Joe Morales - Two Skills Needed to Win: Passing & Blocking

by Texas High School Coaches Association

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Recorded at the THSCA Coaching School and Convention in San Antonio, TX - July 2024

In this course, Joe Morales discusses two essential skills in volleyball: the role of passing and blocking in winning. From strategies and techniques to improve your team's blocking game, the difference between occupying space versus taking away an area, effectively adjusting blocks to counter opponents, and mastering positioning for middle, right-side, and outside blockers. Coach Morales also breaks down peripheral vision techniques to identify setter cues and react faster, helping blockers stay one step ahead of their opponents.

Join Coach Joe Morales and learn the techniques and strategies that will give you and your team the edge on the court.

Lessons

1 The Two Skills Needed to Win: Passing & Blocking 2 Introduction to Joe Morales 13:18 3 Drop Set Drill 4:04 4 Passing on One Foot Drill 4:06 5 Two-Man Passing Flush Drill 7:02 6 Importance of Blocking: Occupying vs. Taking Away an Area 1:58 7 Blocking Setups Spread vs. Pinch Block 0:52 8 Blocking Sequence 1:36 9 Footwork Static vs. Swing Block 0:32 10 Hand Positioning in Blocking 1:33 11 Posture in the Air During Blocking 1:53 12 Blocking Strategies Priorities and Rotational Schemes 4:34 13 Step-Out and Commit Move Drills 3:08 14 Dive and Chase Blocking Drill 8:38 15 Line Blocking Sequence and Generalizations 6:07

The Coach

Texas High School Coaches Association

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Joe Morales

Texas A&M University-Commerce announced Joe Morales as the head coach of the Lion Volleyball program on January 19, 2023.

Morales started his tenure strong with a win over Texas Southern on August 25 in San Antonio. The Lions followed with a five-set victory at Abilene Christian and a historic upset over Alabama on September 8 in Birmingham, marking the program's first-ever win over a Power-Five and SEC opponent. The Lions added a four-set win over UAB the next day, finishing 2-1 at the Blazer Classic—their first winning record at a Division I tournament.

In conference play, the Lions secured back-to-back five-set wins over Lamar and Northwestern State, along with a key road victory at New Orleans. These performances earned the program its 12th consecutive postseason berth, the longest active streak in A&M-Commerce athletics.

Morales brings 14 years of coaching experience at the Division I, Division II, and junior college levels. Before A&M-Commerce, he was an assistant coach at McNeese in 2022, where the team went 13-5 in the Southland Conference and 18-16 overall.

In 2021, Morales was an assistant at UTSA. From 2012-2021, he coached at Texas A&M-Kingsville as the recruiting coordinator and setters coach, helping the program achieve a record seven consecutive winning seasons in the Lone Star Conference.

Earlier, Morales served as a volunteer assistant at Texas State in 2011, helping the team to a 15-1 conference record, Southland Conference titles, and an NCAA Tournament appearance. He began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant at Iowa Central Community College in 2009.

A San Antonio native, Morales earned his bachelor's degree in Communications from Texas State University, where he played on the men's volleyball club. He later completed a master's degree in Sports and Athletic Administration from Gonzaga University.

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Caterory:	Volleyball/Passing
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Videos:	14