Team dynamics, and the ability of the coach to foster its development, is crucial to the sport of volleyball. Coach Carlston reviews the five steps of team dynamics: preparation, foundation, nurture and maintenance, reflection and rebirth. The five steps are discussed in detail. Preparation (pre-season) explains the importance of knowing your team and understanding your vision of the team. Building relationships through a team retreat and developing a practice setting are the key points in the foundation step (beginning of season). The nurture and maintenance step encourages team rituals and the importance of player journals. Finally, the reflection and rebirth steps explain the importance of staff and player reviews, checking in with players and preparing for the next season. The development of team culture and leadership roles plays an important part to the success of your team.

38 minutes. 2006.

One of the biggest coaching challenges in volleyball is trying to win without tall players. In this DVD, Coach Carlson will show you his tactics and strategies that will allow you to gain the advantage over much taller teams. He describes his methods of getting opponents out of their systems, creating good match-ups and attacking with speed. Strategies for hitting smart shots (roll shots, tip shots, deep corners, etc.) instead of power shots, is shown on court. Finally, Carlston explains five defensive systems to counter bad match-ups and demonstrates drills and games for training a relentless defense. Use Carlson's methods of training defense, hitting smart shots and attitude to help your team win more matches!

35 minutes. 2006.

As a former coach and current Sport Psychology consultant in the sport, Mike Voight has experienced and seen first hand "the power of positive." Whether it is self-talk for individual pressure from within or external pressure from a coach, or other aspects of team play, a player and/or coach should always have a plan to overcome the negative and accentuate the positive. In this presentation, Dr. Voight takes you through eight different volleyball situations that present mental challenges for players and coaches alike. In an insightful presentation, the first six situations take you into the mind of a player as she is faced with six of the most common challenges in the sport: 1) Fear of Failure, 2) Making a Run of Mistakes, 3) Receiving Constructive Criticism, 4) Dealing with Fans and Opponents, 5) Entering the Game as a Substitute, 6) Serving Under Pressure. In each of these situations, you will hear what is going through the player's mind in a negative self-talk portrayal followed by a positive self-talk portrayal. Voight offers strategies to assist in avoiding negative self-talk and how to program one's self for positive self-talk. In Situation 7, Refocusing After Breaks and Time-outs, Voight shares ideas on how to come out of each situation with a positive focus. In Situation 8, Speed of Play, Voight shares strategies for both players and coaches on not letting the game become a mental blur to a player, and how to slow down emotionally and focus on one play at a time. This presentation offers a unique and highly effective way to allow a player to witness firsthand how they can take control and realize "the power of positive."

48 minutes. 2006.

In just his second season at Ohio University, the Carlston-coached Bobcats broke into the AVCA Top 25 poll for the first time in school history, finished 19th in the NCAA RPI ratings, and ranked 6th in the nation with a .906 winning percentage. In this exciting DVD, Geoff Carlston shares a realistic checklist of 25 simple ways to beat your opponent. Among the ideas he presents are ideas for the "heart of your team" and the "heart of your players", game preparation strategies (including: scouting, conditioning, practice, court positioning strategies, and technique specifics), and game strategies. Carlston uses on-court demonstrations and discussion to deliver these compelling ideas. These 25 strategies and tactics will greatly enhance your chances of beating your opponent!

47 minutes. 2005.