LITTLE

WAVES

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LITTLEWAVES

Little Waves is a developmental volleyball class for K – 5th grade kids. We've designed this class specifically to introduce young players to the sport in a low-stress, fun environment.

Our experienced coaches focus on developing basic skills -- setting, passing, hitting and team play -- and ensure players learn to play using the best techniques (and avoid developing bad habits).

Little Waves is a unique program, designed by Marco Paglialunga, long time Italian National Team coach, and Mia Causevic, Croatian former Pro player, based on the European volleyball experience, that makes volleyball accessible to young kids, thanks to:

small courts (39’ * 16’)
low net (from 4’ to 6’ 6”)
2vs2 or 3vs3 instead of 6vs6
light ball
special rules to facilitate the game at younger ages (ball can bounce on the floor once, players can catch the ball

These special conditions offer the chance to every kid to learn volleyball in a simple, fun, positive, cooperative but competitive way

NO TRYOUTS!

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Why Volleyball?

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WHY VOLLEYBALL?

Volleyball is one of the most successful sports in the United States and worldwide, with more than 46 million players in the USA and there are multiple reasons why this sport is so popular and good for kids:

SAFE: no physical contact with the opponent

TEAMWORK: only sport in which passing the ball is a rule

and where you totally depend on yourteammates to score

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AND COOPERATION: team sport

with highest ratio between # players andcourt sqf makes communication necessary

PLAY EVERYWHERE: volleyball can be played indoor, or outdoor on grass, sand and even snow

COORDINATION, speed, agility and STRENGTH BOOSTER: great sport to improve hand-eyecoordination and strength (eye-hand coordination, trajectory evaluation, jumps,linear and non-linear fast movements as well as diving and rolling

techniques)

COGNITIVE STIMULATION IMPROVEMENT: there is a

direct link between volleyball training and psychological performance. It targets various aspects of the brain associated with learning, memory, and concentration

FUN!