Training & Drills

For young athletes, it’s not about winning or even about learning skills – it’s about building self-esteem and friendships and the other intangibles.

How to execute the power position, instructed by Marc Rardin.

Before you teach the skills of volleyball, you should be teaching the joy of volleyball. These five tips will help.

Balance is key when reacting to a deflected shot and getting back into the ready position for another shot.

The setting position is essential to every team's success. If your athletes continue to develop positive setting habits your team will be reap the benefits on the offensive end. 

Another key is understanding that the low seam is almost never available. Avoid it! Better options are hitting high hands or tooling out of bounds for the point.

When something is fun for the players they are happier and when they are happier they give more effort. 

My coaching felt rehearsed. My expectations and goals felt predetermined. And before I knew it, I realized I had somehow adopted someone else’s philosophy.

“Believe in yourself. Have confidence. Go for your dreams. I’ve had ups and downs with that. I’ve had people in my life that have helped me believe."

What makes beach a cool sport is the variety of ways a hitter can succeed. You can find world-class attackers who have very different preferences when it comes to set location, set height and the set speed.