Level 5 – Involves players “Observing,” “Orientating,” “Deciding,” and making an “Action” based upon information on one or more posters while watching and interacting with a separate moving object in constant motion while being actively distracted with the goal of moving the player out of their visual sensory mode. The purpose of level 5 exercises are to help:

• Track a moving object,
• While scanning between 1, 2 or more posters,
• While performing all 4 stages of the OODA Loop,
• While switching the “Visual field” horizontally, vertically or both,
• While “Maintaining a stable image on the retina”
• While switching “Soft” to “Fine” focus,
• And only focusing visually on the task at hand, meaning “Centering” on only that which is important.

This build on level 4 exercises plus adds a new component of non-visual and visual distraction. Players need to learn to zone more and center more on their visual sense. Also center in onto only that which is important.
 
More information on “Centering” can be found by reading(Volleyball1on1 OODA Loop Volleyball Vision Coaching Blueprint and Vision Training for Sports Paper)

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Exercise Examples:
(Same as level 3 & 4 but while interacting with a ball / object and being distracted.)

• Track the arrow on the outer circle, see the color it is located on and then find the inner circle with the same color. Then perform an action in the direction of the inner circle.
• Track the checked design on the outer circle, see the color it is located on and then find the inner circle with the same color. Then perform an action in the direction of the inner circle.
• Find direction of the outer circle arrows, then perform an action based upon the direction.
• Find shaded color in the outer triangle (Purple, green or orange) and then move or react based upon the shaded color.
• Find shaded an Icon Male Sign, Female Sign, Check Mark, Moon, Bull’s-eye, Diamond, Spade, Club or Heart. (There are 18 of each icon and there are 9 different icons) and based upon which outer triangle the Icon is in then move or react based upon the shaded color.
• Move in the direction of the black moon shape between the outer circle and the inner purple, green and orange triangle.
• Move in the direction of the white dot in the inner circle.
• Perform the volleyball action: dig, set, spike, serve, block or pass in the inner set of triangles.

 
Example Exercise Videos:
 
Exercise 10: 2 Poster – Scanning and Maintaining a Stable Image on the Retina while watching a Moving Object and being Motion in Full OODA Loop and Being Distracted Visually and Non-Visually
 

There are roughly 640 muscles in the human body. Athletes spend an inordinate amount of time training and strengthening almost every single one of them.

Yet there are six that are often forgotten: the Superior Oblique, Superior Rectus, Medial Rectus, Lateral Rectus, Inferior Rectus, and Inferior Oblique.

Or, simply put: Your eyes.

The aforementioned six muscles are the sextuplet that comprise your eyes, which are undoubtedly the most important – and often most ignored – muscles for an athlete. The vast majority of players train their eyes simply by playing, doing little else to strengthen the muscles that will predetermine every play and every action as all volleyball skills are visually guided task.

Just as athletes perform hundreds of repetitions squatting and pressing and dead-lifting, we at Volleyball1on1 believe that you must also be strengthening your eyes. And we know the best techniques and have the best resources to do so.

Our off the court training will improve visual muscle acuity on the court, including speed, endurance, strength and focus.

Additional benefits beyond speed, endurance, strength and focus include:

• Improved ability to correctly OBSERVE objects
• Improved ability to correctly ORIENTATE object
• Improved ability to correctly DECIDE once you observe and orientate
• Improved ability to correctly ACT once you observe, orientate and decide
• Essentially players improve their ability to quickly go through the OODA Loop which will result in improved “Reading” and a “Slowing” of the ball and game effect (Read more on this topic here!)
• Improved peripheral vision – side to side
• Improved peripheral vision – up and down
• Greater ability to use the eyes while moving or performing tasks. This is critical as most volleyball skills are performed while moving which is more difficult visually
• Improvement in the ability to use the eyes for a fine-centered task for longer periods of time.
• Enhanced ability to “center” their focus and thus manage pressure on the court.
• Greater ability to reach the athletic “zone” which is a visually guided task.

If you are a coach or player looking to improve your performance on the court, improving your vision or your teams vision may be the most effective step in doing just that.

