The phases of volleyball coach development
In his book Talent and the Secret Life of Teams, Terry Pettit outlines what he considers the three primary phases of a coaching career. I think it's a pretty fair
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Game: Neville Pepper
This small-sided volleyball game is a variation on Winners with a single team on one side for a set period trying to accumulate as many points as possible.
Drill: Hitter Tourney
This drill can be used to compare your hitters in a competitive way, or just to have your hitters working against a block and defense in a game-play fashion.
Drill: 2-and-1 Pepper with Movement
This is a nice 3-person volleyball pepper variation which could be used as a warm-up drill and/or to work on ball control in general terms.
Drill: Back and Front Setting Warm-Up
Here's setting drill that's good for quick reps of both front and back sets requiring little space and which is suitable for training or pre-match warm-up.
Drill: Belly-to-Dig
This is a drill that can be used to work on individual digging and movement, and even conditioning, either alone or as part of a circuit.
Volleyball coaches need their rest too
We tell our players to make sure they take good care of themselves to play their best, but we need to do the same thing to be the best volleyball coach we can.
Drill: Basic Blocking Footwork
This basic blocking drill is good for working on footwork and can be easily inserted into a warm-up routine to ensure players are getting consistent work.
Drill: Servers vs. Passers Scoring
This simple game volleyball drill works on serving and passing in a competitive way with enough flexibility to let you create a balanced challenge.