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Volleyball Coaching Q&A
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How to teach the overhand serve to volleyball beginners

How do you teach volleyball beginners to serve? That is the question I was asked. Here is what I focus on when working with new servers.

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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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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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2015-16 Svedala Volleybollklubb
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Coaching Log – Feb 1, 2016

As solid week of work didn't not end with the win that was anticipated, but rather a loss which puts our challenge for a top playoff seed in jeopardy.

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More on servers vs. passers games

Following on some earlier thinking about developing a way to work on serving and passing in a competitive way, I tried a new scoring system for a game.

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2015-16 Svedala Volleybollklubb
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Coaching Log – Dec 14, 2015

For a second week in a row we avenged a previous 3-2 loss. In doing so, we secured a Top-2 seed for next month's Gran Prix.

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Looking at serving and blocking together

There can be a tendency to think of volleyball skills in isolation, but it's worth looking at them in combination as a reflection of how they connect.

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Recommendations to help improve the serve toss

Inconsistent tosses are a problem for many volleyball players, especially younger or less experienced ones. Here are some ideas for coaches to address it.

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Serving Strategy: Attacking Zone 1

In terms of causing your opposition offensive problems, sometimes attacking Zone 1 can be an extremely useful serving strategy.

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