The Art of Coaching Volleyball

    According to John Dunning—head coach at Stanford University—one of the keys to team defense is individual defense. Being able to read the ball is a crucial component of individual defense. Dunning teachers reading in two parts: the first read looks at the angle the attacker faces, while the second read focuses on what […]

Knowledgeable volleyball coaches and trainers understand the importance of a well-planned dynamic warmup. These warmups consist of a series of very short exercises that not only prepare athletes to play but also condition them in a volleyball-specific way that will help their game long-term. Our fitness guru at Art of Coaching Volleyball is Marie Zidek,...

If you’re a volleyball coach, you undoubtedly have a solid understanding of how rotations work. But the less experienced players on your team or in your club may not, so here’s a tutorial from Art of Coaching’s Mark Barnard that you may want to share with players who are still fuzzy on the concept. Barnard,...

The 6-on-6 drill you’ll see here, explained by Western Washington coach Diane Flick, challenges the receiving team to win 3 points in a row – a side out first, then a point against the serving team after the serving team has received a free ball, then a third point off a free ball sent to...

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University of Central Florida Coach Todd Dagenais explains here why it’s important to name each drill that you create. It’s not about taking credit for your work. It’s about speeding up your practices so you don’t waste time.  

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Interview by Don Patterson   Here in the U.S., we’ve become a giant contradiction when it comes to sports. On one hand, we crave our games. More than 100 million of us will watch the Super Bowl in a couple of weeks. And we are forever motivated to discover and mold the next Tiger Woods...

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Nobody was more fun to watch during the 2014 college season than Penn State setter Micha Hancock, and a big part of what made her game so entertaining was her lethal serve. In four years as a Nittany Lion, the lefty from Edmond, Oklahoma, racked up a school record 381 aces. Her serve, which she...

When Brennan Dean, head coach at Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, teaches the four-step approach, he emphasizes to his players that the first two steps are very different from the last two. As he explains in this video, the size and speed of the approach steps play a big role in a player’s explosiveness when...

It has been a great year for Terry Liskevych, head coach of the Oregon State women’s volleyball team. The Beavers went 9-11 in the rugged Pac-12 (19-12 overall) and qualified for the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2001. Liskevych was selected Pac-12 Coach of the Year. Liskevych, who led the University of Pacific...

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The Bishop’s High team, which went all the way to the semifinals of the CIF San Diego Section open division playoffs before losing a tough 5-gamer to Canyon Crest Academy, advanced in December to the Southern California Regional finals of the state playoffs. The Knights lost that match 18-16 in the fifth to league-rival Francis...

Popular Post of the MonthThe Art of Coaching Volleyball “Post of the Month” is the video or article that was posted to TheArtofCoachingVolleyball.com last month that received the highest number of views and engagement online. In other words, it was popular! November’s Post of the Month – Jump Float Serve Fundamentals The jump float serve...