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Last Chance to Register for USAV HP Coaches’ Clinic

The USAV HP Coaches’ Clinic, with University of Illinois' Kevin Hambly as headline speaker, is set for Jan. 19-21, 2012, at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Registration deadline is Monday, Dec. 19 at 10 a.m. MST. Read More

USAV Attending AVCA Convention

USA Volleyball will be heavily involved in education sessions being held at the 2010 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Annual Convention, which is scheduled for Dec. 15-18 in Kansas City, Mo. Read More

AVCA, USA Volleyball Announce New Club Membership

The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and USA Volleyball, the national governing body for the sport, have announced a new membership category specifically for Club Directors who are registered with a region of USAV. Read More

USA Volleyball Forms Relation with Rotate 123

USA Volleyball announced today it has entered a licensee agreement with Rotate 123 as one of the National Governing Body’s “licensed educational tools.” Read More

USAV Referee Training, Education Site Redesigned with Free Access

The USA Volleyball Referee Training and Education Web site has undergone an extensive redesign with vast new capabilities and re-launched March 1 as a free, public resource suited for officials, scorekeepers, coaches, parents, players and fans. Read More

USAV Offers Beach Coaching Courses at AVCA Convention

USA Volleyball will be offering a Beach Coaching Accreditation Program (BCAP) along with its regular CAP courses in conjunction with the AVCA Annual Convention set for Dec. 16-19 at Tampa, Fla. Read More

USAV to Host Junior Forums at AVCA Convention

USA Volleyball will conduct several Junior Forums at the AVCA Annual Convention set for Dec. 16-19 at Tampa, Fla. Read More

USAV CAP Webinar on Nutrition 101

The USAV Coaching Accreditation Program will host “Nutrition 101: Fueling for Volleyball Athletes” on Oct. 29 from 6-8 p.m. Mountain Time as the first many planned online CAP webinar modules for the 2009-2010 season. Read More

USA Volleyball Announces 12 New Board Members

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USAV Hires Corso to Further Strengthen Beach Department

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USA Volleyball High Performance Coaches' Clinic Provides Top-Level Coaching Education

The USA Volleyball High Performance Coaches’ Clinic attracted 190 attendees who learned from some of the most brilliant volleyball minds in the world Jan. 17-20 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Read More

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Coaching Education Blog by Diana Cole

Hello, Coaches! This is a new undertaking for the Coaching Education Department, and will feature breaking Coaching Education News Alerts about Programs, Courses, Webinars and other items of educational interest for coaches nationwide, both in the USAV Junior Club and the Scholastic Coaches' worlds.

Latest NEW CAP Course Dates just Posted!

Check out the latest CAP Courses to be added to the CAP Schedule page of the website:
  • Jan 7-9 in Leesburg, FL - CAP I & II and IMPACT with IMPACT… Read More

Growing the Game Together Blog by John Kessel

John Kessel oversees grassroots development and disabled volleyball at USA Volleyball. Watch here for his blog on growing our sport.

Latest The Evolution of the Butterfly Drill

Been thinking about one of the drills that most volleyball coaches and players, with a little bit of experience, known around the world – “Butterfly” More to the point I… Read More

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IMPACT and Clinic Thoughts

Having just done three IMPACT Webinars and a clinic for the Columbia Empire Region, including watching Saturday nite's 6A Oregon State Championships Showdown between Jesuit and West Linn...some core thoughts come to mind with what I am sharing, and want to pass along to all.

