Watch as Coach Tom Hilbert discusses decision making, having a vision for your program, and knowing the geometry in volleyball.
Blocking Drills – Colorado State Volleyball Clinic
Watch as Coaches Tom Hilbert and Emily Kohan of Colorado State Univ. and Beth Launiere of Univ. of Utah discuss, and players demonstrate a variety of drills related to blocking development. This includes team drills […]
Attacking Drills – Colorado State Volleyball Clinic
Watch as Coaches Tom Hilbert and Emily Kohan of Colorado State Univ. and Beth Launiere of Univ. of Utah discuss, and players demonstrate a variety of drills to develop your team’s attacking. This includes drills […]
10 Decisions and Adjustments You Can Make in a Match with Tom Hilbert – (Retired) Colorado State Univ.
Watch as Coach Tom Hilbert discusses 10 adjustments you should consider for your matches. Coach Hilbert emphasizes that trying new things is okay as long as you are adjusting each decision to fit your personnel […]
Balance Exercises with Cliff Hastings – Parkland College
Watch as Coach Cliff Hastings explains and athletes demonstrate these weight room balance exercises.
Defense – Dig Line-Dig Crosscourt Drill – Ron Kordes – Assumption HS (KY)
Watch as Coach Ron Kordes explains and players demonstrate this dig line-dig crosscourt drill.
TAKE A SEAT – Cross Training Using Sitting Volleyball
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 with Todd Dagenais – UCF
Watch as Coach Todd Dagenais explains and a setter demonstrates this reading the middle blocker drill.
The Guide to Volleyball Conditioning Workouts
Volleyball players need high levels of conditioning to explosively sprint, change directions, jump and hit the ball point after point. However, Tony McClure…
The Three C’s of Communication with Millennial Athletes – Bo Hanson
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
Watch as Coach Tanya Jarvis explains and players demonstrate this foot speed warm up tempo drill.
Motor Skill Hoops Game – Three Ball Drill – Louis-Pierre Mainville
Watch as Coach Louis-Pierre Mainville (Ontario Volleyball Association) explains and players demonstrate this motor skill hoop game.
Promoting Positive Gym Culture
Many years ago, while sitting on a plane for almost two hours readying for takeoff from Istanbul, Turkey (I had spoken at…
Using Tempo with BJ Bryant – Wisconsin Volleyball Academy
Watch as Coach B.J. Bryant explains and players demonstrate using tempo to speed up the offense and put pressure on the defense.
Forearm Passing: Three Ball Drill with John Kosty – Stanford Univ.
Watch as Coach John Kosty explains and players demonstrate this forearm passing – three ball drill.
Setting Drills
Setters are responsible for feeding the ball to the offensive players for termination. Setters can also terminate the ball…
Hitting Footwork Drill with Silvia Johnson – Metro Volleyball Club
Watch as Coach Silvia Johnson explains and players demonstrate this box hitting footwork drill.
Critical Reflection
Unlike reflective practice, critical reflection is not focused on solving a specific problem. Critical reflection is used more sparingly, but…
Defense – Overpass Work – Eric Schulze – VC United (IL)
Watch as Coach Eric Schulze explains and players demonstrate this overpass drill.
Characteristics of a Setter
No two setters are exactly alike, but when we are evaluating setters, we find it useful to examine certain characteristics we feel are most important.
Middles: Two Step Approach in Transition with Todd Dagenais – UCF
Watch as Coach Todd Dagenais explains and middle blockers demonstrate the two step approach in transition net.
Agility Box Drills with Gwen Egbert – Doane University
Watch as Coach Gwen Egbert explains and players demonstrate these agility box drills.
Outside-Hitter Transitional Pepper Drill
This structured drill works on every aspect of outside hitting. It’s a great conditioning drill for the outsides because they must transition hard. Defenders…
Defensive Partner Drills – Kirsten Bernthal Booth – Creighton Univ.
Watch as Coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth explains and players demonstrate these defensive partner drills.
Multi-Ball Drills for Mental and Physical Development
Before I arrived at Bradley, I was a club director and high school coach in Indianapolis. I was always on the lookout for creative ways to stress our athletes…
ACL Injury Prevention – Assessment – Jake Moore – DPT; APTA Credentialed Clinical Instructor
Watch as Coach Jake Moore explains and an athlete demonstrates these ACL injury prevention – assessment exercises.
Line and Angle Drill with Silvia Johnson – Metro Volleyball Club
Watch as Coach Silvia Johnson explains and players demonstrate the Line and Angle Drill.
Across the Net Crossfire / Pepper Progression
Often when teaching hitting mechanics, we spend our time on approach footwork and angles, getting into a good load position, keeping the ball in front…
Parallel Digging Drill with Dave Shondell – Purdue Univ.
Watch as Coach Dave Shondell explains and players demonstrate this parallel digging drill.
Improving Mental Toughness
There is no question about the importance of developing our athletes’ mental game. In a sport where points are won or lost on errors, recovering from mistakes…