A champions look
Karch Kiraly talks exuding confidence
Why my Mom would have been a GREAT Volleyball Coach
For over 30 years, my mom taught first grade. I would visit her many times at school while she taught over the decades, starting from about the same height as the kids in her class, to being over six feet tall and towering over the kids, my mom, and their little chairs. What I remember from her teaching has colored my coaching, in the principles I learned from her, which would apply to coaching any sport well.
They Learn by DOING
One of the core concepts of motor learning is to increase the opportunities to respond. In our USA Volleyball IMPACT course, we call this increasing the contacts per hour.
Carson Clark Chats
U.S. Men's National Team opposite Carson Clark talks about the FIVB World League and his love of Star Wars
Scenes from Women’s Tryout
Participant interviews and action clips from the 2014 USA Volleyball Women's National Team Tryout
Learning vs. Teaching
The two most important skills in our sport are reading (as in anticipation, not hunkering down with a great book, though that skill is VERY important in life) and learning.
Men’s Sitting USA vs Canada Feb 8 2014
February 8th, 2014 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Men’s Sitting USA vs Canada Feb 7 2014
February 7th, 2014 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Coach Albert Einstein’s Best Quotes
I love to read and learn from people much smarter than me. Dr. Daniel Kahnemann, Jon Brockman (visit the www.edge.org often and you will be thankful even if your head spins at times), John Wooden, and Albert Einstein are examples.
The Impact Of Coaches
The impact of coaches, as told by USAV staff