| Mind Gym : An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence
| Drawing on his work with some of the top teams in professional sports, noted sport psychology consultant Gary Mack shares with you the same techniques and exercises he uses to help elite athletes build mental "muscle." These 40 accessible lessons and inspirational anecdotes will help you gain the "head edge" over the competition.
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| Volleyball: Steps to Success
| Cover the court with confidence by mastering the essentials of the game. Volleyball: Steps to Success offers a comprehensive, progressive approach with a proven system for learning, expert instruction, crisp illustrations, and 60 drills to improve play on both sides of the net.Volleyball: Steps to Success establishes a solid foundation by detailing proper footwork and posture before moving on to the individual skills of serving, passing, setting, attacking, blocking, and digging...More
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| Coaching Volleyball For Dummies
| Your hands-on guide to coaching youth volleyballHave you been asked to coach a youth volleyball team? This friendly, practical guide helps you grasp the basics and take charge on the court. You get expert advice on teaching key skills to different age groups, running safe and effective practices, helping struggling players, encouraging good sportsmanship, and leading your team with confidence during a match. Lay the groundwork for a great season — develop your coaching philosophy, run an effec...More
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| Aggressive Volleyball
| Challenge every point, dictate the pace of the game, and walk off the court a winner. This is Aggressive Volleyball, your guide to fast-paced, high-intensity championship play.In Aggressive Volleyball, renowned coach Pete Waite will help you identify the most effective tactics based on the strengths of your team and the talent of the players on the floor. You will learn to recognize your opponents' tendencies and make in-game adjustments to shut down the opponents and take over ...More
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| Inside College Volleyball: Recruiting information & advice, training tips, and more for players, families, coaches, and fans
| Authored by an experienced college coach, Inside College Volleyball is packed with information for volleyball players looking to take their game to the next level by playing in college. It provides a specific set of plans and loads of recommendations and advice for the whole college recruiting process, from high school freshman year (and before) right through senior year (and beyond). The Coach shares a behind-the-scenes view of the recruiting process in terms of what coaches are loo...More
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| Misty: My Journey Through Volleyball and Life
| The passionate, poignant, and triumphant story of two-time Olympic gold medal–winning beach volleyball icon Misty May-Treanor.More than any Olympics in history, the 2008 Beijing Summer Games captured the world’s imagination, and Misty May-Treanor became one of the biggest U.S. stars on the global stage. Now she shares the story of her life and remarkable athletic career.Destined for beach volleyball superstardom, having been raised on famed Muscle Beach in Santa Monica, California, Misty tal...More
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| Cub Scout Bear Handbook
| Handbook for the Bear Rank in Cub Scouts. For boys who are 9 years old or who have completed second grade.
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| Coaching Youth Volleyball - 4th Edition (Coaching Youth Sports)
| Fun, safety, and effective instruction are the focus of the fourth edition of Coaching Youth Volleyball, helping you create an environment that promotes learning, cultivates a love of the game, and motivates your athletes to come out year after year. Numerous coaching books present the skills and drills of volleyball. But here's a book that teaches you how to convey those skills to your athletes in an engaging and positive manner. Coaching Youth Volleyball's focus on teaching vo...More
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| Play Volleyball in College. The Insider's Guide
| Play Volleyball in College, The Insider’s Guide, will give prospective student athletes and their parents unparalleled inside information about the volleyball recruiting process. You’ll find out what a recruiting package is, how to put it together, and when to send it to get an edge on your competition. You will learn what to put in a skills video and what you should leave out. Coaches in all 3 NCAA Divisions offer recruiting advice in their own words. You can’t get any closer to bei...More
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| The Volleyball Coaching Bible (The Coaching Bible Series)
| Now, for the first time in the sport of volleyball, you can learn from the most successful U.S. coaches and apply their approaches to your own program. In The Volleyball Coaching Bible, 24 of the top U.S. men's and women's volleyball coaches share their principles, insights, strategies, methods, and experiences to help you learn new and better ways to coach the game and develop your players.From Mike Hebert's chapter on setting goals to Russ Rose's chapter on productive practices and M...More
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| Complete Conditioning for Volleyball (Complete Conditioning for Sports Series)
