If you haven’t already checked out John Dunning, Russ Rose, and Terry Liskevych’s new website, The Art of Coaching Volleyball, it is a great resource for all levels of volleyball coaches. I appreciate the insight of Terry’s defensive strategy, I spent time picking up great tips from John Dunning through an hour long setting video tutorial, and listening to Russ Rose always provides interesting perspective and candor.

I hope the website continues it’s approach to providing great volleyball content to better our sport.

The weather is starting to change and the cold season will fall upon our teams.  I sent out the following to my team after some research online and modified it to fit our athletes.

Follow these 10 tips NOW to feel and perform at your best.

#1 Wash Your Hands

It seems pretty obvious, especially immediately after practice and use of the weight room. The common cold is mostly spread by direct contact. So, someone sneezes onto their hand, and then touches something, which is then picked up by the next person, who touches that object. Washing your hands and using hand sanitizer often can significantly reduce your chance of picking up nasty germs. Continue Reading