Are you training out-of-system enough?
Are you working on out-of-system play enough in your practices? By that I mean does that work match the amount of time you're out-of-system when playing?
Tag
volleyball offense
Back row attacker in 5 or 6
Why you might decide to put your back row attacker in Position 5 and why I think that is not the best decision if you don't have other reasons.
Thoughts on second contact when setter-out
What should you do when your setter has to play the first ball during a rally? Who should take the second contact to set the offense?
Coaching Volleyball
Looking at offensive performance by set and pass quality
In this post I look at some offensive numbers from the 2017 Midwestern State season, noting what was surprising and looking at where improvement was needed.
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.
Trying to hide setter signals or make fake calls
How much does hiding your team's play calls from the other side or trying to fake them out really make a difference? Probably not as much as you'd think.
Audible offense or setter play-calling
A reader wonders about running an offense where hitters call their sets vs. one where the setter is responsible for play calling.
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.