A world-class volleyball coaching clinic that you can attend in person or online.
Great for coaches of all levels!
June 11-12, 2022
Marcus High School
Learn from top volleyball coaches, live on the court
There are many ways to be a good coach. An AOC clinic provides a steady flow of good ideas from expert sources that each coach can use to chart their own path. The clinic is a great way for new coaches to learn the game’s fundamentals and will give experienced coaches fresh ideas and perspectives.
Court training from top coaches
It’s not every day you get to watch successful coaches train players on the court right in front of you. With a full day of court training, you’ll get to learn their training tips and how they interact with players on and off the court.
Club management training
Join us for 3 club-specific sessions on Friday night to learn more about the ins and outs of managing your club team. Get valuable insights from an experienced club director that can help you improve operations within your own club.
On-demand video access
High quality, multi-camera video of every session is added to the AOC website shortly after the clinic. You’ll get on demand access to rewatch the entire clinic, including any sessions you didn’t attend.
Clinic handbook for note-taking
You’ll receive a robust handbook full of coaching notes and drills prior to the clinic. Use it to jot down any ideas you pick up so you can use them later in your own gym.
Your questions, answered
Interact with expert coaches and ask them questions about your own team. In-person attendees can chat during breaks and virtual attendees will have a Q&A just for them.
Continuing education hours
You’ll receive a certificate showing the amount of hours spent at the clinic that can be turned in to your school district for professional developing/continuing education hours.
Learn from top volleyball coaches, live on the court
There are many ways to be a good coach. An AOC clinic provides a steady flow of good ideas from expert sources that each coach can use to chart their own path. The clinic is a great way for new coaches to learn the game’s fundamentals and will give experienced coaches fresh ideas and perspectives.
Court training from top coaches
It’s not every day you get to watch successful coaches train players on the court right in front of you. With a full day of court training, you’ll get to learn their training tips and how they interact with players on and off the court.
Club management training
Join us for 3 club-specific sessions on Friday night to learn more about the ins and outs of managing your club team. Get valuable insights from an experienced club director that can help you improve operations within your own club.
On-demand video access
High quality, multi-camera video of every session is added to the AOC website shortly after the clinic. You’ll get on demand access to rewatch the entire clinic, including any sessions you didn’t attend.
Clinic handbook for note-taking
You’ll receive a robust handbook full of coaching notes and drills prior to the clinic. Use it to jot down any ideas you pick up so you can use them later in your own gym.
Your questions, answered
Interact with expert coaches and ask them questions about your own team. In-person attendees can chat during breaks and virtual attendees will have a Q&A just for them.
Continuing education hours
You’ll receive a certificate showing the amount of hours spent at the clinic that can be turned in to your school district for professional developing/continuing education hours.
Presenting Coaches
Our clinicians have a wide range of coaching styles and personalities, so you’ll have the opportunity to learn from an assortment of exceptional coaches with different points of view. They love helping coaches problem-solve, so pull them aside during a break to pick their brain about your own team!
Russ Rose
Penn State University
John Dunning
Stanford ’01-’16
Terry Liskevych
USA W National Team ’85-’96
Mike Sealy
UCLA
Genny Volpe
Rice University
Jamie Siegel
Flower Mound High School
Ruth Nelson
Bring Your Own Parent (BYOP®)
Deborah Newkirk
Coach ‘Em Up
Corinne Atchison
Director of Texas Advantage Volleyball
Danielle Barker
Marcus High School
Choose how you want to attend
Attend In Person
There’s nothing quite like the experience of pulling Russ Rose or John Dunning aside and talking to them about your own team.
Attending the clinic in person will give you a great overall experience with a clear view of everything happening on the court, exclusive access to the clinicians to ask questions face-to-face, a printed handbook for notes, the chance to take home prizes and much more.
Attend Online
Besides getting to watch from the comfort of your own home, attending virtually allows you to save money (no travel and cheaper tickets), watch on demand if it doesn’t suit your schedule and choose the sessions that most interest you.
Watching online also makes it easy for you to attend multiple clinics if there are coaches that you’d like to learn from in different cities!
