When teams attack your setter and get you out of system, your team needs to be able to handle the situation and still be able to attack.

In the clip below Ron Kordes,Assumption (KY) High School Head Coach,2012 AVCA National High School Coach of the Year; shows you a competitive drill to work on your out of system play.

Coach Kordes sets up and explains the execution of the drill and explains how the drill is scored.

This is a great drill to add to your “toolbox”. It allows you to work on a critical component of the game and it is competitive.

For more information about the DVD that that this drill came from click the link Competitive Volleyball Drills for Offense and Defense

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A good attack requires a good set. A good set requires great technique. Great technique by your setter does not, however, guarantee a great attack. A setter must me able to read the defense and then make the right decision. If we expect our setter to do this, we must provide them with the training to do so.

In the clip below Todd Dagenais, University of Central Florida head coach, breaks down read progressions to help setters understand where they should set the ball and improve your attack. He provides simple reads and straightforward drills to help train your setters to make good decisions. If you are interested in learning more about how coach Dagenaies trains his setters click the link Volleyball Setter Training: Reading and Decision Making

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Ball control is so very important for every volleyball team. Your team’s ability to control the ball ultimately determines its level of success. If you are lucky enough to have great hitters, your teams ability control the ball will determine how well you are able to utilize their skills. In the video clip below Kirsten Bernthal Booth, Creighton University; 2x National Coach of the Year, shows a ball control progression that she uses at her practices. In the clip you will see four different variations of basic pepper that she uses to improve her teams ball control.

For more information about the DVD that this clip came from click the link Skill Development Drills: Ball Control

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In the video clip below Mike Lingenfelter, Munciana Samurai head coach and four time national champion, runs the “Fab 50” drill to train players how to communicate with each other and dig balls on defense.

This drill is great for working on digging balls that are hit with power. The drill is also great for your setters, as they are extremely active. The drill can be helpful for teams that have trouble with balls hit between their players. It is very fast moving and has measuring component.

Like all of the drills I post on the site, you can modify this drill and what you emphasize to fit what you are looking to work on with your team.

The Fab 50 is just one of several fast paced intense drills that Coach Lingenfelter has included in multiple DVD package. For more info in the DVD that this drill came from,click the link All Access Volleyball Practice with Mike Lingenfelter

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Improving your team’s service receive passing skills would, without a doubt, make any team better. Something that you might not have considered is the importance of vision in serve receive and how to train to improve vision.

In the video below Walt Ker, founder and coach of Legacy Volleyball Club and three-time national championship coach will show you how he gives tools to his players to help their vision. Coach Ker stresses the ball must first hit the sweet spot and then the ball must be passed to the target. This will happen more often if the head is still (thus the eyes are still). He believes the three most important things in serve receive: Vision, Vision, and Vision

To learn more about the dvd that this clip comes from click the link Training Visual Skills in Serve Receive Passing

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