Growing up in the 70’s, I watched a lot of professional basketball. As a Denver native, I watched Denver Rockets games (then a member of the American…
AVCA Video Tip – You Dig, I Set Drill for Liberos [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Tom Hilbert (Colorado St.) explains and players demonstrate this libero digging and setting drill.
Short Serve Defense – Cliff Hastings – Parkland College [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Cliff Hastings explains and players demonstrate this two kneepad drill for short serve defense.
Passing Drills for Beach Volleyball – AVCA Video Tip [VIDEO]
Watch as Camille Saxton explains and demonstrates these passing drills for beach volleyball.
Ball Control – 2 Ball Drill – Tanya Jarvis – Orlando-Tampa Volleyball Academy [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Tanya Jarvis explains and players demonstrate this 2 ball control drill.
ESPN and NCAA Volleyball: “We’ve Really Embraced It and It’s Done Well for Us” [ARTICLE]
This is a good time to be a TV-watching American volleyball fan. ESPN went all in on NCAA volleyball in 2017-18, picking up beach volleyball to add to its…
Beach – Chaos Drill – Kristen Rohr – Grand Canyon Univ. [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Kristen Rohr explains and players demonstrate this chaos drill emphasizing communication.
Blocking – Vision Drill – Anne Kordes – Univ. of Louisville [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Anne Kordes explains and players demonstrate this vision drill utilizing bean bags.
Why Should I Run a 6-3 or 6-6 System? [ARTICLE]
“In a 6-3 you teach HALF your players on the court the leadership roles and key skill of setting/running an offense, and in a 6-6, every player learns that key skill.”
Beach Update: Medals of Every Color in Cuba [ARTICLE]
The U.S. beach team of Avery Drost and Chase Frishman reached its third podium of 2018 and took its second gold medal on Sunday when it won the…
Passing – Star Drill – Kirsten Bernthal Booth – Creighton Univ. [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth explains and a player demonstrates these passing and footwork drills using a thera band.
Improving Your Jump Float – AVCA Video Tip [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Kevin Hambly (Stanford) explains and a player works on the jump float.
Forward Hurdle Hops – Nancy Dorsey – St. James Academy (KS) [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Nancy Dorsey explains and a player demonstrates these forward hurdle hops.
Passing Progression – Jeff Meeker – Cornell College [VIDEO]
Watch as Jeff Meeker explains and players demonstrate this passing progression drill.
NCAA Eligibility Center [ARTICLE]
When the goal is college athletics, the secret to success for many student-athletes often comes down to a simple premise: Knowing what…
The Miracle Season Movie Tells a Great Volleyball and Human Story [ARTICLE]
Every day after practice, Iowa City West’s girls volleyball coach Kathy Bresnahan went home and took notes about which drills worked and which…
Balance Exercises – Cliff Hastings – Parkland College [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Cliff Hastings explains and athletes demonstrate these weight room balance exercises.
Three Setting Do’s and Don’ts – AVCA Video Tip [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Salima Rockwell (Penn State) explains and players demonstrate the do’s and don’ts of setting.
Maximize Your Jump for Stronger Attacks – Art of Coaching Volleyball [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Mike Schall of Triangle Volleyball Club (NC) explains and players demonstrate the importance of players using more than just their legs to propel themselves off the floor to attack.
Defense – Dig Line-Dig Crosscourt Drill – Ron Kordes – Assumption HS (KY) [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Ron Kordes explains and players demonstrate this dig line-dig crosscourt drill.
TAKE A SEAT – Cross Training Using Sitting Volleyball [ARTICLE]
It may come as a surprise that many coaches have turned to the sitting game looking for ways to cross train their court athletes. Players learn…
Setters – Reading the Middle Blocker – Todd Dagenais – UCF [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Todd Dagenais explains and a setter demonstrates this reading the middle blocker drill.
Ball Control – Ball on None Drill – AVCA Video Tip [VIDEO]
Watch as an assistant coach (Silver State Volleyball Club – Carson City, Nev.) explains and players demonstrate this ball on none drill.
The Guide to Volleyball Conditioning Workouts [ARTICLE]
Volleyball players need high levels of conditioning to explosively sprint, change directions, jump and hit the ball point after point. However, Tony McClure…
NCAA Beach: AVCA Preseason Poll, West Coast Conference Preview [ARTICLE]
The AVCA Collegiate Beach Volleyball preseason poll came out Monday and, to no one’s surprise, defending-champion USC is No. 1. But right…
One Blocker Drill – Russ Rose – Penn State Univ. [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Russ Rose explains and players demonstrate this one blocker drill for blockers you want blocking at multiple areas of the court.
The Three C’s of Communication with Millennial Athletes – Bo Hanson [VIDEO]
Watch as Bo Hanson discusses the importance of the three C’s of communication with millennial athletes.
Warm Up Tempo Drill – Tanya Jarvis – Orlando/Tampa Volleyball Academy [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Tanya Jarvis explains and players demonstrate this foot speed warm up tempo drill.
Middle, Angle, Line Drill – AVCA Video Tip [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Mike Sealy (UCLA) explains and players demonstrate this drill focuses on keeping passers in their platform passing position for multiple contacts.
VolleyballMag.com 2017 High School All-American Teams [ARTICLE]
First Team – Gabby Blossom: 5-9, Setter, Sr. – St. Joseph’s Academy (St. Louis, Missouri) – Key stats: Blossom, the Gatorade Missouri…
