Volleyball Newsletter Archive

September 17, 2010 Issue 267: Eyeing the Middle Blocker Drill
September 10, 2010 Issue 266: Half-court Setting Game
September 3, 2010 Issue 265: Hitting the Setter
August 27, 2010 Issue 264: Kill The Setter Passing Drill
August 20, 2010 Issue 263: Over the Net Bump/Set
August 13, 2010 Issue 262: Over the Net Walk
August 6, 2010 Issue 261: Setter Net Recovery
July 30, 2010 Issue 260: Tee Time
July 23, 2010 Issue 259: Three Pile
July 16, 2010 Issue 258: Three-Man Weave Drill
July 9, 2010 Issue 257: 4 Person Pepper
July 2, 2010 Issue 256: Black Sheep Location Drill
June 25, 2010 Issue 255: Belly Doubles
June 18, 2010 Issue 254: Hitting the Setter
June 11, 2010 Issue 253: Jump Balls
June 4, 2010 Issue 252: Over the Net Touches
May 28, 2010 Issue 251: Over the Shoulder Drill
May 21, 2010 Issue 250: Three Pile
May 14, 2010 Issue 249: Whole Team Block Drill
May 7, 2010 Issue 248: Coach-on-3
April 30, 2010 Issue 247: Setter Dig Drill
April 23, 2010 Issue 246: Talk Loud Drill
April 16, 2010 Issue 245: Texas Drill
April 9, 2010 Issue 244: Tougher, Smarter Backrow Players
April 2, 2010 Issue 243: Black Sheep Tipping Drill
March 26, 2010 Issue 242: Black Sheep Toss
March 19, 2010 Issue 241: Over the Shoulder Drill
March 12, 2010 Issue 240: Whole Team Blocking Drill
March 5, 2010 Issue 239: Black Sheep Serve Receive Drill
February 26, 2010 Issue 238: Hitting At the Setter
February 19, 2010 Issue 237: Beware of Those Rings
February 5, 2010 Issue 236: Is it out?
January 29, 2010 Issue 235: Serving tougher.
January 22, 2010 Issue 234: More Milk Jug Ideas
January 15, 2010 Issue 233: 2 by 4 Leg Raisers
January 8, 2010 Issue 232: Making Inexpensive Ankle Weights.
January 1, 2010 Issue 231: Milk Jug Weights
December 25, 2009 Issue 230: Rope Jumps
December 18, 2009 Issue 229: Using jump ropes to increase jumping ability.
December 11, 2009 Issue 228: Medicine Ball Work, Bump Jumps
December 4, 2009 Issue 227: Medicine Ball Work, Bump Toss
November 27, 2009 Issue 226: Medicine Ball Work, Part 1
November 20, 2009 Issue 225: Medicine Ball, Circle Twist
November 13, 2009 Issue 224: Medicine Ball Work, Part 2
November 6, 2009 Issue 223: Setter Movement Workouts
October 30, 2009 Issue 222: Setter Workouts, Part 1
October 23, 2009 Issue 221: Setter Workouts, Standing
October 16, 2009 Issue 220: Motivational Thoughts
October 9, 2009 Issue 219: Motivational Thoughts From John Wooden
October 2, 2009 Issue 218: Robbie Kilby, One-Man Volleyball Team
September 25, 2009 Issue 217: Motivational thoughts to post in the locker room.
