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The first two weeks set the ceiling for how fast beginners improve. Your goal isn’t perfect technique – it’s playable volleyball. That means fewer points gifted to the other side, more balls crossing the net, and players who understand where to go and what to do when the ball comes back.
Use this plan as a framework
If you only have one practice to set the tone for your season, this is it. Your first practice should not be about perfect technique or running a system. It should get players touching the ball quickly, establish how practice works, and end with something that actually feels like volleyball.
This plan gives you a cl...
A good tryout doesn’t try to measure everything. It’s designed to reveal what matters most for selection at your level – quickly, fairly, and under realistic volleyball conditions. The goal is not to rank skills in isolation, but to identify which players help a team sideout, defend, and compete once play becomes messy.
This template gives ...
The setter runs the offense. “Good setting” is more than clean hands: it’s decision-making (who/when), location (where the ball arrives), and tempo management (how fast/what rhythm), all while managing risk based on pass quality and match context. Great setters consistently turn imperfect situations into hitt...
A libero is a back-row defensive specialist who can replace certain players without counting as a regular substitution. The tradeoff is that the libero has key limitations:
They can only play in the back-row. They can’t complete an attack hit when the ball is fully above the top of the net. They can’t block. They can’t hand set in front of t...