The VolleyPod presented by The Art of Coaching Volleyball

By The VolleyPod

The VolleyPod is all about coaching kids volleyball!

Each episode we cover 3 segments that are each designed to help you become a better volleyball coach.

First, we focus on a specific volleyball skill, talk about how to teach it, and provide drills and video links for further help with that skill.

Then, we present a common coaching scenario and discuss tips for how to (and how not to) handle it.

In the third segment we share a resource that has helped us to become a better coach, with the hopes that it can help you too!

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Episode 103: Long court doubles constraints games, Playing up and playing down, and Powercore 360

The VolleyPod presented by The Art of Coaching VolleyballApr 12, 2024

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Episode 103: Long court doubles constraints games, Playing up and playing down, and Powercore 360

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Scenario: Playing up a level and playing down a level, the benefits and challenges of each

This week's Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos focused on variations of narrow court doubles:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/doubles-ladder-warm-up-drill/ Steve Cavella from Menlo High

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/split-court-doubles-drill/ Tod Mattox, host of The VolleyPod

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/two-drills-4-on-4-short-court-and-doubles-deep-court/ Mike Sealy

The Resource of the Week is Powercore 360, which is a training series and set of devices that help athletes to use their core and torque more, in order to hit and serve harder and more safely. It is available here: https://powercore360.com/pages/volleyball2022 Also, don't forget to check into AOC's upcoming Virtual Clinics here: https://store.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/product-category/virtual-clinics/

Apr 12, 202429:44

Episode 102: Teaching setting with one drill, My team is mired in the midseason doldrums, and The Learning Leader

Apr 05, 202429:39

Episode 101: Tod's Top 10 Cringiest Player/Coach Moves, Managing expectations for major tournaments, and AOC's Virtual Clinics

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Skill: Tod's Top 10 Cringiest Player/Coaching Moves

Scenario: Managing expectations for major tournaments and playing from a high seed and playing from a low seed

The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos focused on helping players and coaches to avoid some cringe-worthy moves:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/what-is-the-point-of-blocking/ ⁠- Laurie Eisler on the real point of blocking

⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/3-visual-learning-techniques-to-help-your-players/⁠ - Joe Trinsey helps his players and coaches to see more and notice more important information points

The Resource of the Week is AOC's Virtual Clinics:

⁠https://store.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/product-category/virtual-clinics/⁠ - All of the information about the upcoming Art of Coaching Volleyball Virtual Clinics

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Mar 29, 202430:30

Special Episode 100: Sydney Bennett joins us to discuss how we can get better as coaches

Episode 100: Sydney Bennett joins us to discuss how we can get better as coaches

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Special Episode 100: Sydney Bennett joins us to discuss how we can get better as coaches

The Resource of the Week came from Sydney Bennett:

@morethanwinsvb on Instagram for drills, tips, and fun camp games

Mar 22, 202429:56

Episode 99: Coach Syd Bennett joins Tod and Davis at the VolleyCave to talk about strengths and areas of improvement

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The VolleyPod Episode 99: Coach Syd Bennett Joins Tod and Davis at The VolleyCave to Talk About Strengths and Areas of Improvement

The Resource of the Week came from Sydney Bennett:

@morethanwinsvb on Instagram for drills, tips, and fun camp games

Mar 15, 202430:21

Episode 98: Teach your hitters to hit way harder, My team needs more targeted serves in practice, and Transforming Basketball

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Skill: Teaching your hitters to hit way harder

Scenario: My team needs more targeted serves in practice

The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos focused on hitting hard:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/training-middle-hitters-to-jump-higher-hit-harder/ Ken Murczek from Emporia State University

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/upper-body-torque/ Carrie Wallin from 949 Athletics

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/how-to-maximize-power-on-outside-hits/ Great video about hitting hard

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/training-good-armswing-technique-for-more-powerful-hitting/ Mark Barnard from Oregon State University

The Resource of the Week is:

Transforming Basketball.com, a website, podcast, Youtube channel, and soon to be book, which can be found at:

https://education.transformingbball.com/podcasts/the-transforming-basketball-podcast

Mar 08, 202430:20

Episode 97: What to teach a beginning volleyball player, What to do when you lose all of your matches on Day 1 at a tournament, and How To Read People Like a Book

