Here is an awesome super-set for athletes and coaches! Enjoy, Be safe and have fun!
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Below is a tip from former Olympic Gold Medalist Pat Powers on Ball Control.
Enjoy and please comment on any drills / tips you are looking for. I will see what I can do 
BALL CONTROL
The issue of ball control is universal for the beach, indoors, six-person and doubles. Simply put, whenever you pass, set or dig, you must have your arms out early―30-foot rule or 1.5 seconds, whichever comes first. Period. Your arms do not move in relation to your body.
By bringing your arms out early, you control the movement of players who are going to touch the ball next. As a setter, you learn how to read the arms, shoulders and bodies―not the ball. By learning how to react to bodies, you get a jump on the ball and seem to be in the right place at the right time. The expression “Never take your eye off the ball” comes into play; you learn how to watch the ball through your teammates’ eyes and arms (and your opponents’ eyes when you get really good). The second and most important reason for bringing your arms out early is that you gain an extra 30% or so more control when you get your arms/hands out early.
Learn how to move on the court with your shoulders, hands and arms out early!
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SPECIAL BONUS: THE FIRST 20 CUSTOMERS WILL RECEIVE ‘CORE POWER FOR BASEBALL’ - FREE!
YES, you can use the exact same exercises in Core Power for Baseball for volleyball
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As always thanks for your time.
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Wow…I just returned from Durango, Colorado where I was fortunate enough to work
with Four Corners Volleyball Club. What a great bunch of athletes and coaches!
What stuck out like a sore thumb was what will be, ’sore knees’. What I noticed (and with a high percentage of the young female athletes I work with) is the way in which the knees go when they are landing, moving laterally and performing squats. The knees buckle to the inside as well as move out laterally causing tremendous strain and damage to the knee joint. There are many reasons for this, but I would like to help you prevent this and strengthen the ligaments and muscles around your athlete’s knee joints.
Please watch this video below (Time is limited right now to create a video myself, but I found someone who can help you). Then come back and read my suggestions below on how to implement into your practices and add a little more intensity to the exercise to increase vertical and improve core strength.
Ok..now that know how to perfrom the squat correctly here is my two cents:
1) After a proper warm-up, have your entire team perform the squats. Also remind them to perform them on their own at home. They should be doing this exercise a few days a week to help them strengthen up those muscles. For practice have them do 3 sets of 15-20 repetitions. Slow and controlled movements..NOT fast. Remember this phrase: ‘time under tension’.
2) Suggest they perform the squat in an unstable environment. They can roll up a yoga mat or a few towels and perform the same exercise on the towel or mat. This will recruit more muscles, challenge their balance in turn strengthening their core.
3) After approximately 6 days of performing the squat, try the same exercise on ONE leg. Same form, same movement, just one leg. Move to this exercise ONLY if they have ’safely’ mastered the regular squat.
There you go.
Good Luck!
Barry
PS - Look what this young lady sent me out of the blue. THIS is just one great aspect of my ‘job’ 
Hey Barry,
This is Evan ______ from southwest Kansas. I am 14 and I saw your videos on youtube and tried some of them and they really worked. I have this dream that many others think is impossible. I would really like to play college volleyball. The reason people think it is impossible is because 1. I live in Kansas 2. I’m not the tallest of people 3. I can’t really jump that high. As I have been trying your exercises for core power and jumping, I have noticed a big improvement in my body and my jump. I would just like to thank you for making my dream a little bit more within my reach. Also, if there is any advice you could give me to help accomplish my goal that would be greatly appreciated. Again, thank you so much for helping me.
Evan
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Happy New Year!
Let’s make 2009 the best it can be.
Whether it is a personal goal for business or sports, a team goal or a ‘get healthy’ goal…..GO FOR IT!
Go for whatever it is you are after.
As I tell all of my coaching clients and what I tell myself:
‘There is only one person that will keep you from success/goals and that one
person is YOU’
If you set your mind to it..ANYTHING can be accomplished…
ANYTHING
Also…
From the bottom of my heart….
THANK YOU for being a part of my volleyball community that I love and cherish.
You should have ‘felt’ it by now..
Felt the love I have for what it is that I do, which is helping others.
The feeling I get when I receive testimonials and a ‘thank you’ from
a customer or subscriber….PRICELESS.
2009 is going to rock!
There are some cool things I am going to bring to the volleyball world
that you, your team and anyone else involved in this sport will
benefit from.
Stay Tuned for 2009 and Good Luck with everything.
Sincerely,
Barry
PS - Please think of my best friend Zach as well.
Things are very rough for him as we speak. Thank You……
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First, I have to thank all of you who have been so kind and have shown the true meaning of caring for someone in need.
Peeps from all over the world and all walks of life have taken a few minutes to say ‘HI’ to Zach..
That is just so awesome..so awesome! As I read all the kind posts left for Zach I was so happy for him..so so happy…
Thank you again from the bottom of my heart..
NOW..what about the LOSER who unsubscribed from my email list for ’soliciting’?
First, I am VERY HAPPY she unsubscribed.
Second, if she is a parent or coach I can only imagine how her insecurtiy is ruining everyone around her or anyone that happens to be in her life..
Sorry, but I can only handle so much of cold hearted people in the world. This person is simply that..period.
She actually got upset because of the ’solicitation’ email concerning Zach? HUH?
Asking her to say Happy Holidays or whatever she would like to say to Zach is ’soliciting’?
Nice…
I am sure everyone around her this holiday is in great spirits!
Oh well..she has to lay her head down at night and be ‘her’..so sad.
Thanks again for being so kind and have a very HAPPY HOLIDAY!
In good health,
Barry
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Listen in to hear what 2008 Men’s Beach Volleyball Olympic champion Todd Rogers is up to these days..
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Here we are talking to TJ, owner of Worldwide Sport Supply about the latest trends amongst shoes and shorts for volleyball players…
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THE MAN talking about how his team is feeling the night before the finals!
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