Gold Medal SquaredMar 9Defensive Lessons From The NCAA Tournament: Part 2This 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 The NCAA Tournament. I...
Gold Medal SquaredFeb 19Defensive Lessons From The NCAA Tournament: Part 1We hope you enjoyed our previous article series: Rotations 201. In that series, we took a deep dive into the specific adjustments that top NCAA and Internati...
Gold Medal SquaredDec 6, 20185 Tips to Getting Started with GMSSo, you’ve Attended a Gold Medal Squared Coaches Clinic. Now what? Time to apply the principles you learned, the advice you received, and the data you’ve col...
Gold Medal SquaredAug 14, 2017Blocking in Volleyball – How to Master the Bunch ReadBlocking in Volleyball – How to Master the Bunch Read Blocking in the sport of volleyball is one of the most worked on skills out there. It’s complex, deman...
Gold Medal SquaredMar 21, 2015Guided Discovery – How to Teach BlockingGuided Discovery: How to Teach Blocking in Volleyball At Gold Medal Squared Coaching Clinics, we learn a lot about the laws of learning. We learn about the c...
Gold Medal SquaredJan 4, 2015Middle-Middle 2.0The 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 most of them landed at ...
Gold Medal SquaredJun 18, 2013To Block or Not to BlockGold Medal Squared Volleyball Camps and Volleyball Clinics Blocking is an interesting skill to talk about. I’ve often times wondered why blocking, and speci...
Gold Medal SquaredDec 7, 2011Swing Blocking, by Carl McGownSwing Blocking, by Carl McGown It was in 1985 that what is now Gold Medal Squared was founded. We called ourselves Canyon Volleyball then (we lived in Provo ...
Gold Medal SquaredNov 23, 2011How to Dig a VolleyballHow to Dig a Volleyball If you visit the Gold Medal Squared Volleyball facebook page, scroll down the wall until you get to the video titled 133 Volleyball D...
Gold Medal SquaredOct 31, 2011Seeing 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 Clinic, you have heard t...
Gold Medal SquaredNov 18, 2008Question: Reading and ReactingReading and Reacting From a Coach: The biggest problem for my team right now (and probably many teams) is the hole left behind the blockers. My front row pla...
