Coach Ryan Baker conducted a coaching clinic for the Excelsior region at Colgate University on January 31.
On-court topics
- Positional training for liberos, middles, setters, and pins
- Building defensive systems
- Overall skill training and technique
- Winning the serve-and-pass game
- Favorite drills used at Colgate
- Ball-control drills
- Drills that build toughness
Classroom session
- Leadership and maximizing team personalities
- Lessons learned across 20 years of coaching
- Practice time management and identifying what matters most
- Building team culture
- Scouting and statistics
Coaches should stay tuned for future clinics in collaboration with additional universities. For more information, contact matthew.lopez@xlvball.org.
From the Summer 2026 Excelsior Newsletter.
