Volleyball Coaching
I have to coach my daughter’s volleyball team at one tournament.
Have you ever taught someone how to do something (cooking, skiing, etc)?
What kind of phrases did you use?
Do you know any volleyball coaching phrases I could use?
I looked up some useful phrases I should use in Japanese.
Can you translate them into English?
声出して！
最後まで見て
アップしよう!
腰を落として!
水分補給!
一歩後ろに下がって！
もう少し後ろ！
(腰を落として!) = Get lower (lower your body)
(最後まで見て!) = Watch it until the end! / Keep your eyes on the ball.
Appu shiyoo! (アップしよう!)
Meaning: Let's warm up!
Suibun hokyuu! (水分補給!)
Meaning: Hydrate! / Get a drink of water!
"Ippo ushiro ni sagatte!" (一歩後ろに下がって！)
"Ippo mae ni kite!" (一歩前に来て！) – Take one step forward!
"Migi ni sagatte!" (右に下がって！) – Step to the right!
"Mou sukoshi ushiro!" (もう少し後ろ！) – A little bit further back!
"Motto takaku agete!" (もっと高く上げて！) = toss / pass the ball higher
"Aiteru basho o neratte!" (空いてる場所を狙って！)
"Oku o neratte!" (奥を狙って！) – Aim for the back/deep court!
"Mae o neratte!" (前を狙って！) – Aim for the front/short court! (Great for tips or short serves).
"Burokku kabaa!" (ブロックカバー！) – Cover the block! (Remind the back-row players to get ready to rescue a ball that gets blocked back into your court).
"Burokku o yokete!" (ブロックをよけて！) – Avoid the block! (Tell your hitter to spike around the blockers).
"Naissu torai!" (ナイストライ！)
Meaning: Nice try!
"Ii yo, ii yo!" (いいよ、いいよ！)
Meaning: It's okay, it's okay! / Good choice!
(さあ、いこう！)
Meaning: Here we go! / Let's ride this wave!
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