How to organize a volleyball tournament?
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Depending on the type of tournament you're running and the purpose of the tourney, there's actually quite a bit involved in putting a tournament together.\n\nSome key things you need to consider before even approaching the volleyball court are:\n-What format are you going to play?  doubles, quads, sixes?\n-Are you running mens, womens, coed or reverse coed?\n-Is the tournament going to be grass, sand, indoor or pool?\n-Are you offering prizes?\n-Do you plan to feed the contestants?\n-Why are you holding the tournament?  If its for fun, ask for donations to pay for the food/drink.  If its for a charity, ask them what they're fund raising goal is and then figure out your entry fee from that.\n\nIf you're just playing for fun with friends and family, its pretty simple . . . pick a date, tell people what to bring, pick a court and go have fun.\n\nIf its a charity or club event, you'll have to do quite a bit more planning.  You'll need the event sponsors (the charity that hired you to run the event, plus any businesses that may wish to sponsor the tourney).  You'll need to find a place to host the event.  How many courts do you have?  The fewer number of courts you have, the fewer number of teams your tournament can efficiently support.  If you're playing indoors you may need special permission to use the facility or have to go through special "usage rights" classes to host events there.  If you're playing in a park, you may need to clear it with the parks and recreation department or whoever owns/operates the park (grass or sand).  Once you get permission to use the courts you'll have to think about providing those courts, particularly outdoors.  Some parks may have a few sand/grass nets available, but in order to run larger tournaments you'll need to provide additional nets (more common with grass tourneys).  (I know some tournaments ask registrants to bring nets for a discounted entry fee.)\n\nOnce you have the permissions and courts issue figured out its just a matter of determining the format (may need this before you get sponsors and permissions), working with your sponsors, advertising your event (flyers, newspapers, online groups, league night announcements, radio . . .), designing/ordering prizes and/or shirts, figuring out how much help you'll need to run the event and lining that up.  You'll also need to determine how play will be handled.  Will it be round robin pool play followed by a single or double elimination bracket?  Will it be a straight elimination thing?  The number of courts you have may dictate which of these you go with.  \n\nThe day of the event will be relatively chaotic, but being prepared goes a long way towards running a smooth event.  Do as much of the leg work as you can before the day of the event, so that when you get to the event you're ready to start pool play or the tournament itself.  Be there early.  I can't stress how important it is to be to the site early to get things ready to go.  I can't tell you how many tournaments I've gone to where the event organizers that showed up 5 minutes before play was supposed to begin (or even late).  Being there early allows you to get the stuff done that you won't have time to worry about close to start time (signs, trash cans, court setups, etc).\n\nThere can be a lot of behind the scene stuff going on or there can be minimal stuff happening.  It all depends on the size of your tournament and what the purpose is.  By no means is this list inclusive of everything that has to happen to pull off a great event, but it should be a starting point to give you some ideas about the stuff that has to be done.
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I found this website it is full of information as to how to play and how many people are needed this she be of some help. www.nevisculturama.net/nevisnetball/whatis.htm
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If it's not until next year then you should defiantly look for a club in your area to play on for the time being.  There's no better practice then playing organized volleyball.  Also if there is any beach organizations or even just random tournaments then look into it.
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You're a great manager in the making! Good question! There is nothing like good old fashion team-building to bring a group of folks together. Team building anything that those people would think are 1) fun, and 2) a way to get "connected" to others.\n\nHere are some suggestions:\n1) Socializing: nothing is better (or cheaper) than people who have something in common (volleyball) just shooting the breeze, catching up on good times, sharing a meal, etc.  Take the team out for drinks, pizza, bowling, movie night at someone's house, etc.\n\n2) Activity-Based Team Building: Go rock-climbing or kayaking or row crew, a sport that requires the entire team to participate and count on one another.  \n\n3) Common Identity: Engage in activities that makes the team feel like they are one unit. For instance, agree to wear your school colors the day after a game, paint your schools letters on their faces before games, all wear crazy colored socks to the games, etc.\n\n4) Do something to help others (together): Do a community service event together, like volunteer a homeless shelter or have a bake sale.  \n\nAll of these things make being part of a team fun and worth the hard work!
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I found a great site that has a lot about volleyball...\n\nhttp://www.volleyball.com/\n\nhope it helps.
