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Regarded as one of the top texts on the market, VOLLEYBALL TODAY provides comprehensive coverage of the sport's fundamentals and is suitable for players of all levels. Dunphy and Wilde, nationally recognized volleyball coaches, provide expert training tips and advice on essential skills, including passing, bumping, setting, spiking, serving, blocking, transitions, effective strategies, and conditioning routines. And of course, they include the basic rules of volleyball, including official rules from the USVA.VOLLEYBALL TODAY makes it easy for players of all levels to work on their ablilities, whether they're playing indoors, outdoors, or on the beach. Easy-to-follow illustrations of techniques and court movements, along with professional photos of volleyball players in action, allow players to visualize the technique as they read. Helpful checklists let students monitor their progress from the beginner level, to the intermediate level, to the advanced level. All in all, VOLLEYBALL TODAY proves to be a great training and reference text for the casual player or the enthusiast. ... Read more

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Marv Dunphy's "Volleyball Today"
Marv Dunphy's "Volleyball Today"--a review

This is an excellent book. It covers all of the volleyball skills and gives cues for teaching.I've been coached by Coach Marv at the Volleyball Hall of Fame clinic, and he is excellent.His book is the same.The book is a bit dated, as it's before rally scoring and let serves, but that doesn't detract from its relevancy to today's volleyball.It is clear and concise and is easy and fun to read.It offers some excellent drills and insights into the game.It covers mental and physical side as well.It touches on offensive and defensive play, although brief it's well done.The diagrams are well done and easily understood.

I've probably read every current volleyball book on the market, and this is certainly one of the better ones.I coach juniors, youths and lower level high school ball, but I believe it would appeal to coaches of all levels.Its checklist for emphasis and common errors is quite useful.It's a bit pricey at $47, but if you look around you can get it from Amazon for under $20 including S/H.

Bob Hofeldt

I never received the product. :(
It was shipped to my old address and not forwarded to me for some reason.

Very Informative!
This book is very informative, not only for the novice player, but also for the seasoned veteran.It is filled with exercises and tips that will help to enhance your game! Volleyball Today gave me a deeper appreciationof the game and a better understanding of the fundamentals of volleyball.

Very Informative!
This book is very informative, not only for the novice player, but also for the seasoned veteran.It is filled with exercises and tips that will help to enhance your game! Volleyball Today gave me a deeper appreciationof the game and a better understanding of the fundamentals of volleyball. ... Read more

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Great book...very well-rounded!!!
Very good book, wishing I found it years ago! I graduated from a public school and now coach at a christian school, I found this book this past season and it helped the transition SO much! It has the history of Volleyball, drills, devotions and every volleyball skill there is! I would recommend it to any coach, player, or volleyball enthusiast!!! An easy read that's full of information!!!

Great Book on Volleyball full of practical help
Years ago, when I was a new and struggling volleyball coach for a Christian school, I felt discouraged as I attempted to teach the players. The drills I came up with weren't gamelike and didn't promote team unity. Enter Don Casey, volleyball coach extraodinaire who played under greats like Marv Varonee and Bill Neville. I attended a few of his clinics and started to finally understand how to teach and coach effectively. He is also a strong Christian. My team went on to win state. Now all of Don's wisdom including some excellent devotionals taken straight from volleyball are in this 377 page volume. This book will make any coach, athlete or player better at volleyball and at life. ... Read more

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This addition to the Handbook series is presented in five sections. The first sections covers basic and applied science, including biomechanics, the physiologic demands of volleyball, conditioning and nutrition. The second section looks at the role of the medical professional in volleyball, covering team physicians, pre-participation examination, medical equipment at courtside and emergency planning. The third section looks at injuries - including prevention, epidemiology, upper and lower limb injuries and rehabilitation. The next section looks at those volleyball players who require special consideration: the young, the disabled, and the elite, as well as gender issues. Finally, section five looks at performance enhancement. ... Read more

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Coaching Volleyball Successfully concentrates on teaching the club, junior high, or high school coach how to explain, demonstrate, and direct the practice of fundamental skills and strategies of volleyball. This book is not limited to teaching coaches how to perform required volleyball skills, but rather focuses on how to teach these skills to young or inexperienced athletes. The book is also designed to help coaches with high-level sport skills tailor their instruction to meet the basic needs of beginning players.

