Dani Busboom Kelly - Setting Up Your Setter for Success/Team Drills
by Texas High School Coaches Association
Description
Train Your Setters Like a Champion with Dani Busboom Kelly
Want to improve your team’s setting game and build smarter, more confident playmakers on the court? In this detailed course, Dani Busboom Kelly, head coach of the Nebraska, shares the exact drills, techniques, and coaching philosophy that have made her program one of the best in the country.
This course gives you exclusive access to a full training progression for setters—from warm-ups and footwork drills to advanced game-like scenarios. You'll learn how Dani uses creative tools like basketballs to sharpen hand positioning and keep athletes engaged, and how she fosters decision-making, confidence, and chemistry between coaches and setters.
But this course goes beyond just setting. Dani also dives into team drills, serve receive concepts, passing mechanics, and defensive reps—all with practical explanations and live examples from real training sessions.
Whether you're a new coach or a seasoned veteran, you'll walk away with actionable drills, team-tested concepts, and an entire practice plan to help your players thrive under pressure and execute with consistency.
Course Highlights:
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Unique setting drills using props to improve hand control and feel
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Communication strategies for building trust between coaches and setters
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Footwork-focused warm-ups to enhance rhythm and efficiency
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Defensive and serve receive drills to create a complete player
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Team drills like Six Ball and Six on Six to simulate game tempo
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Full insights from one of college volleyball’s most respected coaches
Lessons
The Coach
Dani Busboom Kelly is the Head Coach of the University of Nebraska Volleyball Team, returning to lead her alma mater in 2024 after a record-setting tenure at the University of Louisville.
Named the 2021 AVCA National Coach of the Year, Busboom Kelly transformed Louisville volleyball into a national powerhouse. After taking the helm in 2016, she led the Cardinals to their first-ever NCAA Championship match in 2022, back-to-back Final Four appearances, multiple ACC titles, and consistent Top 5 national rankings. Her innovative training methods and unmatched leadership established Louisville as one of the premier programs in the country.
As a player, Busboom Kelly starred at Nebraska, where she captained the Huskers and made a pivotal switch from setter to libero in 2006. She remains one of only two players in program history to rank among the all-time leaders in both digs (1,281, second) and assists (2,873, eighth). During her four-year starting career under Coach John Cook, she helped Nebraska to a 124-10 record, three Big 12 championships, two NCAA finals appearances, and the 2006 national title. That same year, she set the school's single-season digs record with 580 and was widely regarded as the Big 12’s top libero.
Following her playing career, Busboom Kelly trained with the U.S. Women’s National Team, coached for USA Volleyball’s Select A2 Program, and served in various coaching and broadcasting roles before becoming one of the most respected leaders in college volleyball.
She now brings her elite coaching acumen and passion for player development back to Lincoln as the first female head coach in Nebraska volleyball history. Dani lives in Nebraska with her husband, former Husker football player Lane Kelly, and their son, Boone.
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This Course Includes
| 24 hours on-demand video |
| Streaming from mobile and TV |
| Lifetime access |
| Certificate of completion |
| 100% money back guarantee |
Course Info
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| Caterory: | Volleyball/Setting |
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| Videos: | 14 |
