The Art of Coaching Volleyball

Your team will have to hit the road this year. Here are some tips to make sure players get the rest they need:   If traveling across time zones, go to sleep at 10 PM local time. Several days before you leave for a trip across time zones, start getting up and going to bed […] The post Sleeping tips for traveling teams appeared first on The Art of Coaching Volleyball.

When teaching players the float serve, whether standing or the jump float serve, you must first make sure they are getting the correct hand placement to create float. To do this, Kirsten Bernthal Booth has players pair up and repeat the correct "float" hand placement with no spin. John Dunning takes it a step further […] The post Serving fundamentals: Float serve appeared first on The Art of Coaching Volleyball.

With a proper warm-up you can help your players avoid both injury and fatigue. Static stretching, what many adults do before their own work outs, does not properly warm-up athletes for practice or competition, but can be very useful after exercise. Active warm-ups, stretching while moving through challenging yet comfortable ranges of motion, should be […] The post Active warm-up vs static stretching appeared first on The Art of Coaching Volleyball.

Terry Liskevych | Former USA Volleyball Head Coach I read an interesting article recently in the SportsBusiness Journal about Norway’s century-long dominance in the Winter Olympics. This is a country with just over 5 million people. Since the inaugural Winter Games in 1924, they have won more medals than any other country, including the U.S. with its […] The post Norway’s winning formula: Fun before fame appeared first on The Art of Coaching Volleyball.

When blocking, a players first step needs to take them somewhere or else they are forcing their next steps to be more elongated and the worse their blocking footwork tends to become. In this video, John Dunning breaks down the importance of the first step when blocking and uses Olympic examples to show why working […] The post The importance of the first step when blocking appeared first on The Art of Coaching Volleyball.

Purpose: To train overhead digging when the ball is coming at too fast of a pace to simply set the ball. This should be used as an emergency move for players who do not have time to make a defensive move to dig the ball. How it works: Players line up in right back with […] The post Overhead digging drill: Hands together & cup appeared first on The Art of Coaching Volleyball.

Terry Liskevych reviews "iGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy" by Jean M. Twenge, PhD. Twenge is a professor of psychology at San Diego State University and is the author of more than a hundred scientific publications. With generational divides wider than ever, parents, educators, and employers have […] The post Book review: iGen appeared first on The Art of Coaching Volleyball.

If you want your setters to be consistent, there needs to be a starting position and a finishing position. For John Dunning, the starting position can be found in 6 easy steps. The post Youth individual setting: Molding movement appeared first on The Art of Coaching Volleyball.

Looking for a drill to get your players better at game planning with a teammate? Use this drill from Mike Sealy that utilizes a half-court and a full-court to get players more spatially aware on the court! The post Half court to full court warm-up appeared first on The Art of Coaching Volleyball.

Sometimes in coaching, as in many things in life, seeing the negatives in a situation come a lot easier than seeing the positives. Use these 24 ways to say well done to keep your player's spirits up and to be sure they know you are cognizant of their efforts:   You’re on the right track. […] The post 24 ways to say well done appeared first on The Art of Coaching Volleyball.

Russ Rose believes the perimeter defense or middle back defense is the most often used defense in the game, but you must figure out your plan ahead of time. If you are at a low level and you do not play teams who can swing line, Russ advises to not have your players block line. […] The post Defensive systems: Perimeter defense appeared first on The Art of Coaching Volleyball.

One problem with pepper is that it doesn't get your heart rate up. A good alternative is introduced in this video by Taye Im, club director for Team One Volleyball in Aurora, Illinois. Im's drill has 3 levels – beginning, intermediate and advanced – and it typically spans 15 minutes. This drill is played over […] The post Beach volleyball warmup drill that’s better than pepper appeared first on The Art of Coaching Volleyball.

When divulging his 10 coaching secrets, Mark Rosen let slip one of the most important: Addition by Subtraction. In your program, sometimes to gain something, you need to take something else away. You can not be afraid to remove someone from your team if they are not going in the direction your program is going. The post Coaching secrets: Addition by subtraction appeared first on The Art of Coaching Volleyball.

The period of transition that occurs when an athlete starts to get fatigued in a game is important for coaches to understand. Games can be divided into three categories:   Games where athletes never get tired for a variety of reasons. Games where athletes suddenly get fatigued after a particularly intense series of events. Games […] The post Methods to control match/game fatigue appeared first on The Art of Coaching Volleyball.

Mark Rosen talks important sideouts and end game response. This drill allows the deficit team a chance to come back and repeat an end of game type scenario. The post Refuse to lose: End of game simulation appeared first on The Art of Coaching Volleyball.