Tom Black
Hi, I’m Tom Black, LMU Loyola Marymount University women’s head coach from 2010 and special consultant to the US women’s national team. From 2005-10 I was the UCSD women’s head coach with a record of 115-29 for a .799 winning percentage with four consecutive postseason appearances and three AVCA All-American’s in 2009. 2004-05 saw me assitant coaching the USC men’s team. My first head coaching job was the 2002-03 Pierce Junior College mens team going 32-5 winning .865. I played at UCSD earning small college All-American and graduated with a political science major. With my videos you’ll see two full practices with my women’s squad and how we prepare for upcoming matches.
Click the the links below to view coach Tom Black’s instructional videos
- Tom Black’s Practice Plan #1 Part 1 – Introduction and practice outline
- Tom Black’s Practice Plan #1 Part 2 – Warm up
- Tom Black’s Practice Plan #1 Part 3 – Hitters vs diggers and Hut to five drills
- Tom Black’s Practice Plan #1 Part 4 – Tutor the outside and middle hitter drills
- Tom Black’s Practice Plan #1 Part 5 – 6 on 6 drill
- Tom Black’s Practice Plan #1 Part 6 – More 6 on 6 drill
- Tom Black’s Practice Plan #1 Part 7 – Serving drill
- Tom Black’s Practice Plan #1 Part 8 – More serving drill
- Tom Black’s Practice Plan #1 Part 9 – Coaches review of practice and insights
- Tom Black’s Practice Plan #1 Part 10 – Explanation of the drills and Tom’s mentors
- Tom Black’s Practice Plan #2 Part 1 – Introduction and warmup
- Tom Black’s Practice Plan #2 Part 2 – Passing drill
- Tom Black’s Practice Plan #2 Part 3 – Waves drill and coaches review
- Tom Black’s Beach Practice Plan #1 Part 1 – Introduction and warmup
- Tom Black’s Beach Practice Plan #1 Part 2 – Outline with Serving & Passing drill
- Tom Black’s Beach Practice Plan #1 Part 3 – Passing and Approach drill
- Tom Black’s Beach Practice Plan #1 Part 4 – Serve and Virus drill
- Tom Black’s Beach Practice Plan #1 Part 5 – Competitive Play and Wrap up
- Tom Black’s Beach Practice Plan #2 Part 1 – Introduction and warmup
- Tom Black’s Beach Practice Plan #2 Part 2 – Offense drill
- Tom Black’s Beach Practice Plan #2 Part 3 – Blocking Defense and Sideout drill
- Tom Black’s Beach Practice Plan #2 Part 4 – Competition drill and Competitive Play
- Tom Black’s Beach Practice Plan #2 Part 5 – Wrap up and Coaches Comments
