Penn State University Head Coach; 2014 NCAA Champions;
Back-to-Back NCAA Championship Coach (2013-14);
Four consecutive NCAA Championships (2010, 2009, 2008, 2007) and seven overall;
5x AVCA National Coach of the Year,
over 1000 career coaching victories,
recognized by USA Volleyball as one of their All-Time Great Coaches in 2005
Witness the initial practices of Penn State's 2010 National Championship season! See six practice sessions over a three day period that lead to the ultimate prize in college volleyball. These are the same practices that have led Penn State to four straight NCAA titiles.
Interspersed throughout each practice are skill and strategy discussions Rose uses to outline and clarify expectations for playing Penn State volleyball. You will gain invaluable nuggets of coaching insight that reflect Rose's style of play and demonstrate his philosophy of letting players play and work through their challenges, rather than stopping and correcting every mistake.
Watching these practices will allow you study Rose's daily practice structure, cue words, philosophy and glean numerous drills to implement into your program.
Day 1 Practice
This practice centers around getting the new players acclimated to the program and allows the returnees to acclimate to their new teammates. The practice also serves as a "heads up" into the workload that the players will be asked to take on throughout the season. Using a mix of instruction, drills, conditioning and competition, Rose allows his athletes to compete versus overloading them with technical instruction.
Day 1, Practice 1
- Defensive Positioning Discussion
- Defensive Footwork and Position Drills
- Run-through Drill
- Rolling Drills
Day 1, Practice 2
- Serving Discussion and Rules of Serving
- Team Stretch
- Passing Lecture
- Serving and Passing Drills
- Tipping and Hitting Drills
- 5-on 5 Play
Day 2 Practice
Day 2 practices expose the players to several offensive skills, movement patterns, net play, serving and passing. The practice ends with competitive 6-on-6 play how players compete at the end of a long day of practice and who's ready to play.
Day 2, Practice 1
- Hitting Discussion
- Ball Handling and Net Play
- Right Side vs Middle Blockers
- Blocking Discussion and Drills
Day 2, Practice 2
- Serving and Passing
- Hitting
- Serving Drills
- Passing Competitive Game
- Outside Hitting
- 6-on-6 Play
Day 3 Practice
Day 3 continues with the philosophy of teaching players to play hard while infusing technical skills and competitive play. The Penn State style of going hard all the time continues to be hammered home with the amount of time Rose dedicates to each drill and each concept.
Day 3, Practice 3
- Defense Discussion
- Rolling Discussion and Rolling Drills
- Crossfire Drills
Day 3, Practice 2
- Back Row Attack Discussion
- 6-on-6 Play
This presentation gives you insight into not only the skill side of the game but the teaching and coaching techniques of Russ Rose's Penn State powerhouse program. Order now and uncover these proven strategies and philosophies for yourself!
5 DVDs (498 minutes). 2011.
All Access videos are designed to allow viewers from all over the world to see how successful coaches run their practices in a "live" practice setting. All Access videos allow viewers to see the practices un-edited and in real-time. You will see how top coaches run their drills, interact with their team and staff, how they motivate their team, the cue words they use, the atmosphere of the practice and how practices are structured from day to day. Many coaches visit successful colleges and high schools to watch practice. But if you live out of state or out of the country, visiting another coach's gym can be costly. That's why we created the All Access Practice Series of videos -- to bring the practices to you!