Watch as Coach Deborah Newkirk (Coach ‘Em Up) explains and players demonstrate this pretzel passing drill.
Motor Skill Hoops Game – Three Ball Drill – Louis-Pierre Mainville [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Louis-Pierre Mainville (Ontario Volleyball Association) explains and players demonstrate this motor skill hoop game.
Promoting Positive Gym Culture [ARTICLE]
Many years ago, while sitting on a plane for almost two hours readying for takeoff from Istanbul, Turkey (I had spoken at…
Nebraska Captures NCAA Crown With Four-Set in Over Florida [ARTICLE]
Mikaela Foecke got the back bump set from libero Kenzie Maloney, went up, and blasted her final swing of the match high…
Using Tempo – B.J. Bryant – Wisconsin Volleyball Academy [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach B.J. Bryant explains and players demonstrate using tempo to speed up the offense and put pressure on the defense.
How to ‘Load’ for Good Passing – AVCA Video Tip [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Brittany Dildine (University of Wisconsin) explains and players demonstrate this proper set up drill that promotes good passing.
Forearm Passing – Three Ball Drill – John Kosty – Stanford Univ. [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach John Kosty explains and players demonstrate this forearm passing – three ball drill.
Dual-Purpose Digging Drill – The Art of Coaching Volleyball [VIDEO]
Watch as Jim Stone (USA Girls’ Youth National Team Coach) explains and players demonstrate this dual-purpose digging drill.
Setting Drills [ARTICLE]
Setters are responsible for feeding the ball to the offensive players for termination. Setters can also terminate the ball…
Hitting Footwork Drill – Silvia Johnson – Metro Volleyball Club [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Silvia Johnson explains and players demonstrate this box hitting footwork drill.
Swim Noodle Drill for Crafty Shot Making – AVCA Video Tip [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Paco Labrador (Wittenberg University) explains and players demonstrate this vision hitting drill.
Critical Reflection [ARTICLE[
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.
Flamingo Drill – AVCA Video Tip [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Tom Shoji (Willamette University) explains and players demonstrate the Flamingo Drill.
Characteristics of a Setter [ARTICLE]
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.
Top 7 Teams Stay the Same in This Week’s VolleyballMag.com Mid-Major Poll [ARTICLE]
Top seven teams – BYU, San Diego, Cal Poly, Creighton, Western Kentucky, Wichita State and Colorado State – stayed the same in this week’s…
Middles – Two Step Approach in Transition – Todd Dagenais – UCF [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Todd Dagenais explains and middle blockers demonstrate the two step approach in transition net.
Passing – Platform Skills – Travis Hudson – Western Kentucky Univ. [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Travis Hudson explains and a player demonstrates this passing drill that emphasizes using shoulders instead of arms.
AVCA Video Tip of the Week – Setting Drills for Players Who Aren’t Setters [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Tom Hilbert (Colorado St.) explains and players demonstrate two setting drills that work for the entire team.
Agility Box Drills – Gwen Egbert (Doane University) [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Gwen Egbert explains and players demonstrate these agility box drills.
Outside-Hitter Transitional Pepper Drill [ARTICLE]
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. [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth explains and players demonstrate these defensive partner drills.
Blocking Warm-Up Without Ball – The Art of Coaching Volleyball [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Mike Talamantes (Park Univ. – MO) explains and players demonstrate this blocking warm-up without ball for developing good footwork and sound fundamentals.
Multi-Ball Drills for Mental and Physical Development [ARTICLE]
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 [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Jake Moore explains and an athlete demonstrates these ACL injury prevention – assessment exercises.
Line and Angle Drill – Silvia Johnson – Metro Volleyball Club [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Silvia Johnson explains and players demonstrate the Line and Angle Drill.
Across the Net Crossfire / Pepper Progression [ARTICLE]
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…
Passing Ladder Drill – The Art of Coaching Volleyball [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Christy Johnson (Iowa St. Univ.) explains and players demonstrate this passing ladder drill that works on ball control under pressure.
Parallel Digging Drill – Dave Shondell – Purdue Univ. [VIDEO]
Watch as Coach Dave Shondell explains and players demonstrate this parallel digging drill.
Improving Mental Toughness [ARTICLE]
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…
