Volleyball Destination

You Got What it Takes to be an Official?
Everyone hates them but are they as smart as them? Take this quiz and see if you have the knowledge to be a volleyball official….

Volleyball team begins preparations for coming season (Purdue Exponent)
The Purdue women’s volleyball team is ready and willing to do great things next season, according to head coach Dave Shondell. “Our girls have really done a great job of buying into turning this program around,” Shondell said.

Judging Player Success
There are many things we as coaches don’t have control over their health, mood, rest, what they wear to practice, how many piercing they have, their grades, their family emergencies, etc. However, there are MANY things we can control and…

Volleyball champs (Community Press & Recorder)
The 13-1 NKYVC volleyball team from Wilder won a tournament in Louisville Feb. 4, facing club teams from Kentucky and Ohio. Four of the nine girls are newcomers to the team. Front row, left to right: Stephanie Gurren, Rachel D’Agnillo, Meggie Gradel.

A Rockin’ Practice
This may sound a bit odd… but there is an Outlaw Volleyball CD to go with a Playstation game…. I used it for some of our team warm ups and the girls loved it - they thought it was pretty…

Is High School Volleyball Really That Important?
From the forums, “I have a probleme, I’m a high school volleyball player that has dreams to go to university. I play club, regional, provincial (I live in Canada) and beach but here’s the catch I go to a school…

Prep Boys Volleyball: PAC 5 has contenders from top to bottom (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
jscroggin@thetribunenews.com The Paso Robles High boys volleyball team made two things clear in its home match against Righetti on Tuesday night at Asa Gymnasium.

Volleyball moving to California (Colorado Springs Gazette)
The U.S. men s volleyball team has an altitude problem. So after nine years, it s moving from Colorado Springs to Anaheim, Calif.

UH Men’s Volleyball Team Powers Past Pacific (The Hawaii Channel)
HONOLULU — The University of Hawaii men’s volleyball team beat host Pacific on Monday three sets to nothing. The win in Stockton, Calif., gave Hawaii a berth in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation’s post-season tournament.

Botswana: Lack of Communication Hamper Regional Volleyball - Mosweu (AllAfrica.com)
The Zone VI volleyball president Sesupo Mosweu has said that lack of communication is hampering the progress of the game in southern Africa. “The zone has been there for sometime but has not been functional.

Your Game notebook: One-man volleyball team loses to ‘underdog’ Page (Greensboro News-Record)
One team managed to beat Bob “The One-Man Volleyball Team” Holmes during his trip to the Triad last week.

SK’s Bakke among VU volleyball recruits (Vincennes Sun-Commercial)
South Knox’s Brianna Bakke is among four recruits signed to play volleyball at Vincennes University next season.

Student to be volleyball ambassador (Lima News)
LIMA When asked if she wanted to travel to Amsterdam this summer to play volleyball, it didn t take long for Aja Moore to sign up. After all, volleyball is something she loves, and traveling is something she has always wanted to do.

Some schools question STAC volleyball switch (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
The autumn sports calendar for Southern Tier high school girls will grow increasingly crowded beginning in September as result of the Southern Tier Athletic Conference shifting its volleyball schedule from the winter.

No. 9 Men s Volleyball Falls To No. 15 George Mason (GoPSUsports.com)
Fairfax, Va., March 25, 2006 The ninth-ranked Penn State men s volleyball team dropped a four-game contest to No. 15 George Mason, 30-26, 18-30, 22-30, 21-30.

Gibbons wins volleyball tourney; St. Thomas falls in baseball (Miami Herald)
Brendan Hamley had 27 kills, two blocks and seven digs as the host Cardinal Gibbons boys’ volleyball team won the Jungle Queen Tournament championship Saturday with a 22-5, 25-18, 14-25, 25-17, 16-14 victory against Orlando Bishop Moore.

Adcock signs to play volleyball at Cumberland (Sparta Expositor)
White County High School and Cumberland University are beginning to develop a connection athletically. Throughout the years, a number of WCHS athletes have chosen to pursue their college education while playing sports at Cumberland.

Some schools question STAC volleyball switch (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
The autumn sports calendar for Southern Tier high school girls will grow increasingly crowded beginning in September as result of the Southern Tier Athletic Conference shifting its volleyball schedule from the winter.

Four Person Pepper Drill
This is an interesting drill that you can actually use as a warm-up against your opponents. The drill focuses on warming up while practicing controlled passes with sets and back-row roll shots….

FSU hires Batie as volleyball assistant (Tallahassee Democrat)
Last season wasn’t a particularly good one for the Florida State volleyball team. The Seminoles’ sub-.500 overall record (13-17, 11-11 ACC) was the worst overall since Todd Kress took over the program.

Learning About the Swing Offense
In the forum, there is a great discussion on the swing offense. It can be rather complicated but when used properly, it is a powerful offensive tool. Check it out….

Falcons end Wolves’ volleyball dominance (Tri-Valley Herald)
DANVILLE For a two-year span there was no doubt the dominant force in boys volleyball locally was San Ramon Valley High.

Prepare to Play Your Best
Many younger players play hard during matches. They also play hard during practices. However, are they really playing at their top performance level? While practices and training are critical, also what you do to prepare for that big match the…

Volleyball season cut short due to Katrina (Loyola Maroon)
Eight hundred and seventy-five miles away in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, the Wolfpack volleyball team waited. And waited.

Men…s Volleyball Sets Ace Record in Rout Serves 27 Aces in Win Over South Vermont (The MIT Tech)
The MIT Men s Volleyball Team (21-8) politely demolished visiting South Vermont College 30-6, 30-10, 30-6 on Tuesday night, setting a team record with 27 service aces and winning in a blistering 46 minutes.

Is High School Volleyball Really That Important?
From the forums, “I have a probleme, I’m a high school volleyball player that has dreams to go to university. I play club, regional, provincial (I live in Canada) and beach but here’s the catch I go to a school…

Team-by-team boys volleyball capsules (Marin Independent Journal)
Rebuilding is underway across the MCAL boys volleyball landscape. Five of the conference’s seven teams lose first-team all-leaguers from last year, with only San Marin and Redwood not losing stars. As a result, the conference looks wide open, with four playoff bids up for grabs.

Secrets to Successful Digging and Passing
One of the best Libero’s in the world is a guy named, Eric Sullivan. A long-time veteran of the US Men’s volleyball team and the team’s first Libero, this outstanding player became the role-model for all Liberos. Follow the link…

Herd releases volleyball schedule (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
HUNTINGTON — The 2006 Marshall volleyball schedule was released Wednesday. Head coach Mitch Jacobs, who led last year’s Thundering Herd team to Conference USA regular season and tournament titles, said the upcoming season will be a tough one.