Al's Volleyball Pages
Metro Men's Masters: Bay State Games 2009
Information on tryouts and practices for the Men's Masters team for the Metro region in the 2009 Bay State Games. Date: July 11 & 12, 2009. Tryouts are June 14, 21, and 28 at the Frisoli Youth Center on 61 Willow St. in Cambridge.
Bay State Games: The Massachusetts State Olympics
Volleyball Results from the past few years and Team Pictures of Medal Winners:
2008 Olympic Volleyball Links:
Some of my personal favorites...
Wow! There is lots of information here including TV schedules, videos of highlights and complete matches. Really well done! For example, check out this video of the US Women vs. China. (You have to install Microsoft's multimedia player, Silverlight.)
Beach Volleyball | Indoor Volleyball | Olympic Videos
The USOC's Olympic Volleyball Site
The coolest thing about this site are the blogs that are written by various members of the US delegation and some of the players.
The Boston Globe's Olympic Blogs
The Globe has 7 reporters blogging from Beijing including Bob Ryan.
NCAA-style Scoresheet in MS Word format.
Don't have a scoresheet that has space for 18 substitutions? Download and customize a NCAA-style scoresheet that is saved in MS Word format. Perfect for Massachusetts High School Volleyball.
A Summary of the Rules of Volleyball (PDF file)
This is an explanation of the rules of volleyball that I created for players, parents, and spectators in my high school programs. It has been modified for rally scoring and libero. Feel free to use this but please leave the credits on the document. (Needs to be updated --Al)
How to Buy an Indoor Volleyball Net System
A few years back, I had to do some research on what is on the market for indoor volleyball net systems. All the contact information is here, including toll-free numbers and web pages. This has not been updated since 1999.
Play Triples to Warm-up, Teach, and Have Fun (PDF file)
Published in the January 2001 issue of Volleyball Magazine.
How do you design drills that are game-like and are fun? Play modified triples! This is an article that I wrote for my CAP II certification.
Wachusett High School Girls Volleyball - Holden, MA
This is the archived site of the girls volleyball team that I coached for 5 seasons from Wachusett Regional High School in Holden, Massachusetts. It was great fun...thanks ladies!
Saint John's High School Volleyball - Shrewsbury, MA
This is the boys volleyball program that I coached at Saint John's High School in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. I stepped down at the end of 2007 and Coach Yarzebski is going to take over. Go Coach Y!
Al's Volleyball Biography
Sometimes when I'm looking at a web page, I would like to know who is behind the site. I have played competitively since college and have coached off and on since then. I have coached professionally (got a paycheck) at UMass-Amherst, Holy Cross College, Wachusett High, St. John's High, and Cushing Academy. Below is a blurb from the Holy Cross Media Guide.
New England Women's College Volleyball Teams
Home pages listed by state. Most of the teams do have home pages although the actual locations change quite a bit.
Connecticut
Albertus Magnus College | Central Connecticut State | Connecticut College | Eastern Connecticut State University | Fairfield University | Mitchell College | Quinnipiac College | Sacred Heart University | Saint Joseph College | Southern Connecticut State University | Teikyo Post University | Trinity College | United States Coast Guard Academy | University of Bridgeport | University of Connecticut | University of Hartford | University of New Haven | Wesleyan University | Western Connecticut State University | Yale University
Maine
Bates College | Bowdoin College | Colby College | Husson University | Maine Maritime Academy | Saint Joseph's College | Thomas College | Unity College | University of Maine at Fort Kent | University of Southern Maine | University of Maine at Farmington | University of Maine at Machias | University of Maine at Orono | University of Maine at Presque Isle | University of New England
Massachusetts
American International College | Amherst College | Anna Maria College | Assumption College | Babson College | Bay Path College | Becker College | Bentley College | Boston College | Brandeis University | Bridgewater State College | Clark University | Dean College | Eastern Nazarene College | Elms College | Emmanuel College | Emerson College | Endicott College | Framingham State College | Gordon College | Harvard University | Holy Cross College | Holyoke Community College | Lasell College | Lesley University | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Massachusetts Maritime Academy | Merrimack College | Mount Holyoke College | Mount Ida College | Newbury College | Northeastern University | Northern Essex CC | Pine Manor College | Regis College | Salem State College | Simmons College | Smith College | Springfield College | Stonehill College | Suffolk University | Tufts University | University of Massachusetts - Boston | University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth | University of Massachusetts - Lowell | Wellesley College | Wentworth Institute | Westfield State College | Western New England College | Wheaton College | Williams College | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester State College
New Hampshire
Colby Sawyer College | Daniel Webster College | Dartmouth College | Franklin Pierce College | Hesser College | Keene State College | New Hampshire Technical Institute | Plymouth State College | Rivier College | Saint Anselm College | Southern New Hampshire University | University of New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Brown University | Bryant University | Bryant University | Community College of Rhode Island | Johnson and Wales University | Providence College | Rhode Island College | Roger Williams University | Salve Regina University | University of Rhode Island
Vermont
Castleton State College | Green Mountain College | Lyndon State College | Middlebury College | Norwich University | Saint Michael's College | Southern Vermont College
The Essential Volleyball Links
Scott Hammon's must see site for volleyball enthusiasts
Volleyball WorldwideA major source for volleyball information by Tom Jack
AVPThe Association of Volleyball Professionals
USA Volleyball, USAVThe national governing body for volleyball
Volleyball MagazineThe national volleyball publication
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, FIVBThe international governing body for volleyball
American Volleyball Coaches Association, AVCAThe national volleyball coaches association
dmoz Open Directory ProjectA great list of volleyball links
USOC Press BoxThe official press releases for volleyball by the U.S. Olympic Committee
College Volleyball UpdateComprehensive site for the men's and women's college game
Volleyball VacationsVacation with AVP volleyball pros!
