Part of the Improving Quads series. The convention of most teams in beach quads format is the “diamond” formation when receiving serve – the...
Category: Volleyball
In praise of being quiet
“I need to talk more.” “Talk!” “We need to talk.” Verbal loquaciousness is almost universally valued on the beach volleyball court. Coaches punish juniors...
June 26, 2018
A nuclear option
On the Facebook group Volleyball Coaches and Trainers (VCT), a coach shared a rule with regards to juniors beach volleyball tournaments held in the...
June 19, 2018
Recognizing Sports Pseudoscience
In a recent discussion with BJ Leroy of USA Volleyball, I encountered a paper by Bailey et al (2018) published in the open access...
June 8, 2018
Court behavior beyond the game
When people picture beach volleyball culture, they usually just think about just the game. People don’t seem to have to think about how the...
June 6, 2018
Improving Quads 1: The net is not a player
Although a great deal of the instruction describes beach volleyball primarily as a doubles game, many, if not most, people are exposed to it...
June 5, 2018
“Call me off”
I hear a number of common phrases during volleyball play which I discourage athletes from using. This is why. “Call me off” This phrase...
June 2, 2018
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May 30, 2018
Teaching growth mindset
View this post on Instagram Sport dialog is full of fixed mindset cues: “she’s just too short”. “He’s too slow”. “I’m not good.” Growth...
May 24, 2018
“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