Overload defense drill from Lizzy Stemke
Understanding your opponent is critical for any team competing at a high level. University of Georgia coach Lizzy Stemke talks here about the benefits of studying the most popular plays used by an...
View ArticlePrecision passing with Karch Kiraly
Karch Kiraly, head coach of the U.S. women's national team, says that, scientifically speaking, game-like training leads to skill retention. In his gym, players are trained to get good at competing...
View ArticleZone-to-zone attacking drill with Lizzy Stemke
Lizzy Stemke—head coach at the University of Georgia—uses a five-on-five drill to work on the relationship between setters and pin hitters. The drill creates quality repetitions for pin hitters and...
View ArticleBase to read defensive movement from Karch Kiraly
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Karch Kiraly, who is currently head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Team, presents this drill that trains individual defense. Specifically, he asks players to...
View ArticleJohn Dunning courage drill
John Dunning introduces a drill that forces players to stay in position while trying to dig a hard hit down ball. The key is making a courages face.
View ArticleSpicing up pepper with Terry Liskevych
Terry Liskevych, head coach at Oregon State and former USA women's Olympic coach, adds some wrinkles to peppering in this video. Among the variations: digging overhand, jumping when attacking and...
View ArticleNine person 3 on 3 pepper drill
Nine-person pepper may sound intimidating, but Oregon State Associate Head Coach Mark Barnard breaks down how players rotate in sequence to keep the pepper rally going. To run the drill, the court is...
View ArticleCoach on three warm up drill with Genny Volpe
Rice University coach Genny Volpe demonstrates a coach-on-3 warm up drill here that emphasizes ball control and communication. The players start close together, requiring them to keep a low base...
View Article‘Drill of 15’ teaches ball control and cooperation
Oregon State coach Terry Liskevych uses the “Drill of 15” to teach ball control and cooperation. Two groups of players set up across the court from each other. Each time a group completes a dig, set,...
View ArticleJuggling drill for ball handling
With just two balls and a partner, this fast-paced ball handling drill can be completed in a practice environment, outside or in the living room. Yes, the living room. Bill Neville, an...
View ArticleQ&a with elite D1 coaches
This Q&A video features conversation with Russ Rose (Penn State University), Terry Liskevych (Oregon State University), Christy Johnson-Lynch (Iowa State University) and John Dunning (Stanford...
View ArticleSpeed digging drill with John Dunning
In this drill John Dunning fires a rapid secession of balls at two defenders where their only objective is to get the ball up by any means necessary. This will help players build agility and get...
View Article3-person defense with Brandon Rosenthal
Brandon Rosenthal, head coach at Lipscomb University, warns against putting the cart before the horse when it comes to training defense. Coaches should teach players to dig balls and balance the...
View ArticleRuss Rose’s court coverage drill
Russ Rose—head coach at Penn State University— presents a fast-paced defensive drill that trains players to accelerate through the ball and cover the court. He encourages coaches to specialize this...
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