Talking serving aggression and effectiveness
In the 2016 men's NCAA volleyball finals it looked like a conservative serving strategy ended up backfiring pretty badly.
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match strategy
Play conservatively to win, redux
Sometimes the highest probability of match success comes from taking a more conservative approach to how you go at attacking the opposition.
Serving Strategy: Attacking Zone 1
In terms of causing your opposition offensive problems, sometimes attacking Zone 1 can be an extremely useful serving strategy.
Sometimes you just do what you can
In a reversal of some previous good luck, I once had to field a totally cobbled together team in a Cup quarterfinal. I was surprised at how well it went!
When to call a timeout
Research suggests calling timeout in a volleyball match isn't as effective as we might think. What's your philosophy on calling timeout?