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Skill: What a beginning volleyball player should know

Scenario: What to do after you lost all your matches on Day 1 of a tournament

The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos focused on developing beginner fundamentals:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/hands-down-for-better-passing-from-tod-mattox/⁠ Tod Mattox

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/teaching-spiking-to-beginnersintermediates/ Tod Mattox

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/the-basics-of-setting-with-john-dunning/ John Dunning

The Resource of the Week is:

Read People Like a Book by Patrick King which can be found at:

https://www.amazon.com/Read-People-Like-Book-Charismatic/dp/B08QBB3MTG

Mar 01, 202428:11

Episode 96: Beating the Block, handling the post-tournament parent meeting request, and The Untrained Mind

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Skill: Beating the block

Scenario: Handling the post-tournament parent meeting request

The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos focused on how to deal with the block:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/tooling-the-block-drill-with-nabil-mardini/ Nabil Mardini

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/hitting-scoring-off-the-block-drill/ Mark Barnard

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/the-mental-side-of-hitting-helping-hitters-understand-their-strengths/ Diane Flick-Williams Western Washington

The Resource of the Week is:

TheUntrainedMind.com and Coach Ferreira which can be found at:

https://www.coachferreira.com/

Feb 23, 202428:15

Episode 95: Part 2 of our Discussion with All-American Setter and Coach Krystal Jackson on Setting Consistency and Confidence

Episode 95: Part 2 of our Discussion with All-American Setter and Coach Krystal Jackson on setting Consistency and Confidence

You can find Krystal's detailed plan for setters here:

⁠https://krystaljackson.com/new-year-lp-2-5782-4846-3642?imt=1&utm_campaign=VolleypodFebraury24&utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=ESSLP_2.5.24&utm_content=⁠

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⁠jacksonstrengthvolleyball.iljmp.com

Feb 16, 202428:55

Episode 94: All-American Setter and Coach Krystal Jackson on Setting Consistency and Confidence

Episode 94: All-American Setter and Coach Krystal Jackson on setting Consistency and Confidence

You can find Krystal's detailed plan for setters here:

https://krystaljackson.com/new-year-lp-2-5782-4846-3642?imt=1&utm_campaign=VolleypodFebraury24&utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=ESSLP_2.5.24&utm_content=

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Feb 09, 202426:15

Episode 93: Improve the tempo of your practice, The increasing cost of club volleyball, and Volleyball Coaching Wizards' book list

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Skill: Improving the pace of your practice

Scenario: The increasing cost of playing club volleyball

The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos focused on how to make your practices have a quicker pace:

⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/planning-effective-practices-ten-segments-planning/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Terry Liskevych explains how to plan a practice using 10 segments

⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/practice-and-season-planning/ ⁠⁠ Dave Rubio sets up some great ideas how to run a fast, effective practice

⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/serving-basics-with-russ-rose/⁠ Russ Rose talk about what he wants to see in practice every single day

The Resource of the Week is:

Volleyball Coaching Wizards Recommended Reading List, which can be found here:

⁠https://volleyballcoachingwizards.com/recommended-reading/⁠

Feb 02, 202430:13

Episode 92: 15 Myths about club volleyball to dispel with your athletes, My team plays to the level of our competition, and Within The Game podcast

Episode 92: 15 myths about club volleyball to dispel with your athletes, My team plays to the level of our competition, and Within The Game podcast

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Skill: Dispelling myths about club volleyball with our athletes

Scenario: My team plays to the level of our competition

The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos focused on how to make the most out of the club volleyball experience:

⁠⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/russ-roses-rules-for-club-season/ Russ Rose talks about how to view the club season

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/6-tips-for-moms-and-dads-whose-kids-play-club-and-school-volleyball/ A great take on how parents can view their child's season and make the most out of the experience

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/5-keys-to-making-a-smooth-transition-from-high-school-to-club-volleyball/ How to make an effective switch from high school volleyball to club

The Resource of the Week is:

Within The Game Podcast, which can be found here:

https://open.spotify.com/show/0tJruYghEgqhL4VMRpGb1x

Jan 26, 202429:35

Episode 91: Techniques for creating a more positive coaching framework, Initiation matters, and 7 and 1/2 Lessons About the Brain

