Top 10 Reasons for a Club to do Sitting Volleyball Training

I am not an expert at the sport of sitting volleyball. The experts are Bill Hamiter, Mike Hulett and Elliot Blake, and the Paralympians who compete in it. However, I have spent over 20 years in growing the disabled game together.

The Brighter Side of Volleyball

Karch Kiraly on a positive attitude

Dear Cut Player

Ouch, it hurts, even the word “cut” comes from the action of your body being sliced open to some level. It might even seem right now that your hope or even long term dream of playing at a higher level seems over.

3000 Years of Life and Games

I returned this week to a special place of ancestors, a village I first was lucky to visit a decade ago, the Makah Nation.

FUNdaMENTAL Volleyball

The word FUNdaMENTAL hints at two very important factors for all players: having fun and developing good mental skills.

Calm your nerves by focusing on things you can control

Karch Kiraly blogs about maintaining composure on the court.

Creating a Low Cost Volleyball

OK Volleyball Thinkers. I need some help in creating a ball for young kids. About 20 years ago I created a “balloon ball”

Five Keys to Better Serving

Players and coaches share their serving secrets.

STOP Doing Drills

Okay, this version of my STOP series is likely to be a tough one for many coaches, but its truth is well founded in science, just not implemented well in our teaching practices. I just watched perhaps my 2,000th “drill” on YouTube, as I seek to find any new ideas that others have created to help us grow and develop our sport.

Never Let Someone Steal YOUR Confidence

Over the weekend I got an email from a coach/friend from another country, with the subject line “Needing Advice” – In short, his daughter’s team won every game/set she got to play in, and lost every one she did not, yet the coach played her less as the tournament went on.