Using video for better blocker training
Here's an example of how you can use video to dramatically improve blocking drills when training your blockers in real game situations isn't an option.
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Volleyball Practice Planning
Getting creative with limited resources
We don't always have the resources we'd like to run the drills we want to run in practice. Here's an example of how I got creative with one, though.
Using process scoring in games
You can use process scoring rather than more standard outcome based scoring to continue your development work in training games.
Revisiting Repetition, Repetition, Repetition
I goofed. In writing a prior post I mixed up a couple of academic papers and wrote about the wrong one. Here I sort things out, and add some extra material.
Repetition, Repetition, Repetition – an article analysis
An article in the Winter 2018-19 edition of the AVCA magazine takes on the subject of random vs. blocked training. Here's my review of it.
Team or Player Development?
Finding the right balance of team development vs. individual skill training will help keep your team progressing at its optimal rate.
More is not better. Better is better.
The concept of muscle memory is a misnomer that can lead to incorrect views about the process of motor learning and how best to achieve it.
The influence of space on training effects
Playing space has a meaningful influence on the sorts of training effects you can expect to get from your games and drills. Use it wisely.
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?