Do not allow players to go on autopilot
If your players are on autopilot while going through a training exercise, it's time to up the challenge else development will stall.
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Volleyball Practice Planning
Putting together a good practice
If you do it right, there's a lot that goes into an effective, well-run practice session. Here are the things you need to incorporate.
Making practice scrimmages less boring
Let's face it. Just playing normal volleyball games in practice can be boring. How can we avoid that while also getting important work done?
Planning out a day of setter training
Here are my thoughts on a running a 6-hour setter's clinic, split over two sessions with a break in the middle.
Encouraging attacking rather than giving up free balls
A coach is looking for some ideas to encourage more attacking and less giving up of free balls in their 6 v 6 play.
What percent of practice should I spend on serve and serve receive?
A coach wonders how much of their practice should be focused on serving and passing. That's a tricky question, though.
Reception training when your servers aren’t good enough
How can you get the most out of serve reception training when your servers are not good enough? Here's an idea.
Favorite serve-receive drills for older players
A coach is looking for some ideas of games and drills they can use when working with more experienced players on serve receive.
Pass great in drills, not in games
You ever find yourself in a situation where your players pass well in drills, but fall apart in games? The solution is pretty easy.