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Penn State Remains Atop the AVCA DI Coaches Poll

nate.landas — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:40:12 +0000

Russ Rose has guided the Penn State volleyball program to a perfect 24-0 record and is ranked #1 in the AVCA DI Coaches Poll released on 11/02/2009. The Nittany Lions are followed by Jerritt Elliott’s Texas Longhorns, who hold a 18-0 record. The rankings include:

1. Penn State (Coached by Russ Rose)
2. Texas (Coached by Jerritt Elliott)
3. Hawaii (Coached by Dave Shoji)
4. Washington
5. Illinois
6. Stanford (Coached by John Dunning)
7. UCLA
8. Iowa State (Coached by Christy Johnson)
9. Florida (Coached by Mary Wise)
10. Nebraska (Coached by John Cook)
11. Kentucky (Coached by Lauren Sauer)
12. Minnesota (Coached by Mike Hebert)
13. California
14. Oregon (Coached by Jim Moore)
15. Michigan
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17. USC (Coached by Mick Haley)
21. St. Louis (Coached by Anne Kordes)

AVCA Preseason Volleyball Rankings Announced!

nate.landas — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:06:11 +0000

The 2009 Preseason Bison / AVCA Division I Coaches Poll has recently been announced. Below is the rankings:

1. Penn State (Coached by Russ Rose)
2. Texas (Coached by Jerritt Elliott)
3. Nebraska (Coached by John Cook)
4. Washington
5. Stanford (Coached by John Dunning)
6. California
7. Hawaii (Coached by Dave Shoji)
8. Florida (Coached by Mary Wise)
9. UCLA
10. Illinois
11. Minnesota (Coached by Mike Hebert)
12. Southern California (Coached by Mick Haley)
13. Iowa State (Coached by Christy Johnson)
14. Oregon (Coached by Jim Moore)
15. San Diego
18. Wichita State (Coached by Chris Lamb)
20. St. Louis (Coached by Anne Kordes)
22. Kansas State (Coached by Suzie Fritz)

Learn How to Maximize the Libero Position & Improve Coach Initiated Drills!

nate.landas — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:57:09 +0000

Finally, a volleyball DVD that explains how to maximize the libero position! Todd Dagenais, University of Central Florida head coach, presents Libero: The Definitive Guide! This 3-disc set offers more than three hours of libero instruction. Learn every possible option, team drills, and strategies for advantageous libero utilization.

Chris Gonzalez, former Asst. Coach at Long Beach State, produced a DVD to help coaches hone their hitting skills to run an efficient practice. The DVD, Improving Coach Initiated Drills, will provide your players maximum repetitions to perfect their skills.

New Volleball DVD Series: Game Speed Drills for Volleyball!

nate.landas — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:37:12 +0000

Learn to create a competitive volleyball practice while providing your athletes a game-like experience. The Game Speed Drills for Volleyball DVD series provides a variety of drills to master each part of the game. This series contains eight DVDs featuring Kirsten Bernthal-Booth, Jerritt Elliott, Terry Gamble, Chris Gonzalez, Christy Johnson, Anne Kordes, Jim Moore, and Bond Shymansky. Get ready to improve your volleyball skills today!

Game Speed Serve & Serve Receive Drills
Game Speed Blocking Drills
Game Speed Drills for Training Competitiveness
Game Speed Passing Drills
Game Speed Attacking Drills
Game Speed Ball Control Drills
Game Speed Out of System Transition Drills
Game Speed Setting Drills

The Complete Guide to Volleyball DVD Series!

nate.landas — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:28:20 +0000

We have recently released The Complete Guide to Volleyball Technique, Tactics and Drills. This volleyball DVD series features Russ Rose, Bond Shymansky, Terry Gamble, Joe Lynch, Jim Moore, and Kim Oden!

The Complete Guide to Setting: Technique, Tactics & Drills
The Complete Guide to Serving: Technique, Tactics & Drills
The Complete Guide to Passing: Technique, Tactics & Drills
The Complete Guide to Attacking: Technique, Tactics, & Drills
The Complete Guide to Defense: Technique, Tactics, & Drills
The Complete Guide to Blocking: Technique, Tactics & Drills

Prepare a Perfect Volleyball Practice!

nate.landas — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:05:33 +0000

Are you prepared to conduct an efficient and effective volleyball practice? Ensure you stay ahead of your competition by preparing a perfect practice. The following volleyball DVDs will help guide you to the top:

Stop Running in Circles! Play Games to Warm-Up
Maximizing Practice Repetitions
No Space? No Problem! Half-Court Drills for Effective Training
Practice Solutions: Planning for Success
Coaching Mental Toughness on the Court: Strategies and Drills
Mick Haley’s Winning Strategies: Coaching Rally Scoring

Championship Productions & the AVCA Just Released 11 New Volleyball DVDs!

nate.landas — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:44:45 +0000

Championship Productions and the American Volleyball Coaches Association teamed up to provide you with some excellent volleyball instruction! There are a total of 11 new volleyball DVDs featuring a variety of topics. The DVD titles include:

Stop Running in Circles! Play Games to Warm-Up
How To Develop Consistency in Your Setter
Transition Skills & Strategies for Championship Volleyball
Improving the Range of Your Passers
No Space? No Problem! Half-Court Drills for Effective Training
The Triangle Offense: Finding Success with Three Middles
Maximizing Practice Repetitions
Game-Like Training & Skill Development
Drills & Mechanics for Attacking
Jump Serving: Mechanics, Drills, & Strategies
Beach Volleyball Defensive Strategies & Footwork

New “Must Have” Volleyball DVDs!

nate.landas — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:07:01 +0000

Mick Haley and Mike Voight have recently released two new volleyball DVDs! Voight has been the USC Volleyball Sport Psychology Consultant and has worked with Haley to provide a systematic, step-by-step formula to prepare their athletes. A “must have” for all coaches!

Team Toughness – Trojan Style
Successfully Coaching Today’s Athlete

The 15th Annual Iowa Volleyball Coaches Clinic!

nate.landas — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:20:55 +0000

The 15th Annual Volleyball Coaches Clinic will be held March 6 & 7, 2009 in Ames, IA. The clinic will include a world renowned staff, door prizes, volleyball vendors, coaches social, and graduate credit will be available. The sessions on Friday will take place at the Gateway Hotel & Conference Center and the sessions on Saturday will take place at Forker Gym on the Iowa State campus.

The 2009 volleyball clinic will feature the following clinicians:

Mary Wise
John Kessel
Gwen Egbert
Sharon Dingman
Ann Kordes
Christy Johnson
Tom Sonnichsen

Penn State Defends Their 2007 NCAA Title

nate.landas — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:45:14 +0000

Coach Russ Rose led the Penn State Nittany Lions to one of the most impressive seasons in NCAA history. The Nittany Lions finished with a 38-o record, only one of four undefeated teams in NCAA Division I women’s volleyball history (Long Beach State, Nebraska, USC). The Nittany Lions successfully defended their 2007 national title with a 3-0 sweep of #2 ranked Stanford in the 2008 DI Volleyball Championship. Penn State only dropped two sets during the season (in the semifinals vs. Nebraska), and finished its year with its 37th sweep in 38 matches.

The Nittany Lions also became only the sixth team to repeat as national champions and the first since USC captured back-to-back title in 2002 and 2003. This is Penn State’s third national title in school history – all since 1999.