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A New Way of Learning

USA Volleyball Coach AcademyThe USA Volleyball Coach Academy is an online, interactive learning platform developed for volleyball coaches. It offers a curated content library where coaches can explore learning paths, courses and modules based on the five pillars of the USA Volleyball Development Model.

Access Levels and Content
Coach Academy offers three tiers of access:

  1. Bronze: Foundational content for the new coach. *Free for USA Volleyball members through SportsEngine*
  2. Silver: Expanded content for the seasoned coach
  3. Gold: Advanced comprehensive content and exclusive features

Each tier is available through monthly or annual subscription plans to fit your budget and coaching needs.

Features and Benefits
Access tools, knowledge and resources you need for a successful season, and elevate your coaching skills to the next level, both on and off the court.

Coach Academy offers regular updates with new modules and live sessions. Learn from top volleyball coaches, experts and educators, including U.S. National Team coaches and athletes.

  • Flexible learning at your own pace and schedule
  • Content available for all levels of experience, from building a strong foundation to world-class strategies and tactics

NEW for 2024-25! USA Volleyball member coaches can now access Bronze Coach Academy content through their SportsEngine account. Use the links below to get access now today.

Choose the Right Plan For You

Bronze

Bronze is the foundation where you can develop the skills and get the tools that you need to be a great volleyball coach. Access is FREE through SportsEngine for USA Volleyball member coaches.

  • Basic coursework that will introduce the fundamentals of coaching volleyball and give you tools to support your team on and off the court
  • Modules covering topics across the five pillars of the USA Volleyball Development Model: craft, heart, body, mind, and team
  • Learn from U.S. National Team coaches and other leading experts from the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and sport education providers
  • Coursework customized for all volleyball disciplines including indoor, beach, sitting volleyball and beach ParaVolley
  • Access to discussion boards and downloadable resources

Subscription Plans

Monthly

Monthly for USA Volleyball Members – FREE
ACCESS THROUGH SPORTSENGINE

Monthly for Non-members – $5
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Annual

Annual USA Volleyball Members – FREE
ACCESS THROUGH SPORTSENGINE

Annual for Non-members – $50
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Silver

Silver gives you access to a higher level of content at an affordable price – going beyond the basics to help you expand your skillset as you gain coaching experience. USA Volleyball members receive a 50% discount.

  • Access to all Silver and Bronze coursework including intermediate modules that will introduce more advanced concepts, strategies, and tactics beyond the basics
  • Modules covering topics across the five pillars of the USA Volleyball Development Model: craft, heart, body, mind, and team
  • Learn from U.S. National Team coaches and other leading experts from the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and sport education providers
  • Coursework customized for all volleyball disciplines including indoor, beach, sitting volleyball and beach ParaVolley
  • Access to discussion boards and downloadable resources

Subscription Plans

Monthly

  • USA Volleyball Members – $5 (50% discount)
  • Non-members – $10

Subscribe

Annual

  • USA Volleyball Members – $50 (50% discount)
  • Non-members – $100

Subscribe

Gold

Gold is your all-access pass to USA Volleyball Coach Academy, including the most advanced coursework along with access to exclusive live events. Connect with the best, ask questions and dive deeper into advanced topics.

USA Volleyball members receive a 33% discount.

  • Unlimited access to monthly live sessions with USA Volleyball Education National Faculty and U.S. National Team coaching staff
  • Access to Gold, Silver and Bronze coursework including advanced level coursework that will introduce help you master complex concepts, strategies and tactics
  • Modules covering topics across the five pillars of the USA Volleyball Development Model: craft, heart, body, mind, and team
  • Learn from U.S. National Team coaches and other leading experts from the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and sport education providers
  • Coursework customized for all volleyball disciplines including indoor, beach, sitting volleyball and beach ParaVolley
  • Access to discussion boards and downloadable resources

Subscription Plans

Monthly

  • USA Volleyball Members – $10 (33% discount)
  • Non-members – $15

Subscribe

Annual

  • USA Volleyball Members – $100 (33% discount)
  • Non-members – $150

Subscribe

USA Volleyball Membership Benefit

All USA Volleyball member coaches have free access to Bronze tier subscriptions and receive a 50% discount on Silver and a 33% on Gold subscriptions.

Gold Live Sessions

Included for Gold subscribers and also available as a one-time purchase, USA Volleyball Coach Academy Gold Live Sessions give you access to top volleyball coaches and experts in a more personal and intimate setting. Hear firsthand the experiences and expertise of each presenter, ask questions and dive deeper into advanced topics.

