Watch as Coach 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 number with […]
Pepper 3 Across the Net with Kate Wood – McGill-Toolen Catholic High School (AL)
Watch as Coach explains and shows film of players demonstrating this pepper 3 shuttle drill. Players will dig to themselves, set to themselves, then swing to 10-foot line focusing on communication and giving max effort. […]
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 […]
Blocking: Hands Techniques and Positioning with Bob Bertucci – Sacred Heart Univ.
Watch as Coach directs the blockers to get in a good, ready position. When they jump, try to press the ball over the net. The goal is to get the hands up and shaped like […]
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 […]
Chip-Chip-Bounce-Bounce Competitive 6-on-6 Drill with Jacob Thompson – Rouse High School (TX)
Watch as Coach explains, and players demonstrate the Chip-Chip-Bounce-Bounce Drill. The drill is a 10-minute competitive drill with the goal of getting 5 points to win the game. Progressing from free balls to bounced balls […]
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 […]
Passing: Deflection Angle with Mick Haley
Watch as Coach explains, and players demonstrate this passing drill which focuses on deflection angle. Keeping weight on their front foot during contact, players will pay attention to shoulder position, dropping inside to get the […]
Develop Relationships with Alan Stein, Jr.
Watch as Alan Stein, Jr. discusses the importance of developing relationships with your players. Know your personnel and play to their strengths. Work with the players on their fundamentals and basics. Develop relationships with the […]
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 […]
3 Factors in a Successful Attack
By: Jeff Zannetti It’s no secret that hitting is one of the most fun parts of volleyball! We all love when we get that perfect set that we can just wail on. It’s not always easy […]
Under Over Attacking Drill with Allison Yaeger – Seton Hall Univ.
This is a partner’s drill, and they are each lining up on the ten-foot line across from each other. One partner tosses the ball in the air and the other will indicate over or under […]
Rock, Paper, Scissors Drill with Felipe Coronel – Houston Juniors and Lauren Carlini – USA National Team
Watch as Coach Coronel and Coach Carlini explain, and players demonstrate this progressive setting drill which is designed to make players uncomfortable. With a player or coach flashing “rock, paper, or scissors” signs, the setter […]
How the “Why?” Generation Is Making Coaches Better with Stephen Mackey
Stephen Mackey gives an interesting take on how today’s generation always asking ‘why?’ can make your coaches better. When coaches communicate, they should always start with ‘yes’ and not ‘no’. If you start with ‘no’, […]
No Excuses
Originally Published in: Game Ready – 52 Takeaways for Winning Guess what is the easiest thing in the world to make? Well, it’s an excuse. Anybody can make one, and most people do. It’s easy […]
Setting Spider with Lauren Carlini – USA National Team
This drill starts with players on their backs, scissoring the legs with the ball in the middle and the hands going through. Keep the ball in the same spot with just a little bit of […]
High Hands Attacking Drill with Tom Hilbert – 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 […]
Building an Environment for Parents and Athletes to Communicate with Dr. Lee Dorpfeld – Univ. of South Florida
Watch as Dr. Dorpfeld explains that you want to build an environment based on communication in which the athletes are comfortable talking to you. Many times, parents or even coaches can hinder this process and […]
The 5 P’s to Preventing Burnout
By: Kevin Leichtman Did you know? Burnout happens most often to the hardest working, most committed and dedicated individuals? If you are striving to hit big goals and working as hard as you can, you […]
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, […]
Box-Initiated Setting Drill with Felipe Coronel – Houston Juniors and Lauren Carlini – USA National Team
Watch as Coach explains, and players demonstrate this box-initiated setting drill. The player next to the inclined box uses an easy toss to hit the ball at the box. The setter releases from a defensive […]
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
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 […]
Tennis Ball Wrist Drill with Jim Moore – Lane CC (OR)
Watch as Coach explains, and players demonstrate this tennis ball wrist drill. Two players should be 15 ft. apart on their knees and, using their wrists, flick the tennis ball to their partner. The wrist […]
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 […]