The Developmentally Appropriate Movement Assessment &Technical Tactical Analyses in Volleyball is presented with a long-terms athletes development perspective by Dr. Gylton B. Da Matta (SportsEdTV/ USA Yosa VBC) & Charles Cardinal (Canadian Volleyball – FMR FIVB Instructor)
The way volleyball is played in Japan differs considerably from the way volleyball is played in Africa. The volleyball culture in India is quite distinct from the volleyball culture in Brazil. This article is designed to propose a reflection about the topic of body scaling in volleyball. Volleyball coaches and physical educators based on their own experience can follow any of the pedagogical principles that guide their professional practice and ethical standards.
The long-term athlete’s development happens day by day and week by week. And yet, if parents want their children to be healthy and physically active for a lifetime it is critical to follow the critical stages of learning sports so athletes will not get burn out and will effectively learn volleyball. Below, Charles and I highlight the main characteristics and guiding practice principles for developmental volleyball, for boys and girls, from ages 5 until adulthood. The following principles have been the theoretical foundation of my dissertation on expertise development of volleyball. These findings also represent the practical concepts adopted by the top volleyball programs in the world. As members of the volleyball scientific community, we would like to highlight that science, physiological principles of training, psychological consideration of competition and health protocols are essential for athletes to reach expertise.
Across the world, gender inclusive practices require special adaptation. We highly recommend that all net heights must be adapted to the sigmoid growth curve prescribed by the World Health Organization, practice with net height proportional. Therefore, the models adopted in Europe, South America and Canada depict 7 (more or less) distinct net heights and court dimensions to scale to participants sizes. Unfortunately, in specific regions such as in the South of the United States childhood obesity and distinct growth curves require the recalculation of net heights based on the specific degree of physical disability demonstrated by children and teenagers is such areas. Health comes in different shapes and sizes; therefore, we believe that everyone has the right to play volleyball with proper instruction.
- *In this stage girls need to practice and play with the net at 2,00 m and boys 2,20 m at ages 12-14, and at ages from 14-16 girls should play with the net at 2,15 and boys 2,35 m.
- At age of 16-18, already mature players should play are regulation level girls 2,24 m and boys 2,43 m. However, for girls and boys not fully grown yet, the net height should be at 2,20 for girls and 2,40 m for boys. These are recommendations based on field research done across four continents and based of what coaches adopt in their volleyball federations.
We also acknowledge that individuality is one of the top recognized variables that determine excellence in the game of volleyball. The authors recognize the importance of physical education curriculum to be directly intertwined with sports curriculum across youth levels. We understand, for instance, that school curriculum needs to be daily and that both the PE teacher and the volleyball coach need to be certified by higher education institutions across the world. Youth Sports Academy International Olympic Academy Lecture- Singapore, Singapore Management University, 2014. Best practices and Evidence-based series seminars.
GENERAl objectives & guiding principles - « food for thought »
Prescribed key elements to be included in the sport specific for training Junior Olympic athletes.)
