I Just Need a Line
The dawn drive to the Santo Domingo airport to begin my all day journey home to Colorado, goes mostly along the coast of ragged lava rocks – no beaches on this stretch, but lots of palm trees.
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Choosing the Right Words
I have been reflecting on the lack of specificity in most coaches’ teaching, as well as the choice of words we often make by habit.
The 7 Speeds of Volleyball
The concept of 7-speeds is based on the work of soccer researcher and author Jurgen Weineck.
Creating and Training Resilient Athletes
What a great IMPACT webinar last week, with Andy Pai answering the 200 coaches’ written questions that poured in, while Phil Shoemaker, head coach at University of Alaska Fairbanks, and I shared about 100 total years of collective insights for these new coaches to learn from.
Kessel’s Best Movies for Team Viewing
A personal list of movies, in no particular order, that might be great for team bonding and inspiration.
No More Drills, Feedback or Technical Training…
OK coach, hopefully this title has made you click through to this blog to see what the heck I could be thinking here.
May We Please Leave a Court Up?
Over 20 years ago I was working with the University of Colorado program, working with several club teams to merge them into a single varsity program.
CAP Article: Game-Like Training
Originally published in 2009 About the Author: Rick Swan is the head women’s volleyball coach at Colorado College. He is a CAP Level II coach in USA Volleyball’s Coach Education Program. Game-like training is a simple idea. It is the notion that athletes will learn to play the game of volleyball better by practicing the…
Tryouts and Our Deepest Fear
Tryouts can bring out our deep fears, as the talent pyramid begins its inexorable narrowing. From six elementary schools teams, to a couple or so junior high 7th grade teams.
Reflections on Open Gym
My son Cody is a senior at the oldest high school here in Colorado Springs. We decided together to start a volleyball club at his school this year, to help grow the boy’s high school club program.