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Volleyball Mental – The Control Factor

Volleyball Mental – The Control Factor

Hi, I’m Jeff Nygaard three time Olympian and two time NCAA MVP. – 3 time Olympian, twice indoor, once beach, 2 time NCAA Champion, 2 time NCAA MVP, and 8 time AVP and FIVB champion. Today I want to talk to you about an aspect of the game of volleyball that I like to call [...]

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Volleyball Coaching Logan Tom

Volleyball Coaching Logan Tom

Volleyball coaching is an art form. It’s all about communication and creatively conveying ideas and strategies to your players to facilitate good teamwork as well as individual achievement. I’ve had many good coaches, and the essential tips I have learned from them over the years has helped me immensely with my career, and today I [...]

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Volleyball Blocking

Volleyball Blocking

Hi, I’m Mike Diehl, fifteen year indoor volleyball pro including three time league MVP’s, league kill leader and league ace leader. Also Bud 4-man beach tour MVP, kill leader and NCAA Champion at UCLA. Today I am going to share the secrets on volleyball blocking in the outside positions of two and four. In my [...]

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Volleyball Block

Volleyball Block

Hi, I’m Gary Sato, Olympic gold and bronze medal coach plus NCAA champion coach in my over 25 years in the game. The volleyball block has evolved with increasingly high speed to keep up with the speed of today’s offenses. This video series will discuss how by controlling the net with a big wall of [...]

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Volleyball Hitting Indoor

Volleyball Hitting Indoor

In volleyball, hitting indoor is the glamor shot of the sport. Everyone loves the firepower of bouncing the ball high in the air after a superhuman hit. Six-packing your opponent is a huge boost to you and your teammate’s morale, and having a solid outside hitter on your team and being a solid hitter yourself [...]

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Volleyball Spike Hard

Volleyball Spike Hard

In volleyball, spiking hard is a lot of fun. Hi, my name is Seth Burnham, a UCLA blocker 1997-2000 and 2 time NCAA National champion. Originally I am from Santa Cruz, California and began playing volleyball at Harbor High School. After college I was a member of a professional division 1 team in Malaga, Spain [...]

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Volleyball Nutrition as Reviewed by Andor Gyulai

Volleyball Nutrition as Reviewed by Andor Gyulai

Volleyball Nutrition is perhaps the most important and under appreciated aspect of health for having long term volleyball success and avoiding injury. To be honest I never appreciated this until towards the middle of college and even at this stage I never really had the budget nor did I go and seek out experts to [...]

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Volleyball Setting, Perfect Indoor Volleyball Setting

Volleyball Setting, Perfect Indoor Volleyball Setting

Proper volleyball setting can be the make or break factor for just about any volleyball team at any level. Often times the development of this absolutely essential but deceptively tricky volleyball skill is neglected…but it shouldn’t be. Volleyball Setting Professional Hi, I’m Stein Metzger, former Olympian, FIVB winner, as well as a 2 time Manhattan [...]

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Volleyball Setting Technique

Volleyball Setting Technique

In the game of volleyball the setter runs the show, and their volleyball setting techniques make the team run. The setter control who gets the ball for the big hit and finds weaknesses in the defense, just like a quarterback in football. Setting like all other volleyball skills is where with some work and a [...]

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Volleyball Passing

Volleyball Passing

Learning about volleyball passing is one of the most basic aspects of volleyball, but also one of the most important. Volleyball passing is one part of a complex sequence of events that must unfold perfectly if you expect to make that all too important sideout…so your passing skills must be top notch if you ever [...]

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