Volleyball Player Journal

This journal gives players a structured, season-long system for improving their skills, mindset, and habits—on and off the court. It blends goal-setting, reflection, visualization, and performance tracking into one easy-to-use tool created specifically for young volleyball athletes. Here’s what’s inside the journal:

Getting Started: Foundations for Growth

• Intro to Journaling: A simple, player-friendly introduction that explains how mental training, reflection, and daily intention-setting can elevate performance. Helps athletes understand why the journal matters.
• Personal Mission Statement: Players craft a short statement that anchors their values, purpose, and long-term goals. Built-in check-ins throughout the season prompt them to revisit it and reflect on how they’re living it out.
• Goal Garden & Goal Setting: Players gather “seeds” for growth, turn them into clear goals, and break those goals into actionable daily steps.
• My Goals: Dedicated space for both individual and team goals to build accountability throughout the season.
• Visualization: A full guide to effective visualization, complete with example scripts and a QR-linked video from coach Deborah Newkirk to help players take their practice deeper.

Daily Journal Entries

Each of the 96 daily journal pages includes the following sections:

• A pre-playing mood/mindset check using emojis
• Brain dump space to clear the mind before playing
• Visualization space
• Pre-playing goal and step setting
• Post-playing goal ratings
• Reflection questions
• A blank court for visual reminders
• A motivational quote from volleyball players, coaches, and well-known athletes from other sports

Skill, Strength & Testing Trackers

• Strength & Agility Exercises: Ten volleyball-specific exercises with illustrations, descriptions, and a QR code linking to video demonstrations, plus a tracker to help players stay consistent with the exercises.
• Home Training Drills & Tracker: A list of at-home ball-handling and skill drills with QR-linked demos to help players get extra touches outside of practice.
• Physical Testing Tracker: Space to record touch height, shuttle drill, jump rope, pull-ups, and more from preseason through postseason.

Reference Guide & Team Systems

• Reference Guide: Quick definitions of journal terms, common volleyball terms, and physical testing terms to support younger players or anyone learning the game.
• Court Diagram: Full court illustration with measurements.
• My Team Offense: Blank net diagram to map out set types, locations, and heights for your team’s offensive system.
• My Team Defense: Blank court diagrams to map out your team’s defenses.