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Post by planetasia01 on Mar 9, 2006 2:49:07 GMT -5
I've been hearing about the Tanden approach to ball-handling. The basic gist of it is its emphasis on centering the ball on the body's midline. www.gophersports.com/askathletics/answers.asp?news_id=397&sport_id=wvollHow is this approach different than other approaches? I know this link is to a woman's team, but I would assume this technique would apply to the men as well. Anybody familiar with this? |
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Post by OverAndUnder on Mar 9, 2006 9:57:42 GMT -5
There's a concept in the Martial Arts called "tanden" which refers to a mindfulness of the body's center of gravity as well as your energetic or spiritual center. I haven't heard it applied to volleyball, but many principles in the Martial Arts certainly can aid development in any sport. With a Japanese and now Chinese head coach of the WNT, perhaps these concepts are being introduced there and trickling down to the college/club circuit?
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Tanden?
Mar 9, 2006 14:03:32 GMT -5
Post by mikesmith on Mar 9, 2006 14:03:32 GMT -5
I think anything that helps Volleyball, is good for Volleyball.
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Tanden?
Mar 9, 2006 14:07:41 GMT -5
Post by cyberVBmidwest on Mar 9, 2006 14:07:41 GMT -5
I've been hearing about the Tanden approach to ball-handling. The basic gist of it is its emphasis on centering the ball on the body's midline. I thought ball handling has always been about centering the ball in your body's midline? At least every training I have been to over the years says so. |
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Tanden?
Mar 9, 2006 15:04:24 GMT -5
Post by Murina on Mar 9, 2006 15:04:24 GMT -5
"Tanden passing" is a Toshi Yoshida theory. It spread across the USA when he was coaching the women's national team. As OverAndUnder alludes to, the theory is that contacting the ball close to one's tanden will positively influence control. Because the tanden is just below the belly button, contacting the ball in the body's centerline is the prefered method in "tanden passing." Contacting the ball in the centerline (usually with the body facing the target of the pass - the setter) is sometimes described in the USA as "linear passing."
There are other receiving theories where contacting the ball slightly to one side of the centerline or the other is prefered (usually with the body facing where the ball is coming from - in this case the server). This is sometimes described in the USA as "non-linear passing." In the past, the USA men's teams have believed in something closer to this.
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