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  • Beating Burnout: What Club Volleyball Parents Can Do to Help Their Athlete Stay Healthy and Motivated
    If you’re a parent of a club volleyball athlete, you’ve probably seen how demanding the sport can be. Between multiple weekly practices, strength training, weekend tournaments, travel, and school responsibilities, the schedule fills up quickly. Most athletes handle that load well for a while. But when the physical and mental demands stay high without enough […]
  • Building Better Volleyball Teams: Key Lessons in Leadership, Culture, and Player Buy-In
    This post is based on a webinar I led focusing on developing a healthy competitive team culture. You can watch that here. I didn’t grow up in volleyball. Baseball was my sport, and I played nearly everything else you could imagine — football, baseball, basketball, the works. Volleyball, though? That was something I knew only […]
  • Does getting help from a mental coach make me weak?
    Athletes know when their bodies need attention. Whether it’s getting your ankle taped before a game, seeing the trainer for a muscle strain, or taking time to recover after a tough match—you don’t think twice about it because you know it’s necessary to keep performing at your best. But what if we treated our minds […]
  • Is mental coaching just therapy?
    It’s completely normal to feel hesitant about mental coaching, especially if you’re worried it might feel like therapy or make you seem weak. Many athletes share those same concerns at first. But here’s the thing—mental coaching is actually about building strength, not about fixing something that’s broken. Just like you train your body to be […]
  • Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are set to be a thrilling event, especially for volleyball fans. The games will take place from July 27 to August 11, 2024. Both indoor and beach volleyball will be featured. Venue and Schedule Indoor volleyball matches will be held at South Paris Arena #1, part of the Paris […]
  • How to Teach Mental Toughness
    The post How to Teach Mental Toughness appeared first on Volleyball Tips, Drills & Training for Players & Coaches.
  • Beating Burnout: How Teen Athletes Can Stay Happy, Healthy, and on Top of Their Game
    Have you ever felt like you’re just running on empty, no matter how much you love your sport? Or maybe you’ve noticed that your once boundless energy for practice sessions and games has started to wane? Well, you’re not alone. Many young athletes face a challenge called burnout. It’s like hitting a wall, not just […]
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  • Adult Volleyball Players Can Still Build a Full Game Life — Here’s the Map
    There’s a specific kind of loss that happens when a player’s structured volleyball world closes. The university team wraps its final season, the club disbands, or a relocation puts you in a new city where you know no one with a knee brace and a jump serve. Most players build everything through school teams, university […]
  • Mizuno Neo Jump Review – Are They Worth It?
    I’ve been testing the new Mizuno Neo Jump during several volleyball practices, and I think I already have a pretty good idea of who these shoes are made for. The first thing I noticed was the cushioning. These are probably the softest Mizuno volleyball shoes I’ve ever worn. Landings feel very comfortable, even after a […]
  • Volleyball’s Local Roots Fuel Global Fandom – What Can Pro Teams Learn About Lasting Loyalty?
    Professional sports executives love scale. They chase reach, social numbers, brand extensions, and sponsor buzz. Fine. Growth matters. Yet volleyball continues to show something that many bigger leagues still miss. The game often grows from school gyms, town clubs, church leagues, beaches, and family routines. It begins in familiar places. That closeness isn’t nostalgia. It’s […]
  • Why Every Volleyball Player Should Own a Resistance Band
    A few months ago one of my players asked me a question. “Coach, if you could only buy one piece of training equipment, what would it be?” He probably expected me to say a squat rack. Or expensive weights. Maybe a jump box. Instead, I pointed at something hanging on the wall. An elastic resistance […]
  • 25 Volleyball Mistakes Almost Every Player Makes (Are You Guilty?)
    One thing still surprises me after all these years. I’ve coached complete beginners. I’ve coached national team players. I’ve played against Olympic medalists. And you know what? Everybody makes mistakes. The difference isn’t whether you make them. The difference is whether you recognize them. Sometimes I watch a player and within five minutes I already […]
  • How to Increase Your Vertical Jump for Volleyball | 10 Things I Learned During My Professional Career
    Everybody wants to jump higher. When I was 15, I wanted exactly the same thing. I remember watching older players in the gym. Some of them looked incredibly explosive. Others seemed to float in the air when they attacked. I kept asking myself: “What are they doing that I’m not?” So I started doing what […]
  • 5 Biggest Rivalries in World Volleyball Right Now
    From Perugia vs Lube to Nebraska vs Penn State, these are the volleyball rivalries producing the most drama, upsets, and betting value. Biggest Volleyball Rivalries in the World Volleyball rivalries get tense in the stands, and that energy transfers straight onto the court. The result: rival teams give their absolute utmost, frequently causing chaos in […]
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  • How to Plan the First Week of Volleyball Preseason
    Plan your first week of volleyball preseason around assessing the team, installing base systems, and establishing ways of working. The post How to Plan the First Week of Volleyball Preseason appeared first on Coaching Volleyball.
  • Serve Receive Drills That Transfer to Matches
    Serve receive drills that transfer to matches: seam reads, passer movement, and scoring formats for better first contact. The post Serve Receive Drills That Transfer to Matches appeared first on Coaching Volleyball.
  • Middle Blocker in Volleyball: role, responsibilities, and training priorities
    Middle blocker role explained for coaches: blocking responsibilities, transition demands, quick attack timing, and training priorities. The post Middle Blocker in Volleyball: role, responsibilities, and training priorities appeared first on Coaching Volleyball.
  • Remembering Jim Stone
    The volleyball coaching world has lost a great thinker and educator in Jim Stone. His mind and willingness to engage will be missed. The post Remembering Jim Stone appeared first on Coaching Volleyball.
  • Training intensity without training panic
    Pressure isn’t intensity. As coaches we should build game-like practice intensity without training panic or “don’t miss” volleyball. The post Training intensity without training panic appeared first on Coaching Volleyball.
  • A defense of running lines (not really)
    A coach on social media defended the use of running lines in junior volleyball, but I don't really buy the presented rationale. The post A defense of running lines (not really) appeared first on Coaching Volleyball.
  • Hating to lose = competitive?
    It's said that true competitors hate losing. But can we really call that a true hallmark of a competitor when it's a general human bias? The post Hating to lose = competitive? appeared first on Coaching Volleyball.

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