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COACH APRIL’S MAY HITTING CLINICS AT ITS ALL VOLLEYBALL For serious players ages 11–17 who want to improve: - approach footwork - hitting mechanics - power - ball placement - attacking confidence Perfect for: NYS players newer club players club travel players who need more focused hitting work DATES May 2–3 May 16–17 May 30–31 TIMES 10am–11am ages 11–13 11am–12pm ages 13–15 12pm–1pm ages 15–16 1pm–2pm ages 16–17 $40 one session $80 two sessions $120 three sessions Email info@improveyourvolley.com to register today
COACH APRIL’S MAY HITTING CLINICS AT ITS ALL VOLLEYBALL For serious players ages 11–17 who want to improve: - approach footwork - hitting mechanics - power - ball placement - attacking confidence Perfect for: NYS players newer club players club travel players who need more focused hitting work DATES May 2–3 May 16–17 May 30–31 TIMES 10am–11am ages 11–13 11am–12pm ages 13–15 12pm–1pm ages 15–16 1pm–2pm ages 16–17 $40 one session $80 two sessions $120 three sessions Email info@improveyourvolley.com to register today
COACH APRIL’S MAY HITTING CLINICS AT ITS ALL VOLLEYBALL For serious players ages 11–17 who want to improve: - approach footwork - hitting mechanics - power - ball placement - attacking confidence Perfect for: NYS players newer club players club travel players who need more focused hitting work DATES May 2–3 May 16–17 May 30–31 TIMES 10am–11am ages 11–13 11am–12pm ages 13–15 12pm–1pm ages 15–16 1pm–2pm ages 16–17 $40 one session $80 two sessions $120 three sessions Email info@improveyourvolley.com to register today

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Be The Junior Varsity Volleyball Player Your Coach Needs As A Captain

Be the junior varsity volleyball player your coach needs to make as team captain with these 3 leadership tips on how to behave and what new habits to pick up.

Be the junior varsity volleyball player your coach needs to make as team captain with these 3 leadership tips on how to behave and what new habits to pick up.Be the junior varsity volleyball player your coach needs to make as team captain with these 3 leadership tips on how to behave and what new habits to pick up.


You may or may not be THAT junior varsity volleyball player that can rely on natural physical athletic talent when it comes to being considered for the varsity team.




And that's okay.

Because there are some specific things you can do to get the girls varsity volleyball coach to notice you if you are less athletically endowed.



For your next practice, try to adopt some of these good habits.


Because there are some specific things you can do to get the junior varsity volleyball coach to notice you if you are less athletically endowed. (Al Case)Because there are some specific things you can do to get the junior varsity volleyball coach to notice you if you are less athletically endowed. (Al Case)



Be the junior varsity volleyball player that comes early and leaves late for practice.


For my high school girls volleyball practice I use to come to my school gym one half hour before practice started and I'd lay in the middle of the gym to just visualize that the court was mine.For my high school girls volleyball practice I use to come to my school gym one half hour before practice started and I'd lay in the middle of the gym to just visualize that the court was mine.

For my high school girls volleyball practice I use to come to my school gym one half hour before practice started and I'd lay in the middle of the gym to just visualize that the court was mine.

I'd imagine each serve receive, each serve each pass that I wanted to perform. I convinced myself that anything that happened on that court, any ball that came on my side I was going to be responsible for it.



I was going to be the volleyball girl that didn't let any ball around me fall in defense and no one was going to dig my hits.

I chose to come early and/or stay late to volleyball practice to get some quiet time to use my visualization skills to imagine myself as the volleyball player I wanted to become.


I was going to be the volleyball girl that didn't let any ball around me fall in defense and no one was going to dig my hits.I was going to be the volleyball girl that didn't let any ball around me fall in defense and no one was going to dig my hits.

I also came early or stayed late to practice serving skills and to perform individual wall drills for setting and passing as well.



Become the junior varsity volleyball with most effective serve on your team.


To understand what it takes to become an effective server be sure to read the volleyball serving information on this site.

This information will teach you some serving strategies including the top 5 places to serve after a team timeout.



Be the junior varsity volleyball girl that goes after every ball in defense.


To become that girls varsity volleyball player that leads the team you'll first have to decide that no ball that you can get to with three or four steps will fall around you or in your immediate area.To become that junior varsity volleyball player that leads the team you'll first have to decide that no ball that you can get to with three or four steps will fall around you or in your immediate area.n(Ralph Aversen)


To become that girls varsity volleyball player that leads the team you'll first have to decide that no ball that you can get to with three or four steps will fall around you or in your immediate area.

You will need to take pride in making an aggressive attempt to dig any and every ball in your immediate area up so your volleyball team has another chance to play the ball for a point or side out.


You will need to take pride in making an aggressive attempt to dig any and every ball in your immediate area up so your volleyball team has another chance to play the ball for a point or side out.You will need to take pride in making an aggressive attempt to dig any and every ball in your immediate area up so your volleyball team has another chance to play the ball for a point or side out.


You may not get it the first time.

You may not get the ball up the second time.

But you'll get closer and closer each time and most importantly your volleyball coach should start noticing your effort.


You will need to take pride in making an aggressive attempt to dig any and every ball in your immediate area up so your volleyball team has another chance to play the ball for a point or side out.You will need to take pride in making an aggressive attempt to dig any and every ball in your immediate area up so your volleyball team has another chance to play the ball for a point or side out.


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