Majestic CrestVOLLEYBALL
The Curriculum

131 lessons across 20 modules.

Everything you'll learn, from your first touch to advanced systems — indoor, beach, and officiating. Three lessons are free to watch right now.

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Lesson 1.1 · Welcome & The Game

What Volleyball Is

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Lesson 2.1 · The Six Positions

The Setter

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Lesson 20.1 · Officiating

Meet the Work Team

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Part 1 — Indoor 6-on-6

Modules 1–13 · 86 lessons · beginner to advanced

1

Welcome & The Game

6 lessons

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  • 1.1What Volleyball IsWatch free →
  • 1.2The Court & Equipment
  • 1.3The Core Rules (Is This Legal?)
  • 1.4Scoring — Rally Scoring & Win by 2
  • 1.5Rotation Basics
  • 1.6Levels & Differences (Men's vs Women's, Juniors)
2

The Six Positions

7 lessons

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  • 2.1SetterFree · coming soon
  • 2.2Outside Hitter
  • 2.3Opposite / Right Side
  • 2.4Middle Blocker
  • 2.5Libero
  • 2.6Defensive Specialist
  • 2.7How the Positions Rotate Together
3

Foundational Movement & Ball Control

6 lessons

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  • 3.1Athletic Stance & Ready Position
  • 3.2Footwork & Court Movement
  • 3.3Reading the Ball
  • 3.4Ball-Handling Fundamentals
  • 3.5Communication & Calling the Ball
  • 3.6Pepper & Warmup Patterns
4

Passing: Forearm Pass & Serve Receive

7 lessons

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  • 4.1Platform Fundamentals
  • 4.2Posture & Passing Angles
  • 4.3Moving to the Ball
  • 4.4Serve-Receive Passing vs Defensive Passing
  • 4.5Serve-Receive Positioning & Seams
  • 4.6Passing Targets (to the setter, net zones 6–7)
  • 4.7Overhand Passing / Hand-Setting a Serve
5

Serving

7 lessons

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  • 5.1Underhand Serve
  • 5.2Standing Float Serve
  • 5.3Toss Consistency
  • 5.4Jump Float
  • 5.5Jump Topspin
  • 5.6[Intermediate] Serving to Zones vs Seams (9-zone targeting & the two-digit target call)
  • 5.7[Intermediate] Serving Strategy & Pressure Serving
6

Setting

7 lessons

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  • 6.1Hand Shape & Release
  • 6.2Footwork to the Target
  • 6.3The Basic Sets (Go, Quick, Back)
  • 6.4The Numbering System (9 Net Zones & Two-Digit Calls)
  • 6.5Back Setting & Jump Setting
  • 6.6Setter Decision-Making
  • 6.7Setting Out of System / Bump Setting
7

Attacking / Hitting

7 lessons

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  • 7.1Approach Footwork (the 4-step)
  • 7.2Arm Swing Mechanics
  • 7.3Contact & Topspin
  • 7.4Hitting the High Ball — Line vs Cross
  • 7.5Attacking by Position (Quicks A/B/C/D, Slide, Pipe)
  • 7.6Tooling the Block, Tips & Rolls
  • 7.7Shot Selection & Reading the Block
8

Blocking

6 lessons

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  • 8.1Blocking Footwork & Hand Position
  • 8.2Timing the Block
  • 8.3Reading Hitters
  • 8.4Blocking When You Can't Jump High Enough
  • 8.5Bunch vs Spread Blocking
  • 8.6[Advanced] Block Calls — Commit/Read, the 3 & 4 Calls, Fake the Line & Block Cross
9

Defense / Digging

7 lessons

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  • 9.1Defensive Posture & Platform
  • 9.2Reading the Attack
  • 9.3Emergency Moves (Sprawl, Dive, Pancake, Roll)
  • 9.4[Beginners] Base Defense
  • 9.5Perimeter Defense
  • 9.6Rotational Defense
  • 9.7Transition — Defense to Offense
10

Rotations & Serve-Receive Systems

7 lessons

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  • 10.1Rotation & Overlap Rules
  • 10.2Systems Overview (4-2, 6-2, 5-1)
  • 10.3Serve-Receive Formations
  • 10.4Running a 5-1 Through All Six Rotations
  • 10.5The 6-2
  • 10.6Hiding Weak Passers
  • 10.7Stacking & Switching After Serve
11

