A couple thoughts on offense and serving
Legendary coach Terry Pettit has shared some observations about the current state of the game to which I react.
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volleyball serve strategy
Is calling service targets beneficial?
Serving certain targets - be they Zones or passers - can be very useful. Let's not forget, though, the one actually having to make the serve.
Coming up short on serve performance analysis
A coach worries he needs to change his serving philosophy, but what he presents doesn't get anywhere close to suggesting that.
The correlation of aces to wins
How important is getting aces to winning in volleyball? More important in the men's game than the women's based on the numbers.
What is the optimal serve error rate?
Serving aggressiveness and its impact on point scoring is a frequent talking point among volleyball coaches. Is there an optimal service error rate?
Service errors vs. service points
There is a point at which service aggression is just right to achieve the highest point scoring (breakpoint) percentage, but it varies.
Looking at Serving Risk and Reward
Lots of volleyball coaches want their teams to serve tougher, but there's a trade off between winning more rallies and losing more points through higher errors.
Comments on serving strategy from a coach
A US collegiate volleyball coach provides something to think about in formulating a serving strategy for your team.