Volleyball After High School
Many younger players might not know of the myriad ways to get even better at volleyball while also helping grow the game.
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Growing Kids’ Volleyball
This year marks my 40th year of coaching youth volleyball, which I define as 12 and under. The last few years I have seen growth in this area, but far too much of it simply is adults coaching the adult 6 vs 6 game to little kids.
STOP Teaching Robots
Watching some 80 year old players at the US Open and seeing their joy for a sport of a lifetime has me wondering why any kid in the last few decades stops playing.
I am a Teacher of Athletes
This month some kid I know really well has his senior year athlete banquet. I was looking at the Princeton website, and at the top of the athletic department’s home page was a quote I had never heard that impacted me.
To Become A Skillful Spiker
Sharing the science and my thoughts based on motor learning as to it relates to most machines
Five Ways to Be a Better Teammate
Professionals give tips on how you can be a better teammate
You are Paying for Practice, Not Playing
So the glow of your child being chosen to play for a club, perhaps even the experience of having to choose between multiple clubs and not cut, has faded. In the heart of the season, coaches begin making decisions on playing time based on what they have seen in practices and tournaments.
Five Keys to Scouting Your Opponent
Tips on scouting your opponents from coaches and volleyball professionals
10 Keys to Middle Blocking
Three-time Olympian Heather Bown gives tips on middle blocking.
Standing in Line
Despite IMPACT, CAP, VCT, and all that we know about teaching in a way that kids learn to love sport, coaches still don’t know that learning is done by doing, and not by watching.