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Top Notch Defensive Skills to Frustrate Your Opponent!

By nate.landas - Last updated: Monday, October 8, 2012

Gain insight from University of Illinois Head Women’s Volleyball Coach, Kevin Hambly. In 2011, he led the team to the NCAA Championship Game and was the 2011Volleyball Magazine Coach of the Year. See how to have a better posture for digging the ball. Also, understand the importance of eye movement on defense.

Check out this Catch Drill that will allow you to get in position to make a well executed dig. Look at the coaching points Coach Hambly makes here in this exercise. Your players will be able to develop a nice posture for the dig.

Another great activity to create a better defense is this Eyework Sequence Drill. Use visual cues that will help you identify how you should react. Focus on alternating from the ball back to player at specific time frames.

View an additional clip from the product page of “Smart Defense for Creating More Swings.” See what Defensive Volleyball DVDs and other Volleyball DVDs we have in our massive video library!

Filed in Volleyball • Tags: AAU Volleyball, Eye Sequence, Kevin Hambly, Posture

The 2011 Online Volleyball Clinic with John Cook, Kevin Hambly & more!

By mike.oconnell - Last updated: Friday, May 20, 2011

Check out the online Iowa Volleyball Coaches Clinic! In this offer you will get 24/7 access to 13 cutting edge sessions for 30, 50 or 180 days! Featured in this clinic are world class presenters John Cook (Nebraska Head Coach), Christy Johnson-Lynch (Iowa State Head Coach), Cecile Reynaud (Retired, Florida State), Kevin Hambly (Illinois Head Coach), Cathy Noth (Former Olympian/Setting Specialist) and Kalani Mahi (Assistant Coach Northern Iowa)!

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