Anyone ever heard of the "CHAIR" drill in volleyball?

Question

its when you hit outside and then you have to run around a chair setup and hit again and repeat about 10 times? well, the 1st time i did this my hitting was okay, but after i had to throw up so i didnt do the next set of 10 or so. the next day during practice was even worse. my coach was being a d**k and passing the ball to the setter even faster so i had to circle the chair and set up even faster. eventually i always did my aprroach too early and ended up missing the ball or just catching it. in the end he kicked me out of the drill. what a *****! are there any tips to do this drill a little more easier? and i also blame the setter a little bit chuz he kept setting the ball too close to the net.

Answer 1

run as fast as you can! we always do that with cones at my school. its pretty hard sometimes but our coach just tells us to run faster next time. he shouldnt be kicking you out of the exercise though. that is bad coaching. if the setter is the problem, then tell him where to put the ball. hes there to make it easier for you to smash the ball into the other team. if you can't hit the ball because of him, then its his fault. tell him where you want it, and if it doesnt get there than its his fault completly

Answer 2

wow, we do a different chair drill. we hav to sit against a wall in a chair position for 5 minutes

but. if your hitting, and you approach to early. hit the ball anyways. aim for the ball. if you need to stop your approach halfway and do a downball thats fine

Answer 3

This is a transition drill. It teaches you how to transition off the net quickly and be ready to approach the set.

I can't speak of your coach's attitude or performance because I wasn't there, but I'll try to help you anyway.

You must be very fast, this drill will help you with your conditioning and will also make you a better hitter. This drill is not meant to break you down, to make you throw up, or to make you feel like less of a person. You may feel that this is what your coach is doing. But it's not, the most important job as a coach is to develop your players conditioning, skills, and team bonding. Players don't always know why, but coaches do. It's the good coaches that tell there players why something is being done.

The drill is legitimate and is the best way to "fix" a team with transition problems. If your setter is setting too close to the net, tell them to keep the ball off, don't yell at them, talk to them. Setters are doing the best they can, just like you. Yelling at them will not accomplish anything, but make them mad at you. As a hitter, you do not want to make a setter mad.

The coach is not being a d**k when they toss the ball to the setter quicker, they are trying to instill a certain speed to an offense. If a drill is dragging, its the coaches job to make it faster.

The biggest problem kids have is this:

Practices need to be harder than games. Games are the time for players to have fun as use what they have learned. Many coaches, myself included, use three to 4 balls during a drill. They are called multi-ball drills. This confusion helps players "think" and move quickly.  This makes games appear slower and easier.

Once you understand this concept, you can be the best player that you are willing to be. Quit whining and get back in line. You can always throw up later. Do you want to be the best you can be, or the best you can be while not trying too hard?

If you are throwing up after 10 reps of the chair drill, maybe it's good that your coach is drilling you on it because your conditioning is poor at best.

Answer 4

Wow that sounds like a really intense drill. I can't say much about your coach since I wasn't there but were you working your absolute hardest? As long as you didn't just slack off and pushed it to the absolute limit then the coach really needs to learn to be tolerant of people's physical limits and needs to let you improve at a little slower rate. BUT he is just trying to make you better so just keep doing your best and try to tell him you really are trying. Never catch the ball though, coaches HATE that when you don't even bother to hit, even if it hits the net, hit it. About the setter, it may have been his fault partially but keep in mind he's getting tired and working hard too and you have to learn how to work together and forget blame and trust that both mates are working as hard they can for the team. You may want to work o nyour approach at home as if you were hitting and then do a spring or run around something similar to doing this drill so you can get used to it. The only way to is to do something like it or do something even harded like constant jumping and sprinting or something and approaching and then when it's time for it in practice it won't be as hard. Good luck mate.