How to Run A Program Into the GroundHow to Run A Program Into the Ground In the spirit of a classic John Kessel article titled "Kessel's Handy Guide to Ruining a Player", I've decided to write about some things I've noticed that high school coaches can do to help run a volleyball,...

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Influencing People with Why First.Influencing People with Why First. Over the last few days, I've been doing some reading on leadership and management. I wanted to find something different to write about than the same old-same old leadership in sports post. Today, I found...

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Review: Championship Productions - Becoming a Champion SetterReview: Championship Productions - Becoming a Champion... Publisher: Championship Productions Year: 2002 Coach: John Dunning - Head Coach, Stanford University Womens Volleyball Length: 63 Minutes Cost: $29.99 TheVolleyballTeacher rating: This DVD is...

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Binding Players Together Through OrganizationBinding Players Together Through Organization My girl's volleyball counterpart, Coach Mo, at Neenah uses 3 ring binders to teach organization, self-discipline, and accountability to his players. I like the idea and I think a lot more coaches would...

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Teaching Players How To Read The GameTeaching Players How To Read The Game This article is all about raising the IQ level of all players who play the game of volleyball. It starts with an e-mail I received a few days ago: Dear VolleyballTeacher, I'm a junior high school...

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Review: Championship Productions – Becoming a Champion Setter

Category : Newly Released, Training Aid Reviews

DVD CoverPublisher: Championship Productions
Year: 2002
Coach: John Dunning – Head Coach, Stanford University Womens Volleyball
Length: 63 Minutes
Cost: $29.99
TheVolleyballTeacher rating:

This DVD is very valuable, especially when it’s double the length of many similar DVDs and about $10 less. John Dunning is a great educator and developer of talent. He uses this video to show both players how to train to be better setters, and coaches how to train theirs. It features one player and an assistant coach and they do a good job of demonstrating while Coach Dunning is talking over the microphone. Continue Reading

Review: Tandem Sport’s Pass Rite and Volleyball Pal

Category : Newly Released, Training Aid Reviews

In this product review article, I’ll be breaking down two rather inexpensive fundamental training aids. Both of these items aren’t necessary for a successful and established team, but they can help young kids in your feeder camps understand some of the basic and fundamental skills of the game. If you have ever been stuck with a few kids in your camp that can’t seem to serve over the net from the 10 foot line, or can’t pass the ball in a direct line, then these products might help you achieve some success instead of having to spend way to much time on a few laggers and neglect the rest of your campers who are up to speed. Continue Reading

Review: Championship Productions – Serving and Passing Fundamentals

Category : Training Aid Reviews

Serving and Passing DVD Cover
Publisher: Championship Productions
Year: 2003
Coach: Don Shaw – Head Coach, Stanford University Mens Volleyball
Length: 37 Minutes
Cost: $39.99
TheVolleyballTeacher rating:

This DVD has two parts covering serving and passing fundamentals. Like the previous reviewed DVD, Kevin Hansen is on board, as a young college athlete to demonstrate as well as a few other Cardinal mens volleyball players. As always, Don Shaw is professional and a very thorough teacher of the sport using technique explanation, demonstration, then creative drills to reinforce the lesson. See more of my review after the jump. Continue Reading

Review: Championship Productions – Setting and Spiking Fundamentals

Category : Training Aid Reviews

Setting and Spiking DVD Cover Publisher: Championship Productions
Year: 2003
Coach: Don Shaw – Head Coach, Stanford University Mens Volleyball
Length: 30 Minutes
Cost: $39.99
TheVolleyballTeacher rating:

This DVD is a two-part video with a review and demonstration of the basic fundamentals and techniques of setting and spiking. It is fun watching future FIVB and Olympic gold medalist and current starting setter for the Men’s USA National team, Kevin Hansen, mixing it up in the video as a young college. Read more of my review after the jump. Continue Reading

Review: 3 Coaching Items At Once.

Category : Training Aid Reviews

Tandem Deluxe 2 Digit ScoreScore Flip Flipper

Many coaches would like to have a nice scoreboard that they can take with them to practice and easily carry it away. A lot of portable scoreboards come as a unit that screws together and is awkward to carry and store. This scoreboard collapses flat and requires no assembly. Another plus is the construction. Heavy 7″ vinyl numbers count from 01 to 99. The set flip card goes to from 1 to 5, allowing 5 sets of volleyball. This deluxe model of the scoreboard also includes a handle for easy carrying. Continue Reading

Review: VB Sports Attack

Category : Training Aid Reviews

The Volleyball Sports Attack is billed as a must have item: “Thousands of college, high school, club and international teams rely on the Sports Attack Volleyball Machines to deliver thousands of reps in daily practice of jump serve receiving, digging, and spiking.” After using it, I have to say that it does deliver reps at game speeds, but you must be careful not to take too many reps away from players with this machine; something you can easily do.

I was able to purchase a used VB Sports Attack for Neenah boys volleyball program from coach Paul Schlomer at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin. While the one I got was the smaller model used for women’s teams, I have never had a problem using it as a spiking machine over a men’s net height. Continue Reading

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