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*  IMPROVED SKILLS:  It is true that the more you play, the better you get.  Through our practice and tournament season, many players see drastic improvement. Many players go on to achieve All-Conference and All-State status in future seasons. \n\n    * NATIONAL COMPETITION:   Players have a chance to improve their skills against players from around the country.  Past opponents have included teams from California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, and Puerto Rico. \n\n    * TRAVEL:     Tentative plans call for 17-under and 16-under teams to play one tournament that will require an overnight stay in another region of the U.S.  \n\n    * THE CHANCE TO MEET NEW PEOPLE:   Friendships forged during club volleyball often carry over to the regular season and beyond.  Club volleyball teams are typically a blend of players from numerous schools.  Lake Country players often come from schools in the Classic 8 Conference, although players from schools outside the Classic 8 have also been part of LCVB. :-)
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http://www.onlinesports.com/pages/I,HK-0-73602-911-7.html\n\nhttp://volleyball.about.com/od/coachhouser/a/goodnoplay.htm\n\nhttp://www.usoc.org/11624_46699.htm
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You pretty much need agility/endurance, and somewhat quick reflexes. After that, you might want to have some strength in your arms, wrists, etc. for bumping and serving. Those two are basically key to playing volleyball. Bumping and serving, I mean. After mastering all that, hits/spikes and blocks/sets will come and you pretty just gotta have concentration, determination, and COMPETITION. Grr.\n\n=Þ
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Ok sweetie. First off, if you feel like you are horrible at volleyball then you will be horrible.  You have to keep a positive attitude to be good IMO.  Serving is something that you have to do over and over again to get good at.  It will not just happen immediately.  Practice, Practice and then do more Practicing.  If you have a volleyball at home practice your steps and hitting against the wall.  Eventually you will become better at it and then you will make the team next year.  IMO I dont think they should have a try out for so young of an age.  Everybody who joins should be able to play.  Just remember to have confidence in yourself and practice and you will definetely be better in the long run ok.
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Go on the website of the college you want to play for (one that is near you) and find the volleyball part in the college athletics section. They always have the full schedule on there. You should also try to contact a coach for a nearby college and ask and I am sure they will inform you of dates. (most colleges allow walk-on tryouts even though they might not advertise it ..so double check)
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If there is enough demand, start an intramural team.  If you and your teammates are serious enough, perhaps you can get it sanctioned and it can become an official school team.  I like volleyball and I am certain that other guys do too.  Get it started, keep it going, and it will grow under its own power eventually.  Good luck!
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Make sure you have enough facilities. Create some sort of tournament format. Try to promote the kids as much as possible. Have a Public Address announcer. Make MVP's for games/tournaments. Keep obnoxious coaches under wraps. They're kids not pros so the more annoying Bobby Knight type fathers that are there, the more problems that you will have.
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B- playing volleyball with 3 players.\n\nHaving the 3 players dispersed will allow for greater coverage of the court and therefore enhance protection and the ability to return more hits.
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A good foundation for most of the drills I use is the circle drill. A coaches tosses the ball to a passer, the ball is passed to a catcher who hands the ball off to the coach. The passer becomes the catcher, the catcher moves to the line to become the passer. Most volleyball teams use a similar format. This keeps the players involved in the drill and you don't have to chase balls.\n\nWith the foundation of the circle drill, you can practice other skills. \n - receiving: 3 players ready to receive a serve. Whom ever picks up the serve becomes the catcher. The space is filled by the next in line.\n - communication: two players standing in the middle of the court. When signaled the sprint to the sideline and return to pick up a tossed ball without banging into each other. Calling out the ball is necessary. Use circle drill foundation.\n - ball control/hand-eye coordination: Using circle drill, have the players pass the ball back to themselves. Bump the ball in the air but they must clap 5 times (spin around, whatever) and catch the ball before it lands.\n\nThere are numerous drills. The key is to correct before bad habits are formed. Good Luck!
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Depends on how many teams, the competition level, and how serious you are.  I'll assume you have 9 teams: 1)  Set up 3 pools with 3 teams in each pool.  2)  Have each team play the other two teams in their pool.  3)  After this, seed each team in a tournament bracket according to their win to loss record.  Make it so the #1 team plays the #9 seed and so on.  Good Luck!
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I have attached links to volleyball.org which has links to the rules for various forms of the game. I also have attached links to techniques.\n\nAs a rookie coach, you might want to read a book or books on coaching volleyball from a bookstore or your local library. These include:\n\n* Coaching Volleyball Successfully by Sally Kus;\n* The Volleyball Coaching Bible edited by Donald Shundell and Cecile Reynaud.\n\nBoth books are published by Human Kinetics.\n\nBest wishes to you and your team for the coming season.
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Here's an example; I've always just created them in Excel. It's fairly easy.\n\nhttp://www.jevin.net/tournamentschedule.htm