Used as the text for Level 1 of USA Volleyball’s Coaching Accreditation Program (CAP), this book is full of proven techniques that make it ideal for home study and as a reference at team practices. Because coaching involves two distinct functions, teaching skills and organizing practices, Coaching Volleyball Successfully is divided into two sections.

The Volleyball Coaching Guide details how to perform and teach fundamental volleyball skills and includes over 40 drills and activities to help your players improve their skills quickly.

The Volleyball Planning Guide explains how to plan your season and conduct effective practices with ready-to-use practice plans that will help prepare your players for their first match. ... Read more

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Good basic book, with good perspective
This book is used as the textbook for the first level of the Coaching Accreditation Program for USA Volleyball.It has a good broad perspective on the game, how to motivate and how to teach the skills.It also goes thethrough season and practice planning and breaks down the process in a verybasic manner, which I found very useful.

A great beginning coach'sbook.

Best Coaching Book Available
Bill Neville breaks a season/practice/match into simple parts which he then walks you through progressions.This book will help the starting coach up through experienced high school coaches. Get this book today if you want to improve your volleyball coaching. ... Read more

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Examines the life and achievements of the award-winning professional beach volleyball player who is also a fashion model and television personality. ... Read more

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A high level of results in volleyball sport in the late 1990s demands an ever-wider basis for selection, both basic and complex psychological, as well as motor preparation of volleyball players. This level can only be attained through many years of planned and systematic imitation of movements (early specialization), planned on the scientific basis of modern education and training. Many years of systematic and complex preparation of organism of young players are necessary in order to prepare them for physical and psychological efforts, demanded by high level of training and competition. One has to bear in mind that this youngest age (6-14 years of age) is indeed the most convenient for learning. It is the age in which the greatest biological growth and the development of technique, speed and agility happens. One should not forget as well that the way of working and living (school, learning, nutrition, fun, sleep, etc.), are factors that have a great impact on achieving the highest results. ... Read more

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Great for new coaches
This book is great for coaches just getting started with a new program. It highlights the little "extras" to think about before a season begins as well as during and after season. There is so much to think about and this book makes sure that things aren't over looked. I highly recommend this book to new volleyball coaches.

Great resource for high school coaches
This book is great for new high school coaches that are trying to build their program.There is ample information about practice content and design as well as a checklist for the performance components of each individual skill.Unlike many other volleyball books, this one contains vauluable information about running tournaments, fundraisers, and starting a youth league.I would strongly recomend this book to anyone who has recently started coaching the sport of volleyball. ... Read more

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Build a successful team around the strength of your players. Volleyball Systems & Strategies is your guide to implementing the world's top systems and strategies for consistent execution and superior team play.

With this special book and DVD, you'll identify the offensive and defensive systems best suited to your team's talents, in-game situations, and your opponent's style of play.

Go on the court and see the game's best serve, serve-receive, offensive, and defensive systems and strategies in action. Compare each system's advantages and limitations, then master their on-the-court execution with over 80 practice drills--complete with variations and coaching tips.

If you're ready to maximize your talents, ace the competition, and step up to championship play, let Volleyball Systems & Strategies be your guide to bringing home the gold. ... Read more

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Concept to Practice- Drill to Real
This little tactical and more strategy, the book and DVD definitely help season/club whom want to coach volleyball. The contents material between the Jr. HP to JR. Olympic; or CAP I to CAP II; or High School coach that had college volleyball level. You won't find much in depth about how to train a "setter - hand, footwork..." however when running a drill it will mention when the setter should do an eyes check.

You also can see how design a drill (big task of a coach) that close to game like, that means after a drill, the player "automatically reflex" in real game (I don't like the player try to apply).

Serve-receive strategies: different formation "W", "U".
Lengthy of pro-cons of serving techniques to me not really science because no data back up or does not make any different for player play in back row pass ball all year long (I were in 80 player no libero position).

Some of the drills are awesome that afterward you will have a insight how to tailor your own drills more effectively.

I highly recommend it for HS coach and Jr. volleyball club coach. Believe me you won't regret it, "money back guarantee".

intermediate coaching aid
This book by the USAV is a good source for some intermediate strategy systems. Some higher level components also feature but more detail would be desirable.

The visual aid - DVD has some good footage so to let the coach see how drills work from the paper to an actual setting. It is a good source for coaches when considering what types of tactics to use in a game, seeing how drills work (without the tutorial in advance, like the ones seen on youtube), and some fundamental and timing issues in the way drills operate.

