Playing to win vs. playing not to lose
Do you know the difference between playing not to lose and playing conservatively to win? More importantly, does your volleyball team?
Category: Volleyball Coaching
Training beyond technique and tactics
Sometimes our training focus is more mental than physical, and as a result we might have to sacrifice some game-like elements to achieve our objectives.
As game-like as possible
In this post I clarify my own views on the philosophy of "the game teaches the game" in particular with respect to coach involvement in…
Thinking about volleyball recruiting
I'm going to develop a series of posts on the subject of volleyball recruiting. Your ideas on specific things to discuss are welcome.
Opportunities in training on a lowered net
Using a lowered net provides opportunities to work on things in a lower intensity situation and can also be a good warm-up exercise.
Should you run a 6-2 offense?
The 6-2 offense has gained in popularity in NCAA volleyball because of the substitution rules. Is it really the better choice for a team to…
Ice-breaking and bonding games
One of the more entertaining sessions from the HP Coaches Clinic I attended in 2015 was one focused on building bonds between individuals run by…
Ideas for new team integration
One of the frequent challenges in coaching volleyball is integrating a bunch of new players into a team. Here are a couple of ideas to…
What percentage of reps should be good?
What is the ratio of good repetitions for your players and/or team in practice? Where should it be? The USA National Team coaching staff offers…
Increasing player reads
A key element to developing good volleyball players is to given them lots of opportunities to read the ball. Here are some thoughts to that…