I began training volleyball players nearly three years ago and I can say that it has been a great experience. It is such a positive sport and I have met so many great people. Below is a great article from one of those great people. If you are a coach who wants to improve his/her players passing performance check it out!

Before we get to that...I'd like to give you a bit of a pep talk if I may.

It's Never Too Late

Never too late to take care of what you need to do to improve. Whether it is training, technique or teamwork please do not give up.

You may be struggling now that it is close to mid-season (if not I have something for you at the end ;) ) with fitting your training in.

The training resources you have piled up over the months and years are good enough to work into a practice, but you think it may be too late to improve your endurance, power, quickness and reaction.

It is NEVER too late as a coach of one of the teams in the 2009 Pennsylvania Boys State Volleyball Championships informed me of last year at the tournament.

He introduced himself and I immediately recognized his name from my subscriber list.

What he told me next is what is going to help YOU and your team. (not word for word, but very close)

He said they were struggling mid-season and could see his team slowing down and losing power and endurance. They did indeed train hard in the beginning of the year, but got caught up in practices and left out the training.

Mid-season training became a part of their practices and without that training, even at a time when most coaches will not want to give up their precious practice time, they were able to change their overall athletic ability quickly and fortunately for them make it to the State Championships in part because of the training.

Now, you know me by now. In now way will I take credit for teams getting to State's or winning championships because of the training I promote, but when you incorporate 'everything' (technique/drills/training) into your practices you will see great improvement in your team..without a doubt.

If you are a coach who is NOT struggling mid-season with training & drills and are winning like crazy..CONGRATS! Job well done!

Now take that themto the highest level they can possibly get to and please remind them....'It is still mid-season and we need to continue being hungry for our goal'.

Ok, onto the drill:

A Fundamental Progression to Improve Passing at Any Level

In good health,

Barry

www.volleyballteamtraining.com