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Defensive Volleyball Drills

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  • Defense Coaching Tips

    Terry Liskevych Coaching Tips.

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  • Shadow Drill

    Defense to Offense to Defense.

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  • Great Defensive Drill

    Mike Johnson, University of Notre Dame associate head coach and former Xavier University head coach, presents a defensive drill that works on digging and rallies. Your players will get a chance to defend against a full team for a set duration of time to see how many points they can get.

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  • Defensive Techniques

    Focus is on proper posture, movements to the ball and managing your passing platform to promote good ball control.

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  • Perimeter Defense

    Perimeter Defense with Nancy Dorsey.

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