TABLE OF CONTENTS KNOWLEGEMENTS .............................................................................................................................. PREFACE ................................................................................................................................................ CHAPTER 1:- BEACH VOLLEYBALL HISTORY ............................................................................ 1 CHAPTER 2:- NATURE OF BEACH VOLLEYBALL AS A TEAM SPORT .................................... 6 A. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 6 B. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SPORT ......................................................................................... 7 C. OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS IN BEACH VOLLEYBALL ....................................................... 9 D. MOTION ANALYSIS IN BEACH VOLLEYBALL ..................................................................... 11 CHAPTER 3:- BEACH VOLLEYBALL PHILOSOPHY................................................................... 15 A. THE SPIRIT OF BEAC H VOLLEYBALL .................................................................................. 16 B. WHY PLAY BEACH VOLLEYBALL......................................................................................... 19 C. WHY COACH BEACH VOLLEYBALL ..................................................................................... 21 CHAPTER 4:- COMPETITION SYSTEMS IN BEACH VOLLEYBALL ........................................ 22 I. BEACH VOLLEYBALL COMPETITION FORMAT ........................................................... 22 A. Single Elimination Format ............................................................................................. 23 B. Single Elimination Format with Consolation .................................................................. 27 C. Double Elimination Format ............................................................................................ 31 D. Pool Followed by Single Elimination .............................................................................. 35 II. BEACH VOLLEYBALL CONTINENTAL CUP SPECIFICATION OT THE COMPETITION FORMAT ............................................................................................................................. 39 A. Summary of Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Competition Format ............................... 40 B. Factors to Evaluate when Selecting a Tournament Format for any Phase (Sub-Zonal, Zonal, and Final) of the Beach Volleyball Continental Cup ....................................................... 41 III. COMPETITION FORMAT OF THE FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL WORLD CUP OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION ............................................................................................................... 42 CHAPTER 5:- ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITES OF THE COACH .............................................. 45 A. A COACH MAIN FUNCTIONS .................................................................................................. 48 B. SUMMARY OF CAOCHES’ CHARACTERISTICS.................................................................... 53 C. THE COACH IN THE ACTION .................................................................................................. 55 D. FOURTEEN LEGAL DUTIES OF A COACH ............................................................................. 59 E. ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT ...................................................................................................... 61 CHAPTER 6:- HOW TO DEVELOP A TEAM .................................................................................. 62 A. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 62 B. SHORT TIME TEAM DEVELOPMENT PLAN .......................................................................... 62 C. MEDIUM TIME TEAM DEVELOPMENT PLAN ....................................................................... 63 D. LONG TIME TEAM DEVELOPMENT PLAN ............................................................................ 64 E. CASE STUDY............................................................................................................................. 65 A. Example of the German Volleyball Federation ................................................................ 65 B. Long Term Athlete Development Canada ........................................................................ 68 CHAPTER 7:- MENTAL ASPECT OF THE GAME ......................................................................... 75 A. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WINNER AND LOOSER .............................................................. 75 B. WHY IS BEACH VOLLEYBALL SUCH A MENTAL GAME .................................................... 75 C. PROGRAM FOR UNDER 18/19 ................................................................................................. 83 D. PROGRAM FOR UNDER 20/21 .................................................................................................. 83 E. THE FINAL STEP FOR THE AGE GROUP OF UNDER 23 ........................................................ 83 CHAPTER 8:- BASIC THEORY AND TRAINING .................................................................... 84 A. FUNDAMENTALS OF COACHING .......................................................................................... 84 1) Introduction ................................................................................................................... 85 2) Conditioning of Children ................................................................................................ 86 3) Principles of Training .................................................................................................... 87 4) Motor Abilities ............................................................................................................... 94 5) Periodization ................................................................................................................ 102 B. TRAINING PROCEDURES ....................................................................................................... 112 CHAPTER 9:- FITNESS COMPONENT ........................................................................................... 117 A. WHAT ARE THE FITNESS COMPONENT ............................................................................... 117 CHAPTER 10:- PLANNING AND REVIEWING A TRAINING SESSION .................................... 122 A. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 122 B. BENEFITS OF A WELL PLANNED TRAINING SESSION ....................................................... 122 C. CONSIDERATIONS WHEN PLANNING A SESSION .............................................................. 122 D. DECIDING ON THE GOALS FOR THE SESSION .................................................................... 122 E. ELEMENTS OF TRAINING SESSION ...................................................................................... 124 F. TIME LINE OF A TRAINING SESSION .................................................................................... 128 G. MANAGING THE EXERCISE ................................................................................................... 129 H. SUCCESS OF THE EXERCISE .................................................................................................. 130 I. SAMPLE OF SESSIONS’ SHEETS ............................................................................................ 131 CHAPTER 11:- SAMPLE – BUILDING A FITNESS PROGRAM FOR BEACH VOLLEYBALL136 CHAPTER 12:- TECHNIQUE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND DRILLS .................................. 140 A. STRETCHING ........................................................................................................................... 140 B. WARM UP ................................................................................................................................. 152 C. SERVING .................................................................................................................................. 160 D. SETTING ................................................................................................................................... 168 E. SPIKING .................................................................................................................................... 182 F. PASSING ................................................................................................................................... 204 G. BLOCKING ............................................................................................................................... 214 H. DIGGING .................................................................................................................................. 228 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To the Beloved Volleyball Family All Over Africa, It is a great honor and pleasure to present to you our first ever Beach Volleyball Coaches’ Manual. This manual will be one of our integral tools for spreading beach volleyball knowledge and information which we believe will lead to the remarkable progress of beach volleyball in Africa. One of the greatest innovations of the CAVB during its 2015-2019 mandate was the establishment of the CAVB Online Academy which is our educational hub. Since its establishment, the Academy has continually