Player Development

Player Development2025-08-03T20:46:49-05:00

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Coach to Coach Video of the Week

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features favorite drills from JVA volleyball members across the country.

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Coach to Coach Drills by Skill

5 Platform Drills

2025-08-04T11:05:43-05:00

KIVA (Louisville, KY) shares 5 platform drills you can do at home to work on balance, shoulder and body posture, platform angles, and shuffle movement to make you a better passer.

Attacking Footwork to Adjust to a Variety of Sets

2025-08-04T11:35:12-05:00

Empowered Volleyball Academy (Fort Wayne, IN) shares a video that includes a progression series to help attackers adjust their footwork to various sets on the outside, right side and back row. The progressions also help attackers transition off the net and work on their jumping and landing mechanics.

Serving Progression

2025-08-04T10:31:39-05:00

Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) shares a serving progression to focus on high contact point, a strong hand, strong contact, and hips through the ball.

Serving Progression

2025-08-04T10:29:54-05:00

Kairos Elite (Sioux Falls, SD) shares a serving progression to work on the lift, the weight transfer and contact point, arm speed, and consistency.

Execution Drill

2023-04-07T10:50:45-05:00

Eastside Volleyball Club (Peoria, IL) shares a 3 part competitive serve/pass drill that incorporates pressure [...]

3 Competitive Serve Pass Games

2023-01-26T09:14:55-06:00

Marquette Volleyball Head Coach Ryan Theis shares two competitive serve/serve receive games to improve your team's serving toughness, as well as determine your team's strongest primary passers. The drills are 2.2 passing and Pyramid Passing. Theis shares variations and considerations for each drill.

Serving Zone 1

2022-09-26T12:17:47-05:00

Pineapple Volleyball Club Director and Olympic Gold Medalist Lloy Ball (Fort Wayne, IN) shares a [...]

5 Keys to Serving

2025-08-04T10:41:21-05:00

Pineapple Volleyball Club Director and Olympic Gold Medalist Lloy Ball (Fort Wayne, IN) shares five keys he uses to train proper serving technique for beginner to elite athletes.

Serving Progression

2025-08-04T10:31:39-05:00

Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) shares a serving progression to focus on high contact point, a strong hand, strong contact, and hips through the ball.

Serving Progression

2025-08-04T10:29:54-05:00

Kairos Elite (Sioux Falls, SD) shares a serving progression to work on the lift, the weight transfer and contact point, arm speed, and consistency.

Platform Progression

2025-08-04T08:25:16-05:00

Central Illinois Elite (Peoria, IL) shares a progression to train movement, balance and forearm passing that can be player run.

Execution Drill

2023-04-07T10:50:45-05:00

Eastside Volleyball Club (Peoria, IL) shares a 3 part competitive serve/pass drill that incorporates pressure [...]

3 Competitive Serve Pass Games

2023-01-26T09:14:55-06:00

Marquette Volleyball Head Coach Ryan Theis shares two competitive serve/serve receive games to improve your team's serving toughness, as well as determine your team's strongest primary passers. The drills are 2.2 passing and Pyramid Passing. Theis shares variations and considerations for each drill.

5 Platform Drills

2025-08-04T11:05:43-05:00

KIVA (Louisville, KY) shares 5 platform drills you can do at home to work on balance, shoulder and body posture, platform angles, and shuffle movement to make you a better passer.

3 Serve Receive Cues for Passing a Seam Ball

2025-08-04T11:06:56-05:00

Milwaukee Sting VBC(Milwaukee, WI) shares 3 serve receive cues to increase communication and enforce consistency when passing serves in the seam. Coaches can introduce these cues as early as the beginner level for team's just learning serve receive and 6v6 play.

2025-08-04T16:36:06-05:00

Lexington United (Lexington, KY) shares a 3 part progression that trains setting an out of system attack and calling line or cross, and adding blockers on the other side to work on tracking the hitter and closing the block.

MOD 4

2025-04-21T20:28:24-05:00

Dunes Volleyball Club ( La Porte, IN) shares a 4v4 competitive drill that works on setter/hitter connection, defending hard swings, and improving attacker's ability to terminate the ball. This drill can be modified to focus on the needs of your team.

U-Turn Drill

2025-02-27T21:00:14-06:00

GameDay Sports Academy (Bakersfield, CA) shares an offensive team drill that focuses on aggressive attacking attempts to score with a strong attacking approach to the ball.

Transition Drill

2025-02-27T20:56:36-06:00

Alpha Performance (Lexington, KY) shares a volleyball free ball transition drill that focuses on free ball transition from defense to offense with a back row setter.

3v3 and 6v6 Tip Drills

2024-06-24T15:39:04-05:00

Team Pineapple (Fort Wayne, IN) shares two drills that incorporate tipping, communicating and defending. These are great drills for warm-up and defensive to offensive training.

6 on 4 Transition Drill

2022-11-02T15:02:29-05:00

SynergyForce (Rocklin, CA) shares a 6 on 4 transition drill to train players to play defense and then move into offense. This drill can be modified for various levels and adjusted to focus on certain aspects of the game.

Cooperative and Combative Left Side Drills

2022-09-19T02:28:12-05:00

Munciana Volleyball (Yorktown, IN) shares a cooperative drill called Setter Go that focuses on left sides attacking cross court off of a setter, and a combative drill called Left vs Left first attacker to terminate the ball 3 times.

Attacking Footwork to Adjust to a Variety of Sets

2025-08-04T11:35:12-05:00

Empowered Volleyball Academy (Fort Wayne, IN) shares a video that includes a progression series to help attackers adjust their footwork to various sets on the outside, right side and back row. The progressions also help attackers transition off the net and work on their jumping and landing mechanics.