My Top 3… Read More

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Capitalization Rates, Birthdates and …

One of the first things that came out of our USOC conference for me was to hear from Dr. K Anders Ericsson that Malcom Gladwell was coming out with a new book. Sure enough, I went online and ordered Outliers, due out in a week. It will go along side his other GREAT reads titled – Tipping… Read More

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A Coaching Challenge and Reality

Just back from Milwaukee where over 60 coaches shared two full days of a CAP course. I got up at 3 am to catch a 6 am NW flight there and spent a very interesting part of Friday with the Badger Region Board of Directors and Junior Leaders, sharing ideas on growing the game…

Jenny… Read More

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Passion, Burnout and Teaching

I just watched a very powerful ESPN Outside the Lines story on a very special athlete, Elena Della Donne. I strongly urge all Junior Olympic volleyball directors and coaches to watch it, as well as read the story. It has three important threads woven together – burn… Read More

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More Street Volleyball Please

Hanging out at this year's NCAA Volleyball Championships in chilly Omaha, Neb., one cannot help but be warmed by the wonderful hospitality of the Cornhusker Nation and Great Plains members. Wednesday night, thanks to Sue Mailhot, commissioner of this region &ndash - which leads all 40 RVAs in… Read More

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Growing the Game in Oklahoma

Today's must read is by none other than Malcom Gladwell again - an excellent new article in the New Yorker on effective teaching and "predicting" success that you can access it here on their… Read More

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How We Make Decisions

Most of you reading my work over the years understand the importance I place on improving the most important skill in our sport – reading. As in reading the opponent, anticipating, judging what is going on etc. Stu Sherman took me back over 20 years ago to when his brother Craig, on his way… Read More

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How to Make Coaches Great

One of the sites I frequent often is posting new videos this week, as the TED conference for 2009 is happening right now. Yesterday I was talking with Andy Pai from our Coaching Education Program department, and realized he did not know of this website, which I share at every CAP, IMPACT ,… Read More

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The Art of Strategy

One of the things that I find fascinating is the "volleyball canyon" regarding the mental game.  To read about more of these gaps between what the game itself contains, and what coaches train in practice, Read More

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To Sit or Stand During Matches?

This week I got an email from a coach, who asked a great question - sit or stand during match play? Bill, a coach in GEVA, and Peter, from the USOC who I collaborate a lot with on the science of volleyball, have kindly said I can use our email discussion in today's blog, so here goes:
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The Tragedy of the Commons

I am starting with a look back into an article that remains timely in this day and age, Garret Hardin's 1968 piece called "The Tragedy of the Commons."  Many decades ago, I graduated from Colorado College with a degree focusing on bionomics. My thesis," Towards a Resourced Based Bionomic… Read More

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National Conversations on Good Coaching

 

Almost a year ago, Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA ), a Stanford University-based non-profit organization dedicated to transforming youth sports and USAV Affiliated Organization,  joined with USA Volleyball and seven other of the nation's top youth sports groups -… Read More

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The Talent Code – Deep Practice, Ign …

Sorry for the long break in postings - with two kids in teen sports (volleyball and lacrosse) both in state playoffs and finals almost upon us (and proms, who can forget THAT cultural right of passage...) and getting ready for the important USA Volleyball annual meetings, time to free range think… Read More

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Back to My Iowa Grassroots

 

 

I have come back to the place that my coaching of coach's journey really began, to a land where nighthawks cry at dusk. Indeed, the 17 year cicadas are now on their third generation since those times, and still vibrate out their amazingly loud ascending and… Read More

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Tryouts and Our Deepest Fear

Tryouts can bring out our deep fears, as the talent pyramid begins its inexorable narrowing. From six elementary schools teams, to a couple or so junior high 7th grade teams. From the those junior highs to the one high school program, an onward into the college level.  No athlete… Read More

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A Long Month of Champions

This is may be the best volleyball "month" in the year --  from late October in Wyoming to mid-December this year in Florida--  as some 49 states host district, regional and then final State High School Championships, while the NCAA and NAIA see their over 1,500… Read More

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May We Please Leave a Court Up?

