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USA Volleyball Development Model

For years, the focus of volleyball in many areas and across various levels shifted to a mindset of winning at all costs.

What we now know is that the most successful teams in the world have developed a model of training and a culture that supports a holistic approach to athlete development which not only sets them up for competitive success on the court, but values and emphasizes the important of athlete health, well-being and long-term involvement in the sport.

The USA Volleyball Development Model was created based on the idea that volleyball in the U.S. could be taught differently, resulting in long-lasting positive outcomes across all measures of performance while keeping kids involved and loving the game longer.

USA Volleyball Development Model

Know Better, Do Better

The five pillars of the USA Volleyball Development model provide the basis for a holistic approach to the core elements that are vital to supporting development at every level and across age groups.

  • Craft: Mastering the skills and strategies of our game
  • Heart: Becoming your best self through connection, gratitude and emotional well-being
  • Mind: Training our minds to maximize performance
  • Body: Developing the physical capacity to train and compete at the highest level
  • Team: Building a culture of excellence that honors ourselves, our team, our game and our country

Role-Based Education

USA Volleyball Education is committed to providing support for the volleyball community with a role-based approach to education and training. Whether you’re planning practices, cheering from the stands or making the right call, we provide the tools and resources to help you succeed.

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Parent Education

Officials Education

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Drills for Sports Imports Volleyball Trainer+ and The Vertec

USA Volleyball partner Sports Imports has provided USA Volleyball coaches with drills for use with their Trainer+ and The Vertec.

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February 16, 2021

Uncomfortable vs. Unsafe: How To Tell the Difference

Helping your young athlete understand the difference between an uncomfortable situation and an unsafe situation can be incredibly difficult.

Jordyn Poulter.

January 10, 2021

Ready to Go Pro?

Former U.S. National Team libero and current pro player Dustin Watten shares his thoughts on making it overseas.

December 12, 2020

Thoughts on Service

The serve is the only play completely in the control of one player, you. You are not responding to anything but the referee’s whistle; you can impose your will on your opponents.

December 12, 2020

How Can I Spike Harder?

First off, you should understand that to hit the ball harder, you just need to swing your arm faster. Stop working so hard on hitting the ball harder.

December 12, 2020

You Will Be a Better Player if You Coach

How our USA coaches might better implement this fact is the focus of this article, for it can also make a huge impact on the development of talent in both the youth levels, and disabled programming of our nation.

December 12, 2020

Training Without a Net or Friends

Volleyball is a game to play with friends, same gender or coed. It does not matter if those you train with are only 7 years old or your grandmother. As long as they can provide you with the unique angles of the game, you'll be learning fine.

December 12, 2020

Training Options in Volleyball

This article give reference to options to the indoor 6 vs. 6 game that you might have your players experience. New, fun and different, a break from what you do normally.

December 12, 2020

Dear Vocal Coach

The best learning comes when there is no fear of mistakes.

December 9, 2020

An Open Letter to All Coaches

The short of it is kids MUST play and practice more doubles, triples or four sided games on smaller courts at the start.

December 9, 2020

10 New Commandments of Volleyball

As I watch new coaches begin by teaching the way they were taught, I wonder how to get these well intentioned humans to change to better ways.

December 9, 2020

Teach Off-Hand Hitting

It's important for volleyball players to be able to hit with their nondominant hand. It’s not rocket science or hard to achieve.

December 8, 2020

How Teams Can Meaningfully and Safely Give Back

It's the Season of Giving, and just because we're unable to gather in large numbers doesn't mean we can't help the community around us.

October 19, 2020

Learning is a Process That Never Ends

The process of learning should never stop, and that includes the time between the end of club season and school tryouts. No matter what, remember that the top of the pyramid, our national teams, seek players who are good at all six skills and great at one or two.

October 13, 2020

Hidden Resilience: How to Build a Team

Your players have behaviors that annoy you, but those same behaviors may help elevate the team to new heights.

September 9, 2020

Qualifying and the National Beach Tour

Want to know how to become a beach national champion? There are three ways.

August 14, 2020

How to Enhance Your Mindset

Two-time Olympic Medalist Courtney Thompson shows us how to improve our mindsets and become more resilient.

August 12, 2020

What Does COVID-19 Mean for Recruiting?

USA Volleyball corporate partner Next College Student Athlete updates athletes on how COVID-19 has affected recruiting.

July 13, 2020

Six Ways Coaches Can Support Their Athletes During COVID-19

As youth sports are returning from shutdown, here's how coaches can help balance safety and the return to volleyball.

June 12, 2020

Hosting a Successful Beach Clinic

This article is designed to offer volleyball coaches, sports educators and sports camp coordinators the resources to operate a successful single-day beach volleyball clinic for all ages, kids and adults.

June 4, 2020

Youth Sports: How to Deal with Anxiety Around Return to Play

Let your child feel their feelings, and find out the source of the anxiety.

May 12, 2020

The Most Important Skill in Volleyball

Many coaches spend a great deal of time focusing on the skills of serving, passing, setting, spiking, blocking and digging. What is sadly lacking and even ignored however is help for players in the most important skill, READING.