Articles from Dave Cross
Author of self-improvement volleyball books and the head man at one of the best volleyball camps on the planet, David Cross has written a number of great informational volleyball articles for both players and coaches.
Get the Most Out of Summer Camp
Anyone who knows the game of volleyball and how camps are run can tell you that all volleyball camps are not created equal. Some are simply better than others, just like with everything else. But, no matter what camp (or camps) you are planning on attending this summer, the bottom line is this: You get out of a camp what you put into it! That's right, it's totally up to you!!
Anyone who knows the game of volleyball and how camps are run can tell you that all volleyball camps are not created equal. Some are simply better than others, just like with everything else. But, no matter what camp (or camps) you are planning on attending this summer, the bottom line is this: You get out of a camp what you put into it! That's right, it's totally up to you!!
Make Pre-Season Conditioning Training Painless
An article about how you can avoid injury and make your pre-season volleyball conditioning training as painless and succesful as possible.
An article about how you can avoid injury and make your pre-season volleyball conditioning training as painless and succesful as possible.
Seven Keys to Good Stretching
Part of the volleyall series, Making Pre-Season as Painless as possible, this article focuses on the importance of proper stretching in volleyball.
Part of the volleyall series, Making Pre-Season as Painless as possible, this article focuses on the importance of proper stretching in volleyball.
How to Help Your Coach Help You
A list of ten thins you can do to help your volleyball coach be at his or her best. With coaches at their best, they are ready and willing to put all they can into helping you.
A list of ten thins you can do to help your volleyball coach be at his or her best. With coaches at their best, they are ready and willing to put all they can into helping you.
Fighting Player Burnout
Player burnout is one of the biggest "killers" for any volleyball team, especially if you have a tough schedule. Some say the harder they burn the quicker they burnout. However, with these easy steps, you can fight player burnout and keep that light shining all season long.
Player burnout is one of the biggest "killers" for any volleyball team, especially if you have a tough schedule. Some say the harder they burn the quicker they burnout. However, with these easy steps, you can fight player burnout and keep that light shining all season long.
Coaches Always Play Their Favorites
Are coaches playing favorites or are they just playing the best volleyball player? Read up on one coaches feelings about the 'looser's limp' of a comment, 'Coaches just play their favorites.'
Are coaches playing favorites or are they just playing the best volleyball player? Read up on one coaches feelings about the 'looser's limp' of a comment, 'Coaches just play their favorites.'
Prepare to Play Your Best
Dave Cross gives some great advice on how to prepare to play your best before each volleyball match.
Dave Cross gives some great advice on how to prepare to play your best before each volleyball match.
Volleyball - Start Your New Year and New Club Right! - For the Coaches
Club season is gearing up across the nation, and with it, are the yearly occurrences of some things that, in my book, just are not as they should be. My philosophy of the club season is simply that it is a way to prepare for the more-important next high school season. So, if you feel differently on this, which many do, you may not agree with some (or maybe all) of what I have to say here. All I ask is that you read the following with an open mind-and possibly give my ideas a thought.
Club season is gearing up across the nation, and with it, are the yearly occurrences of some things that, in my book, just are not as they should be. My philosophy of the club season is simply that it is a way to prepare for the more-important next high school season. So, if you feel differently on this, which many do, you may not agree with some (or maybe all) of what I have to say here. All I ask is that you read the following with an open mind-and possibly give my ideas a thought.
Volleyball - THE SELF-AWARENESS INVENTORY
An excerpt of Dave Cross' brand new ebook on volleyball coaching.
An excerpt of Dave Cross' brand new ebook on volleyball coaching.
Volleyball - Improve Your Team's Serve Receive
Serve receive can be your volleyball team's best attribute if you teach them the cues to success.
Serve receive can be your volleyball team's best attribute if you teach them the cues to success.
Volleyball Coaching - Reduce Injuries and Increase Effeciency During Pre-Season
The time spent stretching before a practice can save your volleyball players from injury.
The time spent stretching before a practice can save your volleyball players from injury.
