Volleyball Skills & Drills

208 pages. Published 2006

About the Book

Master volleyball’s key techniques and elevate performance in all facets of the sport. Volleyball Skills & Drills teaches the fundamentals and contains the proper progressions to help players master and apply those skills on the court when it counts. Featuring 90 of the sport’s best drills, this guide will maximize both the rate and quality of learning to help players and coaches get the most out of each practice session.

Developed by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, this book includes an introduction by Taras Liskevych and chapters from 10 of the game’s top coaches on the topics they know best:

Paul Arrington: Practicing Sean Byron: Setting Don Hardin: Blocking Jim McLaughlin: Attacking Marilyn Nolen: Receiving Serves Penn State assistants with Russ Rose: Playing Defense Tom Peterson: Serving Joan Powell: Digging Joe Sagula: Playing Offense Stephanie Schleuder: Transitioning

Volleyball Skills & Drills is both the perfect in-season coaching manual and a superb off-season player development manual. It’s like attending the best volleyball clinic available on each important aspect of individual and team performance!

About the Author

Kinda S. Lenberg has edited 10 books about volleyball and has served as a writer and editor for two of the sport’s major publications, Coaching Volleyball and Volleyball USA. She is the owner of Creative Liaisons, a consulting firm that works with the American Volleyball Coaches Association and USA Volleyball.

During the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Lenberg was the media subcenter manager for the inaugural beach volleyball Olympic tournament. Additionally, she was the AVCA’s director of publications from 1992 to 1999.

In her leisure time, Lenberg is an avid reader who also enjoys playing volleyball and camping with her family. She, her husband, Eric, and their two children reside in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The mission of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is to advance the development of the sport of volleyball by providing coaches with educational programs, a forum for exchange of opinions, and opportunities for recognition.

Incorporated as a private nonprofit educational corporation in 1981, the AVCA currently has members in all 50 states and the District of Columbia as well as numerous international members. At the collegiate level, all major NCAA conferences are represented and membership among club coaches continues to rise.