Coaching Volleyball Successfully (Coaching Successfully Series) [Paperback]

Sally Kus (Author)

Book Description

Series: Coaching Successfully Series | Publication Date: April 19, 2004

In Coaching Volleyball Successfully, Sally Kus presents the formula she used to build and sustain the most successful high school volleyball program ever. From establishing a philosophy and planning productive practices to game-time decision making and player evaluation, this book will help you coach your team to championship-level performances season after season.

Kus compiled an amazing 794-29 record at the high school level, prompting Volleyball Magazine to call her program “the best ever in the history of the sport.” Coaching Volleyball Successfully is the first publication of Kus' winning blueprint. Now you can put her expertise to use on your side of the net!

Editorial Reviews

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""""Sally Kus is one of the top instructors in USA Volleyball's coaching accreditation program. Coaches at every level will give their players a far better athletic experience on and off the court if they learn from the ideas in this book."""
John Kessel
Coaching education director, USA Volleyball
""""Coaching Volleyball Successfully "is a must-read that explores the elements that have brought success to Sally and her athletes. These gems of wisdom come from the former coach of a high school program that set the level of play for which most of us strive."""
Patti Perone
Horseheads High School varsity coach
Southern Tier Volleyball Club coordinator and coach
"""Sally demonstrates why she has been recognized as one of the top high school coaches in the nation. Her skills as a physical educator and her commitment to her players and the game of volleyball shine through in each chapter."""
Russ Rose
Head volleyball coach, Penn State University
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""Sally Kus is one of the top instructors in USA Volleyball's coaching accreditation program. Coaches at every level will give their players a far better athletic experience on and off the court if they learn from the ideas in this book.""

John Kessel
Coaching education director, USA Volleyball

""Coaching Volleyball Successfully is a must-read that explores the elements that have brought success to Sally and her athletes. These gems of wisdom come from the former coach of a high school program that set the level of play for which most of us strive.""

Patti Perone
Horseheads High School varsity coach
Southern Tier Volleyball Club coordinator and coach

""Sally demonstrates why she has been recognized as one of the top high school coaches in the nation. Her skills as a physical educator and her commitment to her players and the game of volleyball shine through in each chapter.""

Russ Rose
Head volleyball coach, Penn State University

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics; 1 edition (April 19, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736040374
• ISBN-13: 978-0736040372
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #543,807 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #33 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Other Team Sports > Volleyball

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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Coaching VB Successfully by Sally Kus, August 8, 2004

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R. Hofeldt "VBNE1?" (Boston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coaching Volleyball Successfully (Coaching Successfully Series) (Paperback)

I have probably read most every book on vb published recently, and this book ranks up there at the top alongside Mike Hebert's "Insights & Strategies for Winning Volleyball". Sally covers all aspects of the sport from grassroot to club to college and from starting a program to successfully managing and sustaining a vb program. This book is unexcelled. It gives a step-by-step for setting up a program or a practice. It gives details on all of the vb skills along with appropriate drills and what to look for. Unlike most books on the subject, it is very relevant to today's vb, as it addresses rally scoring, overhand passing, serving from various points along the baseline, backrow hitting, etc. I would recommend it for anyone involved in coaching vb or wanting to improve their game.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book!, September 21, 2007

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J. Cox "VBCoach" (Longview, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coaching Volleyball Successfully (Coaching Successfully Series) (Paperback)

Sometimes as player it is hard to break down a skill in verbal cues in order to teach beginning players as a coach. This book is great at doing just that! I even took this book to practice and read to my girls out of it. This book introduces a skill, gives lots of pictures of a player going the skill, breaks the skill down into step-by-step actions, gives some verbal cues that you can teach with and then later remind your players with and gives some drills. Also with each skill, the book has a section on teaching beginning players and then a section on breaking bad habits. This is my favorite coaching resource.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative!, December 16, 2007

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This review is from: Coaching Volleyball Successfully (Coaching Successfully Series) (Paperback)

This book was very informative! I ordered several Volleyball coaching books and found this one to be the best!