In a recent discussion with BJ Leroy of USA Volleyball, I encountered a paper by Bailey et al (2018) published in the open access...
Volleyball for the rest of us
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
Training Day: 26 May 2018
Fundamentals of Beach Volleyball Done in cooperation with Sideout Volleybar. 26 May 2018 at 10:30am. Click for more details.
May 23, 2018
The Math and Consequences of Rally Point Scoring
The adoption of rally point scoring fundamentally changed the strategy in beach volleyball. The original mintonette borrowed scoring from baseball with nine innings —...
March 25, 2018
A simple lesson
View this post on Instagram Always dust off the sand before tossing the ball to someone. For many beginners, this simple attention to detail...
February 11, 2018