When passer ratings don’t tell the full story
Volleyball coaches look at the ratings of opposing team passers to decide who to target with the serve, but that might mask opportunities.
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volleyball stats
Reacting to another blogger’s ponderings
Fellow blogger and coaching legend Jim Stone has some things he's been thinking about. Here I share my views on those subjects.
Deeper serve reception analytics
A coach's question brings up the opportunity to discuss both areas we can deepen analysis of serve receive and the challenges involved.
Unexpected research findings
My continued research into volleyball statistics and match outcomes turned up an interesting finding. Would love to get your thoughts on it.
Talking stats with players
Some coaches wonder if they should share stats with their players. A more important consideration is how they use and talk about them.
Actually measuring improvement in practice
As coaches we constantly pursue improvement. But are we actually measuring improvement when we take stats in practice?
Pondering a digger rating
We rate passers in serve reception on a point scale. Can we do something similar for defenders to be able to make comparisons?
How should we allocate our training focus?
How are you allocating the time you spend in practice on the various actions of the game? Do you even know how they break down?
Correlations to league success
What statistical measures correlate to success in volleyball? Here are some figures for you to look at on the subject. Much more to come later.