Read React Defense

2025-08-04T14:44:33-05:00

Munciana Volleyball (Yorktown, IN) shares a 3 part defensive drill to train defenders to read the attacker and drop into the area of the court the attacker is likely to hit based on what the block is taking and the attacker is showing.

6v6 Reading Drill

2022-10-20T13:29:59-05:00

Minnesota Select (Maple Grove, MN) shares a 6v6 serve/serve receive wash drill that trains the keys to defensive reading, along with modifications and adjustments.

Jump Over

2025-08-04T16:22:21-05:00

Elite Volleyball Training Center (Plainfield, OH) shares a progression using a noodle to teach beginners the last two steps of the spike approach.

5 Keys to Serving

2025-08-04T10:41:21-05:00

Pineapple Volleyball Club Director and Olympic Gold Medalist Lloy Ball (Fort Wayne, IN) shares five keys he uses to train proper serving technique for beginner to elite athletes.

Base to Read Progression Series

2025-08-04T11:54:30-05:00

Summit Volleyball (Fort Wayne, IN) share a base to read defensive progression series that focuses on fast movement from base to defensive position, as well as training all six defenders to read the setter and cover the court.

Speedball

2023-03-23T11:25:11-05:00

Matchbox VBC (Aberdeen, CD) shares a 4v4 competitive serve pass wash drill that has many variations and has become one of their favorite drills.

12 Creative Scoring Ideas To Encourage Competitive Practices

2023-02-15T09:29:04-06:00

The season is filled with opportunities to win and lose during tournament play. However, there are many ways to incorporate competition into your training on a regular basis so your athletes are used to competing hard and winning a close battle. Here are 12 creative scoring ideas to encourage competitive practices.

6 on 4 Transition Drill

2022-11-02T15:02:29-05:00

SynergyForce (Rocklin, CA) shares a 6 on 4 transition drill to train players to play defense and then move into offense. This drill can be modified for various levels and adjusted to focus on certain aspects of the game.

6v6 Reading Drill

2022-10-20T13:29:59-05:00

Minnesota Select (Maple Grove, MN) shares a 6v6 serve/serve receive wash drill that trains the keys to defensive reading, along with modifications and adjustments.

Tough After 20

2022-09-19T02:28:11-05:00

Munciana Volleyball (Yorktown, IN) shares a 6v6 competitive serve pass wash drill that puts pressure [...]

Cooperative and Combative Left Side Drills

2022-09-19T02:28:12-05:00

Munciana Volleyball (Yorktown, IN) shares a cooperative drill called Setter Go that focuses on left sides attacking cross court off of a setter, and a combative drill called Left vs Left first attacker to terminate the ball 3 times.

MOD 4

2025-04-21T20:28:24-05:00

Dunes Volleyball Club ( La Porte, IN) shares a 4v4 competitive drill that works on setter/hitter connection, defending hard swings, and improving attacker's ability to terminate the ball. This drill can be modified to focus on the needs of your team.

Execution Drill

2023-04-07T10:50:45-05:00

Eastside Volleyball Club (Peoria, IL) shares a 3 part competitive serve/pass drill that incorporates pressure [...]

3v3 and 6v6 Tip Drills

2024-06-24T15:39:04-05:00

Team Pineapple (Fort Wayne, IN) shares two drills that incorporate tipping, communicating and defending. These are great drills for warm-up and defensive to offensive training.

Add-On Warm-Up Drill

2024-07-15T20:00:56-05:00

Champion Volleyball Club (Winston-Salem, NC) shares a fun warm up drill that focuses on communication, competitive play, and volleyball IQ). The objective is for one side to get 6 players on the court and win a point, first team to do that 3 times or 5 times wins!

Officiating

Prepare your teams to keep score, track the libero and down ref at a tournament when they are the assigned work team.


Prior to your first tournament of the year, make sure all of your athletes understand the rules of officiating and scorekeeping. Click the boxes to view videos and outlines to train your teams.

  • Set up a time for every team to watch a training video.
  • Contact a local Official to run a training session with your athletes and coaches.
  • Host an intra-club scrimmage and have work teams practice the R2, bookkeeper, scorekeeper and libero tracker roles.
  • At your first tournament, make sure your head coach is with your team during the entire work assignment.

Here are the Official USAV Indoor Rules

Reach out to the JVA at members@jvavolleyball.org if you need any assistance.

Officiating Resources

Scoresheets

Libero Control Sheet – HERE
Line-Up Sheet-  HERE
Line-Up Sheet 3 Sets Full Pool – HERE
2 Set Scoresheet with header – HERE
2 Set Scoresheet without header – HERE
Deciding Set Scoresheet with header – HERE
Deciding Set Scoresheet without header  – HERE

Mental Training

  • In the US, nearly one in three adolescents suffer from an anxiety disorder, and according to the NCAA, 85% of athletes suffer from anxiety or panic attacks. Coaches often spend a significant amount of quality time with student-athletes and can notice behaviors that may be overlooked by others. This puts coaches in a unique position to help student athletes receive timely and effective treatment.

6 Ways to Help Volleyball Athletes with Anxiety and Panic Attacks

2025-01-09T14:29:16-06:00

Recruiting

Education and Resources to Help Club Recruiting Coordinators, Coaches and Athletes Navigate the Volleyball Recruiting Process

Visit our full Recruiting Education Page for endless recruiting resources and education for junior volleyball athletes and coaches. 

  • As the club season is upon us, here are some do’s and don’ts that college coaches look for when they get a chance to evaluate and communicate with student athletes and parents during the club season. If you can check off all of the items on the list below, you’re most certainly going to catch a college coach’s eye.

Recruiting Solutions: A List of Player and Parent Do’s and Don’ts

2025-05-22T21:31:31-05:00

Fitness and Nutrition

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