Be Consistent
Consequences and punishment are so prevalent in our sport and this blog explores why. It also talks about how outcome, winning and losing, is “punishment” enough to continue to drive the desire to get better.
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Helping Elementary and Middle Schools Volleyball through STEM
Learning about volleyball in school does not have to involve waiting in line to get one chance to pass the ball. Find out about the news STEM kit created by USAV and the Huddle Group.
Suffering From the Illusion of Knowledge
Years ago, having played some myself, it was easy to say “yes” to coaching my daughter’s 7th grade recreational volleyball team. My twisted logic told me, “I’ve played for years. These are young kids. How hard can this be?” So began my coaching career.
What Is It With Physical Punishment??
USAV Director of Development John Kessel looks at the use of physical punishment in volleyball.
Fearing Free: Lessons From Washington D.C.
In today’s Youth sports world parents are starting to fear free things are not as good or adequate and are opting to continue to spend more and more rather than just letting kids play.
So You Want To Be A Volleyball Coach
Pat Madia, USAV Western Empire Region’s Coaches Education Committee Chair, shares eleven core tips for a new coach. Remember and share this, plus other great information for any new coach in the I’m a New Coach section of the USAV Grassroots section.
Volleyball Bingo: Fun, Challenging, Productive
Volleyball bingo is a great way to help players focus on things they needed to work on in practice
Its not Failure, Its Learning
Allowing kids to learn and teach themselves is difficult, especially when you consider that the best learning happens during failure. Coaches must foster education by allowing that failure, not preventing it.
Lessons From a Nose Flute
Learning to play this new instrument and letting others figure it out helps to drive home the lesson that doing the activity is the most important than other things outside of it.
A Major Change in My Feedback
Most coaches who have taken IMPACT learned that a coach’s feedback/feed-forward is the most important form of changing an athlete’s skill set.