We are excited to announce the launch of our Peak Performance OODA Loop Vision Training Posters.

These 27″ x 39″ posters are ideal for helping athletes in all sports including volleyball improve their ability to process visual information and thereby speed up their ability to navigate the OODA Loop. Athletes who can more effectively move through the OODA Loop while playing sports will experience improved ability to “read the game,” “slow down the ball,” “slow down the game,” and “deal with stress,” while playing sports, including volleyball.

The visual training exercise using the posters involve athletes perform many complex tasks, including tracking moving objects, scanning for objects, and maintaining a stable image on the retina while performing different stages of the OODA Loop.

The training exercises are broken down into 5 levels as players learn to more effectively move through the OODA Loop.

Level 1 – Involves players “Observing” and “Orientating” information on one or more posters while being static, meaning not moving. (See Training Videos)

Level 2 – Involves players “Observing” and “Orientating” information on one or more posters while being in motion, meaning moving. (See Training Videos)

Level 3 – Involves players “Observing,” “Orientating,” “Deciding” and “Acting” information on one or more posters. Athletes move through all 4 stages of the OODA Loop and need to form “Decisions” and take “Actions” based upon what they “Observed” and the meaning or how they “Orientated” what they observed. (See Training Videos)

Level 4 – Builds on Level 3 meaning players do all 4 stages in level 3 but now also have to track a ball or object that is tossed to them while performing the exercises in Level 3. (See Training Videos)

Level 5 – Build on Level 3 and 4 and includes all parts of 3 and 4, however now players need to also avoid distractions that can include visual, mental, verbal, and other distractions. (See Training Videos)

Posters are available for purchase on Volleyball1on1 at the link below and this offer includes:

• 3 – 27 by 39 Inch OODA Loop Vision Training Posters (Valued at $150.00)
• 1 – 30 minute call with Andor Gyulai to review questions and training on the OODA Loop (Valued at $150.00)
• 6-months of Volleyball1on1 Membership (Valued at $149.97)

Volleyball1on1 will be offering 8 Large Complimentary OODA Loop Volleyball Vision Training Posters at all High School and Club Camps we run this year. These posters are perfect for training in the gym or weight room. We also will be offering 2 mini posters to all summer camp attendees for use and training at home.

Schedule a call with me, Founder of Volleyball1on1.com – Andor Gyulai.

In this quick 15-minute call you will review with Volleyball1on1.com Founder, Andor Gyulai – your 2018 high school or club coaching goals and learn if a Volleyball1on1 Summer Camp can help you achieve the goals you desire. There is no obligation to work with us and those who schedule a call will receive two 27″ by 39″ OODA Loop Volleyball Vision training posters which includes free shipping, valued at $127.95. This offer is limited to high school head coaches and club directors. Go here now to get more information. (Limited Time Offer Ends 11/15/17)

This post contains 2 videos from Wes Schneider’s Standard Drill. How is a 6 on 6 drill where the goal is to have the offense side out at 70% while the defense scores at 50%. If for some reason the offense scores higher than 70% this becomes the standard that the other team needs to now side out at and obviously how you drill gets its name.

This drill is really a very traditional 6 on 6 drill with the normal scoring and defense goals however with a small twist of potentially “Setting a new higher standard” for the other team.

These two videos also contain valuable information and verbal cues on volleyball blocking and reading the game. This makes this video a must watch for all middle blockers as Vince (UCLA Volleyball Star) shares some extremely valuable information on blocking. Click Here – For more instruction on the skill of indoor volleyball blocking technique.

A tale of two volleyball players, what defines a good player vs. a great player and how you can help your players become great?

The sport of volleyball has undergone a wide variety of changes over the better part of the last decade: the scoring has changed, rules involving the net have changed, even the role of the libero has seen some modification.

But the biggest change in regards to coaching the game of volleyball is what has become known as “reading the game,” (Introduced by Karch Kiraly) and the massive chasm in performance it can create between the players who do read the game and those who do not.

