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Defensive Lessons From The NCAA Tournament: Part 2

This post is Part 2 of a multiple-part series on defense. If you haven’t already done so, check out Part One of Defensive Lessons From...

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Defensive Lessons From The NCAA Tournament: Part 1

We hope you enjoyed our previous article series: Rotations 201. In that series, we took a deep dive into the specific adjustments that...

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5 Tips to Getting Started with GMS

So, you’ve Attended a Gold Medal Squared Coaches Clinic. Now what? Time to apply the principles you learned, the advice you received, and...

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Blocking in Volleyball

AN OVERVIEW OF THE BUNCH READ BLOCKING SYSTEM AND THE SKILLS NEEDED TO BE GREAT AT IT. Blocking in the sport of volleyball is a defensive...

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Guided Discovery – How to Teach Blocking

Guided Discovery: How to Teach Blocking in Volleyball At Gold Medal Squared Coaching Clinics, we learn a lot about the laws of learning....

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Middle-Middle 2.0

The first time I heard of Carl McGown, I thought he was a fool. I read an article about how most balls go to the middle of court, and...

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To Block or Not to Block

Gold Medal Squared Volleyball Camps and Volleyball Clinics Blocking is an interesting skill to talk about. I’ve often times wondered why...

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Swing Blocking, by Carl McGown

Swing Blocking, by Carl McGown It was in 1985 that what is now Gold Medal Squared was founded. We called ourselves Canyon Volleyball then...

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How to Dig a Volleyball

How to Dig a Volleyball If you visit the Gold Medal Squared Volleyball facebook page, scroll down the wall until you get to the video...

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Seeing is Everything

“Volleyball is a visual motor game, with an emphasis on the visual.” For those of you who have attended a Gold Medal Squared Coaches...

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Question: Reading and Reacting

Reading and Reacting From a Coach: The biggest problem for my team right now (and probably many teams) is the hole left behind the...