Over 20 years ago I was working with the University of Colorado program, working with several club teams to merge them into a single varsity program. In this process,  I reached one of my top 10 goals in volleyball, that of having a single volleyball court always up for any level of play to… Read More

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The Power of Story & Serving

This is a special weekend for me, as I am working with the best, Carl McGown, as part of his staff at the first Gold Medal Squared Coaching Clinic here at Arizona State University. If you get a chance to attend one of their multi-day sessions - you will come away a better coach, and since the… Read More

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The Score Takes Care of Itself

 I have been watching my son play up this weekend against the teams in Men's A division here in Colorado. As I marvel at how well 17 and 18 year olds fare against the older, far more experienced men, one key thing comes to mind that we all need to do better. - To play one point at a time. If… Read More

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Specificity & Simplicity

To grow the game, and importantly your skills as a teacher/coach of sport, it is best to seek the effective practices of those who have gone before, and those smarter than you, so that you can stand on their shoulders and see even farther. With the advent of the Internet, there is a lot of chaff… Read More

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The Cumulative Effect

I have been watching the Winter Olympics as much as my travel and work schedule allows, and have been struck by some of concepts I would like to share. How much everything matters and how important it is to hustle to the very end, and how nations support their national teams and programs.

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Stuff Happens

Flying back from a great clinic in the "Hittin Mitten" I did with Hugh McCutcheon and Gary Sato. Signed all sorts of USAV Logo banners for the kids in our clinic - "Citius, Altius, Fortius," as these are all USAV Jr. Olympic Volleyball players -- hopefuls to be future Olympians....and they… Read More

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Establishing a Culture of Play

One of the more important principles to focus on in youth sports, especially volleyball, is to create an environment which encourages play. The value of play, from "street soccer" as best seen in Brazil but really found worldwide, to "pond hockey" in Canada and "driveway or playground hoops" or… Read More

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USAV Youth & Mini Volleyball

USAV Youth & Mini Volleyball

One of the things we find at USA Volleyball is that given the size of our nation and the number of things we do in our sport (Paralympic, Olympic, Beach, Youth, Seniors, Coaching, Officiating, Diversity Inclusion – like boys, Starlings USA and… Read More

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Never be a Child’s Last Coach

Last week at the LTAD Conference in Canada, I found it most intriguing that of the many ideas I shared, the one that resonated the strongest was the title of this blog. After my keynote speech, just about every following speaker noted it in some fashion, tying it into their own… Read More

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Ten Imprudent and Obtuse Things I Ge …

While my grassroots article from over 20 years ago shows lots more of the things I have somehow either changed or even completely avoided (CLICK HERE to download… Read More

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Put Your Money Where Your _________ Is!

Most people are familiar with the saying in the title of this blog, and would fill in the blank usually with the word "mouth". I'd like to commend two of our USAV Region Commissioners for filling in the blank also with the word "commitment". 

Both Joe Williams, Commissioner of Delta… Read More

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What Am I Thankful For?!

What Am I Thankful  For?

At this time of year, this is a reflective question we all ask ourselves.  Beyond the always appropriate, traditional and truthful “Family, Friends and Good Health”, lies one more thought for me.

What got me thinking about what… Read More

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Wishing You all a Happy Holiday Season!

I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving break and you are now ready to move on to the next Holiday in the series....AVCA Convention Week in Kansas City!
 
Hope you can join USA Volleyball there at one of our Coaching Accreditation Courses or Clinics from Tuesday… Read More

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Breaking BEACH CAP NEWS! Misty is in!

Breaking BEACH CAP NEWS!

USA Volleyball Coaching Education and Beach Departments are thrilled to announce that back to back Olympic Gold Medal Beach athlete Misty May-Treanor will be attending the USA Volleyball Beach CAP Level I course in Kansas City at the AVCA Convention!

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Coaches Came Out of the Woodwork.....

Coaches came out of the woodwork.....appeared in droves (herds?!) ...filled the classrooms and gyms with capacity crowds at last weekend's four, yes FOUR, Coaching Accreditation Program courses around the country.

CAP Level I coaches enjoyed sessions presented by CAP Cadre members Cecile… Read More

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...I Don't Think We're in Kansas Anymore....

Hope you all made it home safe and sound...and not too exhausted!
 
So....there's no place like home...after another great week at the annual AVCA Convention in Kansas City just completed with one of the most exciting finishes since.... well since… Read More

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NEW CAP Course Dates just Posted!

Check out the latest CAP Courses to be added to the CAP Schedule page of the website:

Countdown to London 2012

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