Eat This – Not That!
“I’m so hungry!” — a phrase I seemed to be constantly saying – often soon after eating a full meal. It all began two summers ago when I decided to increase my vertical, and I wasn’t getting anywhere. My mom wanted me to wait because I was just entering my freshman year. She wanted my […]
13 Yoga Positions that Will Amp Up Your Volleyball Game
I will be the first to say that I am horrendous when it comes to cross-training. It’s not that I don’t understand the importance of it; I would rather just take an extra day off from my training schedule than do another workout that I’m pretending to know how to do. I realize that this […]
Excessive Information When Teaching a New Skill – Less is More
Friday afternoon we had a new athlete in. He’s 9 years old and a rock star. Seriously, he’s one of the most teachable young athletes I’ve worked with. One of our new interns was tasked to walk him through his warm-up and workout (with my oversight). Intern did a decent job, for his first time coaching. […]
13 Yoga Positions that Will Amp Up Your Volleyball Game
Yoga positions I’ll be the first to say that I am horrendous when it come to cross-training. It’s not that I don’t understand the importance of it; I would rather just take an extra day off from my training schedule than do another workout that I’m pretending to know how to do. I realize that […]
Teaching and Improving Vertical Jump Technique
Here at SAPT volleyball players abound. Volleyball players (and their coaches) often come to us with one goal: to increase their vertical jump height. Personally, I think there are several other skills that are just at important, i.e. upper body strength/power, ability to shuffle sideways- you’d be surprised how many girls I see who CANNOT […]
