Volleyball Destination

Volleyball: Women’s world championship results/standings (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
_ Results and standings of the women’s volleyball world championship:

Building Confidence in Young Players
Often one of the biggest challenges coaches that teach young players face is giving them the confidence they need. Volleyball is about combining complex major motor movements with finite…

Better Blocking
There are two main goals to blocking. The first is to stop the attacking opponent’s hit, returning it to his side of the court for a point. The…

Tennis, volleyball playoffs continue Tuesday (Asheville Citizen-Times)
ASHEVILLE - Three Western North Carolina volleyball teams - Enka, Hendersonville and West Henderson - will host regional championship matches Tuesday.

Hooker earns second-straight Big 12 Volleyball Player of the Week (Texas Longhorns)
IRVING, Texas — After hammering out 4.83 kills per game in Texas’ two road wins against Texas Tech and Colorado, Texas freshman outside hitter Destinee Hooker has been named the Big 12 Conference Co-Player of the Week. After winning her first volleyball player of the week award last week, Hooker shares this week’s award with Oklahoma middle blocker Eliane Santos.

Building Confidence in Young Players
Often one of the biggest challenges coaches that teach young players face is giving them the confidence they need. Volleyball is about combining complex major motor movements with finite…

Prep Volleyball Class 3-A: Snow Canyon rallies past Dixie (The Salt Lake Tribune)
OREM - The Snow Canyon Warriors have told each other all season that little things win state championships. So do big comebacks. Trailing archrival Dixie by two games in the Class 3-A volleyball state championship match Saturday night at Utah Valley State College, the top-ranked Warriors rallied just when it seemed they were going to lose to Dixie for the first time all year.

Digging It ; It Might Be Getting Colder Outside, but Volleyball Leagues Are Heating Up Across WNY (RedNova)
By Jane Kwiatkowski Suddenly, it has become all too obvious. Weatherwise, we skipped autumn, and — with daylight-saving time ending tomorrow — it’s about time we shift some physical activity indoors. But wait. There is a silver lining, and it’s called indoor volleyball.

Coach’s Guide to Training Setters
One of the most difficult skills to master in volleyball is setting. Rightly so, it is also one of the most intimidating skills for coaches to teach. Why?…

Rockville, Bloomfield run into big hitters at volleyball regional (Terre Haute Tribune-Star)
Just like baseball, there is nothing like having a big hitter in the middle of your volleyball team. The team trying to come from behind always knows the big hitter is coming.

The Skill of Setting
The most important position on any volleyball team is the setter. Yet, many players that do not play setter, give up trying to learn. However, everyone must be…

Take the Winner’s Road
In our society, we love to root for the underdog. Nothing more fun then watching that team that has a consistent winning record, a great program, talented athletes, and…

Better Blocking
There are two main goals to blocking. The first is to stop the attacking opponent’s hit, returning it to his side of the court for a point. The…

Are You Doing Enough to Get Recruited?
No matter how good you are as a volleyball player, you must promote yourself. Many great players never are seen by the big schools because they sit around and…

Raiders share GDC volleyball title (Rapid City Journal)
RAPID CITY - Rapid City Stevens claimed a share of the Greater Dakota Conference volleyball crown Thursday night. The Raiders’ victory over Sturgis, however, was anything but routine.

WIAA Division 3 volleyball: Reedsville shows heart in loss to undefeated Oostburg (Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter)
CEDAR GROVE As the Reedsville High School girls volleyball team returned to its bench, a league of appreciative fans rose to their feet with rousing applause.

Cactus High volleyball takes step forward as a team (The Arizona Republic)
Senior Shannon Cologna noticed the difference on the first day. The players were almost all the same, but Cologna knew as soon as her Cactus High volleyball squad entered the gym for open practices this past summer that this was a team.

HHCA, Prep still alive in volleyball playoffs (Island Packet)
Despite a scary injury to one of its players, the Hilton Head Christian Academy varsity volleyball team advanced Friday to the round of eight at the S.C. Independent School Athletic Association Class 3-A tournament in Sumter.

UWSP volleyball snaps skid against UW-La Crosse (Stevens Point Journal)
Several long-standing streaks came to an end as the UW-Stevens Point volleyball team posted a milestone victory with a five-game win over UW-La Crosse on Wednesday at Berg Gym.

Volleyball tournaments used as tuneups (Los Angeles Times)
The postseason is nearly in sight, so the Santa Barbara and Redondo girls’ volleyball tournaments must be coming up.

Region 2-3A volleyball: Wave keeps coming, holds off Raiders (Palatka Daily News)
GAINESVILLE The energy the Crescent City Junior-Senior High School volleyball team exerted in winning the second game of its Region 2-3A quarterfinal only made it easier for its opponents to refocus and recommit to the rest of the match Tuesday night.

N.C. 4A VOLLEYBALL: Providence sweeps Myers Park (The Charlotte Observer)
The Providence High Panthers took another step toward another N.C. 4A volleyball title Tuesday.

WIAA volleyball: Regional champion Reedsville prepares for sectional semifinal (Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter)
REEDSVILLE There are many feelings among the Reedsville High School girls volleyball team as it prepares for a WIAA Division 3 sectional semifinal on Thursday night against Oostburg.

Volleyball looks to regions (North Lake Tahoe Bonanza)
Despite losing to Truckee in four games on Saturday 21-25, 17-25, 25-23 and 16-25, the Lady Highlander volleyball team is still in the hunt for a spot in the regional tournament.

Capital volleyball team makes move (The Olympian)
Capital picked the right time to play its best volleyball of the season. Tied with Timberline for first place in the Western Cascade Conference, the Cougars dominated early en route to a 3-0 victory over the Blazers.

Volleyball playoffs open (Deseret Morning News)
With the volleyball playoffs beginning this week, nothing but questions surround the 2A and 3A tournaments. With both defending champions losing matches in region play, this appears to be a year in which several squads could claim titles.

Building Confidence in Young Players
Often one of the biggest challenges coaches that teach young players face is giving them the confidence they need. Volleyball is about combining complex major motor movements with finite…

South Shore volleyball rivalry continues (Tahoe Daily Tribune)
It doesn’t matter who the Whittell volleyball team plays. Dan McLaughlin enjoys beating the opposition. But this week, the Warriors play a game that brings a wave of trepidation for their coach.

City teams open regional volleyball play (Sioux City Journal)
Sioux City’s four schools will benefit from a mini-state tournament atmosphere when Class 4A and 3A regional volleyball tournament play commences tonight in the Long Lines Family Rec Center.

Ramblers volleyball drops two (Winona Daily News)
ROCHESTER, Minn. The Cotter High School volleyball team lost two matches at the Rochester Century Invitational on Saturday. The Ramblers lost to Blue Earth 25-20, 25-13, before falling to Rochester Century 23-25, 25-21, 15-11.

Pelham, Montevallo win county volleyball tourney (The Shelby County Reporter)
Pelham and Montevallo High Schools came away with the Northern and Southern Division titles this weekend at the Shelby County Volleyball Tournament, hosted by Briarwood Christian School.

Are You Doing Enough to Get Recruited?
No matter how good you are as a volleyball player, you must promote yourself. Many great players never are seen by the big schools because they sit around and…