
Palmetto Volleyball Association Training Library
You may check out up two two tapes or books for one week free of charge, you pay return shipping. There is a $10 per item late fee if returned after 1 week. If over 3 weeks, you are responsible for the entire cost of the tape.
Tapes are available to only coaches within South Carolina. Complete the form below- should we not have the tapes in stock, we will email you with alternatives.
| Tape | PVA Instructional Library | ||
| Reference # | Tape Name | Description | |
| Legend | Legend: 1= Beginner 2= Intermediate 3= Advanced | ||
| USA Volleyball Staff Tapes | very good series for training and showing specific skills. | ||
| 1 | Blocking-Transition | 2 3 | Skills demonstration, slow motion, multiple angles / blocking footwork, etc |
| 2 | Defense-Digging | 2 3 | Drills specifically designed to complement the skill, slow motion movement. |
| 3 | Hitting | 1 2 3 | Strength conditioning and agility drills, exercises |
| 4 | Serve-Serve Receive | 1 2 3 | A look at the mental aspects of skills |
| 5 | Setting-Overhead Pass | 1 2 3 | Coach's tips, volleyball jargon, inspirational quotes |
| 6 | Coaches Guide | Broadcast quality professional presentation | |
| 6A | All Skills Overview | 1 2 3 | Great for demonstrating all the skills and for players to view |
| Sport Performance Video Series | Great series of tapes published by one of the top Volleyball Clubs | ||
| 7 | Training & Developing the Setter Part I | 1 2 | The step-by-step guide to selecting and training a setter. This tape is great for coaches and beginner-intermediate setters! |
| 8 | Training & Developing the Setter Part II | 2 3 | The tape features beginning to advanced footwork training. Also includes visual training for watching the Blocker and special drills for strengthening the hands and wrists. Developmental training and over 40 advanced drills. |
| 9 | Teaching and Training spiking | 1 2 3 | Beginning to advanced footwork training and visual training for watching the blocker. Included are special drills for strengthening the hands and wrists, developmental training, and over 40 advanced drills. |
| 10 | Defense lessons from the Orient | 1 2 3 | Mr Satochi Matsungaga take you through over 30 drills from beginning to the elite levels that emphasize movement and defensive techniques. Slow motion analysis aids in the teaching and learning process. |
| 11 | Teaching and Training Passing | 1 2 | This tape is a must for coaches at all levels. Shows how to understand passing fundamentals and movement and footwork training. There are over 25 drills and game exercises and developmental drills for all levels. |
| 12 | Teaching and Training the Sport of VB | 1 2 | For youth coaches and PE Teachers. The skills and subskills of volleyball are identified to aid in their understanding. Also featured are slow motion analysis of each skill. |
| 13 | Skills and Drills for VB Excellence Part I | 1 2 | Movement training and ball control for beginners and a ball control, advanced pepper series. 5-4-3-2 passes system, attacking, and serving. |
| 13B | Skills and Drills for VB Excellence Part II | 2 3 | Movement and training and ball control for advanced players. |
| 13C | Strength Training for High Performance I | 1 2 3 | Great Tape features proper weight lifting techniques and total body strength training. Includes power drills and conditioning circuit. |
| Brian Gimmillaro Series | Head Coach of the 2 time NCAA champion Long Beach State Univ. | ||
| 14 | Ball handling and warm-up movement | 1 2 | Reviews numerous additional pre-game warm-ups such as side-to-side movements, jump sets, block steps, and pre-game floor movement. |
| 14B | Spiking | 1 2 3 | Slow motion modeling, players demonstrate efficiency, speed and power movement in spiking the ball. Covers jump quickness training and lever of arm. |
| 14C | Volleyball-The Keys to Success | A 60 minute instructional film produced during the Olympic Volleyball Tournament in Atlanta. The world best players & coaches explain elements of the game. | |
| 14D | Make it Happen | A guide to College Recruiting and helping you learn what to do. | |
| Tape | PVA Instructional Library | ||
| Reference # | Tape Name | Description | |
| Legend | Legend: 1= Beginner 2= Intermediate 3= Advanced | ||
| 14E | Beach-Volleyball | The ultimate promotional and instructional film on Beach Volleyball. Produced during the Olympic Beach Volleyball tournament in Atlanta. 30 min. | |
| 14F | Japan Elementary VB | 60 min. filled with some of the best Volleyball seen by Elementary Age players. | |
