Many coaches spend a great deal of time focusing on the skills of serving, passing, setting, spiking blocking and digging. They add in a virtual verbal barrage of technique comments to each player, in practice and even in the middle of games. Reach! Extend! Get on top of the ball!, they command a sp You gotta hit the ball in they even point out, or call a time out to say We need a pa While these statements are both obvious and well known already by players, they continue to be shouted in from the sidelines, or in a time out huddle. What is sadly lacking and even ignored however is help for players in the most important skill READING.