{"id":8819,"date":"2018-06-08T15:02:26","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T15:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/?p=8819"},"modified":"2025-06-09T05:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T09:33:23","slug":"how-to-trust-your-teammates-in-volleyball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-trust-your-teammates-in-volleyball\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Trust Your Teammates in Volleyball"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Overcoming-Doubt-in-Volleyball.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Overcoming-Doubt-in-Volleyball.jpg 600w, 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-trust-your-teammates-in-volleyball\/#Overcoming_Doubt_in_Volleyball\" >Overcoming Doubt in Volleyball<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-trust-your-teammates-in-volleyball\/#Do_you_doubt_yourself_in_matches\" >Do you doubt yourself in matches?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-trust-your-teammates-in-volleyball\/#When_you_have_doubts_its_difficult_to_trust_your_teammates_and_yourself\" >When you have doubts, it\u2019s difficult to trust your teammates and yourself.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-trust-your-teammates-in-volleyball\/#Enter_a_match_with_no_expectations_for_your_team_or_self\" >Enter a match with no expectations for your team or self.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-trust-your-teammates-in-volleyball\/#Practice_trusting_them_and_yourself_in_practice\" >Practice trusting them and yourself in practice.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-trust-your-teammates-in-volleyball\/#Related_Sports_Psychology_Articles\" >Related Sports Psychology Articles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-trust-your-teammates-in-volleyball\/#The_Mental_Edge_For_Volleyball_Players\" >The Mental Edge For Volleyball Players<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Overcoming_Doubt_in_Volleyball\"><\/span>Overcoming Doubt in Volleyball<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you <strong>doubt<\/strong> your team\u2019s ability in matches?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_you_doubt_yourself_in_matches\"><\/span>Do you doubt yourself in matches?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Does this doubt cause you to play <strong>tense<\/strong> and not <strong>trust<\/strong> yourself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Playing a team sport like volleyball can be tough&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You know you can\u2019t get the job done alone, so you depend on your teammates to perform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though, if your skill level is way above others on your team or some of your teammates are having a bad day, you may doubt the performance in that game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_you_have_doubts_its_difficult_to_trust_your_teammates_and_yourself\"><\/span>When you have doubts, it\u2019s difficult to trust your teammates and yourself.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>High school and club seasons can be extremely different&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Typically, players look forward to club because they are playing with athletes in their skill pool. With high school, coaches sometimes just try to put together a team with what they have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That was usually the case for the high school where I coached. Additionally, I coached club, where I also served as the club&#8217;s <strong>mental coach.<\/strong> More times than not, I looked forward to that season as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had a girl at our high school who also played in our club. She was a standout in both and was one vote away from being the first freshman &#8220;Player of the Year&#8221; in our conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only a few girls on the high school team played club at all, so transitioning to that season after club was a struggle for this player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As her coach and <strong>mental coach,<\/strong> she shared a lot with me and we became pretty tight over the past few years&#8230; Before and during each high school game we talked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was always so skeptical about the way the team might play and even in her ability to play with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She would say, <em>&#8220;How am I ever going to swing if I can\u2019t even get a set?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>mental strategy<\/strong> I would always share with her is that you just have to trust them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You know their abilities, so you can\u2019t expect it to be more than it is. <strong>Trust<\/strong> that they\u2019ll bring what they have each day to the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019d also tell her to trust in her skills. I\u2019d say, &#8220;<em>You\u2019re a good, extremely versatile player. Trust that you can adjust and play with whatever you get.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, you\u2019re going to <strong>doubt<\/strong> your team or yourself and it\u2019s going to be difficult to play with trust through a match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enter_a_match_with_no_expectations_for_your_team_or_self\"><\/span>Enter a match with no expectations for your team or self.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Know that just like you, your team is bringing all they have that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practice_trusting_them_and_yourself_in_practice\"><\/span>Practice trusting them and yourself in practice.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you enter a match, commit to trusting the skill you and your teammates bring to that game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-979ef383-5bc7-43ee-b8f9-249663ca1a6c\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Sports_Psychology_Articles\"><\/span>Related Sports Psychology Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-05642731-8752-4dbf-9c18-5cc4d276e821\" class=\"wp-block-list has-normal-font-size\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/do-you-or-your-team-have-the-comeback-mindset\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-prepare-for-pressure-in-volleyball\/\"><strong>How to Prepare for Pressure in Volleyball<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-grow-competition-confidence\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-develop-a-champion-mindset-in-volleyball\/\"><strong>How to Develop a Champion Mindset in Volleyball<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-preparation-boosts-confidence\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/fragile-confidence-and-perfectionism-in-volleyball\/\"><strong>Fragile Confidence and Perfectionism in Volleyball<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-5726d13f-f715-4ca4-8813-2f8a9ebd8bc3\">*Subscribe to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/sports-psychology-podcast-by-peaksports-com\/id152566009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on iTunes<br>*Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0ynyaalKxbnNmsoeL8gF5X?si=8224669de9b3435b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/strong><\/a> on Spotify<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-281f5afb-980b-4c71-9aa0-11d606b5f7c9\"><strong>Download a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/mental-toughness-report-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free sports psychology report<\/a>&nbsp;to improve your mental game!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-94138e75-d591-4645-bb1d-212cf57a8841\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sport-psychology-training-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about our one-on-one mental game coaching.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Mental_Edge_For_Volleyball_Players\"><\/span>The Mental Edge For Volleyball Players<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/mental-edge-vollyball-large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20425\" style=\"width:186px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/mental-edge-vollyball-large.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/mental-edge-vollyball-large-270x300.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Do you <strong>over think<\/strong> your performance in games? Do you <strong>lose confidence<\/strong> easily after a couple of blow plays? Do you become so <strong>frustrated<\/strong> with your game that you <strong>can&#8217;t focus<\/strong> on the next play?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you answered yes to any of these questions, it&#8217;s a good bet that your <strong>mental game<\/strong> might prevent you from <strong>consistent performance<\/strong> in games&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;The Mental Edge For Volleyball&#8221;<\/strong> program is ideal for any <strong>club, academy, college, or professional volleyball players<\/strong>. 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