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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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Advanced volleyball serving zones

A reader asked me to speak to the subject of advanced serving zones in volleyball. Here's a bit on the subject.

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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.

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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.

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What is an aggressive serve?

When we coaches say aggressive serving, what exactly does that mean? Here is what I mean when I use that phrase.

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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.

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Looking at scoring streaks, odds, and service strategy

A fellow blogger took a look at scoring points in streaks in the volleyball and how it relates to the outcome of sets. I have my thoughts on the subject.

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Should you start with your strongest servers?

It's time to put in your line-up. Do you put your best server(s) first in the rotation? Or are there other possible considerations that are more important?

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Talking serving aggression and effectiveness

In the 2016 men's NCAA volleyball finals it looked like a conservative serving strategy ended up backfiring pretty badly.

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