How to Read the Game Better in Volleyball
The players who are hard to face don't have the best skills on the court. They have the best information. They're already moving before the ball is hit. The game is running slower for them than it is for everyone else. Game reading is pattern recognition. The more competitive volleyball you play, the bigger your pattern library gets — and the more the game starts to feel like something you anticipated rather than something you're reacting to. Watch the Setter, Not the Ball The setter touches the ball on almost every offensive possession, and they telegraph what's coming before they [Read More>]
Common Volleyball Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Bad habits don't show up in practice. They show up in the third set of a tournament when the score is close and you haven't slept enough. That's when all the technique that looked fine in a quiet gym starts to fall apart. Most of these mistakes aren't about effort. They're about patterns that got ingrained somewhere along the way and were never corrected. The fix is usually straightforward once you know what to look for. Forming the Platform Late Your arms should be together before the ball crosses the net — not as it's arriving, not as you're running [Read More>]
