Reacting to another blogger’s ponderings
Fellow blogger and coaching legend Jim Stone has some things he's been thinking about. Here I share my views on those subjects.
Tag
volleyball offensive strategy
Fixed set height or match the hitter’s reach
Should you have your setter(s) set each hitter the same way, or should they adjust their sets based on hitter capabilities?
To tip, or not to tip
A fellow blogger did some research on the effectiveness of off-speed shots. There are a couple additional considerations, though.
Setting counter-flow
Developing the ability to effectively run counter-flow sets gives a team the ability to put incredible pressure on opposing blocks.
Non-libero setting when setter-out
Is there a better offensive option than the libero bump-setting high balls when the setter plays first contact?
Offensive Focus: Spread vs Overload
There are two basic approaches to offensive systems you can take in volleyball. Either your look to spread things out or your look to overload the block.
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.
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.
Reader question: Keep the system or change it
A high school volleyball coach is struggling with the question of whether they should stick to their offensive system or change it.