The Game Teaches The Game
From Karch Kiraly’s Volleyblog, addressing important learning principles.
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Topic: Athlete and Team Development
A Change of Seasons
So dear team, our club season has come to an end, including my time to be in practice and competition guiding your development and training.
The Importance of Functional Strength
From Karch Kiraly’s blog, five simple exercises for functional strength
Stats for Parents and Players
I oft speak of the impact a Discover magazine article long ago had on me, on how we are fooled by randomness, in helping me be a better parent and coach.
The 7 Speeds of Volleyball
The concept of 7-speeds is based on the work of soccer researcher and author Jurgen Weineck.
Creating and Training Resilient Athletes
What a great IMPACT webinar last week, with Andy Pai answering the 200 coaches’ written questions that poured in, while Phil Shoemaker, head coach at University of Alaska Fairbanks, and I shared about 100 total years of collective insights for these new coaches to learn from.
Top Ten Serving Secrets
I spent the last four nights in Hartford, Connecticut. Snowfall of a greater amount in the storm than any other time in recorded history.
Kessel’s Best Movies for Team Viewing
A personal list of movies, in no particular order, that might be great for team bonding and inspiration.
No More Drills, Feedback or Technical Training…
OK coach, hopefully this title has made you click through to this blog to see what the heck I could be thinking here.
CAP Article: Game-Like Training
Originally published in 2009 About the Author: Rick Swan is the head women’s volleyball coach at Colorado College. He is a CAP Level II coach in USA Volleyball’s Coach Education Program. Game-like training is a simple idea. It is the notion that athletes will learn to play the game of volleyball better by practicing the…