Statistics

I fought the good fight. I’ve tried to find a DataVolley substitute. Not because DataVolley isn’t good, because DataVolley is complicated to learn. I was always a big fan of StatEasy, but that didn’t pan out. Kyle Mashima has a ...

Setters are often considered the most important position player on the court. The position requires as much mental tenacity as technical precision. But I don’t think setters are graded as equally, or as often, as other positions. Passers are continually ...

Dismissed stats and embraced failure - and broke the team's three decade slump.

After many requests for Perfect 10 Spreadsheets, here they are! :)

Something to chew on. Your opinions are greatly appreciated.

Great coaches are proactive; those that provide information to a player prior to something happening.

A comparison of iVolleyStats and SoloStats 123 from NC Volleyball Academy, Coach Jim Crossett

Laptops, iPads, and SmartPhones have all contributed to the deluge of statistical information available in the volleyball world. How can we sort it all out?

There is no improvement without intensity. This is what draws us to the cauldron.

How to manipulate information contained in a basic box score to make it more meaningful.

Who'd a thunk that a brainstorming session with Mike Hebert at Minnesota would turn into a new statistic for volleyball?

StatEasy is the next generation volleyball statistical software!

A great volleyball rotation coaching tool that allows you to input numerous line-ups.

Statistics tell us why Penn State beat Texas and won an unprecedented third National Championship - in a row!

I have received quite a few questions on volleyball stat software and I can only offer my advice based on the software I have used.

Following is a comparison of the Final Four Teams, Top 10 Teams, and Top 25 Teams from the 2008 season.

The stats from the team's championship weekend (we have a parent keep stats), and just for fun ;) compared them with the offensive stats of the 2008 Final Four Teams: Penn State, Stanford, Nebraska, and Texas.

I.P.E. is an acronym for In Play Efficiency. It is very simply the antonym or opposite of hitting error percentage (IPE = 1 - error %). It's putting a positive spin on hitting errors. Many coaches tell players, "Don't make hitting errors"; this focuses on the negative.