Training - It's ALL about the sport

Volleyball is a great sport. It is one of the sports that young athletes can enjoy and continue playing throughout their entire lives. Both young and old volleyball players can see great improvements in their game with sports specific exercises.

Volleyball is a very explosive sport that requires unique strengths. Each position puts a specific demand on the body. To prepare your body for those demands you need to train it for those demands. That is the concept behind sports specific training. This type of training puts the body through drills that mimic game situations and enhance volleyball specific needs for strength, as with the serve or kills, or flexibility and agility, as with digs and jumping skills for playing the net.

The problem with the coaching and training that goes on in many schools and colleges is the 'one size fits all' training method; lifting in the gym and running. These generic routines do very little to help you on the volleyball court. Think about the bench press for instance, an exercise that many coaches have their volleyball players perform. A bench press is designed to build strength and size in the chest. That is all well and good but think about the game of volleyball and game situations that come up. Where would that move help? It would not.

Another reason that sport specific training is vital is that it trains the body as a whole, which is how it is used during a volleyball game. In other words there are no bicep curls or shoulder presses, instead the entire body is challenged in creative and effective ways to prepare it to handle the demands of the sport. There is also a great emphasis on core strength which is vitally important for stability, strength and balance. The core is the bodies powerhouse and where all movement begins and is the number one source of it's balance and strength.

Lastly, a solid sports specific training routine will greatly reduce the chance of injury to the athlete. This is because of the state of preparedness that exists in the body after training specifically for the sport that is being played.

If your volleyball training routine does not incorporate Volleyball Training Techniques than it is not complete and you are not reaching your potential. The body is an amazing thing and when trained properly it is capable of amazing things. Anyone can do sports specific training and frankly, most people prefer it over repetitive gym workouts. It is also a very effecient method of working out because the exercises are so incredibly effective.

Have a great day!

Volleyball - Oh Yeah!

Hello and welcome to my blog, 'Volleyball - Oh Yeah!'.

Why the title?

Well, after training a few volleyball players this past summer and attending quite a few games, I have come to love the game. What really attracted my to the game was not only the athleticism of the young athlete's, but the respect they have for their teammates and opponents. It would be great of all sports were this way.

Please stay posted for anything from nutrition and training tips to being and staying positive at all times. I urge you to comment and offer any advice to your fellow volleyball players.
You will be hearing about how one of my clients was her teams leading blocker as a college freshman middle blocker. Oh....she is ONLY 5'6"!

Volleyball - OH YEAH!!!!!

Also, please feel free to email me with what you would like to see in my blog spot, but keep one thing in mind....I SUCK AT VOLLEYBALL! lol
My training style is one of the best, but to teach volleyball technique...'Forget bout it!' :)

Stay tuned for some fun and exciting posts.

Thanks for stopping by :)

In Good Health,

Barry Lovelace
www.trainingforvolleyball.com