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Sunburst Volleyball 14U
Sunburst Volleyball 14U
Lena Brooks
Tuesday, March 31, 2026Transition Stage
Lena Brooks
Lena Brooks
Sunburst Volleyball 14U
Coach: Coach Morgan
Overall Development
Transition Stage
Progressing through the Transition Stage
Skills
6
skills tracked
Top
Setting
Standout milestone
Growth
Progressing
Passing: Approaching Standout
Plan
Defense
12 minutes block
Sessions
6
sessions tracked
Overall Stage
Transition Stage
overall development
Lena's strongest signal: Setting
Next jump: Defense

Passing and Attacking are already showing up as meaningful strengths in live field situations, and those strengths are beginning to raise the quality of every rep. The next jump is Defense.

Strength Signal
Setting
Milestone
Standout
Movement
Entering Standout

Lena is doing well with setting, and that strength is starting to show up in more live reps. The goal is to keep making it reliable when the pace rises.

Development Lever
Defense
Evidence
2 notes
Milestone
Competitive
Next
Standout

Lena has moved Defense from Consistent into Competitive. Defense measures how well the athlete protects space, stays disciplined, and disrupts the opponent without losing shape.

Guide
How to Read this Report

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Skill Milestones

Milestones show progress in a specific skill. Players usually move through milestones with age, practice, and better game understanding.

Overall Development Stage

Stages describe the player’s broader development level. They are based on the average of all skill milestones in the report.

Skills may be at different milestones. The overall stage shows the player’s combined development over time.

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Early StageOverall stageMilestones 1-2

The player is building the base. Coaches are looking for understanding, effort, and cleaner reps before expecting the skill to show up consistently in games.

Development Progression
Lena's Progress Over Time

How Lena's four skill groups are moving through milestones this season.

Technical
Tactical
Physical
Mental
Standout
Competitive
Consistent
Capable
Nov 3
Dec 1
Jan 5
Feb 2
Mar 2
Mar 31
Mar 31
Technical
Approaching Standout
Tactical
Building through Competitive
Physical
Building through Competitive
Mental
Building through Competitive
Skill Profile
Where Lena Is Strongest

See how Lena's skills compare now with the starting point.

PassingAttackingServingDefenseDecisionMakingStrength& Power
Selected Skill
Passing
Competitive milestone
Approaching Standout
FoundationAdvanced

Passing measures timing, accuracy, pace, and whether the ball is delivered in a way that helps the next action happen...

Next Milestone
Standout
Baseline (dashed)Current
Skill Development
Lena's Skills by Group

Open a group to see its skills. Open a skill to see its milestone, story, supporting evidence, and next unlock.

FoundationAdvanced
Skill Story

Lena has moved Defense from Consistent into Competitive. Defense measures how well the athlete protects space, stays disciplined, and disrupts the opponent without losing shape.

Supporting Evidence
Mar 31
Defense held up more consistently in live play as the pace increased.
Coach Morgan, session note
Feb 2
Lena showed clearer control in defense than at the start of the report window.
Coach Morgan, session note
Next Unlock
Use defense with the same control as pace and pressure increase.
UpLVL Assessment
3 new notes, 2 earlier notes, and 6 skills interpreted for Lena's development
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Lena is progressing through the Transition Stage, with Passing and Attacking emerging as the most reliable parts of the profile. Across this report window, Serving made the clearest movement while Passing continued to set the standard. In recent live field situations, Lena showed more control as the pace increased, stayed connected through tighter decisions, and carried the strongest habits into demanding moments. This shows a developing profile becoming more reliable as the demands increase. The primary priority is Defense. Lena now needs to build control and timing before adding more speed and pressure. In the Read-the-Hitter Dig Drill, Lena should train defenders to read hitter body mechanics and shoulder angle to anticipate attack direction before contact, with one standard throughout: watch the hitting shoulder, not the hands. Successful transfer will look like Lena using defense at full pace without losing control, timing, or awareness of the next option.
Supporting Evidence
Coach Notes Behind This Assessment
New observations and selected earlier context, combined with skill milestones.
5 notes
New in This Report
Coach MorganMar 31
Lena looked more composed in the flow of play. Passing and Attacking were the clearest separators in this session and created more control in the game. The next push is Decision-Making and Strength & Power so that level holds when the pace lifts, the decisions get tighter, and the game becomes less forgiving.
Coach MorganMar 2
Decision-Making and Strength & Power are the clearest next step. The goal is to keep the same quality when space closes quickly.
Coach MorganFeb 2
Lena showed more control in Passing and Attacking and stayed connected as the pace increased.
Earlier Context
Coach MorganJan 5
Lena began carrying the strongest training habits into more live moments.
Coach MorganDec 1
Lena established a useful starting point, with Passing and Attacking already showing potential.
Train At Home

Lena's Skill Build: Defense

Your drill this week: Read-the-Hitter Dig Drill

12 minutes1-2 Players
Read-the-Hitter Dig Drill
Defense
HD
Legend
player
defender
ball
movement path
How It Works

Train defenders to read hitter body mechanics and shoulder angle to anticipate attack direction before contact.

What You Need
volleyballnetblocking pads or box for hitter elevation
Mindset Rep
Stay Patient

Wait for the touch that gives you the advantage — don't gamble too early.

Your Focus

Great defensive players read hitters, not the ball.

1
Set Up

Hitter stands on a box at the net; defender stands in a defensive position on the opposite side.

2
Run The Rep
A.
Hitter performs a slow-motion swing in one direction (line or angle); defender calls the direction BEFORE the hitter contacts the ball.
B.
Hitter executes the swing at full speed; defender attempts to dig based on their read. Coach tracks: correct read + dig, correct read + no dig, wrong read.
3
Check It

Watch the hitting shoulder, not the hands

Goal

Success is moving before the hitter swings, you anticipated the angle and were already there when the ball arrived.

Helpful Cues
Watch the hitting shoulder, not the handsStep before the swing, not afterCommit to your read, hesitation loses the ball
UPLVL IT

Add a second defender; both must read and call independently before comparing notes on who had the correct read.

Source: USA Volleyball IMPACT Coaching Program
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