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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Volleyball Coaching
Too much coaching during matches?
What's the point of assistant coaches constantly talking to players between plays. Does it really have a positive affect? How does it impact development?
Only stating what really matters
An article on the AVCA blog makes some good points about what statistics it makes sense to collect in matches and practices, and how to use them.
High school volleyball position specialization
In this post I address a reader's question on how much positional specialization there should be on varsity vs junior varsity high school teams.
Approach to Varsity vs JV coaching
Responding to a reader question, here are thoughts on the difference in approaching the coaching of strategy and tactics to varsity vs. junior varsity teams
Why I don’t like volleyball butterfly drills
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.
How do I make my players quicker?
Want your players to react more quickly to balls? There are two facets to doing that, and a lot of stuff coaches do in this regard is basically worthless.
Setter: Go for everything or call for help?
Should your setter take every ball, or should they be able to call for help on balls far away? I actually think it's a question with a mistaken focus.
Non-Setter Setting: Are you working on it?
Professional and international non-setters often step in to set when out-of-system. You know why they are so good? Because they practice all the time!