In this "competitive games" presentation, Mary Wise shares 13 of her favorite competitive games. Each game has a unique and/or specific focus on essential fundamental skills of the game. What makes this DVD unique is the fact that each one of the 13 games Wise teaches and coaches is played out to completion so that you too can teach and coach the game through its finale! The games develop a number of focus areas: three contacts on a side, serve receive, defense to offense transition, hitting and blocking, serving, wash drills, team serve reception, digging, error corrections, passing and setting; all in competitive, game-like situations. These competitive situations will help you prepare your team for matches by teaching them to transition individual skill development into team play!

45 minutes. 2005.

Mick Haley's introduction to Rally scoring came as the US Olympic Coach in 2000. With the rally replacing the side out game, Haley was well ahead of the curve. Haley views the rally game as "a sprint to 25 - a game of maximizing your potential and minimizing your errors." In this DVD, Haley shares the concepts, statistical strategies, and drills that will greatly influence how you view the rally game and how you approach the rally game! In Part 1, Basic Concepts of Rally Scoring, Haley shares his views on the rally system and shares seven statistics-based facts of the rally game that will point out which areas to focus on. Haley also discusses keys and strategies for "how to score more points!" In Part 2, Winning Statistics for the Rally Game, Haley discusses player performance and presents a system of stats that he utilizes to evaluate play that point out team strengths and weaknesses as it relates to achieving scoring efficiency necessary to win in the rally system. He shares his system of numbering and formulas on how to identify benchmarks in each area of play. In Part 3, Constructing a Winning Lineup, Haley shares how to construct a lineup that will offer the most effective attack options that incorporate his precise strategic approach to the rally game. He shows how to chart your system by charting each rotation. In Part 4, Rally Game Attacking, Haley shares a five-strategy attack approach to take advantage of attack opportunities. In Part 5, Drills for Rally Scoring, Haley diagrams/demonstrates three "rally specific" drills that he utilizes to teach and reinforce a high percentage hitting game. This DVD is sure to help you take full advantage of the rally scoring system!

62 minutes. 2006.

This is an excellent overview, in five parts, of the Double Quick Three Middle Offense System.

• Part 1: The Basics of the System - Carlston offers a detailed walk-through of six different serve receive rotations.
• Part 2: Rotation Options - Carlston shows the flexibility the system allows -quick situational changes that can keep the opponent off guard while maintaining quick fluidity of the system.
• Part 3: Applying the System to Your Team - Carlston points out pros and cons to consider and follows with demonstrations of audibles to teach ways to still create an effective middle hitter attack.
• Part 4: Defensive Line up and Match Ups - Carlston demonstrates the ease of creating positive block match ups for your team versus your opponent.
• Part 5: Key Points for Effective Execution - Carlston shares/reviews five factors for implementing this dynamic free flowing system!

36 minutes. 2005.