This is where we write down what we have learned and why we believe it.
Getting started, skills and coaching, the school and club pathway, parenting an athlete, and a column where we answer real questions. Sorted by subject, so you can start where you actually are.
Tenet 02: Acceptance Drives Performance
Acceptance is usually filed under community. We file it under performance, because attention is finite and an athlete managing how she is seen has less of it for the ball.
Tenet 01: We Measure What We Value
Every gym counts something, and whatever it counts becomes the thing athletes chase. Why we measure change instead of kills, aces, and wins.
The Misfits Matter
Boys volleyball is the fastest-growing high school sport in the country. The boy everyone at the lunch table thinks is behind is standing at the front of a very long line.
Coach Grant
Grant Lange Co-Founder, Master Coach Grant Lange is the co-founder of Delta Athletics, a premier volleyball training organization he built alongside his wife, Ashley (Cook) Lange. As Master Coach, Grant not only leads the coaching team but also shapes the strategic vision and training philosophy that [...]
Clinics
chattanooga clinics At Delta Athletics, we offer volleyball clinics for athletes ages 13 and older, focusing on key skills in an intensive, small-group setting. Clinics are just under 2 hours, ensuring every athlete receives quality repetitions with close guidance from our expert coaches. Each clinic zeroes in on a [...]
Delta Coached Training League
Coached Training Leagues September to November 2024 Exciting news at Delta Athletics – we’re launching two Coached Volleyball Leagues for the fall season! One league for ages 10-12, and one league for ages 13! We know that many athletes either can’t or don’t want to play club volleyball because [...]
Club Volleyball Tryouts are When?!
Club Volleyball Tryouts are When?! Every year, club volleyball tryouts sneak up on us. It felt like just last week when there was snow on the ground, and we were dreaming about spring break. Then bang! Here comes the rush of end-of-school-year-summer-vacation-planning-what-are-the-kids-going-to-do-while-we-are-at-work?-wait-you-just-got-asked-to-prom?-you-can't-even-drive-yet!-how-much-is-driving-school?!?-first-day-of-school-team-tryouts-good-lord-these-kneepads-need-to-be-washed-we-need-to-stop-and-get-stuff-for-dinner-before-homework-? Wait, what season is it again? Why [...]
The Importance (and Unimportance) of Club Volleyball
The club volleyball question In 20+ years of coaching, I’ve been asked many questions about volleyball. Some technical, some position-specific, and some really challenging. But the most common ones asked are about joining a Club Volleyball program. “What is club volleyball?" "When should my athlete start?" "Who is the [...]
Coach vs. Parent
Hey Coach, My daughter is playing volleyball with the local recreation league, and she feels like she is not getting a fair chance to show off what she can do. I have attended practices and in my opinion, I believe that the coach favors her daughter over my own. [...]
The Art of Performance
Hey Coach, My 15-year old daughter is playing on a club volleyball team this year, and included with the team is some optional performance training. While I understand that some gym work is necessary, she doesn’t seem to find it helpful, and just wants to play volleyball. Should I [...]
Burnout or Fade Away?
Hey Coach, This year has been all volleyball for my son. He has played almost nonstop from the freshman season until now, and has become an excellent outside hitter; starting for the varsity team as a sophomore. While I am proud of all he has accomplished, I am beginning [...]
When to Begin a Sports Career?
Hey Coach, My daughter can’t get enough volleyball. She talks about playing day and night, and seems to have developed most of her friendships through the sport. She even talks about playing collegiate volleyball at LSU someday. The kicker? She’s only 9 years old. Although I don’t want to [...]
