Course Catalogue

Module Title: Foundation Learning in Volleyball 

Module Code: FLV103

Programme Title: Bachelor of Sports and Health Sciences

Credit Value: 12 credits

 

Objectives of the module

This module is designed to provide students with technical, tactical and game knowledge to teach and coach volleyball. The module will help the students to take to the playing court with confidence. The module will also provide comprehensive instruction in a progressive manner that will prepare the students to perform the basic fundamentals of volleyball including digging, blocking, and racking up the skills. The later part of the module will also equip the students with the officiating component of volleyball, grounded on the Federation of International Volley Ball (FIVB).

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the module, students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate proper volleyball playing skills.
  2. Execute basic offensive and defensive strategies during team play.
  3. Design and perform appropriate warm-up, strength and conditioning activities.
  4. Design a progressive unit plan and sequential lesson plans for teaching and coaching volleyball.
  5. Demonstrate instructional and delivery techniques and skills for teaching volleyball
  6. Organise a volleyball tournament in a systematic manner.
  7. Adapt and modify playing space, equipment and rules and develop basic tactical understanding of the game.
  8. Articulate basic knowledge of the volleyball game, and its rules, regulations and etiquette.

 

 

Assessment Approach

Assessment mode

Quantity

Weighting

Assignment on coaching  through demonstration & Practice  

2

20%

Assignments on officiating through demonstration & Practice 

2

20%

Class Tests Coaching (Quiz)

1

20%

Class Test Officiating (Quiz)

1

20%

Class participation

 

10%

Coaching & Officiating Engagement

1

10%

Total

100%

 

 

Subject Matter

Session (Hours)

Topics

Teaching & Learning Strategies

Mode of Assessment

1 (10 Hrs)
  1. UNIT I: COACHING COMPONENT
    1. Posture and advanced movements
    2. Diving/rolling digs
    3. Volleyball skills & techniques
    4. Different type of serves
    5. Forearm passing: Dig (“Bump”)
    6. Setting
    7. Attacking: Spike
    8. Defending: Single & double block(s)

Lecture, demonstration, practical, video session and coaching practical sessions

Assignment on coaching  through demonstration & Practice  

2     (10 Hrs)
  1. Unit II : COACHING COMPONENT B
    1. Net barrier Concepts
    2. Placement of ball in opponent’s court, court coverage
    3. Flight trajectory of ball
    4. Three-touch rule in volleyball
    5. Receive/pass-set-spike set plays & variations
    6. Team Offensive & Defensive strategies
    7. Libro in volleyball
    8. Roles and positions of the libro
    9. Small sided games (2 v 2, 3 v 3 etc)

Lecture, demonstration, practical, video session and coaching practical sessions 

Assignment on coaching  through demonstration & Practice  

3 (10 Hrs)
  1. Unit: III COACHING COMPONENT C
    1. Warming up activities
    2. Fitness, strength and conditioning for volleyball
    3. Teaching & coaching volleyball
    4. Teacher skill demonstrations
    5. Adaptations: Play area, net height, ball, number of players, game conditions, scoring
    6. Developing unit plans and sequential lesson plans
    7. Instructional strategies
    8. Organising a Volleyball tournament

Lecture, demonstration, practical, video session and coaching practical sessions

Class test  (Quiz)

4     (10 Hrs)
  1. UNIT IV: OFFICIATING COMPONENT A
  2. Chapter 1: Facilities and Equipment
  3. Chapter 2: Participants
  4. Chapter 3: Playing format

 

 

Lecture, demonstration, practical, video session, video analysis  and officiating  practical sessions

Assignment on officiating  through demonstration & Practice  

5 (10 Hrs)
  1. UNIT V: OFFICIATING COMPONENT B
  2. Chapter 4: Playing actions
  3. Chapter 5: Interruptions, delays and intervals
  4. Chapter 6: The libero player
  5. Chapter 7: Participants’ conduct

Lecture, demonstration, practical, video session, video analysis  and officiating  practical sessions

Assignment on officiating   through demonstration & Practice  

6 (10 Hrs)
  1. UNIT VI: OFFICIATING COMPONENT C
  2. Part 2 - Section 2: The referees, their responsibilities and official hand signals
  3. Chapter 8: Referees
  4. Part 2 - section 3: diagrams

Lecture, demonstration, practical, video session, video analysis  and officiating  practical sessions

Quiz/ test 

7(120 Hrs)
  1. Field Practice

In addition to above classroom teaching learning strategies, students will spend these hours in field for practical demonstration and training simultaneously.

As indicated above in specific units

Reading List:

Mandatory Reading

Federation Internationale de Volleyball

http://www.fivb.org/EN/Refereeing-Rules/documents/FIVB-Volleyball_Rules2013-EN_V08_20130516.pdf

Kenny, B. & Gregory, C. (2006).Volleyball: Steps to Success. Champaign, IL: Human       

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