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Set attackers who are asking for the ball. If they aren’t asking for the ball, avoid them. Note to hitters: Don’t ask for the ball unless you are positioned to attack it.
– Russ Rose, head coach, Penn State women’s team
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Beach: Keep talking to your partner. The key to the beach game is communication. No matter how in the tank you or your partner may be, you will never work out of it by going silent. Keep your body language positive, too. It’s easy for negative emotions to fill blank space. So when things go south, keep your chin up and talk it through.
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When attacking, adjust your approach to the set. Attackers find themselves in all kinds of offensive situations. If you’re an outside hitter, you might get 50 percent of your sets exactly where you want them and 50 percent that are high, low, wide, tight, etc. You won’t have enough time or energy to practice for every possible situation. But every set is an oppor- tunity. The steps to success are to read the situation, adjust your approach and choose your setup. Practicing with a focus on these things will not only improve your performance, it will help you stay healthy.
– John Dunning, head coach, Stanford University women’s team 6.
Be sure to serve in after 20, after timeouts, after your opponent misses a serve and after your teammate has missed. You don’t want to serve underhand, but there are certain times when you can’t afford an error. You have to make the other team work.
– Mick Haley, head coach, University of Southern California and 2000 U.S. Olympic Women’s Team
– Anna Collier, head coach, University of Southern California beach team
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Dig the ball so it stays on your side of the net. When you’re digging, be safe and make your target 6 to 10 feet from the net and let your team have a chance to take a swing in transition. Dig the ball high and to the center of the court so your setter can make the best set possible and give your team the best chance to score a point.
– Erik Sullivan, assistant coach, University of Texas women’s team, two-time Olympian
Setters: Take tight passes and keep your hitters off the net. All great setters do this. Don’t think that a tight pass equals a tight set.
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Serve the ball over the net. If you always do this and avoid net serves you force the passer to make a decision.
–John Cook, head coach, University of Nebraska women’s team
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