Episode 91: Techniques for creating a more positive coaching framework, Initiation matters, and Within the Game podcast

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Skill: Techniques for creating a more positive coaching framework

Scenario: Initiation matters - all about how initiating can help your team get better

The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos focused on fostering a positive environment:

⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/4-week-practice-plan-week-2/⁠

⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/serve-receive-dividing-the-court/⁠

⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/indoor-passing-techniques-and-training/⁠

The Resource of the Week is:

7 and 1/2 Lessons About the Brain by Lisa Barrett, which can be found here:

https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/books/seven-and-a-half-lessons-about-the-brain/

Jan 24, 202430:27

Episode 90: Guest Andrew Clifton from Goldenwest VBC is here with: serving under pressure, joining new programs, and The Creative Act: A Way of Being

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Skill: Serving under pressure

Scenario: Joining a new program and making your way as a coach

The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos focused on the work of Andrew Clifton, especially serve receive principles:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/4-week-practice-plan-week-2/

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/serve-receive-dividing-the-court/

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/indoor-passing-techniques-and-training/

The Resource of the Week is:

The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin, which is available here:

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717356/the-creative-act-by-rick-rubin/

Jan 12, 202428:13

Episode 89: Teach your players to coach themselves, Coach better in 2024, and Bring Your Own Parent

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Skill of the Week

The skill of the week is how and why to utilize player-generated feedback in your practices. This can not only make practices more effective, but also draw out the joy of the game and love for learning!

Scenario of the Week

Coaching better in 2024 is not only a goal, it's a priority. Tod breaks down how he intends on beomncing a better coach this year and shares some great ideas.

The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos that we focused on had to do with player-generated feedback:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/get-feedback-from-your-players/ Mavs volleyball Mike Talamantes, Park University Beach

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/error-correction-8-keys-to-giving-feedback-that-benefits-your-players/ Dunning, Tod, and Karch

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/player-quiz-maximize-learning-for-each-player/ Championship Performance

The Resource of the Week is Ruth Nelson's Bring Your Own Parent Program which can be found here:

https://www.bringyourownparent.com/program.html

Nelson's program teaches the youngest athletes fundamental and volleyball skills through their parent(s).

Jan 06, 202429:05

Episode 88: How to keep your lines short, Don't do this at practice, and Hidden Potential

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Skill of the Week

The skill of the week is how to to keep lines short in practice and get more out of your time. Tod shares ideas for setting up stations, organizing your shaggers, and providing tasks that enhance the practice for everyone.

Scenario of the Week

The scenario of the week is what NOT to do during practice, if you want to enhance your practice effectiveness and provide more quality touches for your team. Davis discusses a lot of ideas that will make your practice go from good to great, just by doing some things slightly differently.

The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos that we focused on had to do with running better practices:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/creating-practice-plans-that-are-more-game-like/

Kim McLain from Corbin University shows us how to make more game-like practices, a staple of great coaching.

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/the-art-of-setting-up-drills/

Russ Rose explores the nuances of making a great drill

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/drills-that-increase-competition/

Russ Rose on how to bring more competition into drills

The Resource of the Week is Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things by Adam Grant, which can be found here:

https://adamgrant.net/book/hidden-potential/

Hidden Potential explores that immense value that can be had by addressing concepts like ignition and motivation, and the role that they play in achieving great things.

Dec 29, 202328:18

Episode 87: Takeaways from The 2023 AVCA Convention in Tampa, Florida

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Dec 22, 202330:25

Episode 86: Live From the AVCA Convention in Tampa, Florida

Tod and Davis are in beautiful Tampa, Florida, recording live from the AVCA Convention.

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The guys from Ballltime join us to discuss their new and remarkable app for video processing.

Also, The VolleyPod is joined by Lindsay Price, a club coach at Huskies Volleyball Club in Connecticut, who shares her takeaways from the convention.

Dec 16, 202325:51

Episode 85: Accelerated learning through mindset training, 1st club tournament coach's checklist, and Jelly beans

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Our skill segment focuses on what your athletes need to know to speed up their learning, help them make sense of what they are doing, and become independent learners. Often we just assume that the athletes know how to train. This can be a mistake because often we "don't know what we don't know", and we leave opportunities for more learning on the table. By "priming" your athletes with a few key concepts, you can make sure that they will get the most out of their time and yours.

