Why Setter’s Rules Works
I had a couple of comments about the ‘Setter’s Rules‘ post, here and on facebook, that I thought I would
Category: Practice
Setter’s Rules – Practice
In the early 1990’s as Australia established a full-time, centralised, National Team program and sought to catch up with the
Motivation, Rewards And Scoring Drills
There are many, many ways to score drills, especially wash drills. You can make big points, small points, points in
Effort Or Readiness?
“Go for it!!!” “Hit the floor!!!” “Make an effort!!!” Those words and dozens of variations of them are heard every
Repetition And Cue Recognition
David Parkin is one of the great coaches in Australian Football history. After a storied playing career, he went on
Motor Learning And Fatigue
A long, long time ago, in a galaxy… sorry, wrong story. A while ago (I don’t remember when) someone (I
Men’s Olympic Volleyball Rankings – The Leadership Interpretation
According to this article, you can only win in sports, or anywhere else, if you’re ready for chaos. Conveniently, that
Specific What?
Everybody (hopefully) knows that the most important concept in motor learning is specificity. That is, skills and techniques are learnt
How To Teach Volleyball
I recently came across an article (sadly no longer online) written for the US volleyball coach accreditation program. It is
10,000 Hours – The Argument Against
Despite, actually because of, the best efforts of Malcolm Gladwell, Daniel Coyle and Dan of The Dan Plan, Anders Ericsson’s
At Home On The Court 