Injury is an inevitable part of the sport experience. Coaches should be aware of how to assist athletes in returning to the volleyball court post-injury in a safe and effective manner. Aaron Brock, USA Volleyball’s Director of Sport Medicine and Performance guides coaches through ways they can assist care providers (e.g., doctors, physical therapists, athletic trainers) in progressively re-introducing their athletes to the demand of the game. He highlights elements such as physical load and psychological readiness within a four step process to get athletes back on the court: communicate, plan, execute, and monitor.
00:00 Introduction – Tracking & Early Angle in Serve Receive
00:24 Tracking with A–1–2–3 Footwork
01:01 Creating Early Platform Angles
01:26 Getting to the Line of the Serve
02:11 Shoving the Ground – Dynamic Shuffle Cue
03:35 Training Tracking & Early Angle Separately
05:17 National Team Examples – Morgan Hentz, Justine Wong-Orantes, Jordan Larson
08:53 Drills & Training E...
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