Our scenario segment deals with what coaches need on their checklist before their first club tournament. Whether it is your first tournament ever or your first tournament of the season, it can be super exciting! Tod gets coaches to think ahead to their team's needs and how coaches can address them by preparing.

For our resource segment we share our first ever motivational video, Jelly Beans, which leads viewers to see how short life really is, and why we should make the most of our time here on Earth together.

Skill of the Week: Mindset training to accelerate learning and retention and make the most of your time

Scenario of the Week: 1st club tournament checklist

The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos that we used this week focused on how to make the most of your time with the athletes:

⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/a-better-alternative-to-hitting-lines-for-warm-up/ Michael Sopocy, Head Coach at North Park University shows a great alternative to have a "value added" warm-up

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/quality-control-drill-to-warm-up-with-intention/ Mike Sealy describes his idea of a great warm-up

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/multiple-skill-warmup-drill-for-groups-of-three/ Joe Sagula shows how multi-skill warm-ups can help athletes make the most out their time

The Resource of the Week: , can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Dec 08, 202325:14

Episode 84: Common misperceptions for coaching youth volleyball part 2, When you want to start fast in a match, and CoachUp

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Our skill segment focuses on two more common misperceptions for coaching youth volleyball. This segment follows up on a prior podcast we did, but this time we focus on the ideas that everything you do in practice should be relevant to what the athletes will do later in their high school volleyball experience (it does not need to be), and how being "positionless" in their youth volleyball experience can help them down the road (they should).

Our scenario segment deals with an important topic for club coaches: when you want to get off to a fast start for a match. We all have those early morning matches, and often teams get off to a slow start and blame it on the team not be "awake". This segment goes into how to make sure that your team will be ready to go for their first match of the day!

For our resource segment we share information about CoachUp, a coach finder app that allows anyone to find an individual coach for their needs. This resource gives athletes who do not have access to private coaching or who are not affiliated with a club, the ability to find and connect with a coach in their area. This is a great resource. If you are in the Los Angeles South Bay area you can find Coach Josh Cannon, an excellent beach volleyball coach, on the app and get started!

Skill of the Week: Common misperceptions for coaching youth volleyball

Scenario of the Week: Getting off to a fast start in a match

The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos that we used this week focused on youth volleyball coaching:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/4-2-volleyball-offense-jim-stone-chalk-talk/⁠ Jim Stone does a great "Chalk Talk" explaining the 4-2 in detail

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/hybrid-systems-6-3-in-4-2-style/ Tod explains how to modify the 4-2 into a 6-3 and make a more effective offensive system

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/making-good-hand-contact-when-attacking/ Jim Stone focuses on how to get great hand contact on the ball

The Resource of the Week: CoachUp, can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.coachup.com

Dec 01, 202329:08

Episode 83: The jump float serve, Starting a season, and How I Built This

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Episode 83: The jump float serve, Starting a season, and How I Built This

Our skill segment focuses on the jump float serve. For many players this can be their most effective serve if they spend some time and attention on it, since it allows for a great deal of versatility, and does not require a huge cannon of an arm to be successful. This segment goes into the teaching of the jump float serve as well as when and why to teach it to young players.

Our scenario segment deals with some ideas for starting off the season that you are trying to make the best season yet! Tod covers ideas from some practice organizing ideas to starting with the goals in mind, to understanding that coaching is a "people first" industry, and leading with your team's priorities.

For our resource segment we share information about How I Built This, a podcast from Guy Raz, that goes deep into the stories of creators. Their stories include company creators, thought leaders, and experts of all types as they tell their tales of woes and windfalls and everything in between, as they tried to build something great.

