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Volleyball Skills Assessment 
Volleyball Skills Evaluation- The athlete/student must perform Forearm Pass, Setting, Serving, Attacking, Blocking, and Defending and must also portray Communication Skills to co-player, Heart Endurance, and Long Term Potential.
Rubric Code: G2389WB
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Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Volleyball Skill Rubric
All skills are assessed based on a Kinetic Chain – Using multiple muscle groups in one fluid movement pattern.
  Advanced

5 pts

Average

4 pts

Developing

3 pts

Beginner

2 pts

Score

(N/A)

Forearm Pass
5 pts

Advanced

Body in low athletic stance, weight on balls of feet, knees bent, elbows locked, thumbs together, rounded back, uses good weight transfer and controls arm swing, ball is consistently passed towards target.
Average

Body in low athletic stance, weight on balls of feet, knees bent, elbows locked, thumbs together, rounded back, uses weight transfer but arm swing is more than needed, ball is sometimes consistently passed.
Developing

Passes with a straight back, elbows are locked but tends to swing arms more than needed. Limited weight transfer and ball is passed inconsistently to target.
Beginner

Passes with a straight back, elbows aren't always locked and tends to swing arms more excessively. Limited weight transfer and ball is passed inconsistently to target.
Score
Setting
5 pts

Advanced

Body in athletic position. Good Coke Bottle hands. Good follow through. Controlled ball to target consistently. The set could be attacked.
Average

Body in athletic position. Good Coke Bottle hands. Good follow through. Controlled ball to target most of the time. The set could be attacked most of the time.
Developing

Body in athletic position. Decent Coke Bottle hands. Decent follow through. Controlled ball to target some of the time. The set could be attacked some of the time.
Beginner

Body not always in an athletic position.
Poor hand positioning.
Struggled controlling the ball.
Rarely the ball could be hit.
Score
Serving
5 pts

Advanced

Excellent serving technique.
Excellent power when serving.
Excellent location when serving.
Average

Good serving technique.
Good power when serving.
Good location when serving.
Developing

Ok serving technique.
Ok power when serving.
Ok location when serving.
Beginner

Poor serving technique.
Limited power when serving.
No locational control when serving.
Score
Attacking
5 pts

Advanced

Excellent power.
Excellent control.
Excellent jumper.
Excellent footwork.
Average

Good power.
Good control.
Good jumper.
Excellent footwork.
Developing

Ok power.
Ok control.
Ok jumper.
Ok footwork.
Beginner

Limited power.
Limited control.
Jumping is limited.
Footwork needs work.
Score
Blocking
5 pts

Advanced

Jumps straight with no drift. Solid hand position while penetrating over the net. Reads to get into a good blocking position early.
Average

Jumps straight with limited drift. Decent hand position while penetrating over the net. Reads the play most of the time to get into a good blocking position.
Developing

Tends to drift when jumping. Decent penetration over the net but hand position needs work. Reads the play at times to get into a good blocking position.
Beginner

Tends to drift when jumping. Limited penetration over the net and reads poorly.
Score
Defending
5 pts

Advanced

Movement allows for adequate-good court coverage, and digs the ball with excellent ball control.
Average

Movement allows for adequate-good court coverage and decent ball control.
Developing

Moves 1 or 2 steps, given effort but reaction time is slow and lacking ball control.
Beginner

Stationary, does not move to or away from the ball and lacks ball control.
Score
COMMUNICATION
5 pts

Advanced

Aggressively calls for ball, backs away when another has called, encourages communication, helps call hits in and out.
Average

Aggressively calls for ball, backs away when another has called, encourages communication.
Developing

Changes personal movement on the court due to the communications from team and/or coach guidance. Gets down on self, is quiet.
Beginner

Does not communicate with teammates, often runs into players because of lack of verbal communication. Sometimes negative towards teammates and can be a disruption.
Score
Heart
5 pts

Advanced

Plays bigger than they are. Hustles for balls, willing to dive or do whatever it takes to keep a ball in play. RELENTLESS effort.
Average

Hustles for most balls, willing to dive or do whatever it takes to keep most balls in play.
Developing

Hustles for some balls and will dive occasionally to keep a ball in play.
Beginner

Limited hustle and rarely dives for a ball.
Score
Long Term Potential
5 pts

Advanced

Good size, moves athletically and shows great long term potential.
Average

Good size, moves ok and shows good long term potential.
Developing

Decent size, moves awkwardly but shows some athletic potential.
Beginner

Average to below average in size, moves robotically and shows limited potential.
Score



Keywords:
  • VOLLEYBALL SKILLS







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