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All Access Stanford Women's Volleyball Practice with John Dunning
with John Dunning,
Stanford University Head Women's Volleyball Coach;
2004 & 2001 NCAA Champs;
former University of Pacific Head Coach (1985 & 1986 NCAA Champions)

Pull up a front row seat and watch John Dunning teach all aspects of volleyball! Explore the inner-workings of Dunning's time-tested and legendary system of success - and learn how you can incorporate it into your program!

This extensive DVD set includes more than five hours of volleyball instruction, including six sessions over three days of practice. As an added bonus, experience Dunning's "freshman only session" that gives you a front row seat to the indoctrination process of transitioning athletes into the Stanford program.

Practice Breakdown:

Day 1:
  • Freshman only session.
  • Practice 1 - Includes a skill set focus on passing, setting, middle footwork, and block and hit transition.
  • Practice 2 - Full team session includes intensive skill development, team defense, and introduction of the offense.
Day 2:
  • Practice 1 - Includes reading and passing form, ball control, footwork and blocking for middles, hitting from platforms, and much more.
  • Practice 2 - A more intense, physically demanding practice with numerous contacts to improve ball control.
Day 3:
  • Practice 1 - A physically demanding practice that includes high repetitions of defensive movements and concepts.
  • Practice 2 - Scrimmaging. This practice is a dress rehearsal for game day. Dunning shares his tactics for incorporating scrimmages into practice to best simulate a game-day scenario.
This DVD set covers nearly every facet of how John Dunning approaches teaching and playing the game. You will get an "all-access" look at how he teaches the skills, drills, and strategies that have earned him legendary coaching status!

Order now and take the first step in integrating these proven techniques and coaching methods into your program!

3 DVDs. 2011.

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Taking Advantage of Your Disadvantages: Designing Systems That Fit You
with Anne Kordes,
University of Louisville Head Coach;
former St. Louis University Head Coach

In any given season, all teams face challenging situations that force change. Anne Kordes believes that teams can creatively take on the challenges of change and not only survive, but thrive.

In this high energy on-court presentation from the 2010 AVCA Convention, Coach Kordes shares a variety of system adjustments that you can implement to put your players in the best position to succeed. She examines fives situations and gives you strategies to address each. How to adapt to a slow middle - Strategies addressed include creating and tweaking your offensive system to allow time for the middle to get to the ball. Kordes then reviews how to best utilize the slower middle on the defensive side with blocking and passing strategies.

How to best utilize a small outside hitter - Included in this situation: How to adjust the approach, how to "hide" in the offense, and how to win a ball on a block at the net. Kordes also covers specific shot technique for the small hitter.

How to best assist with serving and free ball challenges - Kordes identifies preferred zone strategies for serving and free ball situations.

How to best utilize a slow setter - Teach your setter the key to "getting a step" on the ball. Kordes also outlines how to best defend with a slow setter.

How to get more practice reps for teams with only one coach - Kordes demonstrates several drills that show how to maximize reps through player and coach initiated drills.

Kordes' strategies will greatly assist you to make the most out of the cards that you are dealt.

51 Minutes. 2011.

DVD
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Brian Gimillaro's Learn to Play Volleyball Set
VD-03717A: with Brian Gimmillaro, Long Beach State University Head Women's Volleyball Coach; 3x NCAA Champions; NCAA Coach of the Year, U.S. Olympic Committee Coach of the Year, USA Volleyball All Time Great Coach Award, and the College Coach's Hall of Fame

Get the little-known secrets to perfect accurate passing!

Coach Gimmillaro is most known for his ability to develop players. This DVD is dedicated to the development of young athletes. Whether you are a beginner or an elite volleyball enthusiast, the methods taught in these videos are the same techniques he uses at Long Beach State, which has developed six NCAA Player of the Year Award winners.

45 minutes. 2011.



VD-03717B: with Brian Gimmillaro, Long Beach State University Head Women's Volleyball Coach; 3x NCAA Champions; NCAA Coach of the Year, U.S. Olympic Committee Coach of the Year, USA Volleyball All Time Great Coach Award, and the College Coach's Hall of Fame

Learn how to "Pull The Trigger" when spiking with power and precision!

Coach Gimmillaro is most known for his ability to develop players. This DVD is dedicated to the development of young athletes. Whether you are a beginner or an elite volleyball enthusiast, the methods taught in these videos are the same techniques he uses at Long Beach State, which has developed six NCAA Player of the Year Award winners.

45 minutes. 2011.



VD-03717C: with Brian Gimmillaro, Long Beach State University Head Women's Volleyball Coach; 3x NCAA Champions; NCAA Coach of the Year, U.S. Olympic Committee Coach of the Year, USA Volleyball All Time Great Coach Award, and the College Coach's Hall of Fame

Learn why defense is basically untaught and what to do about it!

