The Art of Coaching Volleyball

This 4-step progression exercise develops the force of the hips. It's ideal for athletes who rotate their bodies while playing their sport and a great warm-up before practice or weight workouts. Progression 1: Bird Dog Start on the hands and knees, using a mat or cushion to protect the knees. Place the palms on the […] The post Hip airplane series for pelvic control, glute activation and rotational hip power appeared first on The Art of Coaching Volleyball.

  Purpose: Holly believes transition setting is a huge key to winning points in the beach game. She talks here about how important it is to train this skill in many different scenarios that might come up in matches. How it works: Have one player at the net (the blocker), and one player in a […] The post Transition setting drill for beach volleyball training appeared first on The Art of Coaching Volleyball.

Jaimee Rindy | Middle blocker at Coe College, juniors’ club coach Any regular season coach that’s been around the business a while will recognize this one: Fall Fatigue. This refers to that time in early October, right in the middle of season, when there’s an energy dip that’s almost palpable. This is usually due to […] The post 5 keys to helping your team overcome ‘Fall Fatigue’ appeared first on The Art of Coaching Volleyball.

Recruiting in the US has become a different ball game compared to Canada. The main one being the age of recruitment. This video further explores what other differences there are and how you can best help your players move onto the next level. The post Recruiting: Canada vs. USA appeared first on The Art of Coaching Volleyball.

What do you look for in your players defensively? Christy Johnson-Lynch looks for 3 main keys when designing her defense and figuring ou twhich players go where on the court: Technique: are your players low, are they stopped, what does their platform look like Reading: understanding the set, reading the hitter Mindset: aggressive player who […] The post Defense keys & designing your defense: Technique, reading, & mindset appeared first on The Art of Coaching Volleyball.

Purpose: To increase ball control in both digging and setting How it works: With the coach in middle front with two players in left back (LB) and right back (RB) and two targets (T). The coach hits to either left or right back who digs the ball to the “X” (tape in the center of […] The post Small group drills: Dig – set – hit appeared first on The Art of Coaching Volleyball.

At every level, statistics allows players to know when they have reached team or individual goals or how far away they might be from reaching them, but stats are not the same across every level. In this video, Mark Barnard and Ben Josephson work through which stats should be recorded at which levels. The post Statistical analysis: Stats at different levels appeared first on The Art of Coaching Volleyball.

Don Patterson | AOC senior content manager The deciding game of a volleyball match – Game 3 in juniors, Game 5 in college – isn’t just business as usual. “When we talk to coaches in our coaching seminars and clinics, we always ask them, ‘What are you thinking about in Game 3?’” says Brennan Dean, […]

25-15-10 Drill from Ron Kordes that helps you work on out-of system play and that you can adjust to fit your team in multiple ways.

Use these 10 steps to create more competition in your gym:   Have a winner and a loser Play games to a set score Play side scoring: side A has to get 8 before side B gets 6 One side has a scoring advantage in the wash drill: side A gets all the free balls, […]

Check out this defensive drill that forces your players to think and move. This drill was demonstrated at the 2018 Louisville Clinic by University of Louisville coaches Dani Busboom-Kelly and Dan Meske.

Everyone has different ways of stating games, but when it comes to scouting the other team, Russ believes the most important things to look at are their serving and passing stats.

Terry Liskevych reviews "Dream Like a Champion: Wins, Losses, and Leadership the Nebraska Volleyball Way" by John Cook, national championship coach. "Dream Like a Champion" is a first-person account from John that shows the hard work that he has put in as a coach to help his team. He discusses key points: motivation, team communication, […]

Two-Passer System In the two-passer system, your two best passers split the court, which forces them to cover a lot of space. Three-Passer System In a traditional three-passer system, each player evenly covers 10 feet of the court. In the “sliver” variation, the three players pinch to one side, leaving one player with just five […]

    21 Down is a competitive serving and serve-receive drill. First team to zero points loses the drill. Teams are divided in equal number and capability. The drill follows a pass-and-replace pattern that goes like this: Passers receive a ball, and no matter the outcome, they get off the court and a new passer […]