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Get more kills from smaller teams, My players' parents are habitually negative, and VNL



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Skill of the Week:

Get more kills from smaller teams



Scenario of the Week:

My players' parents are habitually negative



The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos that we discussed this week are:



Ken Murczek's first ball kill drill

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/first-ball-kill-drill/



Diane Flick-Williams' drill for increasing first ball kill efficiency

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/c******e-hitting-drill-for-improving-first-ball-kill-percentage/



Joe Sagula's first ball kill drill

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/first-ball-kill-drill-to-maximize-scoring-opportunities/



Jill Kramer from TCU on out of system play https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/jill-kramer-talks-out-of-system-play/ 



The Resource of the Week is:

The Volleyball Nations League (VNL) which be found here:

https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/volleyball-nations-league/

Handcuffed Speedball Doubles, Starting a brand new volleyball program for kids, and The Playmaker's Advantage



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Skill/Drill of the Week: Using constraints and the drill "Speedball" in conjunction with one another for speedy improvement



Scenario of the Week: Starting a brand new volleyball program



The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos that we focused on this week had to do with using doubles in practice:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/dynamic-warmup-drill-2-contact-queen-of-the-court/ Tod Mattox

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/alternatives-deep-court/ Tod Mattox

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/small-group-drill-two-contacts/ Kirsten Bernthal Booth

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/tryout-drill/ Ryan Hofer



The Resource of the Week is:

The Playmaker's Advantage: How To Raise Your Mental Game To the Next Level by Leonard Zaichkowsky and Daniel Peterson, which can be found here:

https://www.amazon.com/Playmakers-Advantage-Raise-Mental-Level/dp/1501181866

Coach Fiallos' Bio at Colorado

https://cubuffs.com/staff-directory/eduardo-fiallos/708





Coach Fiallos' Substack https://substack.com/@inspiringcoaches

Freeze Framing Part 2: Defense continued and Offense, Developing Confidence, and The 48 Laws of Power



Skill: How to use freeze framing for defense and offense





Scenario: Ideas for helping your athletes develop confidence





The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos that we discussed this week are:

Russ Rose on coverage https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/russ-rose-adjusting-hitter-coverage-to-the-situation/



Dave Rubio on drills for out of system scenarios

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/in-system-out-of-system/



Cathy George on developing offensive rhythm

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/cathy-george-developing-offensive-rhythm/





The Resource of the Week is:

The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene, which be found here https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1303



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Episode 106: Using "freeze framing" pt.1 serve receive and defense, Dealing with an aggressive front row setter, and Empathy vs. Sympathy



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Skill: Using "freeze framing" on serve receive and defense


Scenario: Dealing with an aggressive offensive setter

This week's Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos focused on team defense: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/eye-sequencing-drill-on-off-over/ - Terry Liskevych and Mark Barnard



https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/building-your-teams-defense/ - John Dunning



https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/defending-the-spread-offense/ - Ben Josephson




The Resource of the Week is Brene Brown's Youtube video about empathy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZBTYViDPlQ&t=6s⁠

Episode 105: Moving from a Cutthroat Culture to a Competitive Culture, Mid-season serve receive tune-up, and Volleyball Magazine



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Skill: Moving from a cutthroat culture to a competitive culture


Scenario: Mid-season serve receive tune-up

This week's Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos Videos focused on team culture: 

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/developing-a-culture-with-kevin-hambly/ - Kevin Hambly



https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/develop-a-competitive-culture-over-time/ - Russ Rose



https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/salima-rockwell-creating-a-competitive-culture-for-female-athletes/ - Salima Rockwell

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/creating-a-productive-gym-culture/ - Dave Shondell




The Resource of the Week is Volleyball Magazine, an online magazine with news and stories from all levels of play. It is available here:
https://volleyballmag.com/