Watch as Coach Joe Morales explains, and players demonstrate this fast-paced drill working on in-system and out-of-system play. Progressing from a tip to a roll shot and then a down ball, players will dig the […]
What Are Your Athletes’ Biggest Influences? with Chet Scott – Built to Lead
Watch as Chet Scott explains the ‘leadership is influence’ concept, and that you know you are a leader if you have followers. If you are going to lead and influence your players, it would be […]
Blocking: Ready Position with Rocco Lucci – Niagara Frontier VB Club
Watch as Coach Rocco Lucci explains, and players demonstrate the ideal ready position when blocking. Keeping feet under the shoulders, players should be comfortable, but loaded, with knees slightly bent. Coach emphasizes the importance of […]
Hustle Pepper Drill with Christi Posey – Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City
Watch as Coach Christi Posey explains, and players demonstrate this Hustle Pepper Drill. The players will buddy up and the drill starts with player #1 at the 10ft line starting with a swing and player […]
Our Mission Coaching/Leading/Teaching Girls with Meghan Orgeman – Alexandria Area High School (MN)
Coach Meghan Orgeman discusses the mission of coaching, leading, and teaching girls. The highlights include these key points: Socialize our girls to be imperfect within a supportive network of people who care deeply for them. […]
Nine Ways to Develop Accountability in Your Program
By: John Klessinger – South River High School (MD) Accountability is a modern-day buzz word. It is thrown around team locker rooms, business meetings, and in schools. But what is it really. I am not […]
Blocking Drills with Haley Kindall
Watch as Coach Haley Kindall explains, and players demonstrate a few blocking drills that work on positioning and tempo. The solo commit block helps players work on a one-step, hop to close the block in […]
Two Ball Team Drill with Chad Callihan – Furman Univ.
Watch as Coach Chad Callihan explains, and players demonstrate this team drill that works on serve-receive offense and playing out of system. Each team has a chance to win two balls to get the big […]
One-Foot Takeoff Footwork Drill with Matt Darling – Gannon Univ.
Watch as Coach Matt Darling explains, and players demonstrates this progression drill that works on the one-foot takeoff. Footwork and arm swing go hand-in-hand. Players focus on the left, right, left approach and add the […]
Setters: Weighted Ball Wall Warmup with Adam Brewster – MidAmerica Nazarene Univ.
Watch as Coach Adam Brewster explains, and players demonstrate this weighted ball wall warmup progression. Players start by going from left to right hand and then setting into the wall, focusing on wrist movement and […]
Leadership: What Type of Team Do You Want to Be? with Robert Grasso – La Jolla Country Day School (CA)
Robert Grasso discusses how coaches must determine with their players what type of standards and values they must set that define their teams. It is important to ask questions so that players understand why they […]
Developing Athletes at Practice
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life “The best athletes have the most potential to be the best players.” Prior to, and possibly including 8th grade, I think all players benefit from playing […]
Blockbuster Drill with Kris Fiore – Lincoln-Way East High School (IL)
Watch as Coach Kris Fiore explains, and players demonstrate the Blockbuster Drill that works on transition footwork. This is a 5v5 competitive, high-energy drill that also works on a full range of shots and has […]
Genuine Feedback with Kendra Potts – Grand Canyon Univ.
Watch as Coach Kendra Potts shares insight on the importance of genuine feedback. People do not want pity, but a simple ‘I see you and you’re doing a good job’ goes a long way. Coach […]
Coverage Team Drill with Tom Hilbert – (Retired) Colorado State Univ.
Watch as Coach Tom Hilbert (Retired) explains, and players demonstrate this 6-on-6 team drill focusing on coverage. This is a 2-ball drill with wash scoring and helps with player alertness by creating coverage situations.
Jump Float Serve: Clean & Flat with Joe Sagula – (Retired) Univ. of North Carolina
Watch as Coach Joe Sagula explains, and players demonstrate a jump float serving drill. Coach applies elastic over the net and asks players to make a clean serve, hitting under the elastic and over the […]
Model, Teach, Test, Reward with Stephen Mackey – 2Words Character Development
Watch as Stephen Mackey discusses how leadership is critical in the teaching progression of athletes. He explains “Model, Teach, Test, Reward” as a method of teaching that produces results. How you work as a coach […]
Setting Effective Goals
By: Colleen M. Hacker Originally Published in: Achieving Excellence Provided by: Human Kinetics Olympic athletes, like most high achievers, commonly set goals to guide and motivate performance. These elite performers would not engage in action […]
Where Do You Find Leaders with Jeff Janssen – Janssen Sports Leadership Center
Jeff Janssen discusses the areas of the Commitment Continuum in which you will find leaders. He urges athletic administrators to not just look at parents, coaches, or kids, but to look at themselves on the […]
Ball Control 1-on-1 Drill with Megan Wargo-Kearney – North Carolina State Univ.
Watch as Coach Megan Wargo-Kearney explains, and players demonstrate this 1-on-1 drill that works on ball control. The major focus is on the first ball being high which gives players time to set up for […]
Shuttle Passing Drill with Melissa Wolter – Univ. of West Florida
Watch as Coach Melissa Wolter explains, and players demonstrate the Shuttle Passing Drill. This flexible drill can be timed or completed through a certain number of touches. Players will group in threes and the outside […]
2-Step Swing Drill with Matt Darling – Gannon Univ.
Watch as Coach Matt Darling explains, and players demonstrate this hitting drill that progresses from 2 steps into a full three-step approach plus arm swing. Coach emphasizes the importance of speed and wants players finishing […]
Middle Attacking: Self Toss to Attack Drills with Dan Meske – Univ. of Louisville
Watch as Coach Dan Meske explains, and players demonstrate this drill progression that works on middle attacking. Middles will control the pass by tossing to themselves then setting to the setter. This helps players to […]
Mental Toughness: A Skill That Can Be Developed with Dr. Colleen Hacker – Team USA / Pacific Lutheran Univ.
Watch as Dr. Colleen Hacker explains that mental toughness is a skill, and it can be developed. It is about how an individual responds to adversity, difficult situations, setbacks, and failure. Mental toughness is not […]
The Mental Side of the Game
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life With regard to athletic and sport skill development, what a player does with their mind, both on and off of the field, is at least as […]
High Hands Pepper with Emily Kohan – Colorado State Univ.
Watch as Coach Emily Kohan explains, and players demonstrate the High Hands Pepper Drill. This pin-focused drill works on hitting the ball off the top of the block. Coach encourages players to challenge themselves, swing […]
25 Contact Drill with Nancy Dorsey – St. James Academy (KS)
Watch as Coach explains, and players demonstrate the 25 Contact Drill. The object of the drill is to complete 25 touches with the option of players rotating after each ball. Increase difficulty by requiring your […]
Jump Float Serve with Jim Stone – Jim Stone Consulting
Provided By: Jim Stone, Author of “A Game Plan For Better Practices” Purchase Access to Full E-Book Here: https://jimstoneconsulting.com/book/ Watch as Coach explains how he wants the jump serve to have a rhythm to it […]
Arm Swing Mechanics Towel Drill with Simone Asque-Favia – Siena College
Watch as Coach Simone Asque-Favia explains, and players demonstrate this towel drill to help train arm swing. Coach has players focus on keeping a high frame while swinging crossbody using a fast whip through down […]
What U.S. Coaches Should Teach to Elevate Their Athletes’ Game with Danijela Tomic – Bowling Green State Univ.
Watch as Coach Danijela Tomic explains how important teaching the fundamentals is for young athletes. Players should know how to serve, how to set, and how to pass. Holding off on the specialization of position […]