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    Gold Medal Squared
    • Mar 9, 2020

    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 Th...

    Gold Medal Squared
    • Feb 19, 2020

    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 to...

    Gold Medal Squared
    • Dec 6, 2018

    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...

    Gold Medal Squared
    • Aug 14, 2017

    Blocking in Volleyball – How to Master the Bunch Read

    Blocking in Volleyball – How to Master the Bunch Read Blocking in the sport of volleyball is one of the most worked on skills out there. ...

    Gold Medal Squared
    • Mar 21, 2015

    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. ...

    Gold Medal Squared
    • Jan 4, 2015

    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 mos...

    Gold Medal Squared
    • Jun 18, 2013

    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...

    Gold Medal Squared
    • Dec 7, 2011

    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...

    Gold Medal Squared
    • Nov 23, 2011

    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 tit...

    Gold Medal Squared
    • Oct 31, 2011

    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 Clin...

    Gold Medal Squared
    • Nov 18, 2008

    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 blocke...