Volleyball - Ten Steps To Help Your Coach Help You
Ask the vast majority of volleyball players what was the difference during that one practice, game or season when they played their best and the answer is universal; “I was really having fun then!” Yet many times they overlook one of the key reasons that time was so enjoyable, their coach, the one in control of the whole situation, was having fun too!
Ask the vast majority of volleyball players what was the difference during that one practice, game or season when they played their best and the answer is universal; “I was really having fun then!” Yet many times they overlook one of the key reasons that time was so enjoyable, their coach, the one in control of the whole situation, was having fun too!
Volleyball - Steps to Developing the Ideal Volleyball Player
It is our responsibility as coaches to not only make our players aware of the mental skills needed to succeed in competition, but also to teach them how to develop these skills. Teaching players how to develop mental skills is no easy task. However, if these steps are adhered to, every player exposed to learning about and improving their mental game will ultimately benefit.
It is our responsibility as coaches to not only make our players aware of the mental skills needed to succeed in competition, but also to teach them how to develop these skills. Teaching players how to develop mental skills is no easy task. However, if these steps are adhered to, every player exposed to learning about and improving their mental game will ultimately benefit.
Volleyball - Getting Tough Mentally
In volleyball, it is often the strength of a team's mental toughness that will decide who is the winner of the volleyball match. Follow this five step plan to fool proof mental toughness.
In volleyball, it is often the strength of a team's mental toughness that will decide who is the winner of the volleyball match. Follow this five step plan to fool proof mental toughness.
Coaches: Reduce Injuries and Increase Effort During the Pre-Season
Coaches, there are a bunch of things that you can do to help your players reduce their injuries and increase their effort during those boring pre-season practices. Here is the recipe for your next season's success.
Coaches, there are a bunch of things that you can do to help your players reduce their injuries and increase their effort during those boring pre-season practices. Here is the recipe for your next season's success.
Volleyball - 10 Keys to Getting Noticed at Tryouts & Why Coaches Need to Pay Attention to Them! - For the Players
Ever wonder why some players seem to get all the attention at volleyball tryouts and some don't? Well, don't go to your next volleyball tryout without knowing the big secrets to catching that coach's eye and making the team.
Ever wonder why some players seem to get all the attention at volleyball tryouts and some don't? Well, don't go to your next volleyball tryout without knowing the big secrets to catching that coach's eye and making the team.
Volleyball - Dave Cross' Trip to England
Dave Cross of Yes I Can Sports takes his volleyball clinic international and travels to England. Dave shares with us his experiences dealing with differences in cultures and how that effects running volleyball clinincs.
Dave Cross of Yes I Can Sports takes his volleyball clinic international and travels to England. Dave shares with us his experiences dealing with differences in cultures and how that effects running volleyball clinincs.
Quit Running in Circles
One of the most important parts of any practice session is getting warmed up. This article details what is important when warming up for a volleyball practice.
One of the most important parts of any practice session is getting warmed up. This article details what is important when warming up for a volleyball practice.
10 Steps to Developing Team Chemistry
A how-to on how to develop team chemistry in your junior team.
A how-to on how to develop team chemistry in your junior team.
4 Steps to Developing the Ideal Volleyball Player
It is our responsibility as coaches to not only make our players aware of the mental skills needed to succeed in competition, but also to teach them how to develop these skills. Teaching players how to develop mental skills is no easy task. However, if these steps are adhered to, every player exposed to learning about and improving their mental game will ultimately benefit.
It is our responsibility as coaches to not only make our players aware of the mental skills needed to succeed in competition, but also to teach them how to develop these skills. Teaching players how to develop mental skills is no easy task. However, if these steps are adhered to, every player exposed to learning about and improving their mental game will ultimately benefit.
Athletes: Make Pre-Season as Painless as Possible
Commit now to the following strategy-you’ll be glad you did! You and your volleyball team will be the best they can be.
Commit now to the following strategy-you’ll be glad you did! You and your volleyball team will be the best they can be.
