Purpose: Work on timing, approach tempo and strong acceleration for outside hitters. How it works: Have three passers in left back. Passers receive serves one at a time and then move out to the o...
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/the-basics-of-attacking-footwork/
Purpose: Learn the mechanisms of a strong armswing that can protect the lower back and shoulders. How it works: The way a player generates force is through torque, or the ability to generate forc...
This training session led by Russ Rose, former Head Coach of Penn State Volleyball, focuses on strategic serving and positional play in volleyball. Throughout the session, Coach Rose guides playe...
Kerry MacDonald of Volleyball Canada and Gina Schmidt, Coach for the Canada Youth National Team, talk about how attackers can use the presence of a block to get a kill. Vision of the block: Attac...
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/advanced-attacking-using-the-block/
Laura Kuhn shows how a right side hitter can use the opposing blocker to hit off their hands and get a kill. A right side hitter can use the block in multiple ways to score a point: by swiping si...
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/using-the-block-as-a-right-side-hitter/
Kentucky head coach, Craig Skinner, explains a volleyball progression drill that is designed to enhance attackers' approach and jumping technique. Focusing on the heel-toe-toe movement, the drill...
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/volleyball-hitting-drill-elimination-of-broad-jumping/
Former Penn State coach Russ Rose guides players through a competitive 6 vs 6 drill named ‘1 on 1’. This drill is designed to emulate the high-pressure, game-like conditions that are crucial ...
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/team-drill-1v1-hitter-isolation/
This volleyball progression drill focuses on refining hitters’ arm swings and body mechanics for optimal ball contact and accuracy. By concentrating on arm position, core engagement, and footwo...
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/volleyball-progression-drill-to-improve-arm-swing/
Purpose: Even when players are waiting to come on the court for a drill or have down time, they should always be practicing their hand contact. This simple progression, which can be done alone or...
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/youth-hand-contact-progressions/
3-step footwork drill for attackers reinforces three important keys for hitters: Small to big. Slow to fast. Arm backswing begins on the second step. Source
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/3-step-footwork-drill-for-attackers/
Pepper is one of the most widely used drills in volleyball. Terry Liskevych, former head coach at Oregon State and former USA women's Olympic coach, tells us why pepper is important to him and sh...
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/terry-liskevych-shows-us-his-pepper-drill-variations/
Beth Launiere, coach at the University of Utah, uses this 6-on-6 drill to work on teamwork, strategy, offensive consistency and contribution from all positions. Players do not rotate in this dril...
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/serve-1-offensive-development-drill-from-beth-launiere/