1964 Olympians | Olympic Memory
1964 Olympians talk about their best memories from the Olympics.
Interview with Kayla Banwarth
Kayla Banwarth discusses her involvement with volleyball as a pre-teen in a volleyball family to her days with University of Nebraska and now as libero with the U.S. Women's National Team.
1964 Olympians | Lifetime Sport
1964 Olympians and alternates talk about how volleyball has been a lifetime sport.
Coach Taught or Player Learned?
The fact that things in sport are no longer athletic battles, but learning competitions is shown with the release of Faster, Higher Stronger. I hope you find time to learn, by reading what Wired magazine editor Mark McClusky has diligently compiled on how athletes learn now.
Standing in Line
Despite IMPACT, CAP, VCT, and all that we know about teaching in a way that kids learn to love sport, coaches still don’t know that learning is done by doing, and not by watching.
Divergent and Juxtaposition Thinking
One of the topics in my clinics is working on getting our sport families to think divergently – where it is not just “this OR that” but “this AND that.
Why Four Nets on a Rope
Recently, I spoke at the AVCA Convention to an overflow crowd, using a ribbon down the middle of the court (thanks to Sports Imports for the use of a box and standard to give me an anchor point). The title of the talk was Small Sided Games for Warm Up. I showed 1 v 0, 2 v 0. 1 v 1, 1 v 1 plus 1, and loser becomes the net games.
Burnout in Sports
Burnout in Sports was originally written as a guest blog for Christianvball.com. As someone who has not yet burned out on the sport I love, still playing in the dinosaur division with my son and doing my sport 7 days a week for over 40 years, I hope to share some ideas with you on how to avoid burnout. In no particular order, I share my “Top Ten” thoughts in the hope one or more might help you.
Five Recruiting Tips
Recruiting tips from former athletes and NCAA coaches