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A couple thoughts on offense and serving

Legendary coach Terry Pettit has shared some observations about the current state of the game to which I react.

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Volleyball Games
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Game: Kill it Deep

This is a small-sided game you can use to encourage hitters to attack deep, It's useful when you have limited numbers.

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How to keep hitters from dropping their elbows in attack

Hitters dropping their elbow is an issue volleyball coaches see quite often, but they often don't address it very effectively.

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Powerful hitting mechanics example

Here's an example of what powerful hitting mechanics look like, particularly with respect to generating power through the torso.

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Developing good hitter mentality

Here are some insights into how hitters need a good mentality and a full set of potential attacking solutions from coaching legend Julio Velasco.

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Volleyball Coaching Strategy
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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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