Welcome to the Florida Region of USA Volleyball

No matter where I go in the world to teach, the traditional coaches mantra of “Can’t pass, can’t hit” is one of the first statements I hear in any language. Then, when we introduce our sport to new players of any age, the first skill taught is almost always “the… Read More

Stats for Parents and Players

Wed Feb 23 12:49:00 -0500 2011

I oft speak of the impact a Discover magazine article long ago had on me, on how we are fooled by randomness, in helping me be a better parent and coach. A short TED.com clip on why we need to teach our kids stats over calculus – as my daughter struggles to decide between taking… Read More

Choosing the Right Words

Tue Feb 15 18:47:00 -0500 2011

I have been reflecting on the lack of specificity in most coaches’ teaching, as well as the choice of words we often make by habit. I am reminded of this as we are scripting some free videos to share this year, but mostly it is due to the difficulty I see coaches go through and how their… Read More

Creating and Training Resilient Athletes

Mon Feb 07 11:37:00 -0500 2011

What a great IMPACT webinar last week, with Andy Pai answering the 200 coaches’ written questions that poured in, while Phil Shoemaker, head coach at University of Alaska Fairbanks, and I shared about 100 total years of collective insights for these new coaches to learn from. One coach made… Read More

Top Ten Serving Secrets

Mon Jan 17 19:24:00 -0500 2011

So I spent the last four nights in Hartford, Connecticut. Snowfall of a greater amount in the storm than any other time in recorded history. Temperatures lower than any time in the last six years. So the aptly named Winterfest Tournament took place on over 20 courts in the Convention Center, and… Read More

Thoughts on Warming Up - Practice & Pre-Match

Thu Dec 09 11:38:00 -0500 2010

I am a month into coaching my 14 team, I call them the Fourteeners, after our 52 highest 14,000 foot plus mountain peaks we have here in Colorado, including the snow shrouded one right out the USA Volleyball office window known as Pikes Peak. I figured I would simply share what I wrote my team, BOTH… Read More

Primum Non Noncore

Mon Nov 08 00:26:00 -0500 2010

Some of you may know the Hippocratic Oath, given to medical doctors. For those who do not know, it translates simply to First Do No Harm. This is a cornerstone in my philosophy of developing amazing leaders and growing the game. I believe this oath should be given to each coach, for in my decades… Read More

Ten Imprudent and Obtuse Things I …

Wed Oct 06 15:40:00 -0400 2010

While my grassroots article from over 20 years ago shows lots more of the things I have somehow either changed or even completely avoided (CLICK HERE to download “How to Ruin a Player”) – of late I have been hearing from the grassroots some variations and outright new versions of… Read More

Never be a Child’s Last Coach

Mon Oct 04 10:54:00 -0400 2010

Last week at the LTAD Conference in Canada, I found it most intriguing that of the many ideas I shared, the one that resonated the strongest was the title of this blog. After my keynote speech, just about every following speaker noted it in some fashion, tying it into their own presentation. … Read More

FLORIDA REGION ONLINE MEMBERSHIP SYSTEM

LOGIN JOIN

[Instructions] [Membership Guide]

MEMBERSHIP YEAR IS FROM SEPTEMBER 1 TO AUGUST 31!

NOTABLE QUOTE:

"The second mile is always less crowded!" - Unknown

DONATE TO FL REGION - CLICK HERE!

FLORIDA COLLEGES w/ VOLLEYBALL