I wrote an article a few months ago about the new 2009-2010 net violation rule changes in USA Volleyball that you can read here. As much as I tried to keep it neutral, it was obviously slanted towards my negative feelings for the changes and my dread for the upcoming season. Now, a few months later and a club season in the bag, I’m revisiting the topic with experience in both coaching and refereeing the new changes for a club season. I’ll handle each topic the way I did in the previous article. Continue Reading
Category : General, Volleyball History, Volleyball News
Category : General
This post is coming on a Friday of a Tuesday through Saturday AVCA convention. I decided to write this here to implore all coaches of every level of Volleyball to join the AVCA while this convention is still fresh in my mind. It is imperative for us to help one another improve the value of the sport. With so many coaches as a sounding board for ideas, there is no reason to remain lone soldiers in the battle for young people’s attention in the sporting world and our own quest for knowledge. Continue Reading
Category : Volleyball History, Volleyball News
First, if you haven’t already heard, there are several rule changes this year for USA Volleyball this year. The most significant rule change, is the change to the net violation rule. Good or bad, this change is here to stay for at least two years. In this article, I would like to use the perspective of not having coached or officiated a single match with the new rules and what I expect the positives, or the fallout to be. I was very upset several years ago when the rules changed allowing lets, rally scoring, and a libero. I felt like they were trying to ruin the game that I loved. Now, after a few years I feel that it’s helped the game and made it more exciting. This is my new experiment to see how my opinion changes based on experience with the new rules. I will write this article again in March to see how my perspective changes.
Tandem Deluxe 2 Digit Score
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
Many people interested in coaching think it’s a lot of fun. Don’t get me wrong, it is. But there is more work in the off-season than the actual season. It’s not a profession for the unorganized. If you want your program to succeed, planning and organization are a key. When players do show up for practice, they want to play volleyball. Not many outside of coaching are aware of how much passion and commitment goes into the process to allow players that simple pleasure. This article is an overview of a high school coach’s management of a program, and specifically in my case, a non-teacher coaching in a high school. This will be a slight biography of my own experiences, but many coaches can relate. Continue Reading
Category : General
I’ve created this site to share information to other coaches and players in the world of volleyball. I am passionate about volleyball and boys volleyball in particular. In Wisconsin, boys volleyball is only in a handful of schools. I’m not sure of the exact number off the top of my head but I want to say about 50 schools. Yet, when you look at adult leagues, the majority of players are men.
