sinfulcindylou
Queen of the Sinful Chins
Ok I have been coaching volleyball for 7 years, but only at the high school and middle school level and my program has been quite successful. This year I have a team of elementary schoolers averaging about 9 years old and I have to say it’s definitely a challenge.
Volleyball is a pretty technical and complex sport to teach to kids that aren’t yet that coordinated so it’s been very challenging for me to find drills that are simple enough for them to do, but also complex enough for them to not get bored and keep their attention. I’ve been spending hours each week developing drills, reading drill books, watching videos and asking some of my old coaches questions, but it doesn’t seem that I can really keep these kids engaged. I know that it IS possible to get young kids to perform at a pretty consistent level as one of the programs in my area has shown this at some tournaments. I have to say that program is the exception and not the rule as the rest of the teams are around the same playing level as mine- but I would still like to improve my coaching skills to deal with the younger kids.
Does anyone else here coach younger kids like this? If so, what sports? And how on earth do you keep their attention? LOL .
Volleyball is a pretty technical and complex sport to teach to kids that aren’t yet that coordinated so it’s been very challenging for me to find drills that are simple enough for them to do, but also complex enough for them to not get bored and keep their attention. I’ve been spending hours each week developing drills, reading drill books, watching videos and asking some of my old coaches questions, but it doesn’t seem that I can really keep these kids engaged. I know that it IS possible to get young kids to perform at a pretty consistent level as one of the programs in my area has shown this at some tournaments. I have to say that program is the exception and not the rule as the rest of the teams are around the same playing level as mine- but I would still like to improve my coaching skills to deal with the younger kids.
Does anyone else here coach younger kids like this? If so, what sports? And how on earth do you keep their attention? LOL .