Volleyball and Fly Fishing

I got a new Orvis Helios 3wt recently. Made from the same carbon fiber they use on the Apache helicopters, it is feather light at 1.75 ounces total, and strong as heck, for casting into the afternoon winds along my favorite little streams.

Father’s Day and Volleyball

My father was my role model in countless ways, and I have done my best raising my kids as a single dad to follow in his World War II veteran footsteps.

To Sit or Stand During Matches?

This week I got an email from a coach, who asked a great question – sit or stand during match play?

How We Make Decisions

Most of you reading my work over the years understand the importance I place on improving the most important skill in our sport – reading.

More Street Volleyball Please

Hanging out at this year’s NCAA Volleyball Championships in chilly Omaha, Neb., one cannot help but be warmed by the wonderful hospitality of the Cornhusker Nation and Great Plains members. Wednesday night

HP Clinic Lessons Shared

So we are in the fourth day of this year’s USA Volleyball High Performance Coaches’ Clinic and CAP I,II, III sessions here at the Olympic Training Center.

SLC Showdown 18s Qualifier Rumbles into Utah

Girls 18s club teams from around the country will be in Utah on January 27-29 for the Salt Lake City Showdown Girls 18s National Qualifier at the Salt Palace Convention Center.

Mountain Classic Boys Qualifier Hiking to Denver

The 2023 USA Volleyball Mountain Classic Boys Junior National Qualifier will be hosted in Denver, Colorado, on December 1-3 at the Colorado Convention Center.

Looking Ahead: 2025 GJNC (11-13) Will Roll into Kansas City

USA Volleyball has selected Kansas City, Missouri, to host the 2025 Girls Junior National Championship for the 11-13 age divisions on June 21-24 at the Kansas City Convention & Entertainment Center

NTDP Athletes Earn AVCA High School All-America Honors

Thirty-seven athletes with ties to the USA Volleyball National Team Development Program (NTDP) were named to the 2022 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Girls High School All-America Teams in November.