Thanksgiving Three-Day Coaching Clinic
Friday – Sunday
An immersive three-day coaching experience inside the Champions Unlimited Thanksgiving training environment.
Coaches will observe athlete development while gaining access to selected planning, film, review, and coaching discussions throughout the weekend.
Includes:
- Access to athlete training sessions
- Selected pre-session and post-session planning meetings
- Court-side technical and tactical explanations
- Film-study discussions
- Practice-planning and drill-progression concepts
- Offensive and defensive systems education
- Athlete evaluation methodology
- Opportunities to ask questions throughout the weekend
- Sunday closing and program-review discussion
Learn how elite volleyball is taught — not just what drills elite teams run.
Meet The Coaches
Alan Knipe
Neil Mason
Tim Johnson
Riley Salmon
Three Days Inside The Training Environment
See How High-Level Volleyball Is Actually Taught
Your three-day coaching pass gives you access to the Champions Unlimited Thanksgiving training environment.
Position-Specific Development
See how different positions are trained within the same practice.
Out-of-System Volleyball
Observe high-ball attacking, second-contact responsibility, setting, and decision-making.
Serving & Serve Receive
Study serve-receive technique, jump-float and hybrid serving, and scoring strategies.
Offensive Systems
Learn about tempo offense, transition footwork, setter location, and international concepts.
Blocking & Defense
Observe blocking systems, read blocking, positioning, and system responsibilities.
Film & Player Evaluation
See how coaches use film and evaluation to identify development priorities.
Competitive Application
Watch wash drills, pressure situations, and competitive six-on-six volleyball.
Your Clinic Pass Includes
Behind The Practice
Understand Why The Training Is Built This Way
The biggest value is not simply watching the drills.
It is understanding why they are being taught.
Coaches will have access to selected staff planning and review conversations throughout the weekend.
Learn How High-Level Training Is Built
Building the Individual Player
Coaches will observe training centered around:
- Position-specific technique
- High-ball attacking
- Setter movement
- Libero and serve-receive technique
- Serving development
- First-ball pressure
- Individual corrections
Coaching Focus
How do we identify technical problems?
How do we determine which correction matters most?
How do we avoid over-coaching athletes?
Building the System
Saturday moves from individual development into more advanced offensive and defensive concepts.
- Tempo offense
- Transition footwork
- Out-of-system volleyball
- Blocking systems
- Defensive systems
- Film study
- Competitive play
Coaching Focus
How do individual skills fit into a team system?
How do you teach athletes to solve problems when the pass is not perfect?
How can international concepts be adapted to your own program?
Turning Training Into Volleyball
Sunday connects the weekend through competitive application and evaluation.
- International systems
- Wash games
- Pressure situations
- Six-on-six volleyball
- Competitive scoring
- Player evaluation
- Final corrections
Coaching Focus
How do you know whether athletes learned what you taught?
How do you build drills that transfer into competition?
How do you evaluate progress?
✆ Speak With Our Team
Connect with us to ask questions, review the program, and get personalized guidance.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the Three-Day Coaching Clinic?
Registration is $195 per coach and includes access to the complete three-day coaching experience.
Who can attend the Coaching Clinic?
The clinic is designed for club, high school, college, and assistant coaches, program directors, volleyball trainers, young coaches, and experienced coaches interested in continuing their development.
Do I need to be an elite-level coach to attend?
No. You do not need to coach at an elite level. The clinic is designed for coaches who want to improve how they teach, plan, evaluate, and understand the game.
Is this a classroom-style coaching clinic?
No. The clinic is built around observing the Champions Unlimited training environment in real time. Coaches will watch athlete sessions and have access to selected planning, review, film, and coaching discussions.
What sessions can coaches observe?
Coaches can observe training throughout Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, including position-specific work, serving and serve receive, out-of-system volleyball, tempo offense, transition, blocking and defense, international systems, film study, and competitive play.
Will coaches have access to staff planning sessions?
Yes. Clinic attendees will have access to selected pre-session, post-session, planning, and review discussions throughout the weekend.
Can coaches ask questions during the weekend?
Yes. The clinic is intentionally designed to provide opportunities for coaches to ask questions, hear explanations, and better understand the reasoning behind training decisions.
Can coaches stay through the Elite Experience on Sunday?
Yes. Coaches have full access through the Traditional Invitational conclusion at noon and may remain through the Elite Experience closing at 5:00 PM on Sunday.
Are Coaching Clinic spots limited?
Yes. Attendance is intended to remain limited so coaches can interact with the Champions Unlimited staff, hear explanations, and participate in meaningful discussions rather than simply observing from the back of the gym.
Does the clinic include athlete evaluation and film-study concepts?
Yes. Coaches will be exposed to Champions Unlimited's approach to athlete evaluation, film study, technical correction, practice progression, and identifying development priorities.