Attention Players - 10 Steps to Help Your Coach Help You
Ask the vast majority of volleyball players what was the difference during that one practice, game or season when they played their best and the answer is universal; “I was really having fun then!” Yet many times they overlook one of the key reasons
Ask the vast majority of volleyball players what was the difference during that one practice, game or season when they played their best and the answer is universal; “I was really having fun then!” Yet many times they overlook one of the key reasons
Coaches: Reduce Injuries & Increase Effort during Pre-Season
Doing these little things helps make the unbearable a little more enjoyable for your volleyball team.
Doing these little things helps make the unbearable a little more enjoyable for your volleyball team.
Coaching Tip - The Focus Circle
Volleyball teams need to prepare before each match. One way to improve team chemistry and to get a team mentally ready for an upcoming match is to run a Focus Circle.
Volleyball teams need to prepare before each match. One way to improve team chemistry and to get a team mentally ready for an upcoming match is to run a Focus Circle.
Get the Most Out of Summer Camp
Getting the most out of summer volleyball Camp depends on how much you put into it.
Getting the most out of summer volleyball Camp depends on how much you put into it.
Getting Tough Mentally
In volleyball, it is often the strength of a team's mental toughness that will decide who is the winner of the volleyball match. Follow this five step plan to fool proof mental toughness
In volleyball, it is often the strength of a team's mental toughness that will decide who is the winner of the volleyball match. Follow this five step plan to fool proof mental toughness
Goal Setting is the Key to a Successul Club Season
Dave Cross shares the key to getting the most from your volleyball club season.
Dave Cross shares the key to getting the most from your volleyball club season.
Improving Your Teams Serve Receive
Serve receive can be your volleyball team's best attribute if you teach them the cues to success.
Serve receive can be your volleyball team's best attribute if you teach them the cues to success.
Playing Your Best for EACH MATCH!
If you want to have the best volleyball club season experience possible this season, you have to make a promise to yourself, your teammates, and your coach right now: I promise to do whatever is necessary to make sure I am awake and ready to play from the first serve of the morning to the last of the afternoon-no matter what!
If you want to have the best volleyball club season experience possible this season, you have to make a promise to yourself, your teammates, and your coach right now: I promise to do whatever is necessary to make sure I am awake and ready to play from the first serve of the morning to the last of the afternoon-no matter what!
Six Steps to Fighting Player Burnout
Many times high school coaches this time of year say that their players are so tired from the club season, they are having a hard time motivating them to start working to prepare for the coming fall high school season.
Many times high school coaches this time of year say that their players are so tired from the club season, they are having a hard time motivating them to start working to prepare for the coming fall high school season.
Talk it Out!
In volleyball, communication is important for not only the players on the court but for the coaches on the bench.
In volleyball, communication is important for not only the players on the court but for the coaches on the bench.
The Findlay Progressive
A volleyball drill to help team chemistry.
A volleyball drill to help team chemistry.
The Number One Key to a Successful Season
Develop team chemistry!
Develop team chemistry!
The Self-Awareness Inventory
An excerpt of Dave Cross' brand new ebook on volleyball coaching.
An excerpt of Dave Cross' brand new ebook on volleyball coaching.
Tryouts - Making the Best of Tough Situation
Tryouts may be just a formality for some, but for others it's the worst day of the season.
Tryouts may be just a formality for some, but for others it's the worst day of the season.
When Coaches Play Favorites
Are coaches playing favorites or are they just playing the best volleyball player? Read up on one coaches feelings about the "looser's limp" of a comment, "Coaches just play their favorites."
Are coaches playing favorites or are they just playing the best volleyball player? Read up on one coaches feelings about the "looser's limp" of a comment, "Coaches just play their favorites."
When Rooting for the Underdog Goes Bad
Why is it that, in our society, teams and individuals that are very successful come to be disliked, and sometimes hated, by so many?
Why is it that, in our society, teams and individuals that are very successful come to be disliked, and sometimes hated, by so many?