Coaches and players at the start must think their way through problems where a more experienced person would react out of habit and memory. One must not gain this experience, however, without being careful of empty redundancy. Do not fall into the error of the artist who boasts of 20 years of experience at his craft while, in fact, all he has had is one year - 20 times.

Coaches must be flexible, for then they won't get bent out of shape.

There are two basic situations in volleyball - either you got the ball or you don't.

Coaching is something that takes place only when learning does. No matter what you are doing in your practices, if your players are not learning something significant, you're really not coaching. If a player fails in a game, the coach may have failed in practice.

Focus on winning the contest with yourself.

Most volleyball players are made in the winter, spring and summer, for come fall, everyone practices equal time.

If you are serious about volleyball, the only months to stop playing are those without a vowel.