Volleyball Coaching with the iPadVolleyball Coaching with the iPad I originally purchased an iPad just to aide my volleyball coaching. Granted, there are so many other things I use it for too, but that's another article. There are a ton of iPad applications in the iTunes...

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NCAA Approves Division III Men's Volleyball ChampionshipNCAA Approves Division III Men's Volleyball Championship Huge news from the NCAA this weekend... For those that don't know, the NCAA has approved a new Division III Men's Volleyball Championship. What does this mean? It means that many universities will now...

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Rotate123 and YouRotate123 and You Cue the 1950s documentary-style male narrative voice, "I bet you want to know what the future holds for volleyball coaches who love to game plan don't you? Well, your answer is here. Learn what Rotate123...

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Attention: Coaches Wanted...Attention: Coaches Wanted... This article is for those of you reading this that are thinking about getting into volleyball coaching. This isn't volleyball specific either, but I'll talk about it that way. Each sport is literally the...

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Product Review: Mikasa A TrainerProduct Review: Mikasa A Trainer I won a Mikasa A Trainer from the guys at TheNetLive radio show right before the fall boys volleyball season in Wisconsin started. I answered a few trivia questions and a few days later, it arrived. I...

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Review: Championship Productions – Becoming a Champion Setter

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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: Championship Productions – Serving and Passing Fundamentals

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Publisher: Championship Productions
Year: 2003
Coach: Don Shaw – Head Coach, Stanford University Mens Volleyball
Length: 37 Minutes
Cost: $39.99
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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

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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
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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