Beth Launiere, head coach of the Utah women’s team, runs this warm-up drill to help players work on passing technique, arm-swing and serving mechanics. This drill can also be scored to add a competitive element. Players divide into 3 groups of 3: one group uses the left third of the court, one group uses the […]
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Solo Reps Stanford Coach John Dunning spends a lot of time planning every detail of his team’s daily practices. However, he also leaves 10 or 15 minutes for extra practice when players do solo reps. His reasoning: Practicing volleyball skills like serving or passing without having a coach on your back is a good way to
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Parents with children on winter club teams have a lot on their plate. Keeping track of practice, clinics and game schedules while also juggling holiday plans can be stressful and time consuming. With so much going on, it’s important for parents to take action and avoid spreading themselves too thin. Here are a few tips
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21 Down 21 Down is a competitive serving and serve and receive drill. First team to zero points loses the drill. Teams are divided in equal number and capability. The drill follows a pass-and-replace pattern that goes like this: Passers receive a ball, and no matter the outcome, they get off the court and a
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This year, Pascack Hills High School in Montvale, NJ is holding their 8th Dig Pink® Rally! Over the years, they have raised over $34,000 for The Side-Out Foundation, an effort spearheaded by one woman. In fact, she organized every Dig Pink® event but one. She was too sick this year to lead the Cowgirls in
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Blocking Drill During one Bishop’s High School practice, coach Tod Mattox works with the younger middle blockers on closing more efficiently to the outside blocker. His senior middle, Gretchen Cash, is very good at blocking, but the younger middles are still bending their knees and going down before their jump. That wastes time and often
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FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 20, 2015 — The Oakton High School girls volleyball teams hosted their 10th Annual Dig Pink® Rally yesterday, raising more than $12,000 for The Side-Out Foundation, which supports metastatic breast cancer research. Side-Out has raised nearly $10 million in 10 years, with much of these funds coming from Dig Pink® events hosted
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Playing solid, fundamental individual defense in volleyball, as Oregon State coach Terry Liskevych and OSU assistant Emily Hiza tell you here, is mostly about 3 things: Stay on your feet, even if you’re bending your knees and moving toward the floor to contact a low ball. Keep your arms between the floor and the ball.
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This week, we focused our blog posts on metastatic breast cancer, also known as stage 4 breast cancer. We shared facts about the disease (Learning More About Metastatic Breast Cancer), addressed why stage 4 patients feel marginalized within the breast cancer community (Bringing Metastatic Breast Cancer Out of the Shadows) and touched on the lack
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