1-2 weeks away for many volleyball players who play for their schools in the fall. How ready are y'all? Drop me a number 1-10. 10 being highly prepared.

There is so much information on what to focus on when you are just starting to training for Performance to help your Volleyball game or if you are cleared from a lower body injury. The list attached below is what I sent a friend of mine who mostly trains Adult Fitness Boot Campers but is working with a 15 year old girl next door who had an ankle injury. It doesn't have to be 100% this but this list (there are 3 tabs fyi) is a pretty foundational place to begin IMO. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M1OEfGpj_qkTlViRaUTELryGuEkTWxYR6df8r88u-iU/edit?usp=sharing

If your goal is to: ● Make the team ● Earn more playing time ● Move up on the depth chart ● Become more versatile ● Become more explosive ● Become more confident Then your actions in July need to reflect those goals. Remember: our program isn’t just about getting stronger, jumping higher, or running faster. Those matter. But our real goal is to become a more complete and versatile athlete. (READ Comments for the rest). Let me know YOUR thoughts.

June 15, the date incoming HS Juniors can start talking directly to the college coaches about their future. Class of 2027 Libero from San Antonio, TX committed to LSU. I was blown away by this. Not because I doubted Sara's abilities, but because I have worked with her since she was 12-13 Years old. This girl has lived and breathed the game of volleyball inside and out. Always adding in what is needed to improve her game. She still enjoys life outside of volleyball but this commitment shows how much consistency she has had for as long as we could remember. Even if this was a Junior College I would still say the same thing. These things don't happen by accident. Being consistent in my areas, even as things get difficult in school, sports or life, compounds more than we can calculate. But proof in the work is there.

Here is what we are primarily doing on our first Official day of Summer Performance Training at my gym: Dynamic Warm Up OH PVC Marches 2x20yd,A-Skips,HK Flying 30yd x 10yd Sprints (Laser Timed) 3x Flying 5 x 10 Sprints (Laser Timed) 2x Vertec- Standing, approach Jump 3x Front-SS 3x3-5 E/S (3,2,0,1) Heel-elevated Front Sq. 3x5 BA Lat pull down 3x8 KN SA DB shoulder press 3x6-10 ECC HR PU 3x8 OH MB TOSS 3x4 We want to compete for our early summer baseline numbers with Max Velo and Acceleration, as well as our Vertical Jumps. Testing Max effort within our workouts also kicks away other Plyometrics we normally do so we are our freshest and most elite and don't compromise recovery since our volleyball players are doing workouts in the morning with their high school team, national club or sand practices to prepare for nationals this summer, as well as some participate in light summer league 1x/week. Stress the body but do it wisely Moving into strength, the same mindset about stressing the body wisely. Unilateral work first to get great adaptations 1 side at a time, then bilateral. Usually do the opposite but want to correct imbalances and add some prehab while more fresh in this component. With the amounts of "legs" trained in the testing and strength side, we will choose to go into upper body but also, something that slowly gets the job done. Slow push ups at the end + OH med ball toss will condition us without just running circles. What does your workouts look like?