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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.

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Volleyball Coaching Strategy
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Setting up your starting rotation: 5-1

If you're looking to use a 5-1 offensive system, there are a couple of things to consider when you decide on how to place your players on the court.

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Favorite drills/games to practice serve receive?

What are your favorite drills/games to practice serve receive? That question, or variations of it, come up a lot. Here are some thoughts and ideas.

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Teaching center-line passing vs. platform angle

There is a long-running debate over how to train players to receive serve. Is center-line passing the better choice? Or should platform angle be the focus?

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Having a pre-serve process

When it comes to a pre-serve process keep in mind that both servers and passers should have them and that in both cases they should be simple.

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Fixing bad passing mechanics

A coach of a boys team is having problems fixing the passing technique of a certain player. I share some of my thoughts on how to get things turned around.

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2015-16 Svedala Volleybollklubb
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Coaching Log – Jan 25, 2016

Not a good week, unfortunately, as we lost our first league home match of the season, then lost a tough one on the road on the weekend.

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Philosophy question: serve reception scoring

Some work I did on serving and serve reception got me thinking about the value of including missed serves in pass ratings.

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2015-16 Svedala Volleybollklubb
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Coaching Log – Jan 18, 2016

This is an entry in my volleyball coaching log for 2015-16. This week saw our focus shift back to Elitserie play, with our first league match of the second half on

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