By: Mickey Marley Originally Published in: Game Ready – 52 Takeaways for Winning Throughout my thirty-seven years of coaching football, it always amazed me how much advice I got, whether I wanted it or not. […]
Language of the Leader with Jeremy Boone – Athlete By Design
Axiology is the science of human value and decision making and this assisted in a study of how athletes, coaches, and athletic directors make decisions. Based on this study, Jeremy suggests that the word ‘amazing’ […]
Hand Contact Drills with Craig Skinner – Univ. of Kentucky
Watch as Coach explains, and players demonstrate these hand contact drills that help with controlling the ball. Can your players put the ball where they want to? This is a timed drill used as a […]
Social Media: Your Messages/Views Are Always a Reflection of Your Employer with Garry Rosenfield – Coaches Inc.
Watch as Garry explains that coaches need to know their social messages and their views they express are always a reflection of their employer/program. Coaches are always on duty, thus always representing their school or […]
How Strong Is Your Bounceback?
Provided by: Raise Your Game The reason I’m so passionate about embracing failure is that I used to shy away from it. In fact, it wasn’t until I was in my early thirties that I […]
Practice the Match with Mike Lingenfelter – Munciana Samurai
Watch as Coach explains ‘practicing the match’ and how important it is to coach the way you play. Make sure that who you are in practice is who you are on game day. Creating game-like […]
High Hands Pepper with Tom Hilbert – (Retired) Colorado State Univ.
Watch as Coach explains that the High Hands Pepper Drill for improving an attacker’s shot is his favorite drill at CSU. The drill is played with four players on a side with two right/left side […]
Potential Will Get You Fired
Originally Published in: Game Ready – 52 Takeaways for Winning You are probably thinking, what in the world does this guy mean with the statement potential will get you fired. Potential is great, right? Potential […]
Mental Toughness with Pete Jacobson – WinSmarter
Watch as Coach defines mental toughness as the ability to perform at or near full potential regardless of circumstances. A symptom of lack of mental toughness is an athlete choking in competition as many young […]
Serving: Pick a Line with Kelly Sheffield – Univ. of Wisconsin
Watch as Coach explains how he wants his servers to be serving from one of the sidelines. Tape is placed on the floor that lead to seams within the zones. The servers must pick a […]
Leadership: Own Your Program with Philip O’Neal – Mansfield ISD (TX)
Watch as Executive Director of Athletics Philip O’Neal explains the first thing a head coach needs to do. They need to own the program. What goes on in the program is their responsibility. The AD […]
Taking Charge
Provided by: Raise Your Game The true test of a great leader is revealed not in what he does but what his people do without him. How does your team act when you’re not there? […]
Walking Progressions Warmup with Felipe Coronel – Houston Juniors and Lauren Carlini – USA National Team
Watch as Coach explains, and players demonstrate this walking progression warmup. Setters will start setting and DS passing while walking across court. Next players alternate a high/low set or pass while focusing on timing and […]
Blocking Eye Work with Emily Kohan – Colorado State Univ.
Watch as Coach Emily Kohan explains and shows film of players demonstrating this eye work progression drill that helps with timing and focus. Starting with eyes only, players must articulate a good/bad call and a […]
Pepper 3 Across the Net with Kate Wood – McGill-Toolen Catholic High School (AL)
Watch as Coach Kate Wood explains and shows film of players demonstrating this pepper 3 shuttle drill. Players will dig to themselves, set to themselves, then swing to the 10-foot line focusing on communication and […]
Self-Evaluation
By: William Taylor and Mike Sheridan Originally Published in: Sport Coaches Handbook Provided by: Human Kinetics We know that expert coaches continually reflect on their own coaching. Therefore, it makes sense that coaches exploring the […]
Competitive Short & Deep Drill with Cliff Hastings – Parkland College
Watch as Coach explains, and players demonstrate this competitive short and deep drill. This drill allows the coach to analyze each player and determine what they have been taught by previous coaches. Understanding this allows […]
How Thanksgiving Can Change Your Coaching Career…Seriously!
I started coaching as a favor and it was a huge mistake. I’d recently graduated from college and was working for the NYC Fire Department. My high school wrestling coach reached out to me and […]
Training Your Coaching Eye: Evaluating Video
By: Giuseppe Vinci – Founder, Hudl VolleyMetrics Originally Published in: Coaching Volleyball Copyright and Provided by: American Volleyball Coaches Association “We always talk to our players about their eye work, and try to get them […]
Attack Work: The Draw with Ryan Theis – Marquette Univ.
Watch as Coach explains, and players demonstrate these attack work drills using three different hits. Players will focus on their draw, creating separation at chest level with hand back and open. Players will then take […]
Individual Defense Drill with Beth Launiere – Univ. of Utah
Watch as Coach explains, and players demonstrate this individual defense drill. Players will go from serving to digging, helping to train that movement. After serving line to line, players move to their normal defensive positions […]
High Hands Attacking Drill with Tom Hilbert – (Retired) Colorado State Univ.
Watch as Coach explains, and players demonstrate this mini game in which the attackers must hit the block and still get a kill. The attackers are trying to hit off the block or between it […]
See and React Drill with Kevin Hambly – Stanford Univ.
Watch as Coach explains, and players demonstrate this ‘see and react’ drill. The defense should watch the passer and check to see that the ball is not going over the net then focus on the […]
5 Before 8 Competitive Drill with Evan Case – Univ. of the Incarnate Word
Watch as Coach explains, and players demonstrate this ‘5 before 8’ competitive drill. There are two sides with this drill: side A being offense and B is defense. Side A will receive free or down […]
Self-Awareness Test
Provided by: Raise Your Game Self-Test Despite the “self” in self-awareness, to ensure accuracy it is important to solicit intentional and purposeful feedback from those who know you best (your inner circle). As comedians know, […]
Watch the Spiker with Bob Bertucci – Sacred Heart Univ.
Watch as Coach explains, and players demonstrate the “Watch the Spiker Drill”. Blockers must visually read the angle of a spiker’s approach and take away their best shot. Intercept the approach so that the spiker’s […]
Helping Athletes Overcome Perfectionism with Stephen Mackey – 2Words Character Development
Watch as Stephen Mackey explains that athletes are dealing with pressure and expectations that come from the community and from themselves. Most athletes do not expect growth or personal best but instead, perfection. Athletes should […]
The 1 BIG Lie & 3 BIGGER Truths
Don’t fall for the same lie we always hear… My hot take of the week: One of the biggest lies you hear over and over again in athletics is “Sports develop leadership.” I can tell […]
Triangle Progression Setting Drills with Todd Dagenais – UCF
Watch as Coach explains, and setters demonstrate this triangle progression drill. There are three progressions and the setter will have a different starting point in each one. The setter will set ten balls reading the […]
Understanding Mental Health Stressors for Athletes with Steve Young – New Rochelle High School (NY)
It is important to recognize and understand some of the reasons your athletes may be experiencing stress. Mr. Young will explain in detail, with examples, the following causes of stress: time demands, athletic performance, injury […]