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Xcel Volleyball Performance (Hendersonville, NC) shares a beginner out of system setting drill to give players a lot of reps setting the pin attackers in an out of system situation.

There is an increasing need to explicitly remind spectators that sport is meant to be fun for kids. 

Milwaukee Sting based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, shares a drill that works on blockers reading the attacker, closing the block and taking away a section of the court.

Athletes are much better served by multiple “chances” each year to focus exclusively on maximal speed and power production, with weights present only for surges of potentiation if the athlete is responsive that type of work. In the 1960’s, barbell training found its way into the training of track and field throwers (to great success!). […]

Munciana Volleyball based in Yorktown, Indiana, shares a breakdown of how it trains middle blocker movement to block the pin attackers, followed by transitioning to attack.

692 West shares a drill that progresses and works on transition offense and the blockers footwork to set the ball to an attacker.

Parents should be helping players frame their concerns and preparing for the conversation

Dakine Beach Volleyball Club of Tacoma, Washington, shares a drill to train blocking transition to set the attacker.

The ultimate lacrosse goalie gear guide. Full list of all the lax goalie gear required to play in goal along with my recommendation for specific items.

While it’s not intentional, there’s a big population of lacrosse coaches out there who are actually hurting the development of their goalies. With the growth of the sport of lacrosse, many teams find themselves with head coaches with very little experience. It’s a tough task than to expect that the majority of teams would have […]