Another updated edition would be very much appreciated.

good contribution
This is a good book for all trainers and coaches. The defensive and offensive sytems are well explained and the added DVD presents clear demonstrations. The book however may havebeen written for USA educative as no reference is made to the use of the libero in both reception and defensive. The chapter on spread stategy therefore becomes incomprehensible as compared to practices in modern volleybal where the libero plays important role . ... Read more

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A wealth of drills for players at all levels.
I've used Sue Gozanky's book as part of the drill library for our high school program for over 5 years, and I heartily recommend it to all coaches, at any level of play.

There are drills covering every skill, for individuals and for teams, with lots of diagrams to help players improve whatever phase of the game they need to work on.

Sue's book is easy to understand and implement, and it's been one of my most-thumbed books ever since I first acquired it. I recommend it highly.

The ideal book for beginning and veteran coaches
I am in my 3rd year of coaching at the Jr. High level and use this book for planning my drills and strategies for the year.Some of the terms varied from those I had heard, but the explanations and illustrations makeunderstanding the game excellent. ... Read more

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Examines the equipment, skills, and rules associated with volleyball. ... Read more

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To many players and fans, Karch Kiraly is beach volleyball. Now you can learn the game from the best there ever was with Beach Volleyball, the only book devoted exclusively to the sport.

Beach Volleyball will help you master the skills of the game. Kiraly explains and demonstrates every technique—serving, passing, setting, spiking, blocking, and digging. He also presents the 23 best practice drills to improve each of these important skills. You will learn Karch's special beach volleyball conditioning program for high-level fitness and performance, a regimen that has kept him at the top of the game for over two decades. More than 40 training exercises and drills will boost your flexibility, strength, speed, agility, and endurance.

The techniques, tactics, and training tips contained in Beach Volleyball, along with Karch's special insights and stories, will prepare you for even the toughest opponents. And you too might become the best on the beach. ... Read more

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Great Book About Beach Volleyball!
The Grand-daddy of beach volleyball gives excellent pointers on training, strategy, and skills in this book.He also sheds some light on the state of the AVP pro beach volleyball tour. For the latest on the AVP and inside, behind-the-scene stories, I'd also recommend "Order On The Court" by Tom Burke (2008) as a must-read!

Lastima de fotografias.
Si eres un principiante del voly de playa, o aún si eres un experto, este libro debería estar en tu colección. Está "salpicado" con interesantes anécdotas de la historia de este deporte y con descripciónes de las caracteristicas de algunos famosos jugadores del pasado reciente (mediados-finales de los 90's).
Si acaso quieres seguir los consejos técnicos ofrecidos es probable que las fotografias que los acompañan te defrauden. Son en blanco y negro y no de muy buena calidad.
Por si no estás familiarizado con los términos de la jerga del voly de playa, el libro ofrece las descripciones de los mismos junto al lugar en donde aparecen.
No hay mucha bibliografía que trate este deporte, esto hace que el libro sea "escencial".

Geared for the masses...
Good book, but its only purpose is to appeal to "the masses." Most volleyball books are designed to help everyone; whether you're a beginner, intermediate, or advanced player. Let's face it, if you're trying to make a lot of money off a book...that's the best way to go. However, if you're already a good player, you're not going to benefit much from this book. You're much better off buying Mark Tanner's Smarter Volleyball. It actually talks about the "mental game," rather than the traditional pass, set, hit scenario that you see in most of these books. I've been Karch's biggest fan for most of my life, but to be honest...this book is a waste of time if you're actually wanting to get to a higher level of play. If you're just starting out, buy the book...but if you're looking for more indepth strategies, go with Mark Tanner's book or one of the "lesser known" authors...they're probably not in it for the "big" money.

Every volleyball player should buy this book!
This book has great photos and a balanced overall approach to beach volleyball. It's got all the basics covered and the stories that are peppered throughout the book make for interesting reading. I would probably have liked to hear more about the players and matches of the past, but I think Karch wanted this to be an instructional book rather than one for entertainment. Still I would have preferred more opinions and insights into the players and strategies. I hope that Karch does a second edition with the new AVP and it's rules.

