The common refrain is that Southern California is the mecca for beach volleyball. Perennially good weather and nearly unlimited availability of courts, people have...
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“Was that going out?”
I hear a number of common phrases during volleyball play which I discourage athletes from using. “Was that going out?” This phrase is most...
May 23, 2018
The mythical 300 jumps
The mythical 300 jumps Wilson, the sporting goods company, posted an ad on Instagram declaring DURING A MATCH, VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS ON AVERAGE JUMP 300...
February 10, 2018
Fundamental volleyball
Leave a bunch of naive kids with a volleyball and a court, and a game will emerge. Methods will be different – usually they’ll...
March 14, 2021
Being Fair
The events of 6 January 2021 at the US Capitol in Washington DC, when domestic terrorists laid siege to what should be a routine...
January 11, 2021
On passing the ball
Coaching volleyball is often predicated on the idea that the different strategic touches on the ball (“passing”, “setting”, “attacking”) are modular skills that can...
August 31, 2020
Understanding a negative
Understanding why false negatives happen in coronavirus testing.
August 13, 2020
Masked Coaching
Masked Coaching Volleyball coaches demonstrate the good practices for the sport, and that should include awareness and respect for the community efforts necessary to...
August 6, 2020
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Beach volleyball players should play in masks
Given the dearth of sports being broadcast, the AVP is drumming up excitement with a series of tournaments streamed to beach volleyball fans hungry...
July 26, 2020
Basics of COVID-19 Testing
In the historic COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, the disease has affected all aspects of life, including how volleyball is practiced and played. These...
July 25, 2020
Volleyball Stops in Hermosa Beach
22 July 2020 At the time of this writing, the United States is breaking records in coronavirus cases, with California eclipsing the previous record...
July 22, 2020
The conflict of interest in coaching
The true job of a good coach is to make his/her job unnecessary.
August 4, 2019
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Drills, Skills and Goodhart’s Law
Almost every volleyball clinic or training program divides learning into modularized skills. Drills that purport to teach and reinforce specific aspects of the game...
July 22, 2019