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PERFECTION

We spend a lot of time during practice learning the volleyball skills like hitting, serving, setting, passing, blocking, and playing in defense .... But is that enough? Is it enough to teach a 16-year-old player these skills and then stop paying attention to learning? No, it is not enough, it is a MISTAKE.
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TROJAN HORSE

Everyone knows the story of the Trojan Horse, when the Greeks could not enter Troy. Odysseus suggested that they would build a huge wooden-horse statue, where the soldiers hid... and you know the rest of it.
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ERA OF BETTER COACHES

The older coaches say, "This generation of players is not the same as ours was". They want young players to be like they were at that age because only in that way they will understand the game.
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TACTICS

In the past, fights were won with a good tactic. Roman Legions used the Tortoise formation: a tactic of moving towards the opponent in a formation in which it wasn't possible to hit the soldiers from the side or from the front. Russians during WWII let the German troops freeze before Stalingrad and after cutting the supplies of food and gas Germans had no chance to be successful. English air force helped to sink the German battleship Bismarck with slow and old Swordfish planes. The strong canons from the ship could not target the planes.
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STEP BY STEP

Becoming a player that has a lot of strength is possible at any moment during the career, but being technically capable and creative is not. We live in 2021 and I, as a coach, reflect on where volleyball is going, which are the latest trends and how I can be helpful to my players. We all see how volleyball is changing and developing and every good coach has to (should) react and adapt to changes.
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STOP DOING ERRORS DURING PRACTICE

IF YOU DON'T WANT YOUR PLAYERS TO DO ERRORS DURING THE GAME, YOU HAVE MAKE SURE THEY STOP DOING THEM DURING PRACTICE. It is not the first time, I am talking about the connection between practices and games. Volleyball brings many different situations and moments, but I will choose some that fit this topic.
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LET THE CHILDREN PLAY

Usually players at a young age choose for themselves what role in volleyball they will like to play. This decision is understandable since they see their role models playing on TV and want to become players exactly in the same position as their role models.
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LET'S MAKE UNIQUE PLAYERS NOT AVERAGE PLAYERS

Pay attention when practicing only the weakest playing skills. These skills should only be at a level in which it does not hurt the team or the results.
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CONCENTRATION

A team that wants to be successful for a long period of time has to lower the difference between the concentration during practice and during games. Therefore, achieve the same level of playing skills during practices and during games.
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