A few years ago Adrie Noij, professional volleyball coach from The Netherlands, noticed that fewer children, especially boys, started to join volleyball clubs. As a result he developed circulation volleyball a game that introduces volleyball at a level before mini volleyball.

The program content

Level 1: age 6-7 Circulation Volleyball: throw, catch and move. Level 2: age 7-8 Circulation volleyball; underhand serve,  

Level 3: age 8-9 Circulation volleyball; underhand serve, forearm pass, volleyball specific: throwing, catching, and moving. 

Level 4: age 9-10 Mini-Volleyball; overhead pass second ball catch-throw-motion.

Level 5: age 10-11 Mini-volleyball; overhead pass, backset, dive, play over greater distance.

Level 6: age 11-12 Mini-volleyball; tennis serve, tip, spike.

Basic movements will be refined later and become volleyball specific

Stretch throw -> becomes tip 

Swing throw -> becomes smash or overhand serve

Rolling or throwing with one hand, underhand -> becomes underhand serve Pushing -> becomes overhead pass

Underhand throw with extending arms -> becomes underhand pass

At this age (6-9) children are not capable of training difficult technical plays. We have to see the exercises as a preparation for future techniques. The method shows us obtainable goals for this age group. Later on we refine the techniques, and because they have been taught the basic movements they will learn faster.

The Pros of circulationvolleyball

The game is more developped from the mind and experience of the young child.

The games shows a lot of movents and is dynamic.

The game offers a challenge.

The many basicforms of moving are taught in a playfull way.

The peripheral insight and the bal-trajectory are stimulated in an early stage.

The rough basic movements of the volleyball-game a taught also in a playfull way.

The children have reached a good level to be able to flow smooth into minivolleyball, levels 4,5 and 6.

Circulationvolleyball is up to the mark ballgame, that can be introduced to the middle groups of primary education (6 and 7 year old children).

Circulationvolleyball can be the foundation for any ballsport.

Rules

Every time a player throws the ball over the net, the whole team rotates a clockwise position.

The players are not allowed to walk with the ball.

When the distance up to the net is too big, the player can pass the ball to a team-member and then the ball is played over the net.

The ball may touch the net.

When a player drops the ball or, throws the ball out of court or, throws the ball into the net, or touches the ball before it goes out of play, this player has to leave the court and take his/her place next to the court.

When the ball is thrown on the floor by an opponent, the player closest to that ball has the leave the court.

If there are only two players left in the court, these players switch places every time the ball is thrown over the net into the opponent’s court

A player can re-enter the court when a team mate catches the ball.

The player that was out of court the longest; returns first and begins closest to the net.

When all opponents are removed from the court, the team left scores 1 point.

To find out move visit Adrie Noij's site http://www.volleybalnederland.nl/