Book Review: The Art of Volleyball Hitting by John L. Bowman

The Art of Volleyball Hitting by John L. Bowman is a quite thorough discussion of hitting aimed at players, but I think you can find far better resources.

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.

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.

Reader questions on approach, knee slides, and run-throughs

A reader asked a trio questions related to hitter approaches, knee slides when receiving short balls, and run-throughs for passing

What is zero tempo?

What is a zero tempo set in volleyball? How is it different than a first tempo set? Those are the questions for this blog post.

Kill percentage off perfect pass

A dip into the Coaching Volleyball mail bag produced a question about the expected kill percentage when a team passes a perfect ball.

Teach them how to throw

If you're working with young female athletes one of the things you should very seriously consider including in your work is teaching them how to throw.

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.

Coaching Log – Nov 25, 2013

In preparation for several fixtures coming up, I put the team through some 6 v 6 games, A team vs B team to work on a few things and evaluate a new setter