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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volleyball serving strategy
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 an aggressive serve?
When we coaches say aggressive serving, what exactly does that mean? Here is what I mean when I use that phrase.
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 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.
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?
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.
Thinking on the subject of calling serve zones
A funny post by a fellow blogger on the subject of service target zones comes as I am considering my own usage of them with my team.
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.