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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.

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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?

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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.

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Setting counter-flow

Developing the ability to effectively run counter-flow sets gives a team the ability to put incredible pressure on opposing blocks.

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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?

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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