by Coach Stuart | Feb 24, 2022 | Coach Blog
USAV 9.3.4 DOUBLE CONTACT: a player hits the ball twice in succession or the ball contacts various parts of his/her body in succession. While this has been debated for some time, there has been a lot more talk over the last two years about whether or not doubles...
by Coach Stuart | Feb 22, 2022 | Advanced, Beginner, Drills, Intermediate, Passing, Serve Receive, Serving
This is a Serve / Serve Receive drill that allows more people to get more touches. Split the court in half — one group serving one direction and the other group serving another direction (we do this so serves from one side don’t interfere with serves from...
by Coach Stuart | Feb 5, 2022 | Rotations
A 5-1 is a more advanced volleyball system that allows for several hitting options including an Outside, Middle, Right Side, and Back Row attacks. What is a 5-1? The “1” means that there is 1 Setter that plays in all 6 rotations. The “5” means that 5 players on the...
by Coach Stuart | Dec 13, 2021 | Coach Blog
You ever have one of those practices where your team starts off real sluggish? Eventually, they pick it up and get into a rhythm but wouldn’t it be so much better if they could just come ready to practice? There is one thing I do before every practice to set the...
by Coach Stuart | Nov 15, 2021 | Coach Blog
It always feels like a really long time between the last practice of the previous season and the first practice of the new season. But here we are! The first practice of the 2021-2022 season. Before practice, we had a team meeting to go over club policies and my...
