10 Keys to Middle Blocking
Three-time Olympian Heather Bown gives tips on middle blocking.
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Beyond the Water Break
Good hydration meals paying attention to how much water you drink off the court too
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 Views on Video Training
Athletes and coaches talk the importance of game film
The Ring of Truth: Limiting Errors is More Important Than Hitting it Big
The two things that correlate most directly with winning matches, limiting hitting and serving errors
Five Keys to Making More Digs
Coaches and Olympians give tips to getting better digs