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The April Coaching Tip of the Month Winner

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Julie Filippo, Warren Township HS in Gurnee, IL.

Teaching the float serve to young players:

When teaching the float serve, I have my players stand about 1 foot away from the curtain that divides the gyms. I have them toss the ball up and contact through the ball, with the goal to trap the ball with their hand on the curtain. 

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Coach Speasl's April Coaching Tip

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Serving:

Sometimes it is nice to mix it up and what I mean is, several players have the knack or ability to serve unique serves. As a coach I think you should exploit these talents. Many coaches work on a particular style or type of serving and encourage their whole team to use that method. I think it is best to experiment in practice and find out who can do what....

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The March Coaching Tip of the Month Winner

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Tami Thomas, Rocky Ford Volleyball in Rocky Ford, Colorado.

During practice have players warm up with someone different each day. This allows the upper class man to get to know incoming freshman and helps team bonding. Maybe throw in some trivia on what each player learned about their partners that week.

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Coach Speasl's March Coaching Tip

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Jousting:  I would always schedule a 5-8 minute time for my middles to joust. This should be short and sweet, the goal is not to jump their legs off.  (Maybe not every practice but most). Most teams will have 2 or 3 middles if you have more, great. Have two of them face off at the net, the third one can be the tosser, (or asst, student asst, mgr, etc)

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The February Coaching Tip of the Month Winner

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Jen Ebright, Volborg, MT.

Serving: I put old jersey's on the other side of the court to represent the other teams serve receive. I tell my players to NOT hit the jerseys. Aim for the seams.

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