Coach Gimmillaro is most known for his ability to develop players. This DVD is dedicated to the development of young athletes. Whether you are a beginner or an elite volleyball enthusiast, the methods taught in these videos are the same techniques he uses at Long Beach State, which has developed six NCAA Player of the Year Award winners.

43 minutes. 2011.



VD-03717D: with Brian Gimmillaro, Long Beach State University Head Women's Volleyball Coach; 3x NCAA Champions; NCAA Coach of the Year, U.S. Olympic Committee Coach of the Year, USA Volleyball All Time Great Coach Award, and the College Coach's Hall of Fame

Learn how to become a game-changing setter!

Coach Gimmillaro is most known for his ability to develop players. This DVD is dedicated to the development of young athletes. Whether you are a beginner or an elite volleyball enthusiast, the methods taught in these videos are the same techniques he uses at Long Beach State, which has developed six NCAA Player of the Year Award winners.

52 minutes. 2011.



VD-03717E: with Brian Gimmillaro, Long Beach State University Head Women's Volleyball Coach; 3x NCAA Champions; NCAA Coach of the Year, U.S. Olympic Committee Coach of the Year, USA Volleyball All Time Great Coach Award, and the College Coach's Hall of Fame

Learn how to send "Spell-Binding" serves to confuse your competitors!!

Coach Gimmillaro is most known for his ability to develop players. This DVD is dedicated to the development of young athletes. Whether you are a beginner or an elite volleyball enthusiast, the methods taught in these videos are the same techniques he uses at Long Beach State, which has developed six NCAA Player of the Year Award winners.

42 minutes. 2011.



VD-03717F: with Brian Gimmillaro, Long Beach State University Head Women's Volleyball Coach; 3x NCAA Champions; NCAA Coach of the Year, U.S. Olympic Committee Coach of the Year, USA Volleyball All Time Great Coach Award, and the College Coach's Hall of Fame

Learn why blocking is a misunderstood skill and how to dominate the net.

Coach Gimmillaro is most known for his ability to develop players. This DVD is dedicated to the development of young athletes. Whether you are a beginner or an elite volleyball enthusiast, the methods taught in these videos are the same techniques he uses at Long Beach State, which has developed six NCAA Player of the Year Award winners.

45 minutes. 2011.



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Brain Games for Better Volleyball Play
with Jeff Meeker,
Cornell (IA) College Head Coach,
Sport Psychology Professor

How many points have mental errors cost your team?

Jeff Meeker delivers 14 competitive games that will help your athletes "think" and play a better game. He shows how to structure this training to make it challenging, productive and game-like.

Coach Meeker demonstrates activities that will improve four key mental areas for your team:

  • Communication: As a player, do you make your teammates better? Understand the importance talking and listening, learn to pull together in challenging situations and to problem solve as a group.
  • Focus, Concentration and Cue Utilization: Are your players paying attention to the right things during a game? Sustain concentration, improve court vision and learn to assist a player in processing what they see.
  • Risk Management Games: Are we playing smart? Focus areas in this segment include; pushing the envelope while playing smart, rewarding good errors, penalizing bad errors and maintaining focus.
  • Competiveness and Cooperation: How do we combine these attributes to be our best? Be competitive, train harder, motivate your athletes to play better and cooperate with teammates to make the team better.

Implementing Meeker's brain game approach in training is sure to develop better play from your team, improve your player's volleyball IQ and create a positive and challenging climate in your gym!

2010.

"No matter what group of athletes I work with, perhaps the greatest challenge is to help them learn to use their brains to be better volleyball players." - Jeff Meeker

DVD
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How to Plan and Run Effective Volleyball Practices
with Todd Dagenais,
University of Central Florida head coach,
former USC Assistant Head Coach

Discover "little tricks" and ideas you can implement immediately to maximize your time in practice.

Todd Dagenais has developed an efficient practice system and philosophy based on his experiences as the assistant head coach at USC and as a member of the USA National Coaching staff.

Now Dagenais brings his unique practice ideas to DVD and shows you how to maximize contacts while saving large chunks of valuable practice time.

Daganais' will show you how to plan backward from your end-of-season goals and objectives to better implement daily and weekly objectives. Plus, you will learn quick and effective ways to provide on-court feedback and error correction without stopping your drills.

Dagenais guides you through a live practice that includes his team's pre-practice ritual and a 10-block practice session. These 10 blocks begin with fundamental, individual skill work and progress step-by-step through partner, group and competitive team play.

Throughout each block Dagenais narrates as his team demonstrates the skill set for each area of emphasis. Dagenais' ongoing instruction includes tips for learning to control the variables for each block of practice; allowing you to intertwine individual player development with team development.

Implementing Dagenais's practice plan model will assist you in protecting your one of your most precious commodities--training minutes!

2010.

DVD
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