Simone Biles, currently the most decorated American gymnast, withdrew from team finals in the Tokyo Olympic Games citing her mental health, earning ire from...
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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
Understanding a negative
Understanding why false negatives happen in coronavirus testing.
August 13, 2020
Beach Volleyball / Coaching / Culture / Instruction / Science / Sports / Training / Volleyball / Volleysensei
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
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
Don’t “Call for help”
Common phrases during volleyball play which I discourage athletes from using. “Call for help!” When children are in playgrounds, they express a natural urge...
July 1, 2019
What should I have done?
I hear a number of common phrases during volleyball play which I discourage athletes from using. I watched as the ball looped over his...
May 28, 2019
Background / Beach Volleyball / Instruction / Opinion / Science / Sports / Training / Volleyball / Volleysensei
PFP is our CTE
Football players are plagued by the disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). It’s a neurodegenerative disease that results in mood swings, behavioral changes, and dementia...
April 16, 2019
Beach Volleyball / Coaching / Instruction / Movement / Sports / Training / Volleyball / Volleysensei
Proactive Blocking
Blocking is a crucial strategy and technique in volleyball. The homographic confusion often talks about the technique solely, about the jump and penetration, but it’s...
April 15, 2019
Rehabilitation is not Prevention
I decided to revisit an old video done by the McKibbin Brothers called “Knee Pain Explained and How to fix it“. In this video,...
April 13, 2019