Play One-on-One To Be Great
The short version of this article is simple: Have fun playing more one-on-one and you will be better because you learn most by contacting the ball over a net.
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My Favorite Player
After 30-plus years of coaching in this great sport, I think it is time to tell you who my favorite player is. Every coach has one, you see, and I am no different.
Volleyball Fun for Youth
Great ideas to make volleyball fun for kids.
Oh the Games We Can Play
IMPACT training provides a long list scrimmage scoring options. Some coaches mistakenly read this as “all you do is play games” with supposedly no focus on technical skills. The assumption is, since it is not a coach controlled training environment, it must not be technical.
Seven Tips on How To Block The Middle Hitter
Women’s National Team Foluke Akinradewo gave us her seven best tips on how to block the middle hitter.
Stay Quiet and Let Them Play
Sometimes as coaches, we need to stand back and see if we have taught them anything (the ducklings.) If you are simply quiet, and let them have a little independence, they’ll prove your worth as a coach.
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.
Youth Volleyball Tips for Success
After nearly 40 years of spending time coaching 12U, I though it might be of value to share some of the best ways to grow the game, which should start at this 6-12 year-old age group level.
Suggested Volleyball Reading
A list of books to help you improve
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.