10 titles. One system.

The system behind 10 national championships.

Coach Wilfred Navalta won 10 national titles at BYU Hawaii with an 81% all-time winning record. His time-out method fits on one card. It is free.

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Coach Navalta speaking with BYU Hawaii players in a time-out huddle
A BYU Hawaii time-out.
10National championships
81%All-time winning record
609Career victories
18First Team All-Americans produced
9National Coach of the Year awards

A time-out is 60 seconds of instruction

Coach Navalta saw the same pattern in coaches who called time-outs and changed nothing. The players left the huddle with no more than they brought into it. His answer was instructional, not motivational: a fixed order of priorities that follows the ball, from first contact to the kill.

The planner covers both cases. When you call the time-out because momentum is slipping, you start with serve receive. When the opponent calls it to stop your run, you start with your serve. One minute, four priorities, in order. It also works in practice, so players hear the sequence under pressure long before a championship match.

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Proof from the record

1996

BYU Hawaii swept Nittaidai, the Japanese collegiate champion, in three sets. The team used Black Defense against their first-tempo offense.

1996 and 1997

The program ended Northern Michigan's 68-match home winning streak, then Washington University's 101-match home streak the next year.

1989 and 1992

Road wins over two Division I programs: Brigham Young University in five sets and the University of Hawaii in four.

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The coaching system

The planner is one tool from a complete system. Each part stands alone, and the parts work together.

Complete system

The Complete VBSET Coach's System

All four guides and the Time-Out Planner in one package.

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Tactics before techniques

Measured, not guessed

A scoring system turns every practice into numbers. Improvement is objective, which removes the emotion from feedback.

Built for the gym

Printable forms, position tables and reference cards made to be used courtside.

Character first

The program's priority order was character, then education, then volleyball. The culture guide shows how it was built.