Skill of the Week: The jump float serve

Scenario of the Week: Starting a season

The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos that we used this week focused on youth volleyball coaching:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/advice-for-jump-float-serves/ Ryan Hofer from Trinity Wesleyan provides great advice for jump float servers

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/jump-float-serve-footwork-accuracy-rhythm-and-lift/ Craig Skinner from The University of Kentucky teaches about a few of his keys to success for jump float servers

⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/indoor-the-jump-float-as-a-weapon/⁠⁠⁠ Karch Kiraly discusses why and how to weaponize your jump float serve

The Resource of the Week: How I Built This, can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠https://wondery.com/shows/how-i-built-this

Nov 24, 202327:39

Episode 82: JJ Van Neil talks about practice planning, Taking over a new program, and The Knowledge Project

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Episode 82: JJ Van Neil talks about practice planning, Taking over a new program, and The Knowledge Project

This week we are joined by the Head Coach of Arizona State University, J.J. Van Neil. J.J. has turned around ASU's program in a very short time and has developed a culture there that is unique and player-centered. He speaks with the The Volley Pod squad about practice planning, taking over a new program, and The Knowledge Project.

Our skill segment focuses on ideas surrounding practice planning. JJ Van Neil from Arizona State University discusses the value of practice planning, and how it can really help teams to improve. By staying closely connected to their goals and values, teams can make rapid progress.

Our scenario segment deals with the challenges that coaches encounter when they take over a program. JJ Van Neil from Arizona State University describes the impact of putting people first, and how having a clear vision can help coaches "stay on track" and optimize their time.

For our resource segment we share information about The Knowledge, a podcast, blog, and information site by Shane Parrish. The podcast aims to "uncover(s) the best of what other people have already figured out so you can use their insights in your life." This resource is a great example of using knowledge from all areas of life to better ourself.

Skill of the Week: Practice planning

Scenario of the Week: Taking over a new program

The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos that we used this week focused on youth volleyball coaching:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/practice-and-season-planning/ Dave Rubio discusses practice planning and gets into a lot of great ideas about the structure of great practices

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/effective-practices/ Jim Stone and John Dunning have an hour long discussion about practice planning, complete with questions from the audience

⁠⁠ https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/karch-kiralys-2-minute-take-5-keys-to-getting-the-most-out-of-practice/ Karch Kiraly is on a quick video explaining how to really get the most out of your practice time

The Resource of the Week is The Knowledge Project, which can be found here: https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/

Nov 17, 202329:52

Episode 81: Common misperceptions for coaching youth volleyball, What to expect when you are trying to "level up" your team culture, and Kinexon

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Episode 81: Common misperceptions for coaching youth volleyball, WHat to expct when you are trying to "level up" your team culture, and Kinexon

Our skill segment focuses on ideas two major misperceptions in coaching youth volleyball. Sometimes stopping to really unpack why we believe what we believe can be powerful. In this episode we examine two ideas that are often touted as the protypical ideals, but check to see if there could be a better message that we want to pass on to our players.

Our scenario segment deals with the challenges that coaches encounter while they aim to put the team culture in a better place. Coaches across the world aim to develop an effective place for their athletes to learn and compete. However, it can be a challenge to create this environment consistently. This week our coaches discuss what to expect when you are trying to make the culture even better!

For our resource segment we share information about Kinexon.com, athlete tracking for fans and improvement - tracks jumps, acceleration, workload, and a lot more with advanced metrics

Skill of the Week: Misperceptions for coaching youth volleyball

Scenario of the Week: What to expect when you are trying to "level up" your team culture

The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos that we used this week focused on youth volleyball coaching:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/hitting-for-middle-school-athletes/⁠ Russ Rose, Mike Sealy, and Terry Liskevych teach youth attacking

⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/strategies-for-coaching-10-year-old-volleyball-players/⁠ Columbus Volleyball Academy shows some really great ways to run a youth volleyball practice

⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/middle-school-volleyball-warm-ups-short-ball-long-ball-drill/⁠ Mike Lingenfelder from Munciana Volleyball Club shows his great warm up/ball control drill for youth players

The Resource of the Week: Kinexon, which can be found here: ⁠⁠https://kinexon.com/

Nov 10, 202328:10

Episode 80: Postseason Wrap-up: What would we do differently?

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Episode 80: Postseason Wrap-up: What would we do differently?

This special installment of The VolleyPod explores what we would do differently, knowing what we know now, regarding this past season of high school volleyball. This technique can be a coach's best weapon if it is done thoughtfully, and if he/she can parse out why the choices should not have been made, and if the choices should be avoided during their upcoming coaching assignment.

