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The Beginner’s Guide to Volleyball
Created for parents of young athletes ages 6–12
Everything parents need to know when their child is starting volleyball.
Is your child interested in volleyball, but you’re not quite sure where to start? We’ll help you understand the basics, what to bring, what to wear, and what to expect.
What shoes do they need?
Do they need knee pads?
What should they wear?
What happens at practice?
What do volleyball terms mean?
Where should they begin?
We’ve got you covered.
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Beginner’s
Guide to
Volleyball
A simple starter guide for parents of athletes ages 6–12.
Equipment Checklist
First Practice Guide
Volleyball Terms
What’s Inside?
Everything You Need to Help Your Child Get Started
A simple, parent-friendly guide that explains what your athlete needs, what to expect, and how volleyball works.Free Parent Guide
Made for parents who are new to volleyball.
No need to read a long, overwhelming table of contents. This guide breaks down the most important beginner volleyball topics into simple, easy-to-understand sections.
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01
Getting Started
What your child needs, what to wear, and what to bring to their first practice.
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Volleyball Made Simple
Basic rules, scoring, rotations, serving, and how the game works.
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The Basic Skills
Passing, setting, serving, attacking, movement, and more.
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First Practice
What your athlete — and you — can expect when they walk into the gym.
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Volleyball Language
Understand terms like setter, libero, ace, dig, rally, rotation, and side-out.
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Helping Your Athlete Improve
At-home activities, confidence, teamwork, hydration, repetitions, and development.
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What Comes Next?
Understand how athletes can progress from their first volleyball experience into Development and competitive opportunities.
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My child wants to try volleyball, but I don’t know anything about volleyball.
That is exactly why we created this guide.
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You don’t have to understand rotations.
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You don’t have to know what a libero does.
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You don’t need to be a volleyball expert to help your child get started.
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Free guide for parents of athletes ages 6–12
Every Volleyball Journey Starts Somewhere.
Whether your child is six years old and touching a volleyball for the first time or twelve and starting to become more interested in the game, there is a place to begin.
Get the guide. Learn the game. Help them get started.
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