September 18, 2009 Issue 216: Some Motivational Thoughts
September 11, 2009 Issue 215: Types of Players
September 4, 2009 Issue 214: A Fish on A Cutting Board
August 28, 2009 Issue 213: Advice for a rolling defensive move
August 21, 2009 Issue 212: Disguising An Accidental Back Row Attack
August 14, 2009 Issue 211: Easy Does It
August 7, 2009 Issue 210: Help Each Other Out
July 31, 2009 Issue 209: Reading Hitters - Part 5
July 24, 2009 Issue 208: Reading Hitters, Part 1
July 17, 2009 Issue 207: Reading Hitters, Part 10
July 10, 2009 Issue 206: Reading Hitters, Part 11
July 3, 2009 Issue 205: Reading Hitters, Part 2
June 26, 2009 Issue 204: Reading Hitters, Part 3
June 19, 2009 Issue 203: Reading Hitters, Part 4
June 12, 2009 Issue 202: Reading Hitters, Part 6
June 5, 2009 Issue 201: Reading Hitters, Part 7
May 29, 2009 Issue 200: Reading Hitters, Part 8
May 22, 2009 Issue 199: Reading Hitters, Part 9
May 15, 2009 Issue 198: When NOT to Dive
May 8, 2009 Issue 197: When the Roof is Up
May 1, 2009 Issue 196: Work the Angles
April 24, 2009 Issue 195: Advanced Blocking Tips
April 17, 2009 Issue 194: Block For Points
April 10, 2009 Issue 193: Blocker Hand Turn
April 3, 2009 Issue 192: Blocking assignments
March 27, 2009 Issue 191: Donīt Block the Setter
March 20, 2009 Issue 190: Effective Blocking, Part 1
March 13, 2009 Issue 189: Effective Blocking, Part 2
March 6, 2009 Issue 188: Effective Blocking, Part 3
February 20, 2009 Issue 187: Effective Blocking, Part 5
February 13, 2009 Issue 186: Effective Blocking, Part 4
February 6, 2009 Issue 185: Go After Everything Above the Net
January 30, 2009 Issue 184: Effective Blocking, Part 6
January 23, 2009 Issue 183: Just Say No!
January 16, 2009 Issue 182: Keep Your Eyes Open
January 9, 2009 Issue 181: Middle Blockers, Smother The Ball
January 2, 2009 Issue 180: Middle Blockers, Block Head-to-Head
December 26, 2008 Issue 179: Middle Blockers, Blocking Back Row Attacks
December 19, 2008 Issue 178: Middle Blockers, Mirror Your Opponent
December 12, 2008 Issue 177: Middle Blockers, Reading Setters
December 5, 2008 Issue 176: A Mind Set
November 28, 2008 Issue 175: Be the Air Traffic Controller
November 21, 2008 Issue 174: Call All Balls
November 14, 2008 Issue 173: Call Touches
November 7, 2008 Issue 172: Dive
October 31, 2008 Issue 171: Know Where Youīre At
October 24, 2008 Issue 170: Stay Back!
October 17, 2008 Issue 169: Middle Blocking, Part 1
October 10, 2008 Issue 168: Middle Blocking, Part 3
October 3, 2008 Issue 167: Middle Blocking, Part 2
September 26, 2008 Issue 166: Middle Blocking, Part 4
September 19, 2008 Issue 165: Middle Blocking, Part 5
September 12, 2008 Issue 164: Priorities
September 5, 2008 Issue 163: Quick Pops
August 29, 2008 Issue 162: Wrist Wraps
August 22, 2008 Issue 161: Defensive Hand position
August 15, 2008 Issue 160: Freeze
August 8, 2008 Issue 159: Heels Up
August 1, 2008 Issue 158: Itīs A Net, Not A Wall
July 25, 2008 Issue 157: One-Arm Digs
July 18, 2008 Issue 156: The 3 Rīs of Digging
July 11, 2008 Issue 155: Air Spikes
July 4, 2008 Issue 154: Back Row Spiking
June 27, 2008 Issue 153: Calling Touch on The Other Team
June 20, 2008 Issue 152: Isolating the Arm Swing
June 13, 2008 Issue 151: Pop/Pow
June 6, 2008 Issue 150: Save the Arm
May 30, 2008 Issue 149: See The Wall As It
May 23, 2008 Issue 148: Snap Your Wrist
May 16, 2008 Issue 147: Speed Kills
May 9, 2008 Issue 146: Stopping Hitterīs Drift
May 2, 2008 Issue 145: Touch Tips
April 25, 2008 Issue 144: Using Blocks
April 18, 2008 Issue 143: When to Dink
April 11, 2008 Issue 142: Hit Line First
April 4, 2008 Issue 141: Hitting
March 28, 2008 Issue 140: Waiting To Kill
March 21, 2008 Issue 139: Becoming a Better Passer, Part 1
March 14, 2008 Issue 138: Becoming a Better Passer, Part 2
March 7, 2008 Issue 137: Becoming a Better Passer, Part 3
February 29, 2008 Issue 136: Essentials of Passing
February 22, 2008 Issue 135: Helping Each Other With Lines
February 15, 2008 Issue 134: Humming the Ball In
February 8, 2008 Issue 133: Palms Together
February 1, 2008 Issue 132: Passing Basics
January 25, 2008 Issue 131: The Feet Are Critical
January 18, 2008 Issue 130: The Importance of Passing
January 11, 2008 Issue 129: When Itīs OK to Swing Away
January 4, 2008 Issue 128: The Phantom Hand
December 28, 2007 Issue 127: When Youīre In Trouble
December 21, 2007 Issue 126: Just Play It!