The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos that we focused on for this pod were the AOC Quick Hits (found under the Video Series tab):

Jim Stone discusses and demonstrates critical aspects of out of system offense: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/out-of-system-offense/

Jim Stone covers the "Stride Slide" defensive move: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/stride-slide-defensive-move/

Nov 03, 202331:03

Episode 79: Setter vision, Concussions, and Whole Child Sports

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Episode 79: Setter vision, Concussions, and Whole Child Sports

Our skill segment focuses on ideas surrounding setter vision. How important is setter vision? When should we start training vision for young players? How can you get athletes to use their vision to impact the game? We discuss all of this and more on the podcast!

Our scenario segment deals with concussions, how avoiding concussions are of critical importance in the health of young people, what coaches and players do to help avoid them, and how they are disrupting the sport more now than ever.

For our resource segment we share information about Whole Child Sports, whose mission is to raise awareness about the many problems in youth sports today and provide advice and solutions for sports parents and youth coaches.

Skill of the Week: Setter vision and its importance

Scenario of the Week: How to train and play smarter and avoid concussions

The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos that we used this week focused on setter vision:

⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/setting-vision-work/ Ryan Theis from Marquette University shows some great setting vision drills

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/setting-drill-with-debbie-brown/ Debbie Brown, former National Team setter, demonstrates an awesome drill for working with setters' vision

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/how-important-is-peripheral-vision-for-volleyball-players/ Celine Drewnick discusses the importance of peripheral vision

The Resource of the Week is Whole Child Sports, which can be found here: ⁠https://www.wholechildsports.com/

Oct 27, 202330:44

Episode 78: Dave Rubio talks teaching passing, How to work with that challenging lowest group, and Athletes Unlimited

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For this week's episode we welcome Dave Rubio, coach for Athletes Unlimited and long-time University of Arizona coach. He discusses how and what to teach the newest beginners about how to pass.

Our scenario segment focuses on ideas for how to help your lowest level teams. Everyone has a beginner group that struggles to return the ball, serve, and organize their personnel. this segment gives ideas for how to help that team have fun and learn the game.

For our resource segment we share info about Athletes Unlimited, an awesome new pro league in the United States that is delivering competition at the highest level.

Skill of the Week: Teaching passing for the newest beginners

Scenario of the Week: How to work with your least experienced group

The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos that we used this week focused on Dave Rubio and his teaching:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/learn-passing-basics-with-dave-rubio/ Dave Rubio discusses how to teach the fundamentals of passing

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/dave-rubio-on-warming-up/⁠ Dave Rubio talks about warming up

⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/reading-a-part-of-every-skill/⁠ Dave Rubio discusses a variety of out of system situations

The Resource of the Week is Athletes Unlimited, and it can be found here: https://auprosports.com/volleyball/?gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwp8OpBhAFEiwAG7NaEkjgTatZckGnSvW_4H2956Aw4gZgc0E1Pehfut7O-sdKL1Vx6ddrKxoCGX4QAvD_BwE

Oct 20, 202330:10

Episode 77: Player Vision (What you see is what you get), When a team has beaten you before and you need to beat them now, and The 100 Best Sports Quotes of All Time

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This week's skill is how to train your players' vision, with a special focus on serve receive.

Our scenario segment focuses on when a team has beaten you before, but you need to beat them now.

For our resource segment we share a website that is full of insights in the form of quotes from legendary athletes, coaches, and sports commentators.

Skill of the Week: Player vision, especially in serve receive, and what your players can do to get better at arriving early to where they will meet the ball

Scenario of the Week: When a team has beaten you before and you need to beat them now. Ideas, tips, and ways of thinking about this common scenario.

The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos that we used this week focused on vision, especially in serve receive:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/defense-drill-for-training-vision/ Mike Sealy high or low drill for noticing what matters

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/what-makes-morgan-hentz-dominant/ Jim Stone analyzes what organ Hentz is looking at and why she is so good

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/reading-a-part-of-every-skill/ John Dunning reading and serve receive

The Resource of the Week is The 100 Best Sports Quotes of All Time, and it can be found here: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/910238-the-100-best-sports-quotes-of-all-time

Oct 13, 202330:16

Episode 76: Teaching players how to use the rulebook to full advantage, I want to be a better match coach, and The Great Coaches Podcast

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This week's skill is how to train your players to deal with the most difficult calls that refs have to make so that your team can win more matches. There are many situations where knowing the rules of volleyball can either lead a point for your team, or a point for the other team. Davis and Tod discuss how to get your players to recognize the challenge of deciding these calls and how to handle the close calls, both before, during, and after the close decision. Managing the close plays well can help your team win more points and matches.

