Fix it or leave it alone?

One of your players has terrible technique - at least from your point of view. What do you do about it? Fix it or leave it alone?

Why don’t higher level teams use the W reception pattern?

Once upon a time the W reception pattern was used by teams everywhere. These days it's only those at lower levels. Why is that?

Develop better player reactions from the start, not the finish

Coaches sometimes try to improve player reactions by forcing them to focus only on the ball in flight when they should focus on the contact.

Game: 1-2-3 Wash

This is a wash style volleyball game that put's a premium on earning a sideout, especially on the first ball.

Drill: Flip-Switch

This is a good volleyball serving and passing exercise that constantly forces players to recognize and adapt to changing scenarios.

Are you teaching your receivers to read the server?

How much time do you spend on reading the serve with your passers? If you're like most coaches, you're probably way more focused on technique.

Adjusting serve receive pass ratings

The 0-3 scale is commonly used to rate serve reception passing, but it has some significant limitations. Here are some thoughts on improving it.

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

Scoring Serving and Passing Effectiveness

Scoring your volleyball team's serving and passing is one of the easier ways to use statistics to help make objective decisions about training and lineups.