All American setter and a four-year letterwinner at Michigan State
Former All American Setter Courtney DeBolt Slinko understands the importance of great setter play for a team. In this presentation she presents tweaks for 10 common problem areas that setters experience. The first seven tweaks cover the physical aspects of setting and the final three deal with the mind of the setter in the areas of court awareness, communication, and problem solving.
The first line of defense for setter improvement lies in learning how to identify problems. Coach DeBolt Slinko discusses the problem, demonstrates the problem, teaches the correct skill set for the problem area and discusses how to solve the problem through simplified breakdown drills.
Coach DeBolt Slinko believes that great setters are made outside of practice. She shares drills that can be self executed by the player outside of the gym and even at home. Using 2 demonstrators; one highly experienced and the other fairly new to the sport helps point out that no matter the experience level, improvement can always be made.
This AVCA convention session is sure to assist you in being able to consistently help your setter help themselves to identify and work through common problems; putting them on the path to move from being a good setter to becoming a great setter.
Produced at the 2014 AVCA Spring Clinic in Chicago, IL.
55 minutes. 2015.