BLOCKING LESSONS for Coaches | Preparing Your Team for Strong Attackers with Joe Trinsey

Volleyball

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Panoorin Ngayon

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The ability of a volleyball team to slow down talented attackers is critical to continuing a rally. In this “from the vault” video (2022), Joe Trinsey, former Technical Coordinator for the U.S. Women’s National Team, reviews footage from the 2022 Men’s World Championship to discuss blocking strategies with game film. Trinsey emphasizes the need to focus on two strategies- slow the hitter down and defend the overload- and specific actions and questions to consider when implementing these with your team. 00:00 - Introduction to Defensive Strategy 01:46 - Why You MUST Slow Down the Opposite 02:43 - The ""Magnet"" Blocking Tactic Explained 06:20 - Blocker Positioning vs. Posture 14:47 - Using the Serve to Disrupt Offense 20:47 - How to Defend Overload Plays 30:30 - The Right-Side Blocker's Critical Role 37:19 - Middle Blocker Reads and Jumps 46:58 - The ""Oklahoma"" Tactic: Double Leave Defense