2010 AVCA Instructional Volleyball Series

with Terry Pettit,
Director of Leadership Academies at the University of Denver and Colorado State University,
former NCAA Championship Coach at Nebraska,
3 x National Coach of the Year,
USA Volleyball All-Time Great Coach Award Winner

Coaching legend Terry Pettit delivers THE most information-packed 46 minutes of setting instruction imaginable!

In this presentation from the 2010 AVCA Convention, Pettit provides an overview of the five characteristics of "deliberate practice;" a theme that is echoed throughout his presentation. Pettit reviews the evolution of setting that has led to the current technique of today's successful setter--the incorporation of the wrist as the most prominent lever of the set.

On the court, Pettit takes two demonstrators through the basics of how to engage the wrists into setting. Next, he delivers more than 20 drills, many of which include multiple progressions and sets. These drills cover individual skills, partner drills and situational drills for all aspects of the position.

Throughout the presentation, Pettit shares nuances for each of the drills and offers invaluable insight into coaching your setters.

The skill set presented is appropriate for developing setters at any level. This presentation is a gem from one of the most prolific volleyball coaches of all time!

46 minutes. 2011.

with Carl McGown, Ph.D.;
Founder of Gold Medal Squared,
former USA Men's National team head coach,
former BYU head coach and 2x NCAA Men's Championship Coach,
USA Volleyball All-Time Great Volleyball Coach Award Winner

Use statistically proven principles to improve your passing success!

Coaching legend Carl McGown shares statistical evidence that will assist you in strategically setting up your serve receive and effectively training your athletes for passing success. These are the same methods used by the USA men's volleyball team to capture the gold medal in Beijing.

McGown delivers five key principles to forearm passing and demonstrates a simple teaching method for implementing these principles into your volleyball program. Watch as on-court demonstrators methodically progress through each of these five keys.

Included in this skill set is proper hand placement, arm movement, angling the platform, seeing the server and ball spin, and other great passing "nuggets" from McGown.

Also included is a quick review of national team video that shows game footage of ideal forearm passing technique and strategies.

Give your team an advantage this season with passing expertise from legendary coach Carl McGown!

49 minutes. 2011.

with Peggy Martin,
the winningest coach in the history of NCAA Division II with 33 consecutive winning seasons at the University of Central Missouri where she compiled a 1,064-281-8 record and current head coach at Spring Hill College

In this on court presentation at the 2010 AVCA Convention, Legendary Hall of Fame coach Peggy Martin takes a look at how the game has changed and how these changes have had an effect on coaching the game today. Specifically, she discusses how these changes have affected her coaching consideration of going from a 5-1 to the 6-2.

To assist her preparation for this presentation, Martin tapped into three of the most successful coaches in the country that run a 6-2 and gathered their input as to why they run the 6-2. A review of their responses serves as a launching point into the specifics of the emergence of the 6-2. Martin details five pros and six cons to running a 6-2 that all serve as consideration for you to select a system that best suits your personnel.

Martin next takes her demonstrators through the serve receive rotations of a 6-2 and shares strategies for each rotation.

This presentation is sure to serve as food for thought in consideration of implementing the 6-2 and why the 6-2 could benefit

Volleyball Videos