December 14, 2007 Issue 125: Easy Float
December 7, 2007 Issue 124: Float Serving Basics, Part 1
November 30, 2007 Issue 123: Float Serving Basics, Part 3
November 23, 2007 Issue 122: Float Serving Basics, Part 2
November 16, 2007 Issue 121: Float Serving Basics, Part 4
November 9, 2007 Issue 120: Float Serving Basics, Part 5
November 2, 2007 Issue 119: Floater Basics
October 26, 2007 Issue 118: Jump Serve and a Golf Swing
October 19, 2007 Issue 117: Pace
October 12, 2007 Issue 116: Read the Label
October 5, 2007 Issue 115: Serving More Aces, Part 1
September 28, 2007 Issue 114: Serving More Aces, Part 2
September 21, 2007 Issue 113: Serving More Aces, Part 3
September 14, 2007 Issue 112: Serving More Aces, Part 4
September 7, 2007 Issue 111: Serving More Aces, Part 5
August 31, 2007 Issue 110: Serving More Aces, Part 6
August 24, 2007 Issue 109: Serving the Floater, Part 1
August 17, 2007 Issue 108: Serving the Floater, Part 2
August 10, 2007 Issue 107: Serving the Floater, Part 3
August 3, 2007 Issue 106: Serving the Floater, Part 4
July 27, 2007 Issue 105: Spin Serve
July 13, 2007 Issue 104: The Jump Serve, Part 1
July 6, 2007 Issue 103: The Jump Serve, Part 2
June 29, 2007 Issue 102: The Jump Serve, Part 3
June 22, 2007 Issue 101: The Jump Serve, Part 4
June 15, 2007 Issue 100: The Jump Serve, Part 5
June 8, 2007 Issue 99: The Jump Serve, Part 6
June 1, 2007 Issue 98: Thinking of the Serve as a Weapon
May 25, 2007 Issue 97: A Setterīs Goals
May 18, 2007 Issue 96: Headless Chicken
May 11, 2007 Issue 95: Outlets
May 4, 2007 Issue 94: Play Defense First
April 27, 2007 Issue 93: Setting the Back Row, Part 1
April 20, 2007 Issue 92: Setting the Back Row, Part 2
April 13, 2007 Issue 91: Setting the Back Row, Part 3
April 6, 2007 Issue 90: Setting the Back Row, Part 5
March 30, 2007 Issue 89: Using Hand Signals
March 23, 2007 Issue 88: Dump to #1
March 16, 2007 Issue 87: Bounds
March 9, 2007 Issue 86: Bleacher Hops
March 2, 2007 Issue 85: Bunny Hops
February 23, 2007 Issue 84: Chu, 90-Second Box Jump
February 16, 2007 Issue 83: Chu Suggestions, Timing
February 9, 2007 Issue 82: Chu, Depth Jumps
February 2, 2007 Issue 81: Chu, On % Increases
January 26, 2007 Issue 80: Chu, On Landing Properly
January 19, 2007 Issue 79: Chu, On Multiple Box Jump
January 12, 2007 Issue 78: Chu, On Rim Jumping
January 5, 2007 Issue 77: Chu, On Routine
December 29, 2006 Issue 76: Chu, On Sprints
December 22, 2006 Issue 75: Chu, On Workout Times
December 15, 2006 Issue 74: Chu, On Using Stations
December 8, 2006 Issue 73: Chu, On Weights
December 1, 2006 Issue 72: Chu, On Testing
November 24, 2006 Issue 71: Cone Jumps
November 17, 2006 Issue 70: Corner to Corner Jumps
October 27, 2006 Issue 69: Fun and Competitive Plyometric Drill
October 20, 2006 Issue 68: Jump Rope Hops
October 13, 2006 Issue 67: Laterals Over Cones
October 6, 2006 Issue 66: Rope Jumping Exercises
September 29, 2006 Issue 65: Standing Jump and Reach
September 22, 2006 Issue 64: The Death March
September 15, 2006 Issue 63: Three Plyometric Jumping Exercises