| 14G | Team Drills by: John Dunning | 1 2 3 | John Dunning concentrates on a demonstration of drills for working on team and individual skills. On Free Ball, setting, passing, serving, defense, blocking and attacking. |
| 14H | Atlanta Technical Evaluation | Review of the Olympic VB Games and comments from coaches and players. | |
| 15 | Attacking Drills / by Mike Herbert | 2 3 | Video divides drills in 3 categories: 1) technical, 2) tactical and 3) situational. A number of drills for calling audible and overpass hitting. |
| 16 | Serving and Serving Strategy by: Terry Pettit - U-Nebraska | 1 2 | Comprehensive and complete instructional tape on serving. Great for the beginner and intermediate players |
| 17 | Training the Setter by: John Dunning | 1 2 | Key philosophical points for training the setter, elements for selecting a setter. Reviews foot position and footwork to ball. Plus drills. |
| 18 | Passing by: Don Shaw | 1 | Teaches individual passing in a team framework. The key points of the ready phase, movement, and contact phrase. |
| 19 | Team Offensive Systems by Vicki Mealer | 1 2 | Demonstrates the 4-2, international 4-2, 6-2, and 5-1 systems. Along with 4 and 5 person serve rec. ,Alignment. |
| 20 | Skills and Drills for Backcourt Defense : Russ Rose | 1 2 | Explains 3 segments: 1) Poster & Movement, 2) Defensive Skills, extension, rolls, etc. and 3) Teamwork drills |
| Foundations for Success : Mary Wise - Florida | Great fundamental level instructional series | ||
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| 21 | Passing | 1 2 | |
| 22 | Serving | 1 2 | |
| 23 | Individual Defense | 1 2 | |
| 24 | Setting | 1 2 | |
| 25 | Blocking | 1 2 | |
| 26 | Attacking | 1 2 | |
| 27 | Texas Team Defense by: Mick Haley | 2 3 | Coach Haley discusses techniques, such as run through, digging, block timing, penetration, etc. Also drill ideas. |
| 28 | Blocking and Defensive Adjustments: Andy Banachowski | 2 3 | |
| 29 | New Approaches For Better VB | ||
| by John Dunning | |||
| 30 | Practice Planning & Drills | ||
| by John Dunning | |||
| Volleyball Training Books | |||
| 1B | Gold Medal Volleyball Drills | by the Reebok Gold Medal Volleyball Clinics Coaching Staff | |
| features over 100 drills by a number of national coaches. | |||
| 2B | Championship Volleyball techniques & drills | by Sue Gozansky | |
| over 178 detailed illustrations. | |||
| 3B | Power Volleyball | by Andy Banachowski Head Women's Volleyball at UCLA | |
| from basic to advanced skills explanation | |||
| 4B | Coaching Volleyball Successfully | by William Neville of USA Volleyball | |
| teaching the inexperienced athlete. Fundamental skills & strategies. | |||
| 5B | Successful Coaching | by Rainer Martens | |
| Ideas on general coaching strategies from American Sport Education | |||
| 6B | Coaching Guide to Beginning VB Programs | US Volleyball Association | |
| easy-to-follow guide for coaches, both new & experienced in volleyball. | |||
| 7B | Coaching Volleyball | by Kinda Asher and multiple successful coaches | |
| Top coaches in the US offer all aspects of the game | |||
| 8B | Pass-Set-Crush | One of the best selling books for teaching youth the beginning elements of volleyball! Recommended by 5 Olympic Medal Coaches | |
| 9B | Youth Volleyball | 100 pages: A concise yet informative youth volleyball book by experts. | |
| 10B | Coaching Youth VB | 150 pages: A great resource for youth volleyball coaches in the 6-14 age group. contains 23 drills and 80 illustrations for teaching fundamentals. | |
| 11B | Critical thinking on Setter Development | A book from a Seminar held by the USA Olympic Training Center. Covers every aspect of setting. | |
| 12B | The Basic Elements of the Game - Book 1 | Articles included in this publication are written by a number of todays top junior/club, HS, collegiate coaches. | |
| 13B | The Related Elements of the Game - Book 3 | Book deals with Conditioning-Injury- Psychology- Ethics - Program Development -Keeping Stats. | |
| 14B | Strength Training and Conditioning for VB | A 140 page complete “How To” from the Olympic Center | |
| 15B | IMPACT Training Manuel | Level one of coaching training from USA Volleyball | |
| 16B | Junior Olympic Volleyball Program Guide | Provides a A to Z explanation on how to start and run a Juniors Club | |
| 17B | Insights and Strategies For VB | Includes technical chapters discussing offense and defense. Coaching philosophy of goal setting, program building and match preperation. By Mike Hebert | |