YouTube is a video-sharing website on which users can upload, share, and view videos. These videos can be uploaded individually or by media corperations. It was founded in 2005 and in 2006 google brought YouTube for 1.65 billion dollars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube). So the services that YouTube provide include advertising and also it allows individials to express opinions for the world to see. How ever it can also lead to videos being published without permission.
The topic of interest i have chosen is volleyball. It is of personal interest to me and i played it all throught out high school. It relates back to occupation as it is a meaningful occupation and comes from the occupational topic of 'play'. Christiansen and Townsend (2010) describe play as self- motivated and pleasurable and also a great means for learning.
The first video clip i chose is on the history of volleyball. This clip is in more lecture type form, so slighly boing, but does touch on the basic of how it started, how the name was chosen and how quicly it has become popular all over the world. The clip only lasts about 5 minutes and links nicely onto the others.
So the second video i chose is about the basic of volleyball. It describes the rules including amout of players, boundaries and how many hits are allowed before the ball has to be hit over the net. Note: volleyball in New Zealand refers to what they call a 'bump' as a dig, so same thing.
This third video is about how to serve a volleyball. I think this skills is of great importance as if you can serve the volleyball over the net first try, its an automatic turnover and a point to the other team. The underarm serve i found from personal experience is the easiest serve to do to start with and is most reliable. But overarm serve has alot more power, especially the last one he demonstrates with the jump top-spin serve.
The fourth video clip is a demonstration on how to spike a volleyball. I chose to put this video up as there are three important hips that can be completed in volleyball. These include a dig/ bump , a set and a spike. Of all these three the spike is the hardest to master. It requires good timing and footwork to be able to be completed properly.
The fifth and final video clip is of a game of volleyball. I chose this one as it shows a good use of the techniques used above, and can be clarly demonstrated how these are used in play. Also if you notice one of the six players has a different colour top on. This means they are the player that hands around the back of the court, waiting for the long spikes to propell at them which they can then dig/ bump to set their team up for a spike.
References:
Christiansen, C. H. & Townsend, E. (2010). Introduction to occupation: The art and science of living. (2nd ed.). New Jersey: Pearson
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