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If your athlete struggles with consistent serve receive, gets subbed out, or is overlooked for playing time—this is the fix you’ve been looking for.
Struggling with passing consistency?
I help talented passers tired of getting pulled from games because of inconsistent serve receive skills BUILD passing confidence without expensive private lessons using the same 3-step system that's helped dozens of my athletes get recruited.
Download my eBook for $17.99 and start building the passing confidence that keeps you on the court—and gets you seen by college coaches.
Sep 14, 2025
Beginner Volleyball Passing: Turn Good Passes Into A Starting JV Spot
Some players always get playing time while others wonder why they dont. Here's the beginner volleyball passing checklist that makes coaches choose you to play.
Continue reading "Beginner Volleyball Passing: Turn Good Passes Into A Starting JV Spot "
Sep 14, 2025
Advanced Volleyball Passing: Turn Good Passes into College Offers
Tired of being a good passer who gets overlooked? College scouts want advanced volleyball passing skills, not just basic technique. Here's what they see:
Continue reading "Advanced Volleyball Passing: Turn Good Passes into College Offers"
Sep 14, 2025
Serve Receive Strategy: Are Your Good Passers Still Losing Games?
Good passers still losing games? Your serve receive strategy needs work. Here's the team plan, my serve receive checklist that beats better individual talent.
Continue reading "Serve Receive Strategy: Are Your Good Passers Still Losing Games?"
Sep 14, 2025
My Volleyball Platform Checklist: Make Your Passes Go Where You Want
I spent years with wonky passes until I learned this one platform secret. Here's how to fix yours—with the help of my volleyball platform checklist.
Continue reading "My Volleyball Platform Checklist: Make Your Passes Go Where You Want"
Sep 11, 2025
What Sets My Private Volleyball Training Apart From Anyone In Vegas?
You should learn what my private volleyball training mission says before you hiring to me as a private volleyball coach because I'm not available for everyone..
Continue reading "What Sets My Private Volleyball Training Apart From Anyone In Vegas?"
Sep 11, 2025
Best Volleyball Drills For Setters, Hitters, Liberos, Passers Blockers
Best volleyball drills are essential exercises in the learning process for players to improve your serving, hitting, passing, spiking, setting, blocking skills.
Continue reading "Best Volleyball Drills For Setters, Hitters, Liberos, Passers Blockers"
Sep 11, 2025
The Volleyball Sprawl How Varsity Players Keep The Ball Off The Floor
I teach the volleyball sprawl in all my sessions and classes so players learn how to dig the ball then land safely to the floor after making a defensive play.
Continue reading "The Volleyball Sprawl How Varsity Players Keep The Ball Off The Floor "
Sep 11, 2025
3 Volleyball Conditioning Drills For High School Volleyball Practice
Volleyball conditioning drills are ball control drills that usually have a cardio component requiring the player to run/jog before or after playing the ball.
Continue reading "3 Volleyball Conditioning Drills For High School Volleyball Practice"
Sep 11, 2025
Volleyball Drill Videos of My Exercises To Improve Volleyball Skills
Want to know what some good volleyball drills are? Here are a series of volleyball drill videos of exercises that I do with players who train with me weekly.
Continue reading "Volleyball Drill Videos of My Exercises To Improve Volleyball Skills"
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From Lady Vol to Legend: Coach April Honored At UTK Champions Weekend
Lady Vol volleyball legend and record holder Coach April Chapple a University of Tennessee, Knoxville Hall of Fame Inductee, 3-time All American, 3-time SEC Champion, SEC Tournament MVP, 2-time All SEC Team is celebrated with her 1984 SEC champion teammates at Neyland Stadium during Champions Weekend on November 1-2, 2024.
- the first First Round Draft Pick for the first American pro indoor women's league
- named to the first First Team All-Pro team for Major League Volleyball in USA volleyball history
- former USA National team member
- one of the few American women players named as an Italian Pro League D-I Championship Finalist, Italian Cup Finalist and Cup of Cups Tournament Finalist
April Chapple The first First round Draft Pick For Major League Volleyball the first American Women's Pro League Honored At Athlete Unlimited Pro Volleyball Match
Coach April's 2025 Private and Semi private Volleyball Training
Pre-Registration now open for 2025 Private and Semiprivate Training Sessions with Coach April . Get prepared for club tryouts or train with me during club season!
Email now for information on semiprivate or private indoor skills, individual or small group training volleyball classes and my Breakfast Club for College Players training for 2025.
Invest in your improvement while preepping for your next level and college goals while working hard and training smart.
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Serving slang is not just about individual techniques; it also relates to overall game strategy. A coach might instruct a player to serve a "short serve" or a "deep serve" to target specific areas of the opponent's court or exploit weaknesses in their serve receive formation.
Ari, my private training client and I are working specifically on serving on jump float cross court serves ...short to Zone 2
There's so much we work on to get to this point where she can contact the ball with
- the same toss height and same toss location
- the same armswing speed
- the same timing for when her serving hand contacts the ball
- the middle of the hand contacting the middle of the ball every single time
- getting use to watching her serving hand contact the ball at the highest point of her jump ...before she starts to land
- and finally contacting the ball in the precise spot on the ball so it goes where the coach wants the player to put it so in this case ..a short serve in the farthest short right corner on the court also called Zone 2.
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From Lady Vol to Legend: Coach April Produces Powerful Passionate Players...is that you?
Congratulations to my seven Boys-18s Vegas Volley club players who played in two state championship finals yesterday, the 3A and 5A State champinship finals at Sunrise Mountain High School.
TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS!
A-1 Vegas Volley VBC
In It To Win It Tournament
May 2 - 4, 2025 Tournament
Gold Medalists
18s Premier Division
Making A-1 Vegas Volleyball history as the very first TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS! In the In It To Win It Tournament,
May 2-4, 2025 Tournament,
A-1 Vegas Volleyball Club
Gold Medalists, 18s Premier DivisionWhat Are You Looking For?
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Recent Articles
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Beginner Volleyball Passing: Turn Good Passes Into A Starting JV Spot
Sep 14, 25 06:15 PM
Some players always get playing time while others wonder why they dont. Here's the beginner volleyball passing checklist that makes coaches choose you to play. -
Advanced Volleyball Passing: Turn Good Passes into College Offers
Sep 14, 25 03:32 AM
Tired of being a good passer who gets overlooked? College scouts want advanced volleyball passing skills, not just basic technique. Here's what they see: -
Serve Receive Strategy: Are Your Good Passers Still Losing Games?
Sep 14, 25 01:05 AM
Good passers still losing games? Your serve receive strategy needs work. Here's the team plan, my serve receive checklist that beats better individual talent.
