Building relationships
A volleyball team is a collection of relationships. A whole lot of relationsihps! Do we give this enough thought and attention?
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Volleyball Coaching
The impact of games on development
There are some significant drawbacks to playing games - especially scored ones. With some thought, though, we can work around them to our benefit.
If you think it’s them you should think some more
It's easy to place blame on players for their lacking in things like coachability and mental toughness, but to do so is a form of hypocrisy.
Remember what matters to them
Above and beyond all our coaching priorities we must also account for the priorities of the players when planning and running our sessions.
The problem with the “just go for the ball” mentality
The "just go for the ball" mentality coaches and players adopt is one I discourage because it leads at best to inefficient play and at worst to injury.
Technical Director’s Log – April 24, 2019
The team played it's second national qualifier over the weekend. Once more it was in the Open division, Not surprisingly, the scores were not in our favor.
To call the ball or not to call the ball, that is the question
A lot of volleyball coaches teach their players to call the ball when that should be secondary to teaching them who takes the ball in a given situation.
Teaching setters good distribution
We can't tell our setters exactly where to set every single ball. That means we have to teach them to make the right decisions in the moment.
Lessons from Belgium for youth volleyball
A big change in the model of youth soccer development in Belgium provides a possible blueprint for youth volleyball, and should be given a serious look.