Purdue University Head Coach;
2021 Big Ten Coach of the Year;
2021 AVCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year;
3x Elite Eight appearances (2010, 2013, 2020);
15x NCAA Tournament appearances;
2011 Big Ten Coach of the Year;
over 400 career wins;
Muncie Central High School (IN) Head Coach from 1990 to 2002;
4x State Champions;
600+ wins;
.850 winning percentage;
2002 PrepVolleyball.com National Coach of the YearIt’s said that solid team defense often wins matches; with this in mind, designing the most productive defensive approach is critical to your team’s sustained success. Purdue’s Dave Shondell provides a systematic approach for how you can create an effective defensive scheme that works at any level you are coaching!.
Coach Shondell outlines a series of key considerations that will guide how you choose your defensive approach. These include:
- Evaluating your program and opponents,
- Knowing the abilities of the coaching staff,
- Having a deep understanding of your athletes, and
- Deciding your collective strengths and understanding your areas needing improvement.
Shondell walks through each of these components in detail along the types of defensive schemes and adjustments that coaches at different levels make to give your team the best chance. He also discusses some of the pros and cons of blocking strategies at various levels of competition and the importance of coordinating blockers and back row defenders based on the opponent’s best attackers.
You will also learn specific training tips so every one of your athletes can improve their defensive effectiveness, along with examples of different defensive schemes and ways that you can help instill a culture of commitment to defense on your team.
This video guides you through how to think about creating a culture and approach to defense that best fits your team and athletes.
55 minutes. 2023.
VD-06138B: with Dave Shondell,
Purdue University Head Coach;
2021 Big Ten Coach of the Year;
2021 AVCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year;
3x Elite Eight appearances (2010, 2013, 2020);
15x NCAA Tournament appearances;
2011 Big Ten Coach of the Year;
over 400 career wins;
Muncie Central High School (IN) Head Coach from 1990 to 2002;
4x State Champions;
600+ wins;
.850 winning percentage;
2002 PrepVolleyball.com National Coach of the YearPurdue’s Dave Shondell shows why he is regarded as one of the top coaches in the game today. Shondell leads you through a fast-paced, well-explained presentation full of drills to clearly demonstrate how you can begin transforming your athletes’ individual defensive skills immediately!
You will love Coach Shondells' rapport with the players as he leads them through a series of drills and concepts, offers corrections and does it all with a demonstration for his obvious love for teaching, coaching and the game of volleyball.
Coach Shondell dives immediately into drills he uses with his players to make them handle the ball better. He demonstrates drills for players that are challenging no matter the player's skill level. Shondell also has drills for a great warm up for passing and conditioning you can put into your own program that will help players become better defenders.
Coach Shondell implements drills for back row work, with 3 girls needing to work together to get a dig or pass to a set for an attack as these drills stress the importance of communication and cooperation with your back row players. All of these drills are great for conditioning your players while working on defensive improvement!
You will love the drills to start off of each practice plus drills to use when working with your backrow combinations or just individual hustle drills to improve effort and attitude.
Coach Shondell adds time to talk about the importance of communication, posture, positioning of your hands and feet while giving drills that work on your ability to receive an attack and make the right play on the ball.
This video is a terrific teaching tool for any coach looking to make defensive practices more intense!
Customer Review:
“5 Stars! Coach Shondell is a fantastic teacher and I will implement these drills into my practices immediately!”
52 minutes. 2023.
VD-06138C: with Dave Shondell,
Purdue University Head Coach;
2021 Big Ten Coach of the Year;
2021 AVCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year;
3x Elite Eight appearances (2010, 2013, 2020);
15x NCAA Tournament appearances;
2011 Big Ten Coach of the Year;
over 400 career wins;
Muncie Central High School (IN) Head Coach from 1990 to 2002;
4x State Champions;
600+ wins;
.850 winning percentage;
2002 PrepVolleyball.com National Coach of the YearDave Shondell has coached at all levels with great success. 4x a State Champion High School coach (and over 600 wins), 20x his club program won National Championships while he was Director of Munciana, and his tenure at Purdue includes 3 Elite Eight appearances, 2 Big Ten Coach of the Year awards and over 400 wins. One of Coach Shondell’s hallmarks has always been solid, smart defense.
Coach Shondell starts the video with the importance of blockers and their knowledge of where the opponent likes to attack. He uses a drill to work with individual blockers then adds a second blocker to work together on defending against outside attackers and then brings in a whole front line to work against a 2 attack team.
Coach Shondell brings in the back row to show the position and movement of the players against different zone attacks. Shondell shows what to do against pipe attacks and setters who like to dink.
This video demonstrates how to incorporate the box defense starting with your blockers as an individual to a double block, then adding in your back row to show and teach their positioning and movement.
Coach Shondell delivers a fantastic resource to help you create a team defensive system!
50 minutes. 2023.