New England Volleyball Links
Massachusetts Girls' Volleyball Coaches AssociationOur state coaches association
Yankee Volleyball AssociationInformation on adult (USAV) volleyball in the New England area
Bay State GamesInformation on volleyballin the Mass. state Olympics
Green Mountain VolleyballVolleyball in Vermont
Boston Ski & Sports ClubVolleyball leagues and clinics in the Boston area
MSVAMaine State Volleyball Association
New England Junior Olympic Volleyball Programs
Boys and Girls programs in NE
Boston Area Volleyball Players -- an email forum
In Holyoke, MA
New England Collegiate Volleyball League
The men's collegiate club league
MIAA Home PageMassachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
My former club based in Clinton, MA
Central Mass Juniors Volleyball Club
A juniors club based in Hudson, MA
The 'Best of the Rest' Volleyball Links
Pat Powers website| Volleyball Southern California Style| USA TODAY College Update | Vball.com | VolleySeek | The Volleyball Festival | Google Volleyball Discussion Groups | VolleyCentral.com | Vas's Volleyball Page | Volleyball Magazine Instruction | Professional Association of Volleyball Officials | USA Team Sports | Volleyball Web Site List | NCAA - Women's Volleyball | NCAA - Men's Volleyball | Volleyball Seek | REC.SPORT.VOLLEYBALL FAQs | Todd's Volleyball Page
Volleyball Products
Active Ankle | Allstate Volleyball | Kaepa | Midwest Volleyball Warehouse | Mizuno | Northcoast | Spalding Volleyball | Spike Volleyball | Tachikara | Volley Hut | XP Apparel | Underground VolleyMall | VolleyballUSA.com | Volleyball Books & Videos - Online Bookstore | Real Volleyball |
Other Sports Links
National High School Spo rts Association| ESPN.com | Cramer Sports Medicine | Physical Ed Links | NAIA | NJCAA | NCAA Online | ASEP | YMCA of the USA | CBS SportsLine | NBA.com | The Sporting News | NIRSA | AAU | AAHPERD | YWCA | USA Today High School Sports Digest | SchoolSports | Sports Illustrated For Kids | InfoSports.net | The Ancient Olympic Games | Girls at Play | United States Olympic Committee | Women's Sports Foundation | Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Amateur Athletic Foundation | Kids Sports Network | She Loves Sports | Sports-Media.org | American Sports Institute | Athletes in Action |
Coaching
Positive Coaching Alliance | International Coaches Federation | American Sport Education Program | Coach Wooden Home Page | Yahoo! Coaching Links | The Coaching Staff | Institute for the Study of Youth Sport | VarsityEdge.com | National Alliance For Youth Sports | Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association | CoachingSports.net | Human Kinetics | International Coach Federation | Code of Ethics & Conduct for Sports Coaches | Sport Plus: Positive Learning Using Sports | North American Youth Sports Institute | A Coach's Resource Center for Coaching Youth Basketball and Youth Sports | Sports Coach | PE Central | PE Links 4 U: Sports and Coaching | CoachingWare.com | Y-Coach.com | The Coaching Store | National High School Coaches Association | Physical Education Update | Coaches Outreach
Sportsmanship
Institute for International Sport - National Sportsmanship Day | Education World Curriculum: Emphasizing Sportsmanship in Youth Sports | What Works: Good Sportsmanship | Children and Sports: Don't Forget to Practice Sportsmanship! | WCPSS - Sportsmanship Education | Citizenship Through Sports Alliance | Challenge Sports: Sportsmanship | Center for Sports Parenting | Character Counts | The Major Taylor Association | Institute for the Study of Youth Sports | Sports Officials Code of Ethics | Character Education Partnership | TeensHealth: Sports Pressure and Competition | TeensHealth: Sportsmanship | Family Education Network: Sportsmanship | ESPN: Hazing Incidents | HumanityQuest.com: Sportsmanship | Mom's Team | Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sports | National Coalition Against Violent Athletes | Sports Ethics Institute | NCAA News Articles on Sportmanship, Ethical Conduct and Hazing |
American College of Sports Medicine | Fitness Information Technology | Sport Information Resource Center | ACSM's Health and Fitness Journal | British Journal of Sports Medicine | Human Movement Science | Motor Control | Physician and Sportsmedicine, The and a resource page | iEmily (Girls' Health) | Austranlian Institute of Sports: Nutrition | Gatorade Sports Science Institute | Sport Science | KidsRunning.com | National Strength and Conditioning Association | Student Athlete Education Foundation
Sports Psychology
GetPsychedSports.org | Athletic Insight | Competitive Edge | Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology | American Board of Sport Psychology | Apex Sport Psychology Services | Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology | Competitivedge.com | Enhanced Performance Systems | Mindtools | Sport Psychology | Sport Psychology UK | About.com Sport Psychology Links | The Psychology of Sports | Athletic Insight | The Sport Psychologist | Sportpsyc Unpublished | Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology | The Mental Game
Drugs
Anabolic Steroid Abuse - NIDA | Athletes Training and Learning to Avoid Steroids | Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids | Club Drugs | Drug Enforcement Administration | Media Literacy for Drug Prevention with the NY Times | National Center for Drug Free Sport | National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information | National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week | National Institute on Drug Abuse | National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign | Office of National Drug Control Policy Media Campaign | Partnership for a Drug-Free America | S.T.E.P | Parents: The Anti-Drug