Coaching hitters to get powerful swings
A fellow blogger has some advice for players looking to become powerful hitters. I share some of my own thoughts and observations to the conversation.
Category
Volleyball Coaching
Are team-building exercises valuable?
The presumption is that team-bonding exercises are a good way to create unity. Apparently, though, there's research saying just the opposite.
Caution is needed when goal-setting
Goals can be very useful things, which is why they are so often encouraged. There is a downside to them, though, that is little talked about.
Technical Director’s Log – December 7, 2018
The last couple of weeks of work in my role as Technical Director at Charleston Academy have focused on our coaching and how it can be better.
Knowing which kind of feedback to provide
The level of your players should influence the type of feedback you give them in terms of whether you go more positive or more negative.
Perspective matters
The volleyball system you operate in (pro, college, Juniors, etc.) influences your perspective on certain things. Others might have a different one.
Season-long planning
While making detailed long-term coaching plans for a season is impractical, it definitely makes sense to have things you're working toward developmentally.
Is this a new era of coaching?
A college coach authored a short article in which she describes a change in eras in coaching. She makes very good points, but something is missing.
Three short practices
As a covering coach I ran three shortish practice sessions for a group of 15-and-under girls. Here are the plans I used for those three sessions.