Posted on 30 January 2010 by Chuck Rey
Giving Hitters Additional Tools for Terminating the Ball

By: Chris Larson
It’s tough to find that player who has mastered the lost art of “tooling” or “shot-making.” We see the big bombers at every tournament and in every warm-up, but when it comes to game time, these players are often the easiest Continue Reading
Posted on 27 January 2010 by Chuck Rey
By: Paul Arrington, M.D.
So why, if positive reinforcement is so great, does punishment seem to be more effective? To answer this we need to understand the statistical phenomenon called, “Regression to the Mean.” In any sequence of events in which there is some degree of randomness, any extraordinary event (good or bad) is most likely to be followed by a rather more ordinary event. This is seen graphically below: Continue Reading
Posted on 15 January 2010 by Chuck Rey
I’m headed up to Richmond, VA for the weekend for the Monument City Classic Volleyball Tournament. The first tournament of the Carolina Juniors 16s Team. The girls are prepared (let’s hope the coach is too). It should be fun!
Posted on 13 January 2010 by Chuck Rey
IN HER OWN WORDS
By: Kathleen J. DeBoer
“You must drive men, but you can lead women.” This statement by Anson Dorrance, coach of the national champion North Carolina women’s soccer team, became an example of male thinking at a seminar for women’s volleyball coaches in Richmond VA. Continue Reading
Posted on 13 January 2010 by Chuck Rey
Posted on 10 January 2010 by Chuck Rey
Posted on 10 January 2010 by Chuck Rey
At the AVCA Convention in Tampa, the WNVA was announced. A professional volleyball league in the United States based around a reality show. Ron Deshay, Executive Producer of American Idol is passionate about volleyball and about this opportunity. His passion gives this league a legitimate shot at working out!
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Posted on 08 January 2010 by Chuck Rey
Posted on 08 January 2010 by Chuck Rey
I was looking through some of my old files from some of my old club teams and came across this piece on Blocking. Ironically, the premise of the piece was written by Bond Shymansky, who at the time was Head Coach at Georgia Tech (he’s now Head Coach at Marquette). The current Winthrop Head Coach, Sally Polhamus, was an Assistant under Bond at that time. Sally is now the Head Coach that I work under. The volleyball world is a small world.

Keys to Blocking Effectively
By Head Coach Bond Shymansky and coaching staff, Georgia Tech
November 16, 2005
• Blocking is 95% work, 5% natural ability
• Blocking can control and win matches through these methods Continue Reading