Nov 17

Volleyball never ends for those who love the game!

Well, the 2009 high school volleyball season has come to a close. What a great year! Time for a nice long winter break.

PSYCHE!

We just wrapped up HOA club tryouts. For the off season, I’m coaching a 17s team and Donnie is coaching a 12s team (it’s cute, I know).

First thing’s first: uniforms. To the girls, this is a very important part of club volleyball. Sleeveless? Long sleeve? Collar? No collar? V-neck? Crew neck?

Help! Post your recommendations on uniform style in the comments section below.

Nov 08

How to do a Setter Dump Shot

Why do the attackers get to have all the glory? Here’s a Setter Dump Shot to put your setter’s kill percentage on the map.

The key to a setter dump is to be sneaky. The sneakier, the better.

You may be wondering, “How can a setter be sneaky?”
Here’s how:
1. She’ll keep both hands up like she would for a typical set. (it helps if she’s a jump-setter)
2. Next, she’ll drive her arm down by exchanging her wrist and elbow. (Wait, that sounds confusing. In a typical set, the setter’s wrist is the high point, right. Here she will drive her left wrist down below her elbow and finish with her elbow high. This helps her to get on top of the volleyball to get the kill).
3. Here, she demos Zone 2 and “donut” (which is that hole in the middle of the opponent’s defense. hint: it’s always open.) Another effective tip is Zone 4, over her right shoulder (not shown).

This move is especially terminal when the setter is front row (say, in a 5-1). She’ll be able to jump and really put some stank on the ball.

The setter shown in the video is number 2 in the state in assists. After all that hard work, I think she deserves some glory of her own.

Nov 03

3A Volleyball State Champions!!!

state champs

Our team had so many firsts this year… first time ever to be ranked in the state… first league championship… first ever Sub-State championship… and most importantly, our first ever STATE championship!

It wasn’t easy. My team had a great summer of workouts and a season full of drills that pushed them mentally. In the end… I feel like this is what made us ready for the final push at the State Tournament.