Game: Side v Side
This small-sided volleyball game takes a cooperative drill and makes it competitive with a heavy focus on defense and transition.
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defense
Whose ball? Seam responsibilities
Whose ball is it? This is a question which should be answered before your team steps out on the court through understanding basic principles of seam responsibility.
Can players learn to read on defense, or is it an innate ability?
Is reading in volleyball something innate, or can it be taught? For sure it can at least be improved. Here is how you can do that.
Game: 4 v 4 Out-of-System Winners
This volleyball game is a variation on Winners which channels attacks into certain areas and works a lot on out-of-system offense.
Coaching Log – Nov 30, 2015
A pair of matches on the week, including our first long road trip, brought some mixed results in terms of outcome and quality of play.
What type of defense do you run?
A reader of the blog once asked me about the type of defense I run with my volleyball team, and generally speaking how I think about team defense.
Coaching Log – Nov 16, 2015
A limited week of training ended with a struggle in the beginning of our match on Sunday, though we eventually pulled out the win.
Coaching Log – Nov 9, 2015
We suffered our second loss in a very tight match against Danish opposition. It helped highlight some developmental needs in defense and transition.
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.