2026 Charlotte Coaching Clinic – On Demand

At AOC, we believe there’s no single “right way” to coach volleyball. This approach has led us to create world class in-person and virtual experiences like this one, designed to share different philosophies, coaching styles and training methods with one thing in mind–helping you become a better coach. The on-demand video is from the 1.5-day in-person clinic that took place on April 25-26, 2026 in Charlotte, NC.

With this virtual clinic, you get access to:

• 12 hours of on-court and classroom clinic sessions
• Printable handbook PDF full of drills and session notes from the presenting coaches
• Video of the clinicians answering questions from virtual attendees in a post-clinic Q&A
• Certificate showing hours spent watching the clinic that can be used for continuing education credit
• On-demand access to the virtual clinic for life

Presenting coaches:

• Russ Rose – AOC Founder, 7-time NCAA National Champion at Penn State University (’79-’21)
• Terry Liskevych – AOC Founder, Former USA Head Coach, 3-time Olympic Coach
• Mike Schall – Head Coach, University of North Carolina
• Sarah Rumely Noble – Head Coach, University of South Carolina
• Chris Willis – Head Coach, Davidson College
• Kaleena Davidson – Assistant Coach, NC State University

On-court sessions:

• Keys for training the six skills (All Coaches)
• How to start and finish practice with purpose (Chris Willis)
• Attacking mechanics (Mike Schall)
• Training game-changing liberos (Russ Rose)
• Training great passers (Kaleena Davidson)
• Serving to score (Sarah Rumely Noble)
• Building an offense (Terry Liskevych)
• Out-of-system training (Kaleena Davidson)
• Making practice competitive (Russ Rose)
• Drills for less than 12 players (All Coaches)
• First swing offense vs. defense (Rose & Liskevych)
• Setter training (Sarah Rumely Noble)
• How to train safe and efficient blocking (Chris Willis)
• Small-sided games (Mike Schall)
• 6v6 drills for every level (All Coaches)

Classroom sessions:

• 5 keys to the club to college transition (Kaleena Davidson)
• Team expectations/agreements (Sarah Rumely Noble)
• Coaching visions and core beliefs (Chris Willis)
• Lessons from a coaching legend (Terry Liskevych)
• Scouting and match prep (Russ Rose)
• Incorporating breathwork & visualization into your program (Chris Willis)
• Individual player development plans (Mike Schall)li>
• Planning for the season ahead (Mike Schall)
• Effective practice planning (Terry Liskevych)
• Building and sustaining a winning program (Russ Rose)

Frequently Asked Questions

Attendees of this clinic are saying:

“As a first year volleyball coach, I was worried about being overwhelmed during the clinic. However, it has been fantastic. Having the workbook with the clinician notes really helped me be able to follow along. Everything was presented in a way that I was able to follow, even without tons of volleyball experience.”

“I have been to many coaching clinics for both volleyball and and softball and this is by far the most engaging and informative one I have been to.”

“I really enjoyed all of it. I loved the court sessions and just different verbiage from coaches on how they handle different situations was very helpful.”

“Each clinic I have been to has been outstanding, in particular I like the level of expertise and different perspectives of the clinicians. Also that they make themselves available to have a conversation with the attendees!”

“I really like the different presentations from various coaches. I think the break out sessions are great. This is my third clinic and I have gotten something to take back to my gym every time.”

“My favorite session was hitting with the coach from UNC. He demonstrated how to focus on one part of an attack and add something each time. We WATCHED a girl get better. So great!

“Loved hearing from the legends! What a privilege to learn from them. I appreciated the variety of voices and sessions. Thank you!”

“It was great. As a first time coach, I learned a lot and I love that we were able to ask questions.”

“I really enjoyed the clinic. It was well run, stayed on schedule, and had a great balance of teaching and live reps. Watching the athletes work through drills was valuable. Overall, strong clinic and I walked away with things I can use right away.”

“The coaches were insanely helpful”

“I loved this clinic and I would come back. I love learning new techniques or terminology to improve my coaching.”

“Clinic was great and I love that it has continued to improve since I went years back at Triangle volleyball club. These sessions were very informative and a great balance in discussing the game and watching the coaching going on.”

“I like how efficient the conference was ran. Speakers did a great job and the athletes were awesome.”

“Good flow to the clinic. Really like how they talked about the lower level even though the college girls made some things run easy/smooth.”

“I wouldn’t change anything, it was a great experience!”

“As someone who has never coached volleyball before, this clinic is very easy to understand and follow.”

“The content was fantastic! All speakers were engaging and knowledgeable and content was relevant for all age of athletes.”

“I liked the variety of information and coming from past and current coaches. The length of the sessions were great and the breaks were good in between.”

“Excellent clinic. I’d happily attend if it was 2 full days…or more!”

(Virtual attendee) “Enjoyed the clinic as a whole. Enjoyed being able to switch between court and classroom.”

“Timing was great. Everyone did wonderfully. Loved the demonstrations”

“I like the premise of the clinic – the way it was started with a statement about there are a lot of ways to coach volleyball, find what works for you. So you go into every session asking yourself, what do I do in this situation? Is this something I can use/tweak and if I don’t use it is there something better?”

“I enjoyed the all coach clinics so we could see them change and altar things, friendly reviews of drills or why someone might not use that drill would be helpful. Terry, Sarah, and Mike really stood out to me!”

“Very effectively ran with timing of sessions, breaks, giveaways, allowing for questions each session, and facility were all wonderful!”

“I loved getting to hear from coaches and see their favorite drills. I love that they give you advice but tell you to make it work for your program.”

“Great clinic with invaluable information.”

“Clinic was great tons of information. I would have like a designated time to network with coaches. I did during breaks, but it was difficult just based on the amount of time we had. Other than that, everything was PERFECT. Worth the trip out from Houston.”

“I really appreciated the classroom sessions and intimacy to connect with the coaches and ask questions”

“I enjoyed the short sessions that allowed you to learn about multiple things. Live demos were very helpful!”

“I think the clinic was great. I love how open all the coaches were to having one-on-one conversations.”