Old school analysis
Sometimes you don't have much choice but to bring back some old school tools to be able to do the analysis you need to get…
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Coaching Log – Oct 12, 2015
The second week of the regular season ended with a fairly easy win. There were definite improvements in our main areas of focus.
What is this statistic really measuring?
What are you measuring when you divide the number of transition attacks your team gets by the number of balls your opponent hits past the…
You help fill in perception gaps, but you also have them
Players are limited in what they perceive and remember, which is one of the reasons there are coaches, but we also need to be aware…
U.S. Volleyball Coaching Career Paths
I assume at least some readers of this blog are thinking about where they might like to take their volleyball coaching careers. That being the…
Serve first or receive first?
Should you take serve or receive if your team wins the coin toss? Turn to the statistics to know what call to make at your…
John Forman’s Volleyball Resume/CV
Below is my current volleyball coaching resume/CV. You can also find my volleyball experience at my LinkedIn profile, and feel free to review my coaching…
How important is blocking?
How important is blocking in determining a volleyball team's success? It depends on how you define blocking and the level of play your team is…
Considering a set rating system
Rating sets, and by extension setters, is one of the more problematic issues in volleyball statistics. In this post I consider proposed a rating system.
Volleyball player efficiency ratings
Seemingly every time we turn around someone proposes a way to measure our volleyball players statistically. How many are actually meaningful, though?