Clinic Schedule
The main clinic schedule can be seen below. The schedule is subject to change prior to the event.
Saturday, June 11
8:00 AM Introduction
8:25 AM Mental toughness and your libero (Rose, Dunning)
9:05 AM
Court 1: Training middles to attack (Dunning)
Court 2: Keys to building an offense (Sealy)
Lecture: How do you choose a lineup? (Rose, Liskevych)
9:55 AM
Court 1: Training your setter (Sealy, Dunning)
Court 2: The first 20 minutes of practice (Newkirk)
Lecture: Team leadership: Do you need captains? (Volpe)
10:40 AM
Court 1: Training great outside hitters (Volpe, Rose)
Court 2: 5 fun youth games (Newkirk)
Lecture: Statistics that matter (Liskevych, Sealy)
11:25 AM
Court 1: Keys for all six skills (Liskevych, Rose)
Court 2: Training ugly: Chaos theory (Volpe)
Lecture: What to say throughout game day (Dunning)
12:00 PM Lunch break (food provided by AOC)
1:00 PM
Court 1: Team serve receive strategy (Rose, Liskevych)
Court 2: You and your setter (Barker)
Lecture: Fundamental serving and passing tips for youth (Newkirk)
1:40 PM
Court 1: Key practice ideas (Liskevych, Dunning, Rose)
Court 2: Teaching transition skills (Sealy, Volpe)
Lecture: NART: Aquatic Resistance Training (Nelson)
2:20 PM
Court 1: Developing a back row attack (Sealy, Volpe)
Court 2: Pressure passing at the HS level (Siegel)
Lecture: Advice from 80+ years of coaching (Rose, Liskevych)
3:10 PM
Court 1: Teaching diggers how to read (Dunning, Rose)
Court 2: Drills for small groups (Liskevych, Sealy)
Lecture: Developing systems for youth teams (Nelson)
3:50 PM
Court 1: Choosing your team defense (Volpe, Sealy)
Court 2: Developing effort (Rose)
Lecture: Helping players be self-reliant (Dunning)
4:30 PM Favorite drills (All coaches)
Sunday, June 12
8:00 AM Team defense vs. out-of-system offense (Rose, Liskevych)
8:35 AM
Court 1: Blocking: Skill, systems and strategy (Rose, Dunning)
Court 2: Team defense fundamentals (Liskevych)
Lecture: Reigniting the honor and pride in the struggle (Sealy)
9:20 AM
Court 1: Serving: Skill, strategy and stats (Sealy, Liskevych)
Court 2: BYOP®: Bring Your Own Parent (Nelson)
Lecture: Creating a championship high school culture (Siegel)
10:10 AM
Court 1: Keys to great passing (Dunning, Sealy)
Court 2: GoKids Youth Sports™ for ages 7 & under (Nelson)
Lecture: Use of film for beginners (Barker)
10:55 AM
Court 1: Team defense vs. first swing offense (Rose, Dunning)
Court 2: GoKids Youth Sports™ for ages 8 & up (Nelson)
Lecture: Resources for developing your coaching skills (Liskevych)
11:30 AM Drills to boost competition (All coaches)
12:30 PM Clinic close
12:45 PM Live Q&A for virtual attendees (All coaches)
Optional Friday Night Sessions
Presented by
Club Team Management
Join us for 3 club-specific sessions on Friday night to learn more about the ins and outs of managing your club team! Whether you’re a club director or club coach, you’ll learn valuable information from an experienced club director that can help you improve operations within your own club.
When: Friday, June 10 from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Where: Marcus High School in the M9 Cafeteria
Presenter: Corrine Atchison, Director of Texas Advantage Volleyball (TAV)
Sessions:
- Managing tryouts in July
- Team management with effective and honest parent communication
- Lead coach training over the course of a season
Price: Free for JVA members and AOC Premium members, $50 for all others
Seats: Limited to the first 50 registrants
Ticket Pricing
Check out our ticket options below to find the right pricing for you.
