A Word from Rachel and Billeye
The 2022 summer was our inaugural year for our lessons program. It was a ton of fun and has been a huge success ever since. We continue to build upon our program each year. It is important to us that we create a unique small group lesson environment upon which your daughters can get one-on-one coach interaction to further hone their volleyball skills.
Our small groups 1 hour sessions include approximately 8 players, 1-2 days a week at Adrenaline in June and July. Players encouraged us to provide them more gym time in August. As a result, we offer coach controlled open gyms enabling the older girls to get some extra court time prior to fall volleyball tryouts. Most sessions and open gyms include two coaches. In addition, we offer custom private lessons on an as needed basis depending on the coaches and players schedules. We look forward to working with many of you again as well as welcoming new faces.
Private Lessons: An EXPENSE or an INVESTMENT?
Parents often invest in private lessons hoping their child will make faster progress. But the reality is, lessons only set the stage—they don’t finish the play. If an athlete only works hard when a coach is standing over their shoulder or only executes a skill when told exactly what to do, then the return on investment will always be limited.
Private training provides tools: better mechanics, refined technique, strategies, and structure. What it cannot provide is the daily self-drive to practice those tools, to fail and adjust, and to transfer skills into game-like situations without constant prompting.
The athletes who grow the most aren’t necessarily the ones with the most lessons, but the ones who:
• Take ownership of their training outside of the hour-long session.
• Apply feedback when no one is watching.
• Push through the uncomfortable moments of practicing alone.
• Learn to recognize and self-correct errors without waiting for a coach’s voice.
Private lessons can accelerate development—but only if the athlete learns to own the process. Otherwise, parents end up paying for supervised reps that don’t translate into lasting performance.
This information was taken from a post from SetterU Facebook page.