Creating a Low Cost Volleyball

OK Volleyball Thinkers. I need some help in creating a ball for young kids. About 20 years ago I created a “balloon ball”

Leave a Ball Behind II

Over a decade ago, I created a program with USA Volleyball, our regions and our amazing clubs to donate just one of their used volleyballs at the end of their seasons, to give away to other programs around the world that are less fortunate.

STOP Teaching Technique

… and start working much more on improving what you can control as a coach to increase your players learning of volleyball skills.

Behind the Scenes with Cassidy Lichtman

Get to know U.S. Women's National Team outside hitter Cassidy Lichtman. Posted April 15

USAV/FIVB TVA U12 National School Championships

From U12 Volleyball at School Finals in Thailand, December 2013. This great video shows how children can perform in Volleyball. We see digs, spikes and passion for the game.

STOP Doing Drills

Okay, this version of my STOP series is likely to be a tough one for many coaches, but its truth is well founded in science, just not implemented well in our teaching practices. I just watched perhaps my 2,000th “drill” on YouTube, as I seek to find any new ideas that others have created to help us grow and develop our sport.

Never Let Someone Steal YOUR Confidence

Over the weekend I got an email from a coach/friend from another country, with the subject line “Needing Advice” – In short, his daughter’s team won every game/set she got to play in, and lost every one she did not, yet the coach played her less as the tournament went on.