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| Blocking. How? What? Tell me everything! | 11/16/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: What is the best strategy to teach and to learn blocking?
A: Are you asking this as a coach? or as a player? A) Blocking Is An Effort In Futility. They say ...
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| How Do We Pay For Club Volleyball?? | 11/14/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: What suggestions do you have for paying for a traveling club team, when costs will reach nearly ...
A: Good morning and welcome to www.allexperts.com! You have a question that nearly all parents ask. ...
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| Can a back row setter reach over the net and set a ball? | 11/11/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: Can a setter, who is back row, reach into the plane to set a ball, if she brings it back to her own ...
A: Good morning Kristi! Welcome to www.allexpert.com. I hope you're having a great week! What you ...
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| Is a chant after each rally really proper etiquette | 10/31/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: My daughter is playing in a league with 4-6th grade girls. An opposing team would say a chant after ...
A: Good morning and welcome to www.allexperts.com! The situation you've mentioned is not only normal, ...
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| Should all the little girls at a camp learn setting? Or should we only teach some? | 10/28/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: My name's Lauren, and I'm coaching a girl's volleyball camp for 4th-6th graders. I was curious if it ...
A: Hey Lauren! Good morning and welcome to www.allexperts.com If you ask 5 coaches this question, ...
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| How many girls from same high school can be on one club team? | 10/26/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: How many girls from the same school team can play on the same club team, after school season is over ...
A: Good evening and welcome to www.allexperts.com. First off, I can't tell you anything about what ...
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| Advice for 3-sport freshman who wants to play college ball | 10/22/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: My daughter is currently a freshman in high school. She is approximately 5'8" and has a nice ...
A: Hey Deb! I wish that a lot of people could read what we're about to discuss. Most parents have ...
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| Slamma Jamma | 10/20/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: What is a slamma jamma shot?
A: Hey Mary Beth and welcome back! A "slamma jamma" is another word for a "power dink" or "slam" It's ...
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| Is a hook shot legal? How about a slamma jamma? | 10/19/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: Last week my league disappointed me. The ref repeatedly allowed the other team to utilize what I ...
A: Hey John! It's great to hear from you! Welcome to www.allexperts.com a) You didn't tell me what ...
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| Pre Try out work outs | 10/15/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: When serving behind the endzone, how far to the side can a player go to legally serve? I am working ...
A: Hey Coach! It's great to hear from you again. This is a tough one for me, b/c I don't overtly ...
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| Club girl playing up, learning new position, bummed! | 10/15/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: My daughter decided to play on a higher level club team where she will be a backup player. The last ...
A: Good afternoon! Welcome to www.allexperts.com. It's great to hear from you! a) Ask your daughter ...
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| Jump serving question: I can land in front of the line, right? | 10/14/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: When serving behind the endzone, how far to the side can a player go to legally serve? I am working ...
A: You are right about that also. The rule is just like the back row spiking rule. You must jump from ...
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| Serving area: How far to the left/right can you be when you serve? | 10/14/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: When serving behind the endzone, how far to the side can a player go to legally serve? I am working ...
A: Good afternoon and welcome to www.allexperts.com! I think I understand your question. When a ...
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| Balls are falling when serve receive with 14's....3 person? 4 person? cup? | 10/9/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: I have tried them with my 14's but its taking some getting used to . We are not allowed to use a ...
A: Hey Mark: A few ideas. First: At the age your coaching, many many more balls will fall in front ...
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| club volleyball vs. alternatives | 10/7/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: If we really can't afford club volleyball, what are the best alternative options? Our daughter is ...
A: Hey Cheryl! Good evening and welcome to www.allexperts.com! You want her to be ready for tryouts ...
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| Does gender of coach matter? Does an assistant help? | 10/5/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: My daughter tried out and made two club teams! She is excited to get picked for a higher level team ...
A: Hey! I got an email with your feedback on it. Thanks! We do camps for school, clubs, etc. ...
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| Which club team to pick? | 10/5/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: My daughter tried out and made two club teams! She is excited to get picked for a higher level team ...
A: Good evening and welcome to www.allexperts.com. This is easy to answer! BOTTOM LINE: What will ...
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| Eat/Sleep/Breath vball, didn't make school team, what about club? | 10/3/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: I have been playing volleyball since 3rd grade, and I'm currently in 8th grade. I absolutely LOVE ...
A: Hey Erin! Welcome to www.allexperts.com. It's great to hear from you!! 80 girls at tryouts, huh? ...
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| 1st year coach with ?'s on running plays & vertical | 10/1/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: I am a first-time volleyball coach for 5th - 8th grade girls. Their previous coach spent more time ...
A: Good afternoon! Can you tell me more sometime about the "plays" that you were talking about? Have ...
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| During serve, when are players free to move? | 10/1/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: At what exact point can the defending team move into their desired formation? Is it when the server ...
A: Good morning and welcome to www.allexperts.com! Your question can be answered with a few words: ...
