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While it’s no surprise to those from Kentucky, the Assumption team with its 11 state titles and past national championships is ranked 1st this season.

Of course other teams will say it isn’t so, but only the upcoming season will show. We all know how those preseason rankings turn out for all high school and college level sports.

We’ll just have to wait and see!

Just another interesting article singing the phrases of good volleyball training outside of the regular season (ie. offseason volleyball training).

“We had kids go to about every camp offered in the Midwest and play in leagues. They played about as much volleyball as they could in the summer, and it shows,” she said.

If you can’t get to or afford specialty camps, then physical training in the weight room and on the track is always a good thing.

Here’s a pretty good list of high school volleyball players to keep an eye on this season.

Certainly, great things are expected from them now and in their post high school yearsl.

Who knows, maybe someone you know is on the list (probably not!)

For you college volleyball buffs, the season is about the start.

Follow up on some chatter about this over here.

Other say Nevada will win it. As reported by About.com Volleyball, Hawaii and Nevada were voted the front runners to win the WAC this upcoming season.

Then again, we all know how reliable those coaches polls are….

Canada lost in three straight sets to the US team according to CJAD.

Before tournament play began, the US was ranked 5th in the world, while Canada was ranked 22nd.

It’s nice to see volleyball getting such press on a world-wide level, adding to the legimaticy of the sport.

Certainly playing volleyball is fun; but setting on the sidelines hurt isn’t.

Here’s an overview of volleyball safety tips Rebecaa put together for the site.

If you’re interested in not getting hurt (who isn’t) then it’s definitely worth a read…

Here’s one of the most heavily read articles at Everything Volleyball; the history of volleyball.

“Just over 100 years ago, in 1895, William G. Morgan developed the first game of Volleyball. At the time, Morgan dubbed the game Mintonette.”

If you have anything to add, I’d be glad to hear it!

It’s hard to decide exactly how far you should push certain age groups. Here’s a JV plan for stirring some ideas.

While the steps aren’t in vivid detail, they should give you some ideas where to start and elaborate from there.

A must read for any coach, experienced and beginners alike.