For volleyball players ages 10 to 13 and their parents
The season ends. Start with an honest review, then build a plan for next season.
Most girls either stop between seasons or get thrown into whatever everyone else is doing. This book gives your family one plan, built for this age, that the athlete and the parent work through together.
Inside the book
What's inside
Start with the After Season Review
Before any training, look back at the season you just finished and sort it into three lists: Keep, Build and Fix. Athlete and parent do it separately first, so the plan starts from what your player really needs.
Pick a path and an intensity
Standard or Extended, then Beginner, On-Par or Advanced. Choose how much room the offseason really has, and the plan adjusts to that.
Strength and landings before jumping
Approach jumps and landings put real load on a young body. Winter builds strength first, bodyweight only, with someone who knows how to check technique.
Skill work for every position
Setter, outside hitter, opposite, middle blocker and libero or defensive specialist, each with its own drill cards.
A simple log for every block
One log for strength, one for speed and one for skill work, so you can see what actually got done, not just what was planned.
Before you buy
Is this book for you?
This is for you if
- Your player is 10 to 13 and wants to come back better next season
- She plays a second sport and you want to know how it fits
- You'd rather follow one plan than piece one together from videos
This is not for you if
- You're looking for a club or a coach. This book is the plan you follow at home.
- Your player is 14 or older. See the Ages 14 to 18 edition.
About the author
I've been the parent who didn't know what to ask
I'm Sam Duffey, founder of Prime Path Athletics. I'm a retired Army Chief Warrant Officer 3. I coached youth football and basketball for 15 years and helped start a youth athletics program. I played junior college basketball at Navarro College and Cisco Junior College before I left school to enlist after September 11th.
My oldest son wanted to keep playing past high school. He didn't get to, and at the time I didn't know how to help him. That's a big part of why Prime Path Athletics exists.
My measure of a good season was never the record. It was whether kids kept coming back and parents trusted what I told them.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Who is it written for?
Both of you. The athlete and the parent each have a part, and the book tells you which parts belong to whom.
What if there aren't 32 weeks before tryouts?
The book covers starting late, and tells you not to skip straight to the jumping and sprinting work.
The Offseason: Volleyball
Ages 10 to 13
- 97 pages, 16 chapters, 32 weeks
- A week-by-week plan with logs to track it
- Written for the athlete and the parent
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