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| Can a back row setter block? | 9/24/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: We are playing 5-1. When the setter is in the back row and the pass is overbumped, is the setter ...
A: allexperts.com It was great hearing from you. The situation you described is illegal. At no ...
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| 2-Number Play Calling | 9/24/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: I have read through this site as well as some other but i still cant seem to completely sort out the ...
A: allexperts.com! The first number is the net "zone". The 1 zone is what you refer to as power. The ...
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| Starter on all previous club & school teams...now benched | 9/23/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: My daughter (15) plays volleyball on the JV team this year. She's only 5'4 1/2" inches, but very ...
A: Good morning and welcome to www.allexperts.com! You sound like a person who cares, rather than just ...
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| Junior high vball girls playing | 9/22/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: Should our school play 7th graders on the 8th grade team, if they are not needed? (They play ...
A: Good evening once again! New advice? Not really. More new questions/concerns. Yep! First, the ...
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| She was playing well, then a mental block formed | 9/22/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: My daughter is a senior this year. She started the first two non-conference games and played ...
A: Saturday October 3rd: Good evening again. How's it going? How is she playing? I've been thinking ...
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| Having one of my setters block! | 9/21/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: I have been running a 6-2 off. I have one setter that can block really well, I would like her to ...
A: I'm back, and I think I've answered this before you've even read my first response! GOOD!! :) ...
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| Junior high vball girls playing "up" | 9/20/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: Should our school play 7th graders on the 8th grade team, if they are not needed? (They play ...
A: Good evening and welcome to www.allexperts.com. First off, I can't tell you anything about what ...
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| Tips on coaching a team of 15 8year old girls volleyball | 9/20/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: I have just started coaching a team of 15 players (ages 7-8) . Initially, I was only given 9 ...
A: Good morning and welcome to www.allexperts.com The situation you describe to me would make me feel ...
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| Jump Serving: What am I doing wrong? | 9/15/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: Tom I have a question. I've been working really hard on my jump serves and I just seem to be missing ...
A: allexperts.com! Jump spinner serves. They're really hard to execute, hard to control, hard on ...
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| 7th grader not overhand serving. What can be done to promote it? | 9/15/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: My daughter is a 7th grader and this is her first year in volleyball. She would like to serve ...
A: Good afternoon and welcome to www.allexperts.com!! I always say that the best way for a girl to ...
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| Coach abusing the players! What can I do? | 9/13/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: My daughter made varsity this year, She was on freshmen and then JV and now varsity. She is in 11th ...
A: Good morning and welcome to www.allexperts.com! Now this is a different email than what I've been ...
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| 5-1 or 6-2 serve receive. Need advice! | 9/13/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: I'm coaching a group of girls that used a 4-2 formation last year. I'm trying to teach them a system ...
A: Good evening Coach Mark! Welcome to www.allexperts.com. I agree with what you said! You're very ...
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| Moving freshmen up while letting the sophomore rot | 9/12/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: My daughter is in 10th grade, they have moved 2 freshmen up to play on the team all the while there ...
A: Welcome to www.allexperts.com! Here's another question from a parent who's concerned about HER ...
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| Volleyball substitutions: what order? | 9/12/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: Is there a certain order that substitutions must me made when subbing more than one person into the ...
A: Good morning, and welcome to www.allexperts.com! I just saw what you described yesterday at ...
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| Coach asking daughter to change positions too often? | 9/5/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: my daughter is 5'2, played club ball and her coach had her playing DS. On her middle school team, ...
A: Good evening and welcome to www.allexperts.com! Your coach sounds normal. She is doing what she ...
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| Male h.s. player, took a year off, too late to continue? | 9/5/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: my name is Nicolas from Long Island, New York. I am 16 yrs. old and 6'4''. I started playing varsity ...
A: Welcome back! I have never hung out with any of the pro beach players, and have never had a friend ...
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| Is a push over the net a carry? What IS a carry? | 9/1/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: Is it legal to push the ball over the net open handed? If so what is considered a throw or carry?
A: Good evening and welcome to www.allexperts.com. First, I assume that you're talking about playing ...
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| Didn't make the 8th grade team, but dominates. WHY? | 8/30/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: my the grade daughter did not make the 8th grade team for volleyball. She has a serve that gets over ...
A: Hey man! Welcome again! I didn't mean to go off on you at all. But when parents say, "My daughter ...
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| Didn't make the 8th grade team, but dominates. WHY? | 8/29/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: my the grade daughter did not make the 8th grade team for volleyball. She has a serve that gets over ...
A: Welcome to www.allexperts.com! This is how I judge how I should keep on my team: Question 1: ...
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| Topspin serves & motivating teammates | 8/28/2009 | Tom Houser |
Q: I'm a sophomore now and just made the varsity team. Since last year we lost our entire varsity ...
A: OK, I'm back. We had a great time in Pittsburgh! Topspin serve: * It's very hard to learn * It's ...
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