“I’m so hungry!” — a phrase I seemed to be constantly saying – often soon after eating a full meal. It all began two summers ago when I decided to increase my vertical, and I wasn’t getting anywhere. My mom wanted me to wait because I was just entering my freshman year. She wanted my […]
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Improve Approach Acceleration Former USA and Canadian National Team Coach Bill Neville discusses how the movement of the arms can affect a player’s hitting approach, one way to fix goofy-footed approaches, and other tips to improve approach acceleration.
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In December, we announced the winners of the 2015 Side-Out Ambassador Program Awards. As part of the process, scholarship applicants submitted essays that addressed the following questions: What did they learn from their educational hours? How did they pass their knowledge on to others? How did this experience make them feel and why? Did they
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Each year, tens of thousands of volleyball players, coaches, and families in all 50 states join together to participate in Side-Out’s Dig Pink® Rally. We are so grateful for their generosity, and as we gear up for another Rally, we wanted to take a moment to recognize last year’s winners of the Sports Imports custom
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Successful Setter Attack Here are 4 keys to a successful setter attack as demonstrated by Oregon State setter Dana Backlund and explained by Mark Barnard, head coach of the Australian women’s national team and associate head coach at Oregon State: 1. Being able to jump set. 2. Disguising the attack by having both hands up
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Growing up, I was always much taller than the other kids, which seemed ideal for playing basketball. Then – and even now – people ask me if basketball is my game. Early on, however, my first passion was another sport. I ran track. At the young age of 6, my best event was the 200,
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