Our scenario segment focuses on match coaching and how to become in this important aspect of the game. Tod has an awesome list of what to do to become a better match coach. The list begins with "be competitive but not combative" and continues on with Tod's wisdom making a veritable treasure trove of information for how to manage matches. This talk is valuable for experienced coaches, too.

For our resource segment we share a fascinating podcast that talks to the world's best coaches and gleans important, powerful insights that anyone can use in any sport. The Great Coaches Podcast is a wealth of information from the top of the top coaches in their respective sports. Many of their talking points resonate not only in the sports world, but in leadership and in life. On the Psychology of Successful Groups, with Samantha Rockey, is just one terrific podcast of many that can be found on the site.

Skill of the Week: Teaching players how to use the rulebook to full advantage and how to train to deal with the most difficult 50/50 calls by referees

Scenario of the Week: I want to be a better match coach

The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos that we used this week focused on how to do more winning:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/skills-winning-losing/ Kyle Mashima from SoloStats discusses the statistical approach to the most important skills involved in winning

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/serve-and-pass-battle/ Mark Rosen, Terry Liskevych, and Kirsten Booth have a cool talk about how to win the serve and pass battle

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/craig-skinner-championship-team/ Craig Skinner discusses how to build a championship team from the beginning to the big win

Resource of the Week: The Great Coaches Podcast, which can be found on nearly everywhere you listen to podcasts and at: https://thegreatcoachespodcast.com/

Oct 06, 202330:32

Episode 75: Reinforcing system work in serve receive, getting your Middle Attacker the ball more, and The 10 Commandments of Winning Teammates

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This week's skill is how and why to create opportunities in your practice to reinforce systems during serve receive practice. In match play serve receive there are a number of factors at play other than an individual's ability to pass to the target. There is a lot of contextual interference which makes it beneficial to practice with these conditions. Tod disucsses some ways that coaches can add these types of conditions to their passing practice and enhance their live play serve receive performance.

Our scenario segment builds on the idea of creating a balanced offense by focusing on how and why to get the Middle Attacker the ball more. Often middles have the highest hitting percentage on the team but get the fewest sets. This imbalance can limit the overall effectiveness of your team since the opposition will have a good idea where the ball is going. Davis explores how to keep your middles alive and working effectively, and finding ways to score and keep the opposition off balance.

For our resource section we share a book that offers rich ideas that mimic The Ten Commandments, but in regards to being a "winning" teammate. These ideas are well thought out and powerful concepts that, when practiced, can be one of the turning points on a competitive team. Integral concepts like self-sacrifice are explained with both wit and humor. Readers will be sure to get something that they can put into practice right away.

Skill of the Week: Reinforcing skill work during serve receive practice

Scenario of the week: Getting your Middle Attackers the ball more often and in better positions to score

The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos that we used this week focused on getting system work during serve receive practice:

Karch Kiraly’s "In a Row" passing drill

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/karchs-in-a-row-passing-drill/

Luka Slabe on clarifying the seams in serve receive

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/clarifying-the-seams-on-serve-receive/

Fantastic youth, club, high school, and college coach, currently at Goldenwest Volleyball Club, Andrew Clifton demonstrates how he likes to teach how to divide up the court in serve receive

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/serve-receive-dividing-the-court/

Resource of the Week

The 10 Commandments of Winning Teammates by Sean Glaze can be found here: https://greatresultsteambuilding.net/winning-teammates/

Sep 29, 202328:45

Episode 74: The Safety Episode, When you need to do team bonding but don't want to do a ropes course, and some science behind how volleyball players get injured

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This week's skill is how and why to create a safer environment in your gym. This segment provides a wide range of ideas about little things that coaches can do to promote their athletes' health and prevent some of the most common injuries. Our hope is to promote some discussion about what can be done to keep our athletes playing their best volleyball more.