| Get in top volleyball shape by using the same training techniques as the powerhouse UCLA teams use! Complete Conditioning for Volleyball—written by the Bruins' legendary coach, Al Scates, and St. Louis University's strength and conditioning coordinator, Mike Linn—will have you serving with more power and consistency, skying higher on every jump, and covering the court with increased quickness and agility. Utilizing this winning training program has direct on-court results, as your ...More
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| Coaching Volleyball Technical & Tactical Skills (Technical and Tactical Skills Series)
| Written in conjunction with renowned collegiate volleyball coach Cecile Reynaud, Coaching Volleyball Technical and Tactical Skills helps coaches teach players essential volleyball skills and transfer the knowledge and ability they gain in practice to matches. Supplemented by more than 115 photos, this book provides in-depth discussions and coaching cues on the basic and intermediate technical skills of volleyball, both offensive and defensive, and shows how to detect and cor...More
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| The Politics of Coaching
| Politics have always been a part of youth and high school sports. However, in recent years several new dynamics have developed that have increased the pressure on coaches in every sport. As a result, all across America good people are leaving the coaching profession at an enormously high rate. Carl Pierson uses his two decades of coaching and his political science background to offer real world examples and practical advice on eternally troubling topics like picking teams, playing time, powerful...More
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| Volleyball Fundamentals (Sports Fundamentals)
| Learning to play volleyball has never been more effective—or more fun—than with Volleyball Fundamentals. Students will enjoy using this resource because they will learn by doing, spending less time reading and more time engaged in playing the game. With simple instructions and accompanying photographs you'll find it easy to teach them to play volleyball quickly and simply.Volleyball Fundamentals begins by teaching formations and rotations so that students get an immediate se...More
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| Little Black Book of Volleyball Coaching (Insights from the Trenches)
| A volleyball coaching book like none other. Not a list of drills . Not a "How To" of offense or defense. Just practical advice for coaches at all levels of volleyball.EXPERTS ENDORSE THE LITTLE BLACK BOOK“Building a strong coaching philosophy that complements our unique, lifetime sport is vital to a coach’s success. John Betcher’s book will help you along the journey to become the best coach you can be.”John KesselUSA Volleyball DirectorMembership Development & Disabled Programs_________...More
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| Playing Volleyball: An Arm Chair Guide Full of 100 Tips to Getting Better at Volleyball
| There are many factors that attract people to volleyball. It's simple and fun. You don't need that much equipment to play. It's flexible. You can either play on the beach or your backyard. It knows no gender. Men and women can play competitively together or against each other. Volleyball also improves balance, flexibility and coordination. This book is your guide on improving your game. It gives you 100 simple tips to help you develop your skills and become a better volleyball player. When yo...More
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| Get With It, Girls! Life Is Competition
| The winningest coach in all NCAA Collegiate Volleyball history at all levels, Teri Clemens and award-winning sportswriter Tom Wheatley offer insight and instruction to young women ages 14-21 on how to be an effective competitor in all aspects of life.
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| Mental Toughness/Volleyball
| Goes beyond conditioning and the X’s and O’s to reveal an overlooked but equally critical element to playing sound volleyball—the mental game. Offers coaches at any level of play the tools they need to overcome performance barriers and enhance their mental and emotional toughness. Introduces numerous concepts, including mental mechanics, performance barriers, expanding player capacities, mechanical breakdowns, automaticity of performance and mental-skills training strategies.
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| Volleyball Skills & Drills
| Master volleyball's key techniques and elevate performance in all facets of the sport. Volleyball Skills & Drills teaches the fundamentals and contains the proper progressions to help players master and apply those skills on the court when it counts. Featuring 90 of the sport's best drills, this guide will maximize both the rate and quality of learning to help players and coaches get the most out of each practice session.Developed by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, this bo...More
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| Youth Volleyball: The Guide for Coaches & Parents (Betterway Coaching Kids Series)
| Youth Volleyball offers you everything you need to understand both boys and girls volleyball, whether you are a coach, parent, athlete, or fan. Author Sharkie Zartman, former national team member and an inductee to the Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame, guides you through the ins and outs of the ultimate team sport, covering new serving rules, the rally scoring system, the libero position, the fundamentals, and more.The book also includes:basic and new terminology, rules, and positionsdrills ...More
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