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Karch Kiraly's Championship Volleyball » (Revised Edition)

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Authors: Karch Kiraly, Jon Hastings
ISBN-13: 9780684814667, ISBN-10: 0684814668
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Date Published: June 1996
Edition: Revised Edition

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Author Biography: Karch Kiraly

Besides being a two-time Olympic gold medalist, Karch Kiraly has won over a hundred beach volleyball tournaments and has twice been named the best volleyball player in the world by the FIVB. He is now a full-time beach volleyball player, competing on the Miller Lite AVP tour. He lives in southern California with his wife, Janna, and their two sons, Kristian and Kory.

Book Synopsis

Play Your Best, On and Off the Beach.

In the volleyball world, the name Karch Kiraly is synonymous with excellence, whether it be in the U.S.A. or abroad, in the gym or on the beach. This revised edition of "Karch Kiraly's Championship Volleyball" provides a complete course in volleyball skills, including:

Serving

Bumping

Setting

Hitting

Blocking

Basic and Advanced Team Defense and Offense Strategies

Combine all of this with the expanded chapter on the beach game, and you have the most complete volleyball instructional available.

So, whether you're a beginner just learning the basics or an advanced player looking for the strategy that will blow your opponents off the court, "Karch Kiraly's Championship Volleyball" will give you the skills to do it.

School Library Journal

YA-- Sound, easily understood advice from an Olympic gold medalist. The textual descriptions of blocking, setting, spiking, and service, as well as techniques for both team play and beach volleyball, are expanded on by a multitude of diagrams and photos.

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