Watch as Coach Genny Volpe explains, and a player demonstrates the importance of foot placement while defending the line. Having the outside foot forward helps to ensure the ball goes up and into the court. […]
Legal Ramifications of Abusive Language Used by Coaches with Lee Green, J.D. – Baker Univ.
By: Lee Green, J.D. Provided by: NFHS: High School Today Chisholm v. St. Mary’s City School District In a highly unusual ruling based on an atypical analysis of the legal boundaries governing the motivational language […]
6v6 Tip Drill with Dan Georgalas – South Dakota State Univ.
Does your team struggle to pick up tips? Watch as Coach Dan Georgalas demonstrates a 6v6 drill that starts cooperative and becomes competitive.
4 Corner Ball Control Drill with Ron Zwerver – International Hall of Famer
Watch as Coach Ron Zwerver explains, and players demonstrate this 4 corner drill. This simple exercise focuses on ball control and communication. Coach emphasizes the importance of setting the ball high in the middle allowing […]
Battle Ropes with Nancy Dorsey – St. James Academy (KS)
Watch as Coach Nancy Dorsey explains, and a player demonstrates this battle ropes exercise working on correcting the imbalance of strength of the right and left arms. The goal of the drill is to go […]
Building Relationships
By: Dan Gould & Cliff Mallett Originally Published in: Sport Coaches Handbook Provided by: Human Kinetics Ability and desire to relate to athletes are critical in coaching. The coach-athlete relationship provides a foundation for effective […]
10-Minute Clinic: Blocking Drills with Danielle Jensen – Utah State University Eastern
In this Volleyball Coaches Insider | 10-Minute Clinic, Danielle Jensen, Head Volleyball Coach at Utah State University Eastern, shares blocking drills she uses to improve athletes’ skills. Drills Covered in this 10-Minute Clinic: Partner Blocking […]
Working With Sports Psychology Consultants
By: Dan Gould & Cliff Mallett Originally Published in: Sport Coaches Handbook Provided by: Human Kinetics Research shows that with directed effort, coaches can learn the importance of teaching mental and life skills and change […]
High Pressure Serving and Passing Drill with Emily Kohan – Colorado St. Univ.
Watch as Coach Emily Kohan explains that when you work on serving in practice, the players in the serving line can all execute great passes – however, with game pressure that is not always the […]
Golden Ball Competitive Scoring Drill with Jacob Thompson – Rouse High School (TX)
Watch as Coach Jacob Thompson discusses, and players demonstrate a 6v6 competitive scoring drill called Golden Ball that encourages athletes to ignore the score and play hard on every single point.
Accept It or Correct It with Alan Stein, Jr.
Alan Stein, Jr. explains that every single behavior that goes on in your program, on or off the field, is either something you accept or correct. He also explains how eliminating some behaviors, such as […]
Middle Blocker Cutting Off Angles Drill with Deitre Collins-Parker – Univ. of Arizona
Watch as Coach Deitre Collins-Parker explains, and players demonstrate this middle blocking drill that helps train hands to work independently. Coach has players focus on getting one hand in the seam and the other cutting […]
Are You a Prospect or a Suspect?
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life Questions College Coaches Should Ask and High School Players Should Be Able to Answer Better People=Better Athletes=Better Players and Teammates I am frequently surprised how rarely […]
10-Minute Clinic: Developing Culture Through Drills with Renee Saunders – Skutt Catholic High School (NE)
In this Volleyball Coaches Insider | 10-Minute Clinic, Renee Saunders, Head Volleyball Coach at Skutt Catholic High School in Nebraska, shares team culture issues and how she fixes them with drills and other ideas. Team […]
Float Serve Fundamentals with Ruth Nelson – Volleyball MasterCoaches
Watch as Coach Ruth Nelson explains, and players demonstrate this serving drill that uses puffer balls to train float serve fundamentals. Players take a quarter-turn away from the net and lift the puffer with their […]
Selling Vision
By: Alan Stein, Jr. Originally Published in: Raise Your Game I don’t believe there’s such a thing as a “million-dollar idea.” The phrase implies that all you have to do is come up with an […]
Activate-Terminate Drill with Brian Gerwig – Arkansas State Univ.
Watch as Coach Brian Gerwig discusses, and players demonstrate this activate-terminate drill. This drill works on your attack and transition play. You must block and get off the net quickly. First ball goes to middle […]
Match Analysis: What College Coaches See with Chad Callihan – Furman Univ.
What information are you focusing on during your match analysis? Watch as Coach Chad Callihan discusses the college box score and what stats he uses most often to evaluate his team and organize the next […]
Blocking Footwork Patterns with Hugh McCutcheon – (Retired) Univ. of Minnesota
Watch as Coach Hugh McCutcheon explains and players demonstrate this blocking footwork patterns warmup. The drill consists of a 3-3-3 step crossover block and progresses to a 5-3-3.
Altering the Self-Esteem Syndrome
Originally Published in: Game Ready – 52 Takeaways for Winning There is no question that a team is made up of individuals all trying to accomplish a common goal. It stands to reason that a […]
10-Minute Clinic: Setter Drill Series with Carolyn Condit – Miami Univ.
In this Volleyball Coaches Insider | 10-Minute Clinic, Carolyn Condit, Head Women’s Coach at Miami University, shares six different types of drills you can use to train your setters. Techniques & Drills Inside the 10-Minute […]
Developing a Group Into a Team
By: Dr. Colleen M. Hacker Originally Published in: Achieving Excellence Provided by: Human Kinetics One of the main points from this chapter is that groups and teams are formed through intentional actions; they don’t just […]
Bucket Passing Drill with Mick Haley – Volleyball MasterCoaches
Watch as Coach Mick Haley explains, and players demonstrate this bucket passing drill that focuses on footwork and body movement. Coach explains how the bucket forces you to dip the shoulder and line it up […]
Med Ball Core Exercises with Nancy Dorsey – St. James Academy (KS)
Watch as Coach Nancy Dorsey explains and players demonstrate these med ball core exercises. The Russian Twist works the core as well as the shoulders followed by the Wood Chop that works on flexibility as […]
Postgame Meetings with Paco Labrador – US Naval Academy
Watch as Coach Paco Labrador discusses postgame meetings and why he is not in favor of them. After looking at stats and watching game video, he is more prepared to speak with his team after […]
Setting: Square to Pole Drill with Zach Weinberg – Univ. of Evansville
Watch as Coach Zach Weinberg explains, and a player demonstrates this square to pole drill that works on setting footwork and placement. Setters will choose a target and focus on squaring up when setting and […]
My Take on Leadership
By: John Klessinger Originally Published in: A Coach’s Manual Provided by: Championship Productions “If you expect people to follow you, you have to be willing to be the first to get dirty.” – John Klessinger […]
Jump Float Serving Stations with John Grossman – North Carolina State Univ.
Watch as Coach John Grossman explains, and players demonstrate this serving progression drill used to train float serving. Coach uses pool noodles and elastic to shape the court and create three stations. This is a […]
Zone Hitting Drill with Jim Moore – Lane Community College (OR)
Watch as Coach Jim Moore explains, and players demonstrate this hitting drill that has players focus on specific zones on the court. Players begin by throwing hard to certain zones with no backspin on the […]
Reflecting On Why You Coach
By: Wade Gilbert Originally Published in: Coaching Better Every Season Provided by: Human Kinetics Most coaching books start with a discussion of the importance of creating a coaching philosophy and follow up with a section […]