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Learn Passing Techniques from a World Class Libero!

By nate.landas - Last updated: Friday, February 8, 2013

Pick up very useful serve receive mechanics from former USA National Team Libero, Sarah Drury-Petkovic. This a two drill set that works the basic fundamentals of passing. Give your Liberos the tools they need to perform at their best in this position.

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Coach Drury-Petkovic emphasizes getting behind the ball, getting your feet stopped, and push toward the target on contact. As the speed of the serve increases, the player is prompted to angle her platform to guide the ball to target.

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Filed in Volleyball • Tags: AAU Volleyball, Libero, Sarah Drury-Petkovic

Excellent Drills to Develop Your Underhand Serve!

By nate.landas - Last updated: Friday, January 11, 2013

Listen to excellent advice from former UW-Milwaukee (’93 -`06) Head Volleyball Coach, Kathy Litzau. Here she uses skill progressions for teaching and developing fundamental volleyball skills with youth players. See what volleyball exercises Coach Litzau has her youth team run through in the clip below.
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Coach Litzau guides beginning players through a progression for serving underhand. Proper throwing mechanics, weight transfer, and efficient ball contact is emphasized so players can experience success early.

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Filed in Volleyball • Tags: AAU Volleyball, Kathy Litzau, Underhand Serves

Fun Small Sided Games to Make Your Practice More Exciting!

By nate.landas - Last updated: Friday, January 11, 2013

Learn small sided games in this segment featuring Kathy Litzau, a former volleyball player at the University of Notre Dame. Coach Litzau will show you 4-on-4 and 3-on-3 competitions that provide your players the chance to practice their volleyball skills in a game-like setting. Anyone involved in coaching or teaching youth volleyball will love this instructional clip.

Using an age appropriate ball and smaller playing area; player’s Serve, Bump, Set, and Spike score points in mini-games of 4v4 or 3v3 on a half court. The entire game is learned via the best method: PLAY.

Variations:

Have players rotate while the ball is in play
Players on the losing side lose a player with each point lost. They can gain players back by winning the rally. The game ends when all players on a side are eliminated.

Filed in Volleyball • Tags: AAU Volleyball, Half Court, Kathy Litzau

Phenomenal Overhand Breakdown to Serve More Aces!

By nate.landas - Last updated: Friday, January 11, 2013

Develop your youth volleyball players with top notch instruction from 7x Horizon League Coach of the Year, Kathy Litzau. She shows you a progression that begins with basic skill techniques and allows you to add more to the skill as your athletes improve. This overhand serve training will have your players hitting more aces in no time at all!

Coach Litzau takes her beginning players through a progression designed to warm-up the shoulder, reinforce proper throwing mechanics, and successfully serve overhand. The steps of serving that are covered include:

Feet (Targeting and Weight Transfer)
Toss and Step (Momentum and Power)
Contact (Hitting the Ball with an Open Hand to Target)

Filed in Volleyball • Tags: AAU Volleyball, Kathy Litzau, Overhand Serves

Game-Like Drills to Win More Matches!

By nate.landas - Last updated: Friday, January 11, 2013

See some outstanding coaching and full court games from Head Coach of the U11 Gold Milwaukee Sting, Kathy Litzau. Coach Litzau provides the techniques and games needed to develop your players’ skills. This will allow you to create active, high participation practice sessions for your team.

Players play full court games in 6v6 match-ups Players initiate play with a serve and play out each rally. Games are played to 7 or 11.

Variations: