Engineering Winning Volleyball - A methodology for training robust volleyball athletes

Reverse engineering volleyball to manage conditioning, internal and external training load buildup during preseason camp, and sample drills to utilize within this framework

Table of Contents -

Authors ........................................................................................................... 2

Contributions................................................................................................. 2

Introduction.................................................................................................... 3

Why?................................................................................................................. 5

The Role of the NCAA............................................................................................................... 6

The Data.......................................................................................................... 7

External Load ................................................................................................ 7

Internal Load ..................................................................................................11

Measuring Load ............................................................................................12

Global Load.....................................................................................................12

Acute:Chronic Workload Ratio.................................................................16

The High-Low Model....................................................................................18

Basic Guidelines.............................................................................................18

An Exception..................................................................................................23

Practical Application...................................................................................26

Return-to-Play Schedules..........................................................................26

2-week return-to-play ................................................................................29

4-week return-to-play ................................................................................32

6-week return-to-play ................................................................................36

Planning Practices.......................................................................................40

Scheduling Matches ...................................................................................43

Resources.......................................................................................................44

Team Drills .....................................................................................................44

Individual Training Plans & Position Specific Recommendations.....48

Sources...........................................................................................................53