content analysis

CONTENT ANALYSIS Content will be broken down progressively for tactical understanding and skill development (Hopper, 1998). The relationship will be basic skill to play, then from game play to skill development and back to more challenging game play (Thorpe and Bunker, 1989). Skills will be broken down into off-the-ball movements and on-the-ball skills (Griffin, Mitchell & Oslin, 1997).

Tactical Problem	On-the-ball skills	Off-the-ball movements
Offence setting up to attack (forearm pass to setter) winning the point (setter to hitter)	Offence forearm pass (level platform, bend at knees, square to target) setting (use finger tips, soft hands, square to target) hitting (extend arm, snap wrist)	Offence ready position stay low releasing
Defence placement and positioning (anticipating) transition from offece to defence	Defence receiving (soften the blow, absorb the hit) block	Defence ready position stay low supporting cover open space

Tactical Problem

On-the-ball skills

Off-the-ball movements

Offence

setting up to attack (forearm pass to setter)
winning the point (setter to hitter)

Offence

forearm pass (level platform, bend at knees, square to target)
setting (use finger tips, soft hands, square to target)
hitting (extend arm, snap wrist)

Offence

ready position
stay low
releasing

Defence

placement and positioning (anticipating)
transition from offece to defence

Defence

receiving (soften the blow, absorb the hit)
block

Defence

ready position
stay low
supporting
cover open space