and applying the best ways for the dissemination of project outputs to volleyball “world”. Additionally, they will contribute to the promotion of FUNBALL project and dissemination of project outputs through Multiplier Sport Events. OD ŠEMPETER, Slovenia every year has more than 200 young age players and from 2005 significant results in national championships in Mini Volleyball (<11yrs). As a club, which is motivating and attracting every year more and more children into volleyball, they will bring their experiences, knowledge and tool & techniques applied for attracting and keeping such huge young players base engaged in volleyball. Additionally, they will contribute to the promotion of FUNBALL project and dissemination of project outputs through Multiplier Sport Events. ZAGREBAČKI ODBOJKAŠKI SAVEZ KINEZIOLOŠKI SCUOLA DI FAKULTET HAOK AVIGNON VK EKONOM PALLAVOLO OD ŠEMPETER SVEUČILIŠTA U MLADOST VOLLEY BALL SPU NITRA ANDERLINI ZAGREBU (KIF) ABOUT PROGRAM WHAT IS HOW WILL WE WHY DO WE OUR GOAL? ACCOMPLISH IT? WANT THIS? To create a FunBall program (with two The FunBall program would integrate By creating such a program, we want to subprograms for children aged 6 - 7 and two sets of content crucial for long-term solve two problems: one is to involve 8 - 9 years) that children will enjoy and development of children in sports of that children early enough in a program that we facilitate the development of a age –multisport content. This content that will, in the long-term, enable their broad knowledge and ability base, on includes a set of motor skills from successful participation in but also the basis of which they will be able to various sports geared towards multiple keep them in sport, while the other is remain in sport/recreation in the long skill development and volleyball content to meet their needs regarding volleyball run. The program supplements a lack of presented in a child friendly way, adapted content being a significant part of the similar content in volleyball (Multisport to their characteristics and abilities. program, and also to ensure that as many + Volleyball) for children of that age in participants of the program remain in partner countries. volleyball in the long run. 5 DETERMINANTS FOR PROGRAM CREATION 6 2. DETERMINANTS FOR PROGRAM CREATION Long-term sports development of while at the same time meeting all the that is tailored to characteristics and volleyball players means long-term requirements for successful psychomotor abilities. participation in planned and programmed development consistent with the age of activities of a general and specific the players1. It is precisely the creation of 4. Ensure an optimal methodological character. For an athlete to reach the such a program that will be the primary approach to learning new volleyball level of “master” in a chosen activity - goal of this project, for children at their content - taking into account the sport (including volleyball) according to most sensitive age – between 6 – 7 and 8 principles of learning (from easier to various studies, 10,000 hours of formal – 9 years of age. Most volleyball programs more difficult, from closer to further, and informal (free exercise) exercise aimed
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