The following is a list of resources for coaches and sport leaders and will be periodically updated as new resource material becomes available. Please
note, that the content in these resources are for professional development and do not replace the Volleyball Canada’s NCCP coach training and certification pathways.
We are always looking for new and relevant information to share within the volleyball community. If you have a website, article, handbook or video to be considered for this list, please email them to Ray Sewell.
Volleyball Alberta Club Coaching Resources:
- Video: Hitting Warm-Up Protocol for Concussion Prevention
- Video: Tripleball
- Articles: 13U Tripleball Rules & 14U Tripleball Rules
- Video: Team AB Warm-Up Part I & Team AB Warm-Up Part II
- Articles: Team AB Curriculum – Men & Team AB Curriculum – Women
- Videos: Volleyball Alberta Coaching Symposium Video & Resource Library
- Respect in Sport – Volleyball Alberta
Canada & Alberta Coaching Resources:
Volleyball Coaching Resources:
- Volleyball Canada Coaching Centre
- FIVB Sport Development
- The Art of Coaching Volleyball
- Gold Medal Squared
- American Volleyball Coaches Association
- Coaching Volleyball
- Workbook: Volleyball Canada Development Coach Workbook (Volleyball Canada, 2018)
- International Beach Volleyball Coaches Association
- FIVB Beach Volleyball
- Handbook: Sitting Volleyball Skills and Systems (Volleyball Canada, 2018)
Coaching & Athlete Development Resources:
- The Respect Group (Respect in Sport)
- True Sport Canada
- Positive Coaching Alliance
- International Coach Federation
- Leaders Performance Institute
- Train Ugly: The Learner Lab
- Coach & A.D.
- Finding Mastery
- Unleash the Athlete
- International Council for Coaching Excellence
- United States Centre for Coaching Excellence
- SIRC Coaching Resources
- Article: Easing the Pain of Cutting Kids from Sport – Are There Best Practices (Sport for Life, 2016)
- Video: The Gold Mine Effect – How to Find Undervalued Talent (2012)
Women in Coaching & Leadership Resources:
Physical Literacy & Youth Sport Development Resources:
- Physical Literacy
- PHE Canada
- ParticipACTION
- The Aspen Institute Project Play
- For the Love of the Game
- Changing the Game Project
- Quality Sport Hub
- Top Tips for Sport Parents
- Video: The Cost of Winning (2018)
- Video: No Running (2016)
- Video: Physical Literacy (2012)
- VNL Schedule, VNL Online Sessions
Long-Term Athlete Development Resources:
- Canadian Sport for Life
- Active for Life
- Handbook: Volleyball for Life – Long-Term Athlete Development for Volleyball in Canada (Volleyball Canada, 2006)
- Article: Competition is a Good Servant, but a Poor Master (Way, R. & Balyi, I., 2006)
- Article: Tripleball – Statistical Analysis (Ontario Volleyball, 2009)
