15 club volleyball tryout tips from a Tennessee Hall of Fame inductee and elite club coach who's helped hundreds of athletes navigate tryouts successfully.

How To Improve Serve Receive and Get More Playing Time in Volleyball

Learn the proven 3-step system I use to help club and high school volleyball players become consistent passers and get noticed by college coaches.

Let me teach you how to improve serve receive skills and get more playing time in volleyball-as well as increase the possibility of getting noticed by recruiters.

I’m Coach April, a $200/hour elite private volleyball trainer and club coach based in Las Vegas.

Every season, I help high school and club players clean up their passing, stay on the court longer, and increase their chances of getting recruited by D1, D2, and D3 college programs.

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 $7.99 and start building the passing confidence that keeps you on the court—and gets you seen by college coaches.

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This eBook breaks down the exact 3-step serve receive system I use in my private sessions—so your athlete can learn it at home and start building game-ready confidence right now.

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How to Improve Serve Receive and Get More Playing Time in Volleyball and Increase Your Chances of Being Recruited To Play in College.
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College Commit 2023 Ella Rustand, St. Kate's, Setter

College Commit 2023 Naomi White, Portland State, Middle Blocker

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College Commit 2023 Lauren Anderson, Providence College, Opposite/Middle Blocker

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3-STEP SYSTEM

Struggling with passing consistency?

Download my eBook for $7.99 and start building the passing confidence that keeps you on the court—and gets you seen by college coaches.

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What’s Inside the eBook:

The Platform Fix: a 3-step method to build calm, consistent passing under pressure

The at-home drills I’ve used to train dozens of recruited athletes

My “Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself” Wall Drill for instant passing feedback

Pro-level insight from Karch Kiraly and Kelsey Robinson on how top passers prepare

How consistent passing = more court time = more visibility to college coaches

Whether your athlete wants to make varsity, stand out in club, or play in college—it starts with consistent serve receive.

WHY THIS IS WORTH
10–100X THE PRICE

Your time and money are already invested:

Club fees.
Travel.
High school team costs.
Private lessons.

But if your athlete isn’t confident in serve receive, they won’t stay on the court long enough to get seen.

This $7 eBook teaches the same passing system I use in my $200/hour private training sessions.

If it helps your athlete accurately pass just one more ball to the intended target per game, it could lead to more trust from coaches, more playing time, and more visibility when it matters most.

WHY ACT NOW?

College coaches are already watching.

Tournament season is already happening.

And every rep your athlete takes without a system is one more missed opportunity.

Don’t wait until they get pulled off the court again.

Start building serve receive confidence today—before the next match, the next tryout, or the next recruiter in the gym.

30-DAY GUARANTEE

If your athlete doesn’t feel more confident in serve receive within 30 days, just let me know—I’ll give you a full refund.

No questions. No risk. Just smart volleyball.

👉 Download the eBook for $7.99

and start building the passing skills

that keep your athlete on the court

—and get them seen.

Are you having a hard time with passing consistency?

I help volleyball players who stress every time they see a tough server develop consistent passing without getting subbed out through proven techniques that keep you on the court when it matters most.

Download my eBook for $7.99 and start building the passing confidence that keeps you on the court—and gets you seen by college coaches.

Buy It Now!

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.

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Tennessee Hall of Fame inductee, Coach April Chapple is

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.

Email me right now to register or for more information.

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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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Tommi Stockham All Big West Conference sophomore former Coach April Chapple private client 3 years

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Dear Vegas Parent

Read my open letter to Las Vegas Jr high/high school volleyball parents about my predictions on individual and small group volleyball training trends for 2019/2021

Tennessee Athletics Honors April Chapple at Champions Weekend for Legendary Volleyball Achievements

From Lady Vol to Legend: Coach April Produces Powerful Passionate Players...is that you?

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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

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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 Division