This volume features the talent, insight and knowledge of successful volleyball coaches. The roster of authors is a "whos who" list of coaches. Experts include Doug Beal, Russ Rose, Mary Wise, Al Scates, John Cook and John Dunning. From philosophy and inspiration to conditioning and skill building, this work provides full-court coverage. The proven principles, strategies, teaching methods, practice procedures and game-management experiences told by these coaches combine to create a complete volleyball coaching book.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Coaching principles and priorities: living up to responsibilities of a model coach; establishing principles and setting goals; finding direction and inspiration amid the ups and downs. Part 2 Programme building and management: seeking excellence in a programme - going for gold; marketing and promoting your programme; developing a successful college programme; developing a successful high-school programme; developing a successful junior club programme. Part 3 Innovative and effective practice sessions: planning creative, productive and fun practices; using new and proven teaching techniques; making drills more beneficial; conditioning for high performance. Part 4 Individual skills and team tactics: serving; receiving serves; setting; attacking; digging and ball control; blocking; components of a successful offence; devising a talent-based offence; dominating defensive systems. Part 5 Game and tournament winning strategies: giving players and teams the competitive edge; scouting opponents and evaluating your teams' performance; handling game situations.

Reviews

"From Volleyballseek.com"
Each time you open this book you'll learn something new and useful for your next practice, game, or season, be it conditioning, teaching, motivation, or scouting.
"From Volleyball USA"
The treasures found in this book are invaluable, and if you can't find the answer to your volleyball question in this book, there is no answer.