MINI-VOLLEY PRODUCTS
Volleyball Canada (VC) currently offers specialized equipment and resources for teaching Mini-Volley.
If you would like to order any of the following products, please email info@volleyball.ca or call 613-748-5681.
Equipment
Specialized equipment has been developed specifically for young children. The use of bigger and lighter balls is ideal for kids because it provides a larger hitting surface, reduces the heavy ball impact and increase the time of reaction needed to be successfull in playing the ball.
Mini-Volley starter kit ($249.95) - Interested in starting a Mini-Volleyball Program in your area? The Mini-Volley starter kit is all you need. Volleyball Canada offers a Mini-Volley starter kit ideal for teachers and physical education specialists who are interested in adding volleyball activities (e.g. 6 years and up) to their physical education classes. The Mini-Volley Instructor's Guide/DVD provides easy to follow activities and the DVD shows how they are run.
2 Tachikara Mini Volleyballs+ 4 Tachikara OTB-10 Volleyballs + Mini-Volley Instructors's Guide/DVD + 1 ball bag.
A GREAT STARTER KIT AT $50 OFF!
Mini-Volley deluxe starter kit (349.95$) - The great deluxe starter kit gets even better with the addition of 10 Mini-Volleyball T-Shirts in Red or White and also 10 Free Mini-Volley stickers for Boys and Girls. All items from Mini-Volley Starter Kit are included in the Deluxe Package.
Mini-Volleyball Tachikara OTB-10 ($31.95) - This oversize ball is very useful for learning new skills or game concept. This ball is ideal for children of various age and skill level in order to improve their skills at a much faster rate (even in conjunction with the Tachikara Mini volleyball)
Mini Volleyball ($39.95) - This ball, regulation size and reduced weight, has been specifically designed for the Mini-Volley program. It is mostly used with older kids (10 to 12 years old) and mostly used during jamborees.
Resources
Mini-Volley Instructor's Guide ($69.95) - This exciting new package includes a 100-page binder with various activities and an amazing DVD! The colourful cartoon character diagrams that outline the activities are printed on durable, laminated paper that are easily removed for a practice and then replaced. Each activity has a title, an objective, how to play, progressions/variations, easier and harder, safety points, teaching points, success criteria, and equipment.
The binder is organized by the different stages of development.
Stage 1 is Initiation, which has activities that focus on movement and play. This stage provides the players the opportunity to learn the basic concepts of volleyball and movement that has to occur.
Stage 2 is Development, which is where the players learn and understand that tactics of the game. This is where the players start to make decisions about the skills that they must utilize in games situations. Through game-like situations the players are able to learn this and have many levels of success.
Stage 3 is Proficiency, which is when the players start to learn the different game formats and how they work. In this stage removing the rally breakers can have a direct effect on the outcome of the game. A rally breaker is a serve, forearm pass on serve reception or defense, overhand pass used for the set, or the attack used to send the ball over the net. In this stage the players will play many types of games leading up to playing 4 on 4.
This is an excellent teaching tool and one that will be used over and over. With this Mini-Volley Guide teaching volleyball just became easier!
Other products
Mini-Volley Kids t-shirts and stickers are also available.
If you would like to order any of the following products, please email info@volleyball.ca or call 613-748-5681 ext.
