Edited by the AVCA and compiled by two of volleyball's top coaches, Hall-of-Famer Terri Clemens and National Champion Jenny McDowell. Covers all the positions of the sport and is applicable for players and coaches of all levels of play. Focuses on team drills that reflect game-like situations. Helps improve players' setting, blocking, and serving skills. Coverage includes keeping team motivation high, improving offensive scoring, and player conditioning drills are categorized by a three-tiered level of difficulty to help coaches mix-and-match drills to best suit their teams' needs. Drills include detailed explanation on the purpose, setup, execution, variations, and coaching points of the exercise.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Integrating Drills Into Practice; Chapter 2 Serving Drills; Chapter 3 Ball-Handling Drills; Chapter 5 Offensive Drills; Chapter 6 Defensive Drills; Chapter 7 Transition Drills; Chapter 8 Competitive Multiplayer Drills; Chapter 9 Team Scoring Drills.

About the Author

Incorporated as a private not-for-profit educational corporation in 1981, the American Volleyball Coaches Association currently has members across the USA and in 30 other countries. Teri Clemens spent 14 years coaching at Washington University, where she compiled an impressive overall record. Clemens is now a highly sought-after and nationally recognized motivational speaker and clinician. Jenny McDowell is the head coach at Emory University and led her team to national championship wins in 2008 and 2010.