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Research into training hitters to attack vs. a block

A research paper looks at two methods of training hitters to attack vs. three different types of block set-ups with interesting findings.

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Doing back row attacking right

Back row attacking - especially in the women's game - tends not to have a high success rate. If you do things right, though, you can improve that.

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Volleyball arm swing – understanding and coaching it

There's a lot of stuff out there about volleyball arm swing for hitting and serving. To put it bluntly, some of what you've seen and heard is plain bad.

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Helping attackers develop topspin

A regular reader of the blog has an issue with hitters that can't attack with topspin. I've had that issue myself. Here's my advice on developing the skill.

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Parts of the game you might be neglecting

In the AAU Volleyball magazine an article by Cassidy Lichmann lists five areas of the game where more work is probably needed. Here are my thoughts.

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Coaching hitters to get powerful swings

A fellow blogger has some advice for players looking to become powerful hitters. I share some of my own thoughts and observations to the conversation.

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Reader Question: How can I fix mid-line serving and attacking

A reader wants to know how to address players contacting serves and attacks in the mid-line rather than in line with their shoulder.

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Hitter attack angles

Wherein I go waffling on about hitting angles and when decisions get made, with some help from Mark Lebedew and Team USA coaches.

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