In-Person Ticket
for 1 CoachGym access for Saturday and Sunday
Save 10% if you’re a Premium member
In-Person Ticket
for 2-5 CoachesGym access for Saturday and Sunday
Save 10% if you’re a Premium member
In-Person Ticket
for 6+ CoachesGym access for Saturday and Sunday
Save 10% if you’re a Premium member
Friday Add-on Ticket
Available in-person onlyAccess to Club Team Management sessions on Friday night
Limited to the first 50 registrants
Premium members and JVA members attend for free (see instructions during checkout)
Virtual Ticket
for 1 CoachAccess to stream the clinic live and watch it on demand later
Save 10% if you’re a Premium member
Save up to 40% if you buy tickets for multiple virtual clinics
Frequently Asked Questions
Check out the FAQs to find the answers to common questions. Can’t find your question answered here? Contact us!
What level of coach should attend?
Coaches of all levels will benefit from the wide range of information covered at the clinic. From skill fundamentals and drill ideas to mental training and game strategies, this clinic will give you an in-depth look at training techniques and teaching methods that some of the top coaches in the country use with their own teams. Whether you’re a beginning coach, an experienced professional or somewhere in between, you’ll walk away with new ideas and methods you can implement in your gym immediately.
What safety precautions will be in place?
What are the benefits of attending virtually?
Although the best possible viewing experience will happen in person at the gym, we understand that there are many reasons you may not want to travel to a clinic this year. Besides getting to watch from the comfort of your own home (in pjs … on the couch … near the fridge!), there are many benefits to attending an AOC clinic virtually, including:
- Watch from home with no health risks
- Save money with cheaper tickets and no travel, hotel or eating out
- Watch the clinic live or on demand if your schedule doesn’t allow for live viewing
- Watch only the topics that appeal to you if you’re not interested in a certain session
- Ask the clinicians questions in a dedicated Q&A session for virtual attendees
- Receive a printable handbook PDF for note-taking during the clinic
- Receive continuing education hours for participating
- Easily attend multiple clinics
What does a virtual ticket get me?
Purchasing a virtual ticket gives you access to a lot of the same things you would get at the clinic if you attended in-person, including:
- Access to the live clinic stream
- The opportunity to ask the clinicians questions and get them answered in a virtual Q&A
- A printable handbook PDF full of drills and notes from the clinicians
- A certificate showing time spent at the clinic that can be submitted for continuing education hours
- On-demand access to the virtual clinic recording for life
- Access to discounts on gear and tools from AOC and its partners
Will Premium members get free access to the clinic recordings?
No, Premium members will not be able to access the footage from the clinic unless they’ve purchased access. You can either purchase a clinic ticket now to watch live during the event (with perks like Q&As with the clinicians, clinic handbook and CEUs), or you can purchase access to the clinic recordings after the clinic series ends in June. Clinic recordings will be the same price as virtual clinic tickets. Premium members receive a 10% discount off of all clinic options – in-person tickets, virtual tickets, and clinic recordings.
Are there any discounts available for clinic tickets?
We also have big discounts available for coaches who want to attend more than one virtual clinic. These discounts will be applied automatically when you add more than one clinic ticket to your cart:
- Purchase 2 virtual clinics – 10% off all tickets
- Purchase 3 virtual clinics – 20% off all tickets
- Purchase 4 virtual clinics – 30% off all tickets
- Purchase 5 virtual clinics – 40% off all tickets
Where can I find a receipt showing what I paid?
When you purchase a clinic ticket, a receipt will be emailed to you stating the amount paid. If you purchased a virtual ticket, you can sign in to your account and go here to view all of your past store purchases. If you cannot access your receipt either of these ways, please reach out to volleyball@theartofcoaching.com for assistance.
What is the refund policy?
What should I bring to an in-person clinic?
- Your ID for check-in (no ticket needed)
- A pen / pencil / highlighter
- Clothing that is comfortable for sitting in (no court activity required)
- A water bottle that you can refill and snacks as desired
- Cash / Check / Credit Card
- An extra sweater, seat cushion, blanket, etc. if you would like some extra padding to sit on
