Quick Freeze After You Pass

Quick Freeze

Quick freeze after you pass to create a long, slow touch on the ball. Maintaining a solid platform significantly enhances the accuracy of your pass, ensuring a seamless smooth connection. You want to try to avoid rushing or making fast contact with the ball. Holding your position also lets you see where you need to make necessary adjustments. If your pass does not go where you have targeted, you can take a quick look to check your form. Pay close attention to the direction your feet are pointing, how low or high you are to the ground, what side of your body you choose, what angle you took, how you read the ball, and your shoulders. After you take a quick glance, hustle into coverage calling the play for your hitters.

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Let's get to work with the Coachable Quick Freeze Pass Drill...

Coachable Quick Freeze Pass Drill:

This at-home volleyball drill focuses on developing the skill of freezing quickly after passing to ensure a long, slow touch on the ball. It also emphasizes maintaining a solid platform for accurate passing and encourages players to assess and adjust their form.

Materials needed:

• Volleyball

• Open space (living room, backyard, garage)

Set Up:

• Find a suitable space at home with enough room to move around.

• Use masking tape or chalk to mark a target area on the wall at an appropriate height for your skill level.

Warm-up:

• Perform a 5-10 minute warm-up routine to prepare your body for the drill. Include dynamic stretches, light jogging, and shoulder mobility exercises.

Passing Practice:

• Stand about 8-10 feet away from the marked target area.

• Begin passing the ball against the wall with the objective of achieving a long, slow touch on each pass.

• Focus on freezing quickly after each pass, maintaining a solid platform by keeping your arms straight and shoulders relaxed.

Self-Assessment:

• After each pass, take a quick glance at your form.

• Check the direction your feet are pointing, your body position (low or high to the ground), the side of your body you choose for the pass, the angle you took, and how well you read the ball.

• Pay attention to your shoulders and ensure they are parallel to the net.

Adjustments:

• If the pass doesn't go as intended, quickly identify the issues during your glance.

• Make necessary adjustments in your foot position, body angle, or platform to correct the pass.

Hustle and Call:

• After the quick self-assessment, immediately hustle into a coverage position.

• Call out the play for your hypothetical hitters, practicing communication and court awareness.

Repeat and Challenge:

• Continue passing, freezing, assessing, adjusting, and hustling into coverage for a set duration or a specific number of repetitions.

• Challenge yourself by increasing the difficulty, such as incorporating lateral movement or varying the height and angle of your passes.

Cool Down:

• Finish the drill with a 5-10 minute cool-down routine, including static stretches to improve flexibility.

This drill aims to reinforce the importance of a quick freeze after passing, solidifying the fundamentals of accurate passing, and developing the ability to assess and adjust in real-time. Regular practice of this drill will enhance overall ball control and decision-making on the volleyball court.

Coachable Tip:

As you engage in the Quick Freeze Pass Coachable Drill, take a moment before each pass to vividly visualize the ideal outcome. Picture yourself freezing with a flawless platform, directing the ball accurately towards the target on the wall. This mental imagery primes your muscles and mind for success.

By incorporating visualization, you enhance the mind-body connection, reinforcing the correct technique and making it more likely that your body will naturally follow the envisioned path. This tip not only contributes to the physical aspects of the drill but also cultivates a heightened sense of focus and concentration, crucial for in-game situations.

Remember, the mind plays a powerful role in skill development. Visualization can turn the Quick Freeze Pass Coachable Drill into a holistic mental and physical training experience, giving you an edge in refining your passing skills.

Snack:

My snack suggestion for today: Hummus and Pita Chips

Volleyball Stretching Routine:

In today's dynamic volleyball stretching routine, focus your attention on your back. Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. Keep your shoulders firmly on the floor, and slowly roll your bent knees to one side. Hold for 5 to 10 seconds. Slowly go back to the starting position.

Coachable Quick Freeze Pass Drill:

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As we finish up today, it's super important to remember to stay open-minded when it comes to coaching, both on and off the court. Each coach has their own way of doing things! Take it all in, learn from everyone, and see every coaching experience as a chance to get better. Your journey gets way more interesting when you soak up all the different ways people see things!

Until tomorrow!

Coach Michelle