How to Plan and Run Effective Volleyball Practices

Discover "little tricks" and ideas you can implement immediately to maximize your time in practice.

Todd Dagenais developed an efficient practice system and philosophy based on his experiences as the assistant head coach at USC and as a member of the USA National Coaching staff.

Now Dagenais brings his unique practice ideas to video and shows you how to maximize contacts while saving large chunks of valuable practice time.

Daganais' will show you how to plan backward from your end-of-season goals and objectives to better implement daily and weekly objectives. Plus, you will learn quick and effective ways to provide on-court feedback and error correction without stopping your drills.

Dagenais guides you through a live practice that includes his team's pre-practice ritual and a 10-block practice session. These 10 blocks begin with fundamental, individual skill work and progress step-by-step through partner, group and competitive team play.

Throughout each block Dagenais narrates as his team demonstrates the skill set for each area of emphasis. Dagenais' ongoing instruction includes tips for learning to control the variables for each block of practice; allowing you to intertwine individual player development with team development.

Implementing Dagenais's practice plan model will assist you in protecting your one of your most precious commodities--training minutes!

75 minutes. 2010.