Saturday 28 January 2012

Volleyball Sportsmanship

By Karly Shannon


As a volleyball instructor, you have to display control by providing your players a list of rules and expectations that they must know and comply with. Laying down the law in the initial week is going to be essential if you wish to operate a well-oiled machine. I have created a summary of what i feel are the essentials.

UNACCEPTABLE Behavior

Partaking in just about anything rather than watching and cheering when players are on the bench. The players should never be chatting about Jersey Shore or their boyfriends. They must be watching the match. Distracting a player which is making an attempt to play a ball. This is along the line of good sportsmanship. Never allow your players fall into this because you really do not desire to be unliked by other teams. You can swiftly create a track record yourself.

Shouting or swearing in frustration. Yet again, sportsmanship. I had a player yell the "F" word while in a tight match with plenty of people viewing. The most unfortunate part was that it was so noiseless since it was such an enjoyable play. A very embarrassing instant no doubt.

Questioning or demeaning an official's call. Almost nothing bugs me more than watching players request a call following every play. Do not permit your players to do that. Let them understand that that is your job. Hurling or kicking the ball in frustration. If you have ever coached boys, you know what I am talking about. They love to kick the ball as far as they can. Furthermore, isn't this like the first rule of volleyball you ever learned? That and rolling the ball under the net (I love tossing it over to the person serving).

Talking to the officials. You definitely need to make sure everyone understands only the captain can talk to the officials. It is actually not entertaining to get a yellow card at a critical part of a match. Negative cheers. Remember this one?: We want a pitcher not a belly itcher. None of that please.

Blaming teammates. Yet another thing I feel that I see way too much. Every team has that one player that loves to look at the person who screwed up and point out some thing. That is the coach's job. Don't allow that to get out of control.

Pouting after a missed play. In the event that this occurs, just take the player out. This is not really going to benefit the team.

Here is a list of things to promote:Assist teammates off the floor, Compliment teammates and opponents on great play, Roll the ball under the net, Run to get a wayword ball and return to the server or referee, Cheering at the conclusion of every point (win or lose the point), Cheering from the sidelines ("Jenny's on fire, Ooh, Ah", "Keep it up Sara, keep it up", "Here we go Red, here we go"), Reassuring player which makes an error ("Don't worry, you'll get it next time").




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