September 2010 Archive

When to NOT Miss Your Serve

Serving is a balancing act between power and accuracy, and there are sometimes when you should err on the side of serving caution. If you've spent ...

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NCAA Women’s Volleyball Update: Stanford in the Lead

The most recent AVCA Coaches' poll is starting to look very familiar to those of us who followed the men's 2010 ...

Blocking Tight Passes

Often during a game your opponent will pass a ball really tight to the net, and without having a plan you ...

Volleyball Serve Receive Patterns

Here we'll cover the pros and cons of two of the most common serve receive setups: 3-person and 4-person. I'm not ...

NCAA Women’s Division 1 Volleyball Update

The top four teams are staying strong, but a few ranked teams had some serious stumbles this week. Top Four Teams After ...

Baby Jump Float Serve

This is a relatively new type of serve that many upper level teams use, and one that combines the benefits of ...

Playing Volleyball at Your Level

Inevitably we'll find ourselves playing with people not quite at our skill level, so what's a volleyball player to do? I'll ...

Penn State Falls After 109 Wins

Women's Division I Volleyball update: there's a new sheriff in town, and it's not a Nittany Lion. The Mighty Have Fallen Well, ...

Division 1 Women’s Volleyball Update

This past week has been full of upsets, followed by some serious shifts in rankings. The most recent poll came out ...

Lessons From the Motherlode

This weekend I played in the Motherlode volleyball tournament in Aspen, CO, the largest doubles tournament in North America. I'm not ...

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