Reading the game is exactly what it sounds like: Our ability to observe what is happening on the court, make an assessment based on the information, and adjust accordingly. What separates the best coaches and players in any sport is their ability to read the game and react to their observations.

The basis of reading the game begins with the OODA Loop (observation, orientation, decision, action), and the difference between those who utilize it and those who do not is simple: The game either begins to speed up in pressure situations, or it slows down.

Which would you rather be?

The OODA loop, which was first introduced by retired Air Force instructor John Boyd, is described as “how humans respond to stimuli” and is currently the most proven and tested system to teach players and coaches how to read the game.

It begins with observation, the most fundamental of all human abilities. We are able to process 80 percent of the information we receive from our eyes, which also makes vision so vital in such a fast-moving sport such as volleyball. (Please see my related article, “Hit the gym for your eyes”!)

After processing what we observe, we then move onto the orientation phase of the OODA Loop. Boyd described this as shaping “the way we interact with the environment. Hence, orientation shapes the way we observe, the way we decide, and the way we act.” It may, in some cases, be the most critical phase of the process.

Now that you have observed your environment and oriented yourself to it, it is now time to decide what you’re going to do: Swing or shoot? Set the middle or the outside? Shot block or swing block?

Which leads to the final aspect of the OODA Loop: Action. You have made your decision, and it is now time to perform the skill.

It is not difficult to see that the two players experience very different circles. The player on the left experiences a much bigger – and therefore slower – OODA Loop, since it takes him or her longer to move between each phase of the OODA Loop. The game, then, will only seem to move faster and faster as the player will have less time to observe, less time to orient, less time to decide and even less time to react.

Everything will be rushed, inefficient, and not nearly as effective as the play of someone who has worked on “reading the game.” That player, meanwhile, will be experience the OODA Loop far quicker, which results in more time to observe stimuli, more time to orient, more time to decide, and more time to act. Every single component of the athlete’s game will be improved.

At our Volleyball1on1 Camps we teach players and coaches the seven ways to increase the speed of your OODA Loop while slowing down the OODA Loop of your opponents, which will result in you being able to read the game more effectively, making it seem as if the ball and game are moving in slow motion. This is know is aerial warfare as OODA Looping Your Opponent.

The OODA Loop is grounded in vision. Volleyball1on1 is dedicated to improving the vision of both players and coaches. One of our most effective tools for improved vision is the Volleyball1on1 “Peak Performance OODA Loop Vision Training Posters!”

Peak Performance OODA Loop Vision Training Poster

These posters are used by elite athletes around the world to help them.

• Control their eyes, which will improve observation, orientation, decision and action.
• This improves the speed that players can navigate through the OODA Loop on the court.
• Teach “scanning for objects” when training muscles in the eyes
• Improve “Visual field” horizontally between 2 or more posters
• Improve “Visual field” vertically between 2 or more posters
• Improve “Soft” to “Fine” focus vision training
• Improve visual focus over other senses and thinking
• Track a moving object, while scanning between 1, 2 or more posters, while performing all 4 stages of the OODA Loop, while switching the “Visual field” horizontally, vertically or both, while “Maintaining a stable image on the retina”, while switching “Soft” to “Fine” focus, and only focusing visually on the task at hand, meaning “Centering” on only that which is important.
• Improving each player’s visual speed in the OODA Loop will result in players being able to read the game more efficiently.
• This will also help players slow the ball down, and subsequently slow the game down.

If you would like our staff of trained coaches to come teach you and your players all seven techniques to “read the game,” schedule a call with Andor Gyulai.

You can also find out more information about our volleyball1on1 camps here!

For more resources and articles on the OODA Loop for Volleyball – Click Here!

Go Here to watch videos of top USA volleyball athletes training with the “Peak Performance OODA Loop Vision Training Poster”.

Resources:

1) Volleyball1on1 OODA Loop Volleyball Vision Coaching Blueprint and Vision Training for Sports Paper

2) It’s Time to Hit the Gym For Your Eyes – Volleyball Vision Training

3) What Coaches Miss When Teaching Reading the Game – How To Slow The Ball and Game Down – 5 Videos