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Podcast 17 – Talking Mini Volleyball Congress with Ruth Nelson

In this episode Ruth Nelson, who's gone from coaching college, pro, and national team athletes to kids, shares a recent presenting experience.

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Podcast 4 – Transitioning players to the next level with Liam Sketcher

In this episode of the podcast, Liam Sketcher joins me to talk about helping players transition from youth volleyball to the next level.

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Thoughts on youth volleyball structures

A lot of us in the volleyball community thing the youth structure could be improved. Here are some ideas how that can happen.

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Lessons from Belgium for youth volleyball

A big change in the model of youth soccer development in Belgium provides a possible blueprint for youth volleyball, and should be given a serious look.

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Smaller courts plus fewer players equals more development

Small-sided games are great training tools. They can also be great for younger age groups as the main competitive structure as compared to 6v6.

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Kids playing alongside adults in volleyball

In the US you don't often see youth volleyball players competing alongside adult players. Is that something we should be looking to change?

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Teach them how to throw

If you're working with young female athletes one of the things you should very seriously consider including in your work is teaching them how to throw.

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At what age should kids compete?

Is it really worth it to have the younger age groups playing in regional and national level competition? Seems there are some good arguments against it.

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Youth volleyball, Swedish style

While coaching at Svedala I got to see the Swedish version of 4 v 4 mini volleyball, which allows a bounce. I made some interesting observations.

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