Blind drills don’t help reaction time
There are a number of volleyball exercises where players start off blind to the ball, then have to find it. Here are my thoughts on their value.
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There are a number of volleyball exercises where players start off blind to the ball, then have to find it. Here are my thoughts on their value.
An important skill in coaching is the ability to stay focused on the thing you're looking to train, and to create the right situation to do so.
A reader who is a volleyball player has a couple questions on how to help her teammates be better in serve reception and in serving
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Volleyball butterfly drills are used by coaches all over the place. I'm not personally a big fan of them for a couple of reasons.