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Volleyball Blocking and Defensive Alignment - Purdue

Blocking and Defensive Alignment - Purdue Univ - Front Range VBC

Shows defensive positions vs attacker

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blocking, defense, theory, strategyRon BeickAugust 27, 2022
When passing, balance is everything

Art of Coaching Volleyball - Terry Liskevych Video

Discussion of balance for beginning players

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individual drills, level-all, theory, passingRon BeickAugust 1, 2022
The Art of Serve Receive with Karch Kiraly

USA Volleyball - Karch Kiraly

A pointed description on the serve receive platform

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ball control, serve receive, level-all, theoryRon BeickAugust 1, 2022
Evolving Past a Generic Hitting Approach

Art of Coaching/AVCA - John Dunning Video

Describes training pin hitters to have a more effective approach

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hitting, theoryRon BeickAugust 1, 2022
Volleyball Swing Blocking Mini-Clinic

Volleyball Wisdom - Ron Beick Article/Videos

Overview of swing blocking system: implementation and training

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blocking, blocking - swing, coaching methodology, defense, level-all, strategy, theoryRon BeickAugust 1, 2022
Receiving serves from different angles

Art of Coaching Volleyball - Mark Barnard of Oregon State University Video

Drill to practice various serve receive angles

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level-all, passing, serve receive, individual drillsRon BeickOctober 20, 2021
Tip Drill (Defense Read)

Volleyball Toolbox - Mike Johnson Notre Dame Video

Defense drill focused on reading the attack

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combination drills, defense, level-all, systems, teamRon BeickOctober 20, 2021
Libero and Serve Receive (Multi-ball Drill)

Championship Productions - Todd Dagenais UCF Video

Serve receive passing drill

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ball control, individual drills, level-all, libero, passing, serve receiveRon BeickOctober 20, 2021
Reach The Peak: Planning a Training Program

AVCA - Ian Pyka

Article focusing on how to design a training program for volleyball

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coaching methodology, level-adv, theory, teamRon BeickOctober 14, 2021
Tryout Drill

Art of Coaching Volleyball - Ryan Hofer

6 vs 6 drill with serve receive - fast paced with option to switch groups

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Club, Tryouts, combination drillsRon BeickOctober 14, 2021
Volleyball tryout checklist

Art of Coaching - Staff Article

Overview for planning tryouts

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Club, Tryouts, coaching methodologyRon BeickOctober 14, 2021
Tryout evaluation tips

Art of Coaching Volleyball - Allison Lawrence Univ of Montana Article

Review of evaluation methods for tryouts

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Club, TryoutsRon BeickOctober 14, 2021
Volleyball Tryout Drills

Vision Elite VBC - Luc Tremblay

Article - Suggested drills for tryouts

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Club, TryoutsRon BeickOctober 14, 2021
Making the Cut: Tryout Preparation, Analysis and Execution

JVA - Dan Dierking Tennessee Performance

Article - Considerations for tryouts - design and flow

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Club, TryoutsRon BeickOctober 14, 2021
Unafraid of the Block

Volleyball Solutions/AVCA - Jim Ditez Lincoln Land Community College Video

Drill focused on attacking, seeing, and tooling the block

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hitting, level-mid, individual drillsRon BeickOctober 1, 2021
Blocking Concepts and Defense Drills

Front Range VBC - Kevin Hambly - Illinois (now at Stanford)

Individual and team drills with blocking/eye work as the main focus

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blocking, blocking - swing, defense, systemsRon BeickSeptember 27, 2021
Blocking Fundamentals - Parallel Blocking

Art of Coaching Volleyball - Mike Sealy, UCLA

Demonstration of basic block arm/hand movements along with footwork for shorter movements

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blocking, level-allRon BeickSeptember 27, 2021
Creating a Big Hitting Window

Art of Coaching/AVCA Tip - Karch Kiraly USA VOLLEYBALL Video

Describes an approach that’s easy to set

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individual drills, level-intro, level-mid, hittingRon BeickSeptember 1, 2021
Blocking: Planning and Reading

Coaches Insider - Hugh McCutcheon Univ of Minnesota Video

Discussion of blocking footwork, movement and vision

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defense, individual drills, level-all, blocking - swingRon BeickSeptember 1, 2021
Elastic Blocking Drill

Art of Coaching Volleyball - Staff

Use an elastic cord to show your players where blockers and defenders should set up vs a hitter

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blocking, defense, theory, level-allRon BeickAugust 30, 2021
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