Volleyball Articles
Articles by CCVBC Staff
The REAL Cost of Club Volleyball | By Steve George
When the parents of first time club participants see the cost as compared with local sports, it often throws them for a loop. Although the Club does everything in its power to keep those costs we have direct control over at a minimum, the fees associated with tournaments-entry fees, hotel rooms, air fare, etc.-continue to rise. Continue to the Full Article...
The Importance of Year-round Training | By Steve George
As you know from the tournaments we attend, there are literally hundreds of quality players who are all looking for the same "prize" as you: a college scholarship, making their high school varsity team, or maybe the #1 team in their club. Continue to the Full Article...
Communication: The Foundation of a Positive Recruiting Experience | By Mike Bryant, Assistant Coach, University of Idaho
Recruiting at the DI level is very complex and is one of the most important components of the operation of our program, especially when considering our efforts to compete and find success among the best teams in the country. Continue to the Full Article...
Improving Your Competitive Edge | By Steve George
Coaches often talk about needing their players and teams to be more competitive, but are there sure fire, can't miss methods for developing more competitive players and teams. Simply put, if there was such a method, all coaches would be using it to help guide their teams to stronger performances. Continue to the Full Article...
Specialized Recruiting: Coordinator a Boon for Capital City Athletes
Jim Saari joined the Capital City Volleyball Club staff in 2006 with a resume that included 16 years as an assistant coach with Ohio State University, University of Utah, University of Nevada, and the University of South Florida. In these various positions, Jim often served as the recruiting coordinator. Continue to the Full Article... (Jim Saari's Top Accomplishments)
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History
- What Started It All - The History of Volleyball
Surprisingly, one of the most well loved sports in the world is also relatively young. Despite the game's youth, it has gone through a wide variety of changes and evolution as a part of its rich history. Read more...
- The Fascinating History of Volleyball
It's a sport with that uses terms such as “joust” “decoy” and “kill” although it was originally devised to be played by businessmen to give them less physical contact Read more...
Basics
- Powerful Periodized Strength Training Basics For Volleyball
Strength training dominates most athletes' fitness and conditioning programs through out the year. In particular, volleyball players are well-known to have one of the highest levels of strength Read more...
- Beach Volleyball Basics
Beach volleyball is very similar to the indoor style of volleyball. Basically, you have two teams on each side of the net. These teams consist of two or more players. Read more...
Training
- Volleyball Training
A well-structured volleyball training program can increase explosive power, vertical jump height, stamina and speed and agility around the court. Read more...
- Volleyball Training - Training Beginner Volleyball Players!
Your team is tied at 22. It's the fifth game of the state championship and you badly want to beat your cross-town rivals. Everything looks good, except one of your players goes down with an ankle sprain. Read more...
For Parents
- So Your Kid Did Not Make the A Team
A player goes to all the practices, plays in two summer tournaments, and is at more open gyms than any other player is. However, the coach still puts the player on the 'C' team. Read more...
- How Volleyball Helps Athletes On And Off The Court
Participation in volleyball provides athletes with a special opportunity to enhance physical health while learning the value of teamwork, composure, and perseverance Read more...
For Coaches
- Coaching Volleyball
For those who want to participate in a great aerobic workout combined with a game, then volleyball is a great option. If you have decided to coach the game of volleyball Read more...
- Kessel’s Handy Guide to Ruining Volleyball Players
The guidelines herein are possibly known by you as a committed coach, but are not properly enforced. These guidelines and suggestions will insure that you, your ego, and its desire to win Read more...
For Players
- It's Not Where You Are, It's Who You Are
This started as an email I sent to the top five USA Team battling to qualify as the two 2000 [men's, women's, both?]
Beach Volleyball Teams. As the Olympic Team Leader Read more...
- Dealing with Knee Pain 3
If you are like me, you have enjoyed volleyball to the point of destroying your patellar tracking. This causes an good deal of pain both on and off the court. Read more...
Mental Awareness
- Volleyball Mental Toughness - How To 'Spark' that Volleyball FIRE in your Players!
After winning the first set, your team has dropped the last two in a row. Their backs are against the wall and they are playing back on their heels. Chins are dragging on the floor, and the bench is quiet. Read more...
- The Motivation to Achieve
It has long been recognized that an inner desire and drive are required for successful performance. What is the essence of the quest for dominance? Read more...
General Skills
- Basic Skills of Volleyball
The worst situation that a volleyball team could be in is to show up at a game without knowing what skills they needed to win the game. Hitting the ball, being in the right place, and playing competitively Read more...