September 8, 2006 Issue 62: Two-Foot Ankle Hops
September 1, 2006 Issue 61: Using Bleachers for Plymetric Exercises
August 25, 2006 Issue 60: Donīt Overlook Smaller Colleges, Part 1
August 18, 2006 Issue 59: Donīt Overlook Smaller Colleges, Part 2
August 4, 2006 Issue 57: Getting A Scholarship, Part 3
July 21, 2006 Issue 56: Getting A Scholarship, Part 4
July 14, 2006 Issue 55: Getting A Scholarship, Part 5
July 7, 2006 Issue 54: Staying Close To Home, Part 1
June 30, 2006 Issue 53: Staying Close To Home, Part 2
June 23, 2006 Issue 52: Staying Close To Home, Part 3
June 16, 2006 Issue 51: Staying Close To Home, Part 4
June 9, 2006 Issue 50: The Scholarship Process, Part 1
June 2, 2006 Issue 49: The Scholarship Process, Part 2
May 26, 2006 Issue 48: The Scholarship Process, Part 3
May 19, 2006 Issue 47: Using Club Ball To Get Scholarships
May 12, 2006 Issue 46: What if No One Wants Me?
May 5, 2006 Issue 45: When to Start Looking For A Scholarship
April 28, 2006 Issue 44: Bleacher Sprints
April 21, 2006 Issue 43: Faking the Block
April 14, 2006 Issue 42: Medicine Ball Work, Bump Lifts
April 7, 2006 Issue 41: Blocking
March 31, 2006 Issue 40: A great hitting strategy.
March 17, 2006 Issue 39: A Fun Camp Ice Breaking Relay
March 10, 2006 Issue 38: Starting An Unofficial Club
March 3, 2006 Issue 37: Some phone #s and addresses.
February 24, 2006 Issue 36: Offseason Conditioning
February 17, 2006 Issue 35: 2-on-2 Half-Court
February 10, 2006 Issue 34: Doug Bealīs Tips For Player Success
February 3, 2006 Issue 33: POVA
January 27, 2006 Issue 32: Getting A Scholarship, Part 1
September 21, 2001 Issue 27: Who You, a Volleyball Guru?
June 15, 2001 Issue 26: Lifetips Volleyball Newsletter
April 6, 2001 Issue 25: Becoming a Better Hitter
March 30, 2001 Issue 24: No Plyometric Boxes? No Problem
March 23, 2001 Issue 23: Box Jumps For Hitters
March 16, 2001 Issue 22: Plyometrics for Hitting
March 9, 2001 Volleyball-tips Newsletter, Issue 20: Becoming A Hitter
February 23, 2001 Volleyball-tips Newsletter, Issue : No. 17
February 2, 2001 Volleyball-tips Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 14
January 26, 2001 Volleyball-tips Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 13
January 19, 2001 Volleyball-tips Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 12
January 12, 2001 Volleyball-tips Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 11
January 5, 2001 Volleyball-tips Newsletter, Issue 10, Staying In Touch
December 22, 2000 Volleyball-Tips, Vol.1, No. 8: NCAA Championships
December 15, 2000 Volleyball-tips.com, Vol. 1, No. 7 Holiday Gifts
December 8, 2000 Volleyball-tips Newsletter, Issue 6, Starting An Official Club
December 1, 2000 volleyball-tips.com, Vol. 1, No. 5, The Joys of Club Ball
November 17, 2000 Volleyball-tips Newsletter, Issue 4, "Finding A Club"
November 10, 2000 Volleyball-tips Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 3: High School Ball Continues
October 27, 2000 volleyball-tips.com, Volume 1, No. 1, Show Opponents Something New!
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