Training Your Setter: Offensive Play Calling & Decision-Making

with Christy Johnson-Lynch,
Iowa State University Head Coach;
2018 National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC) Champions;
2009 Asics/Volleyball Magazine National Coach of the Year;
2009 AVCA Central Region Coach of the Year;
2009 Big 12 Coach of the Year;
2011 & 2008 Elite Eight appearances;
coached 9 of 10 'Big XII Libero of the Year' award winners from 2008 to 2017;
also coached the 2021 'Big XII Libero of the Year'

In this video, Christy Johnson-Lynch shares her philosophies on play calling and training your setter to run your offense. She provides techniques and strategies to discuss with your setter about controlling your offensive system. Coach Johnson-Lynch also discusses strategies for younger and more advanced teams that will allow your setter to grow from level to level.

Getting on the Same Page

Johnson-Lynch begins by discussing ways to communicate your offensive system with your team to start the season. Having the team using common terminology and signals is particularly helpful when your players are coming from different teams. Coach Johnson-Lynch provides advice on how to share this information with your team and your setters early after the team is formed.

Developing Leadership

Coach Johnson-Lynch is a former setter who understands the importance of the position. She shares key techniques to help your setter grow into the setter role. You'll learn communication techniques to ensure everyone is on the same page and how to help hitters be more successful. Johnson-Lynch explains situations that your setter will experience and gives advice to help your setter recognize solutions.

Play Calling Strategies

Next, you'll get insight on how play calling varies through different parts of the game, including an early game strategy, adjusting from serve receive to transition offense, and end game techniques. Coach Johnson-Lynch discusses how to set up drills to observe your setter in different situations in order to discuss their on the offense. Johnson-Lynch also provides tips to share with your setter to help them understand keys to help their play calling. She shares methods to help relieve the stress of play calling for inexperienced setters while they learn to be more independent

Coach Johnson-Lynch finishes the session with some drills to help your setter develop play calling skills. She emphasizes that almost any drill provides an opportunity to evaluate your setter, but her examples demonstrate how a team drill can develop your setter's play calling and decision making skills.

The skills and tips inside this video are critical for developing a setter that runs an effective offense. Set your setter up for success today!

46 minutes. 2021.