How To Do Physical Conditioning For Volleyball Video

All sports require physical conditioning. Volleyball is no different. Learn how to do physical conditioning for volleyball in this video.

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Be in top physical condition
Use speed, agility & quickness training
Keep strong
Keep legs & shoulders strong
Work major muscle groups

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Todd is the head coach for the University of Central Florida's women's volleyball team. Prior to that he coached as USC where they competed in the division one final four. He has also been a part of the coaching delegation for the USA women's team in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He was an assistant at Michigan University early in his career and simply loves the sport and coaching it where ever he is.

TODD DAGENAIS: 2,498, 2,499, 2,500. Oh, I've miscounted. You have to start over. Sorry about that. Actually, push-ups aren't a big part of volleyball, but there are definitely a lot of things that are. It's very important that if you are going to play the sport of volleyball that you are strong year round. That means being in the top physical condition you possibly can be. Okay? Volleyball now is an anaerobic sport. So doing things like push-ups, they may not help you so much, maybe a little bit in strength. Doing things like running five miles definitely does not help you at all. This is a fast-twitch, fast-sprint sport which you are only doing 8- to 10-second bursts. That means 10-yard dashes, 20-yard dashes, speed, agility, quickness training. Those are all very important. But the big thing is, is your body has to be strong enough to handle the repetition training that it takes to be good in the sport. We said before this is a rebound sport. You are not allowed to catch the ball; you are not allowed to hold the ball; and you are not allowed to throw the ball. Because of that, you are going to have to have a lot of contacts to learn how the ball rebounds off your body. To do that, your legs have to be strong and your shoulders have to be strong. The things that we see the most in volleyball are overuse injuries. Those are overuse injuries to the knees and the shoulders because you do not have the quad and hamstring strength, nor do you have the shoulder-girdle strength to be able to attack. So the best thing that you can do for yourself is work on the major muscle groups of your body. Go ahead and get with your strength and conditioning coach at school or at a local gym. Make sure they put you in some sort of a program to keep your major muscle groups strong, your shoulders, your quads and your knees. The last thing that you really need to focus on in the sport of volleyball is your core. There is not a single skill that you will do that does not involve your stomach and your back muscles. All right? So you make sure you get with somebody that knows what they are doing. You make sure you get with your doctor so your doctor knows how to put you on a good program. And then you make sure that your body is in the best possible position to train for the sport of volleyball. Remember, major muscle groups, anaerobic activity and take really good care of yourself. Enjoy the game.

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