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2024 Available Clinics

Volleyball Athlete Success Series

Lead Coach Howard Vernick

During my 3 decades of coaching volleyball, I have observed thousands of volleyball players competing in matches. I have also analyzed my high school matches point by point. I have concluded that the main cause of losing matches is athlete errors. Many wins are the result of the opponent’s errors, with the attacks of the winning team being secondary.

Bad habits, learned during a player’s career, are the primary cause of errors. Bad habits in technique, bad habits in movement, and bad habits in focus. The Monster Athlete Volleyball Athlete Success Series will enable you to identify your bad habits, replace them with new, effective habits, and become a strong, consistent contributor to your volleyball team.

Our Passing With Precision sessions will help you to focus more completely on the ball, learn how to move to the ball, and how to contact the ball in a way that results in consistently settable passes.

Our Intentional Serving sessions teach consistent serving and jump float techniques that address footwork to the ball, proper toss, and controlling the destination of the ball.

Our Set To Win sessions teach setters proper footwork to the ball in every game situation, proper technique for consistently delivering a hittable ball to the hitters, effective defensive skills, and a variety of second ball attack techniques.

Our “Reps” sessions enable athletes who have completed our foundational sessions to experience 2 hours of repetition to build muscle memory and consistency in their new volleyball skills.

Coach Vernick

Passing With Precision Skill Development Clinic

How important is passing? “Passing is going to predict your level of play. You’re responsible for having your best lineup for serve reception available.” – Russ Rose, former Head Coach at Penn State University speaking to coaches.

Our Passing With Precision clinic trains athletes in the USA Volleyball techniques of passing related to receiving serves and passing free balls. Our 3-hour session provides instruction in proper technique, footwork to the ball, and consistent playable passes. The session will include the following:

  • Proper way to get to each ball
  • Optimum Platform Technique
  • Centerline Passing and Off Center Passing – Your Passing Radius
  • Overhead Passing
  • Side Passing
  • Passing Different Distances
  • Passing Audibles
  • Working Effectively with the Libero

Clinic Time: Typically 9 AM to Noon

Clinic Date: To Be Announced

Cost: $75

Clinic Location: Espire Sports, Gateway Shopping Center, 3400 Gateway Blvd., Prescott, AZ 86303

What to wear: Come ready to play with court sneakers and athletic clothing. Knee pads are optional for this clinic. Bring a water bottle and any other needed personal items.

When You Arrive: Check in at the front desk and fill out a Liability Release Form. Then check in with the Clinicians at the volleyball court.

Optimizing the Libero/Setter Relationship Set to Win Skill Development Clinic

The team Libero passes the first ball most of the time. The team setter sets the second ball most of the time. These two athletes must act as a team if the final ball is to be delivered to a hittable location. This clinic trains setters and Liberos how to work together effectively and consistently. Each athlete has very specific responsibilities. These responsibilities are taught and practiced extensively during the clinic. Areas covered include:

  • The Libero – Leader of the back court
  • The Setter – Team Quarterback
  • Athlete deference to the Libero
  • The Setter’s Job – Set a hittable ball
  • Libero/Setter communication
  • 2/3 and 1/3 Rule – Setter/Libero Court Coverage Responsibilities
  • Setter Out – When the Libero takes the second ball
  • Libero/Setter working effectively on defense to produce a hittable ball

Clinic Time: Typically 9 AM to Noon

Clinic Date: To Be Announced

Cost: $75

Clinic Location: Espire Sports, Gateway Shopping Center, 3400 Gateway Blvd., Prescott, AZ 86303

What to wear: Come ready to play with court sneakers and athletic clothing. Knee pads are optional for this clinic. Bring a water bottle and any other needed personal items.

When You Arrive: Check in at the front desk and fill out a Liability Release Form. Then check in with the Clinicians at the volleyball court.

Intentional Serving Skill Development Clinic

Tough serving is a game changer for teams and athletes. Random serving reduces team effectiveness while intentional serving greatly improves a team’s chances of success. Our serving clinic teaches athletes the most effective serves used in volleyball, how to control a serve, and how to choose the best location to serve based on opponent team rotations. This clinic will include the following:

  • The real purpose of a serve
  • How to execute the float serve and the jump float
  • Serve trajectory – the key to effective serves
  • Controlling the direction of a serve
  • Serving to zones
  • Reducing service errors/Improving serve consistency

Clinic Time: Typically 9 AM to Noon

Clinic Date: To Be Announced

Cost: $75

Clinic Location: Espire Sports, Gateway Shopping Center, 3400 Gateway Blvd., Prescott, AZ 86303

What to wear: Come ready to play with court sneakers and athletic clothing. Knee pads are optional for this clinic. Bring a water bottle and any other needed personal items.

When You Arrive: Check in at the front desk and fill out a Liability Release Form. Then check in with the Clinicians at the volleyball court.