Each block is one of our drills, the one cue to say, and a short video that shows the skill — not a 40-minute clinic. Watch these on the couch. On the court, demo for 15–20 seconds and start.
Cue: Feet wide. Knees bent. Hands in front.
Tagged players freeze in ready until a teammate high-fives them. Then pairs face each other and one leads shuffles for 30 seconds.
There is no famous “freeze tag” clip. Watch the ready stance in the passing videos — that low base is the whole point of the game.
Kawika Shoji and Caitlyn Donahue. Steal two words: ready position, solid platform. Open on YouTube
Cue: Straight arms. Platform to the target.
Do not teach angle of platform or “pass to the setter” yet. If she cannot pass, she catches on her arms. If she is already good, toss her a step left or right.
Position, prepare, return. Made for people who have never coached this. Open on YouTube
Olympian, still talks like a youth coach. Use this if you want to see a clean platform in real time. Open on YouTube
Virtual Elementary School. This is the age in front of you. Open on YouTube
Cue: Hold. Step. Swing through.
Start 10–15 feet from the net. Two in a row = step back. Two misses = step in. That one rule keeps mixed skill from becoming two practices.
Watch Get The Pancake first — it was made for rec coaches teaching 1st–6th grade.
Rock, hold, step, swing. Written for first-time youth coaches. Open on YouTube · Written steps
She names the same three parts we will say tomorrow. Open on YouTube
Progressions with actual kids on a court. Open on YouTube
Coach tosses. Catch-then-push is legal on day 1. Point every time the ball crosses. The only extra rule is MINE. There is no single canonical clip — the game is the drill.
Coach Colleen McCurry, elementary-friendly. Steal energy, not extra drills. Open on YouTube
13 minutes, Art of Coaching Volleyball. This is for Coach Troy and Coach George, not the girls. Open on YouTube
Coach Steve, 4 minutes. Watch before August 28. Do not show this to the team — walk the spots on the floor instead. Open on YouTube
Bump-sets are legal and good enough. Hand setting is a bonus. Open on YouTube
Rochester Youth Volleyball League. Two minutes. Confirm Mt. Bethel’s format from the player packet first. Open on YouTube