Great for Beginners
This book is great for the beginner.It does not go in depth into strategy, reading hitters, positioning, etc...It does give GREAT tips on imporving your overall game, endurance, shot placement, et al.There is a bit of humor mixed into the fray, which adds the human touch.

When I bought this book i was a beginner.My serves were poor, sets average, kills average,blocks average, and passes were mediocre.After just a few weeks i had a great jump serve, monster kills, and incredible blocks.I love it.

If you are a beginner and want to improve quickly - this is for you.If you have been around a bit - you might find something useful in here but you probably already know this stuff.In depth strategy is lacking. ... Read more

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What is a bump, a volley, a serve, or a spike? These questions and more are answered in Volleyball in Action. Children will love learning about the history of this energetic sport, the necessary equipment, and basic rules of play. Fascinating information includes:

-- the role of the coach

-- mix and motion drills to help develop skills

-- how to block the ball

-- how beach volleyball is catching on ... Read more

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Using this book, coaches at every level of experience can learn how to apply winning tactics and teaching methods to help their own high school and college players perform better and enjoy the sport more. "Science of Coaching Volleyball" aims to make complex sport science principles easy to understand and adapt to everyday coaching situations. The editor, Carl McGown has participated in every aspect of volleyball - as a player at all levels and as a coach. For this book, he enlists the expertise of contributors, who are not only leaders in their respective fields but who have successfully applied the sport sciences to their work with volleyball teams. Providing practical information for improving coaching skills based on knowledge from motor learning, sport psychology, biomechanics, exercise physiology, sports medicine and nutrition, each chapter explains why a particular sport science is important and provides specific applications to volleyball training and technique.The specific techniques should enable coaches to: motivate players; teach proper positioning for basic volleyball techniques, including blocking, spiking, serving and defense; integrate the latest training concepts into practices and drills; teach player positioning skills for improved speed and accuracy; offer feedback to players; teach new skills effectively; help prevent and treat injuries; and help players develop better eating habits for improved performance. ... Read more

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A bit dense for beginning coaches.
This is a book that I looked forward to reading.After many years of trying, I finally got the jist of it.

Carl McGown is a very knowledgable coach.He will coach cirles around a lot of people.Theinformation in the book however is a little too academic for the beginningcoach, or even the intermediate coach.Lots of great ideas and informationhere, but it is really hard to make sense of it.

This book isn't foreverybody.Least of all the beginner to the game.

One of the finest books ever written about volleball
Carl McGowen has compiled one of the best books written about the sport.The subject covered are wide ranging and not often covered in other how-to books.I recommend it to any coach. ... Read more

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Great Illustrations.
This is a book geared to the player.This will teach the average adult player about the game and expose them to some of the subtleties of the game.

The truely great thing about this book is the phenomenal illustrations.I believe each one is a charcoal drawing and they really illustrate what proper positioning should be.I used it to help my own game, such as it was, and it helped me with my coaching.

If you're at all serious about volleyball you need this book
Excellent drawings, crystal clear explanations. If you want a definitive reference for a variety of offensive and defensive schemes, and drawings that break down all the basic skills in detail, this is the book to buy.

don't waste your time and money
I agree with the last reviewer, this book is way out of date and not worth spending the time reading.And I didn't really like the writing style, either, it felt stilted and it was hard to read--didn't flow, if you know what I mean.If you want to really develop your skills, go for something by someone with real credentials who actually knows what they're talking about.

out of date
this book is mostly out of date. There are a lot of good drills, but I would not recommend this book to anyone starting out in coaching. There are a lot of better books (and web pages) out there on each aspect of the sport.

A great primer for coaches and player alike.
When I first began thinking about coaching high school ball, Jeff Lucas's book was one of many I devoured. Although I'd played the game for years, I wanted to gain a wider perspective, and Jeff's book was very helpful.

The illustrations are excellent, and every skill involved in the game of volleyball is examined and explained in detail. I recommend this book for anyone looking to improve their skills, either as a player or a coach. ... Read more

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Conveying not only the rules and skills of the game, but also its spirit and its subtleties, uniqueness, and intricacies, this is a book for female and male players of all ages and skill levels. This value-priced book covers the history, skills, rules, professional organizations and competitions, and the equipment used in volleyball. ... Read more

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positive
Arrived in a timely manner. Book was in the condition as described online. Was a relief not to have problems others told about other sellers. Great service. Thank you ... Read more