Archive for September, 2007

Panther volleyball one game out from top (West Salem Coulee

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Panther volleyball one game out from top (West Salem Coulee News)
The West Salem High School varsity volleyball team has been on a roll this season.

Often Good Players Get Overlooked
One of a volleyball coach’s hardest problems, bench morale will be eternally linked to satisfying players’ desire for playing time Good players will often sit the bench, especially on really good…

UAH volleyball team defeats Valdosta State (The Huntsville Times)
The Alabama-Huntsville volleyball team snapped a three-match losing streak with a 25-30, 30-26, 30-26, 31-29 win on the road over Valdosta State on Saturday in Valdosta, Ga.

Often Good Players Get Overlooked One of a volleyball coach’s

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Often Good Players Get Overlooked
One of a volleyball coach’s hardest problems, bench morale will be eternally linked to satisfying players’ desire for playing time Good players will often sit the bench, especially on really good…

International Volleyball in the United States!
If you have never been to a World League match then you have never really seen top-performance indoor volleyball. Luckily, those of you that can get to Chicago on…

NU volleyball takes loss (Midland Daily News) SAULT STE. MARIE

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

NU volleyball takes loss (Midland Daily News)
SAULT STE. MARIE — Lake Superior State edged Northwood 30-25, 30-32, 30-25, 24-30, 15-13 Friday in GLIAC volleyball. The Timberwolves fall to 14-4 overall and 2-4 in the GLIAC, while Lake Superior improves to 6-11, 2-4 GLIAC.

Highland volleyball sweeps Wapello (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)
Highland s volleyball team swept Wapello 3-0 Thursday in Riverside.

Stop the Choking!
I’m always amazed at some of the great advice that gets posted to our forum. It is a huge wealth of knowledge offered up by players, coaches and fans….

Saints volleyball falls in four (Helena Independent Record)
The Carroll College volleyball team is on a rough road that didn t get much easier Friday night.

Arkansas volleyball travels to Kentucky (NWAnews.com) The University of Arkansas

Friday, September 28th, 2007

Arkansas volleyball travels to Kentucky (NWAnews.com)
The University of Arkansas volleyball team returns to the Southeastern Conference road this weekend traveling to Kentucky and Tennessee. (Northwest Arkansas Times)

Stepping up to the Overhead Serve
Isn’t it funny that one of the most simple things to do in volleyball starts out with so much worry for so many players. The overhand serve is one…

Girls: Irondequoit remains undefeated in volleyball (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Irondequoit volleyball upsets Penfield to remain unbeaten.

West Salem JV volleyball tops Luther, falls to Arcadia (West Salem Coulee News)
The West Salem High School JV volleyball team defeated the Onalaska Luther Knights Thursday, Sept. 13, but fell to Arcadia the following week on Thursday, Sept. 20.

Hand Passing the Serve…Good or Bad? Long ago in volleyball

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Hand Passing the Serve…Good or Bad?
Long ago in volleyball history, using your hands to make first contact after the serve was voodoo bad. However, these days the rules have changed and using your hands is…

Volleyball Coaching Outline
Follow the link to pages that contain a series of outlines that I use to instruct our incoming freshmen who want to play volleyball. I developed These outlines after…

Volleyball team finds focus with tough slate (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)
The days of gimme volleyball wins are all but gone in the Mountain West Conference.

Waukon volleyball team plays well in close loss to Charles City, but falters in Saturday tournament played in Cedar … (Waukon Standard)
The Waukon varsity volleyball team began the week with a close loss at home to Charles City, a match in which they played some of their best volleyball of the year.

Local sports digest: CHS volleyball wins (Nevada Appeal) The Carson

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

Local sports digest: CHS volleyball wins (Nevada Appeal)
The Carson High volleyball team had no problem with North Valleys on Tuesday, sweeping the Panthers 25-13, 25-12, 25-6 at Morse Burley Gym.

Catawba volleyball wins on road (Salisbury Post)
Catawba’s volleyball team beat Lander on the road on Tuesday. Catawba (16-3) won the decisive fifth game 15-13.

WHS volleyball takes 2nd in Rolla Tourney (Waynesville Daily Guide)

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

WHS volleyball takes 2nd in Rolla Tourney (Waynesville Daily Guide)
ROLLA The Waynesville High School volleyball team had a strong run to the finals and ended up placing second overall in the Rolla Tournament, held Saturday.

Martin finds new volleyball home (The Monroe Evening News)
ATHENS, Ga. - Mara Martin was miffed. The 2004 St. Mary Catholic Central graduate had lost her starting job on the University of Michigan volleyball team, a year after becoming the Wolverines’ regular setter.

Volleyball event to replace East Coast tournament (Centre Daily Times)
A new, albeit smaller volleyball tournament will take the place of the East Coast Junior Girls Volleyball Championships this year, organizers said.

Rainbow Wahine volleyball remains at No. 13 (Honolulu Advertiser) The

Monday, September 24th, 2007

Rainbow Wahine volleyball remains at No. 13 (Honolulu Advertiser)
The University of Hawai’i women’s volleyball team remained at No. 13 in this week’s American Volleyball Coaches Association poll, released today. The Rainbow Wahine (10-3, 4-0 Western Athletic Conference) defeated Louisiana Tech and New Mexico State on the road in league play last week.

Hand Passing the Serve…Good or Bad?
Long ago in volleyball history, using your hands to make first contact after the serve was voodoo bad. However, these days the rules have changed and using your hands is…

Often Good Players Get Overlooked
One of a volleyball coach’s hardest problems, bench morale will be eternally linked to satisfying players’ desire for playing time Good players will often sit the bench, especially on really good…

Volleyball rolls to sweep Lovelock (North Lake Tahoe Bonanza)
When asked if the Incline High School volleyball team has practiced harder after its 0-2 start, coach Heidi Graeber cracked a small smile.

Volleyball squad bounces back to beat Onalaska (The Tomah Journal)

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

Volleyball squad bounces back to beat Onalaska (The Tomah Journal)
Forty-eight hours after its worst loss of the season, the Tomah High School volleyball squad bounced back with its biggest victory.

Sports Drinks - Better than Water?
You know the summer is here when you are always thirsty. I know one of my personal faults is I do not drink enough water. Or perhaps…

Making Setters More Aggressive!
Do you have setters on your volleyball team that just aren’t as aggressive during the game as you would like? This problem plagues teams all over the country. …

Volleyball players dig deep to help those in need (Coppell Gazette)
When members of the Coppell High School volleyball team dive around the court Friday, they will be doing more than just saving a point. They ll be working to save lives.

A&M VOLLEYBALL: Swept at Top-Ranked NU (KXXV Waco) Not only

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

A&M VOLLEYBALL: Swept at Top-Ranked NU (KXXV Waco)
Not only is Nebraska the top-ranked volleyball team in the nation–but the defending national champion as well, and it showed against Texas A&M on Saturday–as NU beat Texas A&M in straight sets. A&M

UD volleyball gets 15th straight win (Dayton Daily News)
The No. 18 University of Dayton volleyball team swept its way to its 15th straight victory with a 3-0 (30-16, 30-15, 30-22) win over Duquesne in Atlantic 10 action in front of 600 at the Frericks Center.

Often Good Players Get Overlooked
One of a volleyball coach’s hardest problems, bench morale will be eternally linked to satisfying players’ desire for playing time Good players will often sit the bench, especially on really good…

International Volleyball in the United States!
If you have never been to a World League match then you have never really seen top-performance indoor volleyball. Luckily, those of you that can get to Chicago on…