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Although I've retired from university coaching and the USA Girls U-18 team, my interest remains in the coaching and academic world. My goal is for this site to be a resource of information and thought-provoking opinions that will assist you in becoming a better teacher and coach.
My recent post on serve-receive initiated significant responses, directly…
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A bi-weekly journal focusing on current events and scholarly work in the worlds of Education and Coaching.
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“Quiet,” by Susan Cain, is a book that I wish was written thirty years ago for the very selfish reason it would have made me a better coach. Even though the book is not written for coaches, there are so many coaching nuggets that would have impacted every aspect of how I interacted with players of all personalities, especially those who tend to be introverted.
Read MoreI've become an avid reader of pretty much anything that is in front of me. In this section of the website, I'll recommend material that you might find compelling. It might be a book, an article, or a video that I find thought-provoking. If anything that I suggest provides you with some new perspectives and somehow enriches your life then I'm pleased.
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Thoughts on Serve-Receive
My recent post on serve-receive initiated significant responses, directly or on various venues. The article aimed to encourage coaches to be creative in organizing serve-receive patterns. The straight 3-person pattern isn’t necessarily the best way to deal with the challenges of receiving a short or deep serve, which is statistically the most difficult for the…
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Will Professional Volleyball Impact Club and Collegiate Programs?
An increasing number of students are “canning” the over-rated and overpriced collegiate experience and are focused on getting a head start on a career without being saddled with a college loan. A study by the National Student Clearinghouse indicates a decline in college enrollment of 5.1 percent or 938,000 students since the fall of 2019.…
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Passing Techniques and Systems- One Size Does Not Fit All
Coaches must guard against automatically mirroring other teams’ or coaches’ techniques and tactics. Many factors should influence how the skills are taught and the systems implemented. The game is different at the collegiate or national team levels compared to a 14-under club team. The men’s game at the international level is a beast unto itself—the…
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