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In girls volleyball especially, lack of communication on the volleyball court is like playing blindfolded. When volleyball players talk about what's going on there are very few surprises and very little confus

According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product

ion. Here we break up the volleyball skill of how and what to communicate to your front row players so you learn to how to become a team leader.

1. Where to Hit--what's open.; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

Examples of combination products may in
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One of the best things you can communicate to your front row hitter (s) is what part of the court is open. This can be combined with letting them know what the block is NOT taking away.
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

his can be done in two ways. You can wait between plays and after the ball is dead you can tell your hitter "Hey they keep blocking you line just keep cranking it hard cross court. " Or you can do what I do an
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
what elite beach volleyball players are taught and trained to do and that's to yell to the hitter what is open as the play is developing. It takes practice ...so do it in practice but get used to watching for
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

Combination pro
what the block is taking away then call the opposite OR call the open area on the court. Use one syllable commands and Say them loudly just before your hitter makes contact with the ball at the height of his s
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
ike. Call "LINE", "CROSS", "TIP".

2. The Block.

You can choose to tell your hitter whether the block is UP or not. I yell "Nobody" which lets my hitter know that s
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
e can swing away and hit the poop out of the ball with no worries. This often happens on a ball that has come back over unexpectedly and the opposing team's block doesnt have time to form but your hitter is lo
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
king UP at a high ball unable to see whether he/she has a block or not. By calling out "nobody" you are being your hitter's eyes. Another option to help out your hitter is tell them how many blockers he/she h
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
s. I learned in Italy to communicate as much as possible how many blockers my hitter had just before they hit. "Y' got ONE" or "Y' got TWO" let's my hitter receive information that they have ONE or TWO blocker
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
up ...that helps them decide how and where they want to hit the ball.

3. Who the hitters are on the opposing team's front row.
Call out where and who the front row
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

Following aspects would a
itters are on the opposite team. Say it out loud and if you want to point with your fingers like I do....Do it...that's always fun it just adds a little emphasis. Let everybody know on your team whether the s
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
tter is front row which means it's possible for her to turn and hit or to tip it over to your court. Let everybody know especially her...that YOU know where she is. Say It LOUD. Trust me usually setters are le
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
s likely to sneak attack a tip when they know that YOU know that they are front row.

4. Characteristics of the opposing hitters.

Sometimes the back row is the be
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
t place in the house to see what is happening in the front row. If there is a particular hitter that your block can't seem to stop...watch to see exactly How that spiker is being successful then communicate th
t?

As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
t to your front row. Here's what I mean. If the same hitter has gotten points by spiking the ball on your side its your responsibiliity to give your blockers the information needed to stop them. Are your bloc
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
ers jumping too soon against a hitter with a slow armswing. Then tell them to "Wait" and time their block so they go up later. Is the hitter beating your block by hitting inside the middle blocker's internal h
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
nd? Tell the outside blockers (with the coach's approval) to take one more step to the middle of the court-taking away more of the cross court.

5. "Cover".

I have s
.

As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
en many balls that were easy to recover that were blocked and deflected right back to the feet of the off blockers who forgot to cover their hitters. These are easy opportunities for your team to replay the ba
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip
l and either sideout or make a point. Why waste the opportunity when it's as easy as reminding everybody including and especially the off hitter/blockers who didn't get set to come and "cover" the hitter.

tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

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