In a recent discussion with BJ Leroy of USA Volleyball, I encountered a paper by Bailey et al (2018) published…
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When people picture beach volleyball culture, they usually just think about just the game. People don’t seem to have to…
Continue ReadingImproving Quads 1: The net is not a player
Although a great deal of the instruction describes beach volleyball primarily as a doubles game, many, if not most, people…
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I hear a number of common phrases during volleyball play which I discourage athletes from using. This is why. “Call…
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Volleysensei (@volleysensei) The best way to teach a growth mindset is…
Continue ReadingTraining Day: 26 May 2018
Fundamentals of Beach Volleyball Done in cooperation with Sideout Volleybar. 26 May 2018 at 10:30am. Click for more details.
Continue Reading“Was that going out?”
I hear a number of common phrases during volleyball play which I discourage athletes from using. This is why. “Was…
Continue ReadingThe Math and Consequences of Rally Point Scoring
The adoption of rally point scoring fundamentally changed the strategy in beach volleyball. The original mintonette borrowed scoring from baseball…
Continue ReadingA simple lesson
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Volleysensei (@volleysensei) Dust off the ball before tossing it to someone.…
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