Upcoming Gold Sessions

  • “Growing-Growing-Grown: Expanding and Cultivating Your Program’s Growth” with Dr. China Jude, Thursday, Nov. 21, 12:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. ET | Register

Individual Gold Live Sessions are available for $9.99 per session.

Gold Live Sessions

Dr. China Jude in an orange shirt. Coach Academy

Dr. China Jude

Thursday, Nov. 21
12:30 PT/3:30 ET

“Growing-Growing-Grown: Expanding and Cultivating Your Program’s Growth”

Register

Curriculum

This is the current list of modules and coursework in USA Volleyball’s Coach Academy. This list is regularly updated as coursework is added.

Bronze Modules

Craft

  • Beach Nation: Upcoming Clinics
  • NFHS Learn: Teaching Sports Skills
  • USA Volleyball: Coaching Principles
  • USA Volleyball: Reading with Karch Kiraly
  • USA Volleyball: Experiential Recognition
  • Fundamental Beach Skills in conjunction with Beach Nation
  • NFHS Learn: Indoor Drills
  • USA Volleyball: Fundamental Volleyball Skills (IMPACT)
  • USA Volleyball: Reading and Pattern Recognition (IMPACT)
  • USA Volleyball: Team Systems | Introduction to Rotations (IMPACT)
  • NFHS Learn: Coaching Adapted Sports
  • USA Volleyball: Team Systems | Introduction to Rotations (indoor)
  • USA Volleyball Indoor Team Systems: Offense, Defense, Rotations
  • USA Volleyball: Season and Practice Planning (IMPACT)
  • Years of Coaching Experience (One Year)
  • Years of Coaching Experience (Five Years)
  • Years of Coaching Experience (Ten years)
  • Coached in a USA Volleyball Event
  • Coached in a High School Program
  • Coached in a Middle School Program
  • Coached in a Collegiate Program
  • Elevating Your Coaching IQ

Body

  • NFHS Learn: COVID-1 for Coaches and Administrators
  • NFHS Learn: Concussions
  • USA Volleyball: Cardiac Arrest Parts 1 and 2
  • Nutrition (IMPACT)
  • Physical Training (IMPACT)
  • Introduction to Motor Learning and Feedback (IMPACT)

Mind

  • NFHS Learn: Mental Training for Performance
  • USA Volleyball: Introduction to Sport Psychology
  • USA Volleyball: Coaching Philosophy (IMPACT)
  • Psychology of Injury Part 1: Sustaining an Injury
  • Psychology of Injury Part 2: Recovery and Return to Play

Heart

  • USA Volleyball: Working with Parents (IMPACT)
  • NFHS Learn: Sportsmanship
  • NFHS Learn: Bullying, Hazing and Inappropriate Behaviors
  • NFHS Learn: Hazing Prevention for Students
  • NFHS Learn: The Parent Seat
  • NFHS Learn: Benching Bad Behavior at Events
  • Effectively Coaching Gen Z
  • Athlete Wellness and Performance (IMPACT)
  • Principles of Inclusion (IMPACT)

Team

  • USA Volleyball: Legal Duties of a Coach
  • USA Volleyball: Golden Moments from all Gold Live Sessions
  • IMPACT 2
  • Creating a Culture of Belonging: Your Role as a Coach
  • Creating an Athlete-Centered Mission Statement

Silver Modules

Craft

  • NFHS Learn: Fundamentals of Coaching
  • Offensive Indoor Skills featuring U.S. National Team staff
  • USA Volleyball: Indoor Serve Receive with Tama Miyashiro – Part 1 (Philosophy)
  • USA Volleyball/Beach Nation: Beach Out-of-System Setting with Patty Dodd – Part 1 | Back Sets
  • USA Volleyball/Beach Nation: Beach Out-of-System Setting with Patty Dodd – Part 2 | Wide Sets
  • USA Volleyball/Beach Nation: Beach Out of System Setting with Patty Dodd – Part 3 | Out of the Net Sets
  • USA Volleyball/Beach Nation: Beach Out of System Setting with Patty Dodd – Part 4 | Side Sets
  • USA Volleyball/Beach Nation: Beach Out of System Setting with Patty Dodd – Part 5 | Sets from Deep
  • USA Volleyball: Upgrading Out of System Attacking with Karch Kiraly – Part 1 | Out of System Attacking (indoor)
  • USA Volleyball: Indoor Serve Receive with Tama Miyashiro – Part 2 | Eyework
  • USA Volleyball: Indoor Serve Receive with Tama Miyashiro – Part 3 | Tracking the Serve
  • USA Volleyball: Indoor Serve Receive with Tama Miyashiro – Part 4 | Hold
  • USA Volleyball: Middle Transition with Erin Virtue | Part 1 – Keys and Considerations
  • USA Volleyball: Middle Transition with Erin Virtue | Part 2 – Transitioning from Zones
  • USA Volleyball: Middle Transition Series with Erin Virtue | Part 3 – Free Ball Transition
  • USA Women’s National Team Open Program with Karch Kiraly | Whiteboards and Presents a Practice Plan
  • USA Volleyball: Motor Learning
  • 2023 Spring Training Series Coach Observation and Analysis Program
  • Part 1: Introducing Plan, Do, Review for Feedback
  • Part 2: Plan: Categories of Feedback
  • Part 3: Do-Examples of Feedback in Action (Volley School Drill)
  • Part 1: Introduction and Principles of the Jump Float Serve

