The Volleyball Drill Book By American Volleyball Coaches Association

With 125 drills covering every facet of the sport, The Volleyball Drill Book is the most comprehensive resource for today’s players and coaches. Inside you’ll find the game’s most effective drills for these and many other aspects of the game:

- Warming up
- Ball handling
- Passing
- Serving
- Receiving
- Team building
- Situational play
- Offense
- Defense
- Transition play

Complete with detailed diagrams, illustrations, coaching tips, variations, and practice advice, The Volleyball Drill Book provides you with everything you need to master essential skills, sharpen execution, and improve on-court performance.

Whether you wish to develop new skills or fine-tune your game, rely on the drills that have produced the sport’s top players and most dominating teams. The Volleyball Drill Book is the one and only drill book you’ll ever need.


Contents

Chapter 1 Integrating Drills Into Practice
Chapter 2 Serving Drills
Chapter 3 Ball-Handling Drills
Chapter 4 Setting Drills
Chapter 5 Offensive Drills
Chapter 6 Defensive Drills
Chapter 7 Transition Drills
Chapter 8 Competitive Multiplayer Drills
Chapter 9 Team Scoring Drills
Chapter 10 Mental Toughness and Team-Building Drills

Released 2012
256 Pages


About The Author

The mission of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is to advance the sport of volleyball and its coaches. The vision of the AVCA is for volleyball to become a mainstream sport in America and for the AVCA to be the epicenter for leadership, advocacy and professional development.

Teri Clemens was inducted into the AVCA Hall of Fame in 2004. In 14 years of coaching at Washington University, she compiled an impressive overall record of 529-77 and holds the NCAA DIII record for a career winning percentage of .873. Clemens led the Bears to seven national championships, including an unprecedented six consecutive titles from 1991 to 1996. Recognized as the Tachikara/AVCA DIII Coach of the Year in 1991, 1994, and 1996, Clemens is now a highly sought-after and nationally recognized motivational speaker and clinician.

Jenny McDowell is the head coach at Emory University. With a career record of 480-122 and a winning percentage of .800 that ranks fourth all time among DIII coaches, McDowell led Emory to a national championship in 2008 and a second-place finish in 2010. She was named the AVCA National Coach of the Year in 2008 and the AVCA Regional Coach of the Year in 2004, 2005, and 2008. Before assuming her position with Emory, McDowell was an assistant coach at the University of Georgia, where she helped lead the Bulldogs to a 128-41 record and eight NCAA Tournament appearances.