- The Most Important Skill in Volleyball
Many coaches spend a great deal of time focusing on the skills of serving, passing, setting, spiking blocking and digging. They add in a virtual verbal barrage of technique comments Read more...
Serving
- Creative volleyball serving drills can make you a pro on the court!
When playing side out scoring during volleyball, the serve is the most important part of the game because you only get a point on the serve. However, you need to have your serve in rally Read more...
- Fixing Bad Serving Habits!
Players often pick up bad overhand serving habits when they are young. In their efforts to get the ball over the net, they cheat a little by using some of these bad habits Read more...
Passing
- Passing Fundamentals in Volleyball
If you understand a few biomechanical concepts and how they relate to the game of volleyball, you can learn to pass extremely well. First of all, start with your arms apart Read more...
Setting
- How can volleyball setting equipment help you?
A setter has the hardest job on a volleyball court, by far. This is because at times they have to run all over the court to get the second hit when there wasn't a perfect pass to them. Read more...
- Setting is Simple Part 2
By breaking up the setting volleyball skill by each body part I'll teach you how to play better volleyball by learning what movements to check to see whether you are performing this volleyball skill correctly Read more...
Hitting
- Take Your Shot
You don't have to be able to hit the ball straight down to be a good volleyball hitter. You need good shots, whether you're short or tall, to put the ball away off a bad set or against a blocker Read more...
- Hitting Seams, Angles, and Painted Lines
It's game point for the other team, they serve you and the setter goes to you on a fast-four set that is set a little farther off the net than you would like Read more...
Blocking
- How to Block a Volleyball
A successful block is when the ball rebounds of the hands of the blocker and directly back into the opponent's court or deflects of the hands in such a way that the blocker's team may play the ball. Read more...
- How The Pros Stay Square To The Net While Blocking
Good girls volleyball coaches and women volleyball champions know to get the most out of the block its important to "stay squared" to the volleyball net. This means to keep your shoulders Read more...
Offense
- Basic Offense
Like any other game, you will want to be certain that you have both an offense and defense in place. This is no exception to volleyball and can help your team to play their best. Read more...
- Top 5 Girls Volleyball Secrets That Make a BIG Difference With Your Serve Receive
The serve receive is the key to running your team's offense. Here are 5 "little" girls volleyball tips that will make a BIG difference in your volleyball passing performance Read more...
Defense
- Critical Aspects in Defense Strategies
One aspect of volleyball every new coach faces is which defense to use. A coach has available a wide number of defense possibilities. Most of us coaches do prefer a certain defense and stick to it. Read more...
- Choosing a Defense
Most of us coaches do prefer a certain defense, especially with younger kids. I am one of them. Even the majority of college coaches will rely on one particular defense Read more...
Drills
- Every team must have volleyball pre-game warm-up drills
The players and coach can't wait until that big day comes that you get to play in a game. All week you've been training extremely hard and you're all psyched up about playing. Read more...
- 4 Person Pepper Drill
The drill is to rally with the opponents. Coach starts the drill with a toss into the court that is set up into two seperate games. (Take an antenna and place it in the middle of the net. Read more...
Beach Volleyball
- How to Build a Beach Court
The following guidelines will assist you in the proper construction of a Beach Volleyball
Court (indoor or outdoor). Proper construction will ensure ideal playing conditions. Read more...
- Basic Beach Volleyball Techniques and Tactics (Part 3)
While the stuff block is one of the most intimidating actions in beach volleyball, it is only one aspect of an effective block. Blocking in beach volleyball Read more...
Equipment
- Finding good volleyball uniforms for sale can make your team look great!
Everybody knows a key to a great team is to look nice in uniform. However, the types of uniforms depend on what kind of volleyball team you're playing for. For example, Read more...
- Outfit your team with extra volleyball wholesale accessories
If your team has some extra money, it's always fun to buy volleyball accessories. However, you're better off buying volleyball wholesale accessories since it would be cheaper than buying them individually. Read more...
Tips
- When I grow up, I'm going to be a volleyball player
Her hands are golden, just like her hair. She has a photogenic face and a winning smile. If she had not opted for sport, she would have made a fine model. Last November, after the World Championship, she became a star of the first magnitude in the Volleyball firmament. Read more...
- Discover The Magic Of Volleyball
Imagine a ball hit so hard it is coming toward you at a speed of 110 miles per hour! The ball is moving so fast you can hardly see it. Your job is to get under this flash of white and pass it accurately to the proper teammate. Read more...
