BOA Vault: (Online Programs)
Are you driven to improve? Here are resources you can use at home.
Player Development & Training
Train Anywhere. Stay Ready.
The BOA Vault is your on-demand training library built by Coach Nev for athletes who want more than just team practice.
Webinar: The Confidence Code: Rebuilding Your Self-Image
Confidence is not built by yelling 'Be Confident,' it is built by changing how a person sees themselves. This webinar will provide you with the tools to change that picture and boost your confidence. Join us for an inspiring session filled with practical tips and strategies to help you project confidence in every aspect of your life.
Recruiting 101: Everything you need to start your college volleyball journey
Self-paced online course designed to help athletes and families understand the recruiting process—without the stress or confusion.
How to Have Successful Tryouts:
What coaches are actually looking for beyond just skill. You’ll learn how to stand out in a tryout setting, understand what coaches value beyond technique, and identify your strengths and your gaps so you can prepare with intention.
Serving Clinic: Standing Float & Jump Float: Build a more confident, consistent, and powerful serve—on your own time
Learn every element of serving to help you develop accuracy, power, and confidence. With a focus on both the standing float and jump float serve.
Volleyball Setting Starter course
Setter Starter is your go-to online course for athletes looking to build a strong foundation in the setting position. Whether you're brand new to setting or looking to tighten up your fundamentals, this course walks athletes through proper hand positioning, footwork, movement patterns, and setting mechanics—step-by-step.
All Skills Beginner Course
Perfect for athletes new to volleyball or looking to build a strong foundation in all skill areas—passing, setting, hitting, and serving.
Volleyball Passing 101 (Beginner-to-Intermediate)
This program is built for athletes of all ages from beginner to intermediate skill levels. With three one-hour lessons, you will learn to focus on your platform as well as basic passing ball control.
Volleyball Hitting 101 (Beginner-to-Intermediate)
If you need to work on your fundamental volleyball hitting skills, Coach Nev will teach you three of the most important things to master: your hitting approach, the ideal point of contact, and your wrist snap.
Volleyball Setting 101 (Beginner-to-Intermediate)
Packed with 12 different setting workouts, Block Out Academy’s volleyball setting training program will help you improve your hand positioning, learn better ball control, and help you eliminate more of your ball-handling errors.
Standing Float Serve Volleyball Workout (Beginner-to-Advanced)
The standing float is an essential skill for advanced volleyball players but even beginner athletes can start to add this to their skillset.
Volleyball Tryout Drills (Beginner-to-Intermediate)
Everyone gets nervous before tryouts, but our drills, tips, training, and resources will have you feeling confident before you head to your next school, rec league, or club tryout!
Strength and Flexibility Program for Volleyball Workouts at Home
Vertical Jump Program
Athletes in ANY sport who want to invest the effort to increase their vertical can add inches with one of our five-week vertical jump programs! The Bodyweight Edition is specifically designed for athletes who do not have access to a gym or weight room, and it's also great for athletes who are just beginning their strength and conditioning training.
Vertical Jump Program (In the Gym Edition)
Vertical Jump Program (Bodyweight Edition)
Volleyball Flexibility and Mobility Training (Beginner-to-Advanced)
Volleyball athletes of all ability and experience levels continually need flexibility and mobility work to stay in top shape and help avoid injuries! Block Out Academy’s flexibility and mobility training will help you:
alleviate muscle tightness, inflammation, and soreness
reduce your overall stress
help you expand the range of motion in your joints
Knee Injury Prevention Program
Our four-part series will help anyone suffering from knee valgus, knock knees, and a lack of overall knee stability. These easy-to-follow workouts can be completed in less than 10 minutes, and they support the musculature that can prevent knee valgus and develop healthier knee movement.
Volleyball Workouts at Home with a Veteran Coach: Nevena Taylor
Coach Nev is a Serbian-born former professional and college volleyball player. She moved to the United States after receiving a full athletic scholarship at University of Alabama in Birmingham.
She holds both a BA in Psychology, as well as an MA in Clinical Nutrition/Dietetics, from UA-B.
Today she is a writer, trainer, certified mental performance coach, and the founder and head coach of Block Out Volleyball Academy.
Block Out Academy’s vision is to be a training facility that welcomes all female athletes, regardless of their skill level. We are much more than just an athletic training facility, however. This is a place where girls learn how to work hard, play hard, and build a champion’s mindset.
It is Coach Nev’s passion and dedication to inspire and motivate girls to train, get better, and dream big that has created success at Block Out and turned it into a premier training community for female athletes.