Offensive Systems

6 lessons

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  • 11.1In-System vs Out-of-System
  • 11.2The Quick Game
  • 11.3Combination Plays (Running the Calls)
  • 11.4The Back-Row Attack (Pipe, White, Red)
  • 11.5Tempo & Spacing to Beat the Block
  • 11.6Play-Calling & Audibles
12

Team Defense Systems

6 lessons

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  • 12.1Blocking Schemes Overview
  • 12.2Perimeter Defense System
  • 12.3Rotational Defense System
  • 12.4Man-Up / Middle-Up Defense
  • 12.5Defending Specific Attacks (Quick, Slide, Back-Row)
  • 12.6Free-Ball & Down-Ball Defense
13

Situational & Advanced Play

7 lessons

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  • 13.1Serve-Receive to First-Ball Kill
  • 13.2Out-of-System Scrambles
  • 13.3Serving Strategy by Score
  • 13.4Timeout & Momentum Management
  • 13.5Scouting & Reading Opponents
  • 13.6Late-Game & Pressure Situations
  • 13.7Practice Design & Drill Building

Part 2 — Beach 2-on-2

Modules 14–19 · 37 lessons · standalone, no indoor experience needed

14

Beach Welcome & The Game

6 lessons

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  • 14.1What Beach Volleyball Is
  • 14.2The Beach Court, Net & Equipment
  • 14.3Beach Rules & Scoring
  • 14.4The Two-Player Game — Responsibilities
  • 14.5Moving in the Sand
  • 14.6Wind & Sun as Factors
15

Beach Ball Control

6 lessons

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  • 15.1Beach Passing / Platform
  • 15.2Hand-Setting & the Doubles Rule
  • 15.3Bump Setting
  • 15.4Emergency Ball Control
  • 15.5The Beach Dig
  • 15.6Pepper & Warmup
16

Beach Serving

5 lessons

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  • 16.1Standing Float Serve
  • 16.2Jump Serve
  • 16.3The Skyball
  • 16.4Serving to Zones & Playing the Wind
  • 16.5Serving Strategy in Twos
17

Beach Attacking

6 lessons

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  • 17.1The Approach in Sand
  • 17.2Hitting with Topspin
  • 17.3The Shot Game (Cut, Line, Pokey, Cobra, Rainbow)
  • 17.4Hitting Into and With the Wind
  • 17.5Options Off a Bad Set
  • 17.6Reading the Open Court
18

Beach Defense & Blocking

7 lessons

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  • 18.1Reading the Hitter in Twos
  • 18.2[Beginners] Playing Without a Blocker — the Net Defender / Two-Back
  • 18.3Blocking Fundamentals on the Beach
  • 18.4Block-and-Defend Coordination (Hand Signals)
  • 18.5Fake the Line, Block Cross (and the 3 & 4 Calls)
  • 18.6Pulling Off the Net
  • 18.7Digging Hard-Driven Balls & Shots
19

Beach Systems & Strategy

7 lessons

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  • 19.1Side-Out Offense in Twos
  • 19.2Serve-Receive Positioning
  • 19.3Communicating with Hand Signals
  • 19.4Playing the Wind & Sun Tactically
  • 19.5Shot Selection & the High-Percentage Game
  • 19.6Reading & Exploiting Opponents
  • 19.7Match Management (Switching Sides, Timeouts)

Capstone — Officiating & the Work Team

Module 20 · 8 lessons · USAV-first, with NFHS & NCAA differences

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Officiating & the Work Team

8 lessons

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  • 20.1Meet the Work TeamWatch free →
  • 20.2The Down Referee (R2)
  • 20.3Keeping the Book — Part 1: Setting Up the Sheet
  • 20.4Keeping the Book — Part 2: Scoring the Rallies
  • 20.5Keeping the Book — Part 3: Subs, Libero Points & Closing the Set
  • 20.6The Libero Tracker
  • 20.7Line Judging
  • 20.8The High School Book (NFHS)
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