Archive for December, 2006

Tickets for UH Mens volleyball on sale (The Garden Island)

Sunday, December 31st, 2006

Tickets for UH Mens volleyball on sale (The Garden Island)
HONOLULU Individual tickets are on sale now for the 2007 University of Hawai i men s volleyball home matches, states a press release from the University of Hawai i athletic department.

Marcellus volleyball spikes competition (The Post-Standard)
Marcellus bested a six-team field to win the Solvay Christmas Clash Tournament in girls volleyball on Thursday. The Mustangs posted a 9-1 record at the event and placed first over host Solvay (8-2). Hitter Lauren Fletcher of Marcellus shared the Most Valuable Player award with Solvay hitter Erica Lamanna.

Get Jumping With This Easy Workout
I get a good many emails asking how to improve the jumping ability of players. Some are players that want to improve themselves. Other emails are from coaches,…

Building Confidence As a coach, one of the most difficult

Saturday, December 30th, 2006

Building Confidence
As a coach, one of the most difficult tasks I have had is getting that confidence level up in new players. Let’s face it, for the newer players, this…

Last Minute Gifts - Free Volleyball DVD Offer
Thought I would like to pass this little tidbit on to you guys. You remember the video review, “Drop Bombs on ‘Em” where the guys from “Snap Like a…

Another solid season for prep volleyball in southwest Iowa (Clarinda Herald-Journal)
The 2006 volleyball season was another solid one for southwest Iowa teams and two squads, Treynor and Manning, capped the season with a trip to the state tournament in Cedar Rapids.

Injury prevention - Landing Techniques One of the worse things

Friday, December 29th, 2006

Injury prevention - Landing Techniques
One of the worse things that can happen to a player is to hurt themselves. In our sport of volleyball, injuries are seldom minor and will take you out…

Another solid season for prep volleyball in southwest Iowa (Clarinda Herald-Journal)
The 2006 volleyball season was another solid one for southwest Iowa teams and two squads, Treynor and Manning, capped the season with a trip to the state tournament in Cedar Rapids.

Hartland volleyball aiming to improve during Lashbrook’s second season (Tri-County

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Hartland volleyball aiming to improve during Lashbrook’s second season (Tri-County Times)
Estelle Lashbrook and her squad is excited about the 2006-07 volleyball season.

Focus on the Positive
“Visualization can help you a great deal. Your last outing was very positive, so you need to visualize your performance on that day repeatedly. Another technique you can use is…

Another solid season for prep volleyball in southwest Iowa (Denison Bulletin Review)
The 2006 volleyball season was another solid one for southwest Iowa teams and two squads, Treynor and Manning, capped the season with a trip to the state tournament in Cedar Rapids.

Volleyball: Pickering makes 2A second team (Texarkana Gazette) Redwater senior

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

Volleyball: Pickering makes 2A second team (Texarkana Gazette)
Redwater senior Kara Pickering is the area s lone selection to the Texas Sports Writers Association s 2006 all-state volleyball team. Pickering was voted to the Class 2A second team in the outside hitters-middle blockers category.

H.S. Volleyball: Rio Rancho coach, players score honors (Albuquerque Tribune)
Toby Manzanares isn’t afraid to give himself high marks. Why should he be? The Rio Rancho volleyball coach guided the Rams to a second-consecutive state title, capping a 24-1 season.

Steps to Developing that Ideal Volleyball Player
It is our responsibility as coaches to not only make our players aware of the mental skills needed to succeed in competition, but also to teach them how to develop…

State champs lead Best Under The Sun volleyball team (Jonesboro Sun)
By Ben Cowens Sun staff writer No one can question the quality of volleyball in Northeast Arkansas. The Sun s circulation area boasts 23 current all-state performers from 11 different schools.

Analy teammates share volleyball honors (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

Tuesday, December 26th, 2006

Analy teammates share volleyball honors (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
It’s not uncommon to have athletes share Empire Athlete of the Year honors in a given sport. After all, the honor was shared in girls’ golf and boys’ cross country this year.

Linden, LF volleyball has reason for optimism after dual meet (Tri-County Times)
Linden - Last year Lake Fenton and Linden’s varsity volleyball teams had seasons they would rather forget.

Focus on the Positive
“Visualization can help you a great deal. Your last outing was very positive, so you need to visualize your performance on that day repeatedly. Another technique you can use is…

Parker volleyball star typifies scholar-athlete (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Polo team holds pair of aces LAURA EMBRY / Union-Tribune Sarah Van Norman and Chelsea Smith-Carmichael had a common goal when they enrolled at The Bishop’s School as freshmen: winning four straight championships for the Knights water polo team. The seniors are three-quarters there. Parker volleyball star typifies scholar-athlete

SMALLCOLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Perrin’s volleyball career done (Bristol Herald Courier) The

Monday, December 25th, 2006

SMALLCOLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Perrin’s volleyball career done (Bristol Herald Courier)
The 2006 volleyball season was memorable for King College s Lauren Perrin. It also turned out to be her final season. Despite having a season left of eligibility, Perrin has confirmed that she will not return to play next season for the Tornado.

Injury prevention - Landing Techniques
One of the worse things that can happen to a player is to hurt themselves. In our sport of volleyball, injuries are seldom minor and will take you out…

Steps to Developing that Ideal Volleyball Player It is our

Sunday, December 24th, 2006

Steps to Developing that Ideal Volleyball Player
It is our responsibility as coaches to not only make our players aware of the mental skills needed to succeed in competition, but also to teach them how to develop…

Focus on the Positive
“Visualization can help you a great deal. Your last outing was very positive, so you need to visualize your performance on that day repeatedly. Another technique you can use is…

When is it TOO Much? One forum reader has a

Saturday, December 23rd, 2006

When is it TOO Much?
One forum reader has a problem. Her daughter plays volleyball. “She tried out and made a new club VB team whose season runs Dec-Jun, two practices per week, 2-3…

Injury prevention - Landing Techniques
One of the worse things that can happen to a player is to hurt themselves. In our sport of volleyball, injuries are seldom minor and will take you out…

12 Area Players Chosen To TSWA All-State Volleyball Teams (The Chattanoogan)
Twelve Chattanooga-area high school volleyball players have been voted to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association All-State team. Headlining the Class A-AA team were Notre Dame standouts Erica Cowart, Kerri Partridge and Morgan Strozak.

SLCC’s volleyball star blossomed with high school mentor’s nudge (Deseret

Saturday, December 23rd, 2006

SLCC’s volleyball star blossomed with high school mentor’s nudge (Deseret Morning News)
Sometimes it takes a little nudge from someone to get some direction in life. And sometimes that little nudge can ultimately result in enough momentum for incredible things to happen. For Salt Lake Community College volleyball star Kris Hymas the nudge came from an influential friend and mentor at Bingham High School in the form of then-freshman volleyball coach Heather Wetzel.

Ten Tips for Coaching Survival
I have made so many coaching mistakes. However, I hope that I am now avoiding many of the errors that I made when I was younger. Here are some of…

Volleyball championship (Greater Kashmir)
GK NEWS SERVICE Srinagar: The J&K Volleyball team is expected to leave on Friday to participate in 55th senior national volleyball championship to be held at Raipur (Chattisgarh). The event would be held from December 25 to January 3 next year.