Tayyiba Haneef-Park Talks Hitting Styles

Plus Long-Term Development and Play-To-Coach Evolution

This week we’ve been discussing Semi-System Offense. Monday was a discussion on how to evaluate and analyze it, and the Wednesday article outlined a simple drill for hitting armwork.

I’m posting this Coaching Workshop I did with Tayyiba Haneef-Park last year, because she talks about a lot of things relevant to this topic. In In-System offense, I tend to think of the pasing and setting create fairly easy opportunities- the hitter just needs to finish the play. True Out-of-System situations are more about managing the game and giving yourself a chance in transition. But these Semi-System situations are where hitters with a well-developed toolkit can shine.

Ty talks about all that and more in this discussion, below the paywall. Plus, I’ve included a 10-page mini-book of notes and takeaways, as well as download links.

Beyond the techincal aspects, my favorite part of this discussion was Ty’s reflections on playing for a really diverse set of coaches. Her career as a player crossed over two eras in American women’s volleyball: the influence of the Japanese-style coaches (Gimmillaro, Toshi) gradually giving way to the influence of the men’s game by coaches like Hugh and Karch. What struck me about Ty was how much she was able to add to her game from each coach, as well as teammates and opponents over the years.