Coaching Volleyball

The American Volleyball Coaches Association convention wrapped up with me attending four more seminars on a variety of subjects.

The third day of the AVCA coaching convention was spent mainly in seminars featuring panel discussions and talks about communication and motivation.

The convention really got rolling on Thursday. I attended three seminars, did some business, connected with some people, and even watched a bit of volleyball.

In preparation for several fixtures coming up, I put the team through some 6 v 6 games, A team vs B team to work on…

Volleyball coaches need to think long and hard about how much they talk during practice. In most cases, less talking is much better than more.

In September 2013 I made a trip to UCLA to observe the women's team there in training. I found them talking about a book, of…

This is a good warm-up pepper drill that gets players moving, works on all major ball-handling skills and encourages player communication.

Coaching Volleyball Successfully, by legendary high school coach Sally Kus, is an absolutely fabulous resource for new and developing volleyball coaches.

Here is a fairly easy to use volleyball set diagram for defining and describing different types of sets as part of your volleyball offensive system.

Twenty one is a volleyball drill which works on ball control, movement communication, teamwork, and mental toughness