Develop a competitive culture over time
Developing a competitive culture can be tough in today's age of entitled players! See how to help your players get into the mindset of earning what they are being given and to DEVELOP and KEEP a...
View ArticleButterfly passing warm-up drill
Purpose: To warm up an entire team for serving, passing and setting How it Works: Three players line up in receiving positions on each side of the court. There is a player acting as a target on each...
View ArticleAttacking strategy: Tips for your approach
Approach technique Length and number of steps Posture and the arm swing to jump Compression, plant, and lift Landing Location Altitude and contact spot Attack options Vision Timing Steps in time with...
View ArticleTeam drill that rewards perfect passing
Clinician: Tom Hilbert, head women’s volleyball coach for Colorado State University Purpose: To encourage perfect passes How it works: Two teams of six set up on a full court with Team A serving, Team...
View ArticleBlocking fundamentals: Arm control
When blocking: Your arms should be inside of your shoulders to create a stronger block You should block the ball from your core and shoulders and not with your hands Block aggressively, assertively and...
View ArticleTeam defense: Parallel movement
Parallel movement - there should be a parallel movement between players that are digging in the back court. For example:
View ArticlePractice planning: Ball control touches
In practice every day, Mark Rosen makes sure his team accomplishes some form of ball control. Depending on what point in the season, this could range from 10 minutes to 45 minutes.
View ArticleWinner-take-all scoring drill to increase intensity
Clinician: Mike Schall, coach at Triangle Volleyball Club Purpose: To instill game-like intensity by changing how each game ends How it works: This six-on-six competitive drill features several mini...
View ArticleWhat do you control as a coach: Match preparation
As a coach, the biggest thing you can do to help your team is to keep your nerves in check. Give yourself little ways to stay in control with these tips from Glenn Hoag.
View ArticleBlocking fundamentals: Eye sequencing
Eye sequencing: See the ball, pick up your hitter The best blocking vision is when you use your peripheral vision to figure out what the offense is running and get an overall picture of what is happening.
View ArticleTraining all aspects of your libero: Setting
When your liberos take the second ball, their main goal should be to put up a hittable ball. This means giving them reps outside of games to become more comfortable with this "emergency" move.
View ArticleTraining your libero: Position digging
In defense, you want your players to focus on getting their body behind the ball. A good reference for this is to teach your players to "throw" their body behind the ball.
View ArticleDeveloping competitors: Leaders & competitors
There is a difference between leaders and competitors, so do not confuse leadership with competitiveness. Leaders try to influence the team while competitors influence the outcome of the game. Leaders...
View ArticleBeach training: The back set
The back set in beach is a tough one to master for many beginner players, but here, Holly McPeak breaks down how to execute the perfect back set taking into account the wind, sand, opponents, etc.
View ArticleBack-row skills with Russ Rose
In this video Russ Rose discusses the importance of good back-row play and demonstrates different exercises and drills that can be used to develop back-row skills.
View ArticleTraits of a good libero: Defensive position
Where do you play your libero? Traditionally, left back makes the most sense because most balls are set to the left side and then hitters trying to avoid the block will funnel the ball to left-back. At...
View ArticleAttacking mechanics: Footwork
We want our setters to put the ball in the same location every time, but this is not practical, so out hitters must adjust. Their last step needs to take them to the ball and this begins with their...
View ArticleDig-Tip-Chase: 3-ball defensive drill
You have to have maximum effort on defense. A simple drill to get your players ready for defense is this three-ball drill that forces players to dig, cover the tip and run down a chase ball.
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