Body

  • NFHS Learn: First Aid
  • Framework for Enhancing Motor Learning

Gold Modules

All Gold Live sessions are recorded and uploaded into the Gold Content Library within one-two weeks.

Craft

  • “Pick a Side” with Tama Miyashiro
  • “Beach Hand Setting” with Patty Dodd
  • “Rotations and Matchups” with Joe Trinsey
  • “Volleyball Fundamentals for Middle School Programs and Teachers” with John Kessel
  • “World Championship Debrief” with U.S. Sitting National Team staff
  • “Coaching High School Athletes” and Programs with John Kessel
  • “Winning and Extending Rallies” with Matt Fuerbringer
  • “Personal Development Plans” with Karch Kiraly
  • “Motor Skill Learning and Cueing” with Nick Winkelman
  • “Defensive Systems & Scouting: Communicating the Defensive Game Plan” with Nate Ngo
  • “Creating Learning Environments and Opportunities to Play” with John Kessel
  • “Drill Progressions” with Jose Loiola
  • “Winning the Transition Battle” with Joe Trinsey
  • “Blocking Lessons from 2022 World Championships” with Joe Trinsey
  • “Developing Practice Sessions to Optimize Learning” with Mark Williams
  • “5-1 Offensive: Why, What, and How” with Joe Trinsey
  • “6-2 for Club Coaches: Applying the Theory to Reality in Club” with Joe Trinsey
  • “Better Data for Better Insights: Applicable Data Insights for Club Coaches” with Nate Ngo

Heart

  • “Growing a Love for the Game” with John Kessel
  • “Five Pillars” with Erin Virtue
  • “Performance Profiling and Overview of Fundamental Mental Skills for Volleyball” with Brooke Rundle

Team

  • “USA Volleyball Coach Academy and Education” with Dr. Peter Vint and David McCann
  • “Coaching World-Class Team Dynamics and Culture” with Donald Suxho

Body

  • “Efficient and Effective Warmup Strategies” with Aaron Brock
  • “Sport Nutrition and Fueling Tips” with Emily Barnhart
  • “Physical Training Progression” with Brandon Siakel
  • “Nutrition Considerations for Para Athletes in Sitting Volleyball” with Jacque Scaramella
  • “Holistic Athletic Development and Transition to College from the ATC Perspective” with Heather Elliot
  • “Dietary Supplements: What, Who, Why, When?” with Shawn Hueglin
  • “Movement Quality for Health and Performance” with Brandon Siakel
  • “Holistic Athlete Development and Transition to College from the ATC Perspective” with Heather Elliott
  • “Show Up to a Tournament with a Medical Plan for Success” with Chris Koutures
  • “Assisting Athletes in the Return to sport After Injury” with Aaron Brock
  • “Load Management to Train for Optimal Performance” with Kara Kessans

Mind

  • “What is the Currency of Performance?” with Dr. Peter Haberl
  • “Imagery and Optimal Performance States” with Brooke Rundle
  • “Developing Anticipation and Decision Making in Volleyball” with Mark Williams
  • “The Power of Self-Talk and Error Recovery Routines” with Brooke Rundle
  • “Building Confidence from Within: Strategies and Techniques for Increasing Player and Team Confidence” with Brooke Rundle
  • “Team Building: Building a Culture of Belonging for Athletes” with Brooke Rundle

Empower Your Coaches with Group Rates

Inquire at [email protected] about investing in your coaches and giving them the tools to succeed by offering full access to the USA Volleyball Coach Academy with group rates. Packages are available for monthly and annual subscription plans.

Partnering with the Best in Coach Education

An essential part of being a good coach is to draw from a wide variety of training and experience and our goal is to bring you the best of volleyball and sport education. USA Volleyball Education partners with the following leading organizations to develop, curate and share content.

  • U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee
  • U.S. Center for SafeSport
  • Regional Volleyball Associations of USA Volleyball
  • Volleyball education providers
  • National Governing Bodies for other sports
  • TrueSport
  • Colleges and universities

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