Coach Dunning shares with you a 4-part guide to assist you in taking your setting to the next level. His presentation spans a skill range including basic, intermediate and advanced levels of the position. In Part 1, "Characteristics of the 'Total' Setter," Dunning discusses the position dynamics including the role of the setter, setting situations and factors of successful offense. In Part 2, Setting Skills, Dunning teaches the proper mechanics of court positioning, body posture, hand positioning, squaring to target, essential footwork, ball touch and follow through. He shares a series of drill progressions that teach court awareness. In Part 3, Specific Sets, Dunning delivers comprehensive demonstration of the one, three and "A" sets followed by three varieties of setting for the back row attack. Dunning follows with a segment on Zones and Footwork, including front and back zone fan drills along with specific details for positioning and footwork relative to the setting target. Dunning teaches the spin, tilt and the tight zone sets. In Part 4, Tight Pass Setting Options, Dunning details jousting and tight pass dumps and dump strategies. Included in this section is game footage highlighting several tight pass situations. As a bonus, former Stanford All-American setter Bryn Kehoe shares her insight on a variety of aspects of the position.

67 minutes. 2008.

John Dunning believes that the cornerstone of great volleyball lies in the development of the skills of passing and defense. Coach Dunning begins by sharing the characteristics for great passing before moving into skill development areas that span ability levels from basic through advanced. He covers set-up and ready position, strike zone and early platform establishment. Throughout this segment, Dunning interjects coaching tips and drills that incorporate communication, movement and court spacing, while emphasizing the need to maintain a consistent form as the game pace increases. In Part 2: Digging, Dunning begins with individual body posture and positioning for readiness to run to the ball. He shares tips for body control and how to cushion hard hit balls, and then adds motion drills for high and low digs followed by lateral movement drills to dig. Dunning moves next to on-court applications, bringing game speed to the skills. He utilizes a two-digger drill and defines the roles for positioning. In the final segment "Attitude of a Champion," Dunning shares an all out drill that challenges a defender's will to get to the ball. Concluding this segment is montage of game footage highlights of aggressive digging. Throughout the presentation, Dunning calls upon Stanford All-American Bryn Kehoe to share her thoughts and invaluable insights from a player's perspective.

51 minutes. 2008.

Legendary coach John Dunning presents the point scoring areas in volleyball: Attacking, Serving and Blocking. All topics are presented from the foundational basics and progress through advanced tactics. In Part 1, Attacking, Dunning shares technical and tactical goals for successful attacking. Coach Dunning implements a series of technique drills on the box without the jump, teaching foundations of rotation and body before progressing to the approach. He details the approach without the ball followed by approaches with hitting. Throughout the drills, Dunning offers invaluable insights for footwork, planting, location and landing. Next, Dunning moves into hitting situations and sets including quick set and hits. In Part 2, Serving, Dunning shares technique, strategies and ability-based progressions for the standing float serve, jump float, jump spin, short serve and deep court serve. In Part 3, Blocking, Dunning's basic blocking instruction begins with one on ball focusing on proper blocking technique. Next is partner blocking that necessitates court awareness, location, communication and read of the hitter. Drills and strategies included in this section include box drills, movement blocking, jump blocking and soft blocking. To further enhance each skill area you will hear insightful dialog from the players and see game footage of each skill area.

68 minutes. 2008.

Coach Dunning shares with you a 4-part guide to assist you in taking your setting to the next level. His presentation spans a skill range including basic, intermediate and advanced levels of the position. In Part 1, "Characteristics of the 'Total' Setter," Dunning discusses the position dynamics including the role of the setter, setting situations and factors of successful offense. In Part 2, Setting Skills, Dunning teaches the proper mechanics of court positioning, body posture, hand positioning, squaring to target, essential footwork, ball touch and follow through. He shares a series of drill progressions that teach court awareness. In Part 3, Specific Sets, Dunning delivers comprehensive demonstration of the one, three and "A" sets followed by three varieties of setting for the back row attack. Dunning follows with a segment on Zones and Footwork, including front and back zone fan drills along with specific details for positioning and footwork relative to the setting target. Dunning teaches the spin, tilt and the tight zone sets. In Part 4, Tight Pass Setting Options, Dunning details jousting and tight pass dumps and dump strategies. Included in this section is game footage highlighting several tight pass situations. As a bonus, former Stanford All-American setter Bryn Kehoe shares her insight on a variety of aspects of the position.

67 minutes. 2008.

John Dunning believes that the cornerstone of great volleyball lies in the development of the skills of passing and defense. Coach Dunning begins by sharing the characteristics for great passing before moving into skill development areas that span ability levels from basic through advanced. He covers set-up and ready position, strike zone and early platform establishment. Throughout this segment, Dunning interjects coaching tips and drills that incorporate communication, movement and court spacing, while emphasizing the need to maintain a consistent form as the game pace increases. In Part 2: Digging, Dunning begins with individual body posture and positioning for readiness to run to the ball. He shares tips for body control and how to cushion hard hit balls, and then adds motion drills for high and low digs followed by lateral movement drills to dig. Dunning moves next to on-court applications, bringing game speed to the skills. He utilizes a two-digger drill and defines the roles for positioning. In the final segment "Attitude of a Champion," Dunning shares an all out drill that challenges a defender's will to get to the ball. Concluding this segment is montage of game footage highlights of aggressive digging. Throughout the presentation, Dunning calls upon Stanford All-American Bryn Kehoe to share her thoughts and invaluable insights from a player's perspective.

51 minutes. 2008.

Legendary coach John Dunning presents the point scoring areas in volleyball: Attacking, Serving and Blocking. All topics are presented from the foundational basics and progress through advanced tactics. In Part 1, Attacking, Dunning shares technical and tactical goals for successful attacking. Coach Dunning implements a series of technique drills on the box without the jump, teaching foundations of rotation and body before progressing to the approach. He details the approach without the ball followed by approaches with hitting. Throughout the drills, Dunning offers invaluable insights for footwork, planting, location and landing. Next, Dunning moves into hitting situations and sets including quick set and hits. In Part 2, Serving, Dunning shares technique, strategies and ability-based progressions for the standing float serve, jump float, jump spin, short serve and deep court serve. In Part 3, Blocking, Dunning's basic blocking instruction begins with one on ball focusing on proper blocking technique. Next is partner blocking that necessitates court awareness, location, communication and read of the hitter. Drills and strategies included in this section include box drills, movement blocking, jump blocking and soft blocking. To further enhance each skill area you will hear insightful dialog from the players and see game footage of each skill area.

68 minutes. 2008.

Court movement, net movement, hand positioning and vision sequence are the major points of Coach Shymansky's game speed blocking drills. He begins with snapshot blocking and focuses on anticipation and positioning. These situations are covered on the net, off the net and over the net. Players work on hand positioning, which includes spreading the fingers out as the player prepares to block. The fast penetration move is taught to add efficiency to blocking at the net. The best blocking comes from taking away angles over the net, not by going straight up. Another technique at the net is drop blocking. The player must be aggressive and take away angles based on the read made on the hitter. Shymansky demonstrates the one hand blocking technique. Footwork includes the 4-step method, which makes movement efficient and quick. Another blocking technique is to concentrate on getting square to the net in order to maintain penetration. A zone blocking drill teaches players to block in all nine areas of the net. The rapid fire blocking drill challenges the player to block five shots from two different spots on the net.

48 minutes. 2007.