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Volleyball Drills for Champions Volleyball Drills for Champions
About the Product
Sensational spikes and high-flying blocks make for great photos, but top volleyball coaches know that solid skills and teamwork are what win championships. And the place to learn those fundamentals and tactics is in practice. Competitive drills that have well-defined goals produce greater effort and performance on the practice court, which in turn leads to the individual development and team cohesiveness required to be a champion.
Now, seven of the world’s top coaches have put together an all-star collection of practice activities in Volleyball Drills for Champions. Each drill is a winner and will help maximize every minute of practice time. It’s the perfect tool for developing championship-level players and teams. This invaluable practice manual covers every facet of the game, as each coach provides several proven drills for each key volleyball skill:
- Serving: Russ Rose, Pennsylvania State University
- Passing: Lisa Love, University of Southern California
- Setting: John Dunning, University of the Pacific
- Attacking: Brad Saindon, Australia National Team
- Blocking: Greg Giovanazzi, University of Michigan
- Digging: Jim Stone, Ohio State University
In addition, editor Mary Wise, head coach at the University of Florida, contributes valuable insights for designing drills and incorporating them into effective practice sessions.
Now, with Volleyball Drills for Champions, you can learn from the best and make your practices more productive every time you take the court.
About the Author
Russ Rose • Pennsylvania State University
Rose has coached the Lady Lions since 1979, piling up over 600 wins and 15 consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament. Before joining the Big Ten in 1992, the Lady Lions played in the Atlantic 10 conference-and never lost a regular-season match, compiling a 49-0 record. Coach Rose was selected as American Volleyball Coaches’ Association Coach of the Year in 1990 and 1997.
Lisa Love • University of Southern California
Love has been the head coach of the Lady Trojans since 1989 and was named Associate Athletic Director in June of 1991. Prior to her appointment at USC, she built the University of Texas at Arlington program into a national powerhouse over seven seasons. Her teams have won over 350 NCAA Division I matches. Love has also served as President of the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association.
John Dunning • University of the Pacific
Dunning began coaching at Pacific in 1985 and promptly led his team to two consecutive NCAA national championships. His Pacific teams have won more than 80% of their games, even while playing in the extremely competitive Big West Conference. Other honors include finishing as NCAA national runner-up in 1990, three Big West Conference championships, and selection for the NCAA tournament in each year at Pacific. Dunning served as President of the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association in 1993 and 1994.
Brad Saindon • Australian Women’s National Team
Saindon began the University of Colorado women’s volleyball program in 1986. His Colorado teams achieved a 181-112 record, including seven consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament, until Coach Saindon was selected to coach the Australian Women’s National Team in 1997. The players Saindon recruited at Colorado have continued their success under their new coach, Pi’i Aiu, Saindon’s long-time assistant, including a Sweet Sixteen appearance the season after Saindon’s departure.
Greg Giovannazi • University of Michigan
Giovannazi began coaching the Wolverines in 1992 after two years as the top assistant coach with the U.S. Women’s National Team. His Michigan program has produced at least two Academic All-Big Ten players each year. In 1995, Michigan made its first postseason tournament appearance since 1981 and in 1997 qualified for the NCAA tournament for the first time. Prior to arriving in Ann Arbor, Coach Giovannazi spent ten years as first assistant coach of the UCLA men’s and women’s volleyball programs, participating in a combined total of six NCAA Final Fours and earning three national championships.
Jim Stone • Ohio State University
Stone began coaching the Buckeyes in 1982. His career as a head coach includes over 350 NCAA Division I wins, and his Ohio State teams have finished in the top three in the Big Ten each year since 1989. Stone’s 1991 Buckeyes went undefeated in the Big Ten and finished as NCAA semifinalists while starting three freshmen. Stone was named National Coach of the Year for 1991 by the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association.
About the Editor
University of Florida head coach Mary Wise leads an incredible assembly of top volleyball coaches who contributed practical player-training exercises to Volleyball Drills for Champions.
Wise has taken her team to the NCAA Final Four four times and has won seven consecutive SEC conference championships. She was named Tachikara/AVCA Division I National Coach of the Year in 1992 and 1996. She also served as head coach of the USA World University Games team in 1995.
Wise has been an NCAA Division I head coach for 16 years and was a four-year Division I letter winner while playing volleyball for Purdue University. She has also coached summer volleyball camps for 20 years.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Serving - Russ Rose
Chapter 2. Passing - Lisa Love
Chapter 3. Setting - John Dunning
Chapter 4. Attacking - Brad Saidon
Chapter 5. Blocking - Greg Giovanazzi
Chapter 6. Digging - Jim Stone
Chapter 7. Drill Design - Mary Wise
Words of Praise
"A great resource, whether you’re looking for new drills or just variations of drills you may already use. An outstanding collection of top-level coaches."
Don Shaw
Head volleyball coach, Stanford University
NCAA Champions in 1992, ’94, ’96, and ’97
"Every coach loves drills, especially new drills that come from other successful coaches. Each coach develops the drill ideas for one particular part of the game, which makes this a very unique book and a must read for any serious coach. There is much useful information to be gained from this new addition to the volleyball library."
Douglas P. Beal
Head volleyball coach, USA Men’s National Team
Coach of Gold Medal-winning 1984 Olympic Team
NOTE: This is nonreturnable product and all purchases are final.
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