Volleyball Drills for Champions by Mary Wise, Mary Wise

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Sensational spikes and high-flying blocks make for great photos, but top volleyball coaches know that solid skills and teamwork are what win championships. And the place to learn those fundamentals and tactics is in practice. Competitive drills that have well-defined goals produce greater effort and performance on the practice court, which in turn leads to the individual development and team cohesiveness required to be a champion.

Now, seven of the world's top coaches have put together an all-star collection of practice activities in Volleyball Drills for Champions. Each drill is a winner and will help maximize every minute of practice time. It's the perfect tool for developing championship-level players and teams. This invaluable practice manual covers every facet of the game, as each coach provides several proven drills for each key volleyball skill:

-Serving: Russ Rose, Pennsylvania State University

-Passing: Lisa Love, University of Southern California

-Setting: John Dunning, University of the Pacific

-Attacking: Brad Saindon, Australia National Team

-Blocking: Greg Giovanazzi, University of Michigan

-Digging: Jim Stone, Ohio State UniversityIn addition, editor Mary Wise, head coach at the University of Florida, contributes valuable insights for designing drills and incorporating them into effective practice sessions.

Now, with Volleyball Drills for Champions, you can learn from the best and make your practices more productive every time you take the court.

What People Are Saying

Don Shaw
A great resource, whether you're looking for new drills or just variations of drills you may already use. An outstanding collection of top-level coaches.
— Don Shaw, Head volleyball coach, Stanford University NCAA Champions in 1992, '94, '96, and '97

Douglas P. Beal
Every coach loves drills, especially new drills that come from other successful coaches. We want to learn and improve from these new drills. Therefore, this is a most exciting and anticipated new book. It collects the drill highlights of some of the most successful coaches in our sport, coaches who have played in and won several national championships, and coached at the international level. Each coach develops the drill ideas for one particular part of the game, which makes this a very unique book and a must read for any serious coach. Mary Wise has done a wonderful job editing the drills and directing each coach to reveal the exercises that provide the best results for their team. There is much useful information to be gained from this new addition to the volleyball library.
— Douglas P. Beal, Head volleyball coach, USA Men's National Team Coach of Gold Medal-winning 1984 Olympic Team

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