All coaching is, is taking a player where he can't take himself. ~Bill McCartney
A recent question was posed in the Volleyball Coaches & Trainers group on Facebook (search for it and ask to join if you want some great discussions). I will paraphrase, but the question was “How do you train your team in the mental aspects”. My first response was that we (as coaches) have to be careful not…
A recent question was posed in the Volleyball Coaches & Trainers group on Facebook (search for it and ask to join if you want some great discussions). I will paraphrase, but the questions was “How do you train your team in the mental aspects”. My first response was that we (as coaches) have to be careful…
I have to be 100% honest. This is the second version of this post. I wrote a whole (7 paragraph) post, then decided to delete it. I realized that I wrote the whole post addressing the symptoms and not the problem. I will start with the same story. A coaching friend of mine and I…
I was cruising through the inner-web (the Internet for those who don’t get my humor) and I saw a post in the “Volleyball Coaches and Trainers Group” on Facebook. The poster asked about what books they should have their players read. There is a ton of great volleyball books on the market. I wanted to…
Using stats while in a match can be a tricky thing. Everyone has personal preferences as to what they want to see in the heat of the moment. Most coaches want the full box score and rotational stats after the match, but they are of little value (for the most part) during the progress…