If your players' concentration lags near the end of a game, they may have been concentrating too much! Fortunately, a good pre-service routine can delay fatigue by reducing the time your players must focus when on defense.
Defenders' Routine
This routine is simply a matter of timing while your players are waiting for a serve. Volleyball players have an advantage in this respect, because they know exactly when the serve is coming.
This means they can be very exact about when to focus and assume the ready position, and when to stay relaxed. Your players can use a standardized
To summarize:
whistle=focus, toss=down
This routine not only reduces mental fatigue, it decreases the physical fatigue that can result from maintaining a bent-knee ready position for long periods of time.
References:
1. Lois M. Mueller, “Effective serve receive techniques.” Coaching Volleyball, Dec/Jan 1992
2. Pete Waite, Aggressive Volleyball, Human Kinetics, 2009.
http://www.human kinetics.com
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