Age Level Abilities

 

What should you learn to do as you grow into the sport of volleyball?

 

Because players start learning the game at different ages, this is only a basics guide to follow.

Serving

12’s - Serve the ball with proper overhead or underhand technique.
13’s -Serve the ball with proper overhand technique and have a basic routine.
14’s -Consistent serve the ball with proper overhand technique as well as place the      ball in the serving zone called out by the coach.
15’s- Have at least 2 serves  (Deep, short, topspin, floater, jump) they can use and serve one of those serves into each zone.
16’s-Serve a float serve, topspin and short serve. At this age players should be mentally strong in their serve and placement.
17’s-Have a consistent jump serve and float serve.
18’s-Be consistent with their serve and able to mix it up between a float serve, top spin and jump serve.

Passing

12’s-Complete platforms pass from all areas of the court.
13’ s-Complete platform passes to the target area with out swing arms.
14’s-Have a solid platform, call the ball consistently, and pass to the target.
15’s-Complete overhead passes to the target, perform pass through passing, rolls and pancakes.
16’s-Pass consistently outside midline, know when to utilize the J-stroke pass, run through, rolls and pancakes.
17’s-Consistenly pass to target in serve receive and free balls with overhead passing.
18’s- Consistently pass in a transition state to attack or defend.

Setting

12’s-Complete platform pass or overhand pass to an attacker.
13’ s-Have hands up early be able to push the set out to the pin.
  14 ’s-Consistent in getting to the ball, know where the easy set is, able to get the left right step involved in their set(jump stop with right foot forward), so they can utilize their legs to push the ball. Understand what a 1,3,and 6,sets are located on the court.
15’s-Consistently get to the ball to make a hittable set. Cover your hitters and blockers. Know when to play defense and when to transition. Understand a X, 10, and a 32.
16’s-Jump set, 2 tempo setting, dumping and disguising.
  17 ’s-Read opponent defense, communicate with hitters in advance of the pass.
18’s-Run different tempos, block and transition into setting, utilize quick release sets with just arms no legs.

Attacking

12’s- Complete proper footwork and hand contact to the ball.
13’ s-Complete attacks with proper footwork, reaching high, and snapping wrist.
14’s-Understand the importance of transition and calling for the set.
15’s-Utilize bow and arrow snap through, to place the ball in the court.
16’s- Hit around the block consistently, able to tip and roll sets when needed, can back row attack effectively.
17’s- Makes a strong attack on a bad set, can do a slide attack, communicates their approach to the setter.
18’s- Utilize a variety of calls to attack against the opponents defense.

Blocking

12’s- Knows when to be in blocking-ready stance
13’ s-Knows when to go up for the block, and how to line up.
14’s-Knows blocking footwork for outside hitters as well as middle hitters, and posture.
15’s-Outside hitter should be able to set the block
16’s-Know who the hitters are each play-call it out.
17’s-Can read opponent setters and realizes their tendencies.
18’s- Understand and learn different blocking techniques such as swing block, stack blocking, switch blocking, channel blocking, read blocking.

Defense

12’s-Know where to go in Base, and Serve Receive.
  13 ’ s-Transition into Defense after the attack. Follow out balls and call them.
14’s- Consistently be in your defense position at time of attack.
15’s- Call the play, (short, line, tip, touch). Learn to read the hitter.
16’s- Consistently use release footwork from base to defense.
17’s-Stayed loaded when in defense, know rotation, perimeter and seam defense.
18’s-Use overhead and parallel digging successfully. Consistently anticipate and read the play.