Volleyball Destination

China’s Sichuan crowned at int’l volleyball tournament in Vietnam (People’s Daily)
China’s Sichuan club defeated Vietnam 3-2 for the top honor, while their compatriot Nankai crushed Thailand 3-0 to finish third at the third International Women’s Volleyball Tournament, VTV Cup 2006, which concluded in Vietnam Sunday.

Improving Bench Morale
Every junior volleyball team has this problem. Even the best teams in the country have to tackle the issue of how to satisfy the players who spend most of…

Covering Your Teammates
Check out this volleyball forum poll. The question is, “Why do players not cover their teammates?” The issue is most players will learn the most complex serve and…

Put Some Pressure on Your Team with these Drills
Coach Houser has added four new drills designed to really put some pressure on your team and get them to perform. Designed as scrimmage drills, or those that pit…

Rare chance to learn from the volleyball best (Stuff)
Wellington’s women’s volleyball players would not have had a better chance to learn from the best than during the past two days.

Jim Polster hit stride after he found his volleyball niche (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Everyone in the California men’s club volleyball circuit hated him. They hated his habit of trash talking through the net almost as much as they hated the ease with which he slammed the ball over it. Who was this kid anyway? He had come out of nowhere — or close to nowhere when it comes to men’s volleyball. He was from Minnesota. Ten years ago, that notorious kid was Jim Polster, now 27, an

CHS tabs Tabor as volleyball coach (The Celina Record)
Following a winless 2005 district campaign, the Lady Cats varsity volleyball squad will have its third different head coach in three years this fall. Josh Tabor, 27, has been hired to take over the reigns of the program.

Providing Feedback & Evaluations to Improve Players
At the end of the season, many coaches are looking for their players to improve their skills. Most coaches expect or equate this to players playing club volleyball. However, coaches…

CHS tabs Tabor as volleyball coach (The Celina Record)
Following a winless 2005 district campaign, the Lady Cats varsity volleyball squad will have its third different head coach in three years this fall. Josh Tabor, 27, has been hired to take over the reigns of the program.

Cougars, Utes favored in MWC volleyball (Provo Daily Herald)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — BYU and Utah are considered co-favorites to win the Mountain West Conference women’s volleyball title in 2006, and the Cougars’ Lindsy Hartsock is expected to repeat as MWC Player of the Year, according to results of a preseason poll released Tuesday by the MWC..

Seventy-First mourns loss of former volleyball star (Fayetteville Observer)
Jazmine Bebbs was helping her former Seventy-First volleyball teammates get ready for the fall season, and looking forward to enrolling at East Carolina in a few weeks.

USA Men’s National Team Destroys Japan
In great FIVB World League 2006 action, the USA Men’s National team absolutely dominated the Japanese team on their home court. With the powerful and unstoppable front line of…

International Women s Volleyball Tournament VTV Cup Vietnam tops group B to enter the semi-finals (Nhan Dan)
The Vietnamese players finished their competition in the qualifying round of the International Women s Volleyball Tournament VTV Cup with three consecutive wins, taking the first place in group B to enter the semi-finals.

Providing Feedback & Evaluations to Improve Players
At the end of the season, many coaches are looking for their players to improve their skills. Most coaches expect or equate this to players playing club volleyball. However, coaches…

What are you doing to get ready?
So, with July almost half over, it is time to start thinking about the upcoming volleyball season. But, with so much summer left, what should you be doing to…

Lady Tiger volleyball camp approaching (Arkcity.net)
The NJCAA Division II national championship runner-up Cowley College volleyball team will conduct a pair of summer camps at W.S. Scott Auditorium.

CSU volleyball team picked third in MWC (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)
The balance and power of the volleyball teams in the Mountain West Conference was reflected in the annual preseason poll released Tuesday.

Coaching Frustrations
You coach a team that wins ten games in a row and then wins its first tournament. Now the team is falling apart and worst of all, the players…

Bad Coach - What Can You Do?
From the forums, a player asks what they can do when their team is being coached by a guy that is not only bad but has no morals….

USA Men’s National Team Destroys Japan
In great FIVB World League 2006 action, the USA Men’s National team absolutely dominated the Japanese team on their home court. With the powerful and unstoppable front line of…

‘We were Serbs living in Croatia’: Saluki volleyball freshman shares her story (Southern Illinoisan)
The SIU volleyball team will welcome six newcomers to its 2006 roster. Marina Medic, a high-leaping middle blocker, is one of them. … The images that visit Marina Medic in her sleep have been blurred with time.

What are you doing to get ready?
So, with July almost half over, it is time to start thinking about the upcoming volleyball season. But, with so much summer left, what should you be doing to…

Kerygma Volleyball Marathon blocked again (Malta Star)
The yearly Kerygma Volleyball Marathon, a national fund raising charity event, will not be held for the second consecutive year this summer, Kerygma movement director Fr Paul Fenech told maltastar.com.

Get the Most Out of Summer Camp
I didn’t learn anything at that camp! Every time I hear this sad statement I cringe! Why? First of all, anyone who knows the game of volleyball…

‘We were Serbs living in Croatia’: Saluki volleyball freshman shares her story (The Southern Illinoisan)
The SIU volleyball team will welcome six newcomers to its 2006 roster. Marina Medic, a high-leaping middle blocker, is one of them. …

‘We were Serbs living in Croatia’: Saluki volleyball freshman shares her story (Southern Illinoisan)
The SIU volleyball team will welcome six newcomers to its 2006 roster. Marina Medic, a high-leaping middle blocker, is one of them. … The images that visit Marina Medic in her sleep have been blurred with time.

Get the Most Out of Summer Camp
I didn’t learn anything at that camp! Every time I hear this sad statement I cringe! Why? First of all, anyone who knows the game of volleyball…

‘We were Serbs living in Croatia’: Saluki volleyball freshman shares her story (The Southern Illinoisan)
The SIU volleyball team will welcome six newcomers to its 2006 roster. Marina Medic, a high-leaping middle blocker, is one of them. …

What is the Swing Offense
Have you heard of it??? It’s called the swing offense. It is one of the most advanced offenses a volleyball team can use against your team. The concept…