In this day and age, there is no
reason for anyone to go into something without the information you need.
However, it seems like everyone’s going into tryouts ill informed. Parents
spend their first season figuring out what not to do and it appears that
everyone keeps trying to reinvent the wheel.
My goal through this blog is to
do the research for you so that you can be informed before and during your
experience with volleyball, in whatever that capacity might be. I have a
plethora of knowledge that I want to share with you.
I eat, breath, live volleyball. I
will always be an active participant in some fashion, be it as a coach, a
player, an official, and hopefully someday as a parent.
I’m a student of the game, first
and foremost. I’ve been on the court absorbing information since I was two
years old. In all honesty it started when I was in the womb. My mom won MVP at
her woman’s tournament and then her morning sickness kicked in a week later
(you’re welcome, mom).
I’ve played nine years of club
volleyball for two different clubs, I’ve been to countless camps at various
organizations, I played four years of varsity volleyball for my high school,
I’ve trained with some of the best trainers in Washington State, and I played a
little collegiate volleyball. Over the years I’ve gotten to coach for club,
boys’ and girls’ club, and US Youth Volleyball League. I’ve also gotten to
officiate club, high school, and recreation volleyball.
Through all of this experience
I’ve listened and learned. I’ve done my own research and I continue to do more research.
I know that my way isn’t the only way to do things but it is my preferred way
of doing things.
The volleyball community is vast
at this point and some people argue that it still could be grown. In my
opinion, the focus now should be on quality over quantity. I want to help give
players, parents, coaches, and officials a quality experience and for them to
help provide others with a quality experience with their knowledge. I want
everyone to become students of the game.
Some of the things I will focus
on through this blog include the physics of the game, kinematics of the body,
drills to improve psychological skills, nutrition, and general information
about various organizations.