Our scenario segment is about when your team needs to do team bonding but you don't want to do a ropes course. By that, we mean that we want a more generic binding scenario that encourages continual growth and genuine interest in one another. There is nothing wrong with doing a ropes course, but Tod and Davis favor a more consistent process instead of a one off experience. Tod explains some ways to get this to happen generically.

For our resource section we share an interesting research article that discusses how often and what types of injuries that high school volleyball players experience. This experiment looked at over 2000 high school girls' volleyball players and found that ankle and knee injuries were the most common types of injuries with finger and wrist being the next most common. There are some other great insights that coaches can get from reading this informative article.

Skill of the Week: Practicing safely

Scenario of the week: When your team needs to do team bonding but you don't want to do a ropes course

The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos that we used this week focused on injury prevention:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/attack-approach-landing-accordion-it/ John Dunning on the spike approach landing and how to do it safely

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/attacking-mechanics-landing-safely-on-two-feet/ Laurie Eisler on how to land safely on two feet

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/exercise-physiologist-don-moxley-on-acl-injury-prevention/ Don Moxley on the very important concept of ACL Injury Prevention

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/injury-prevention-whats-important-after-40-years-of-coaching/ The legendary John Dunning's super informative discussion "What’s Important After 40 Years of Coaching"

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/wellness-blog-anxiety/ A blog called Managing Your Anxiety Before Your Anxiety Manages You by Dr. William Parham contains great concepts for dealing with anxiety

Resource of the Week

https://meridian.allenpress.com/jat/article/58/2/177/446976/Incidence-and-Risk-Factors-for-Injuries-in-Girls from the Journal of Athletic Training

Sep 22, 202329:26

Episode 73: Coaching Skill: Adding elastic to your gym for faster improvement, When you can't stop and opposing hitter, and Mick Haley's take on stats that matter

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This week's skill is how and why to use elastic in your gym to enhance training. In hopes of training in an Ecological Dynamics methodology, using elastic can help athletes be free to engage their own learning without being restricted by thinking about their body parts, which slows down processing and learning. They can use external cues to guide their improvement with simple adjustments to the environment that help them to focus on the intention of the action. Elastic is one way to help this process to happen.

Our scenario segment is about when your team cannot stop an opposing hitter. We cover a lot of ways to win matches where you cannot find a way to get points when their best hitter is attacking. Some of these ideas that we cover include: minimizing the number of opportunities that the hitter gets in "scoring position", "pulling" the attacker out of her ideal approach spot, and simply giving up trying to stop her and focusing on stopping the other hitters. Coaches will surely get a nugget or two that will help them to get ideas for their own teams, when they have to deal with bigger hitters.

For our resource section we share an amazing wealth of information that can found on Youtube: Mick Haley's discussion on statistics that matter, via Front Range Volleyball Club and Jim Stone. This talk is so rich in formation and it only has around 700 watches on Youtube! You can be one of the only people who has heard this incredibly impactful video that touches on: winning rally scoring matches, the most important stats to keep, how to perceive digs and their usefulness and much more. Coaches will surely think differently after watching this information-rich video!

Skill of the Week: Using elastic in your gym to enhance learning

Scenario of the week: When your team cannot stop an opposing attacker and what to do

This week's Art of Coaching Volleyball videos focused on why and how to use elastic in your practice:

This video by Mark Rosen shows how he uses elastic to teach players to hit high above the net: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/over-the-elastic-attacking-drill/

This video from Dan Meske from Louisville shows how to use elastic to teach blockers how to cut off angles: ⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/elastic-blocking-drill/

Tod Mattox discusses how to get your athletes to have amore ideal hand path as they block over the net: ⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/ideal-hand-path-when-blocking/

The Resource of the Week, Mick Haley Talks Volleyball on Youtube, by Mick Haley and presented by Front Range Volleyball Club and Jim Stone, can be found here: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fxhtsSnK1I

Sep 15, 202328:23

Episode 72: Deserted Island Drill: The Listening Game, When your team starts strong and fades in the middle of the match, and Brad Stulberg

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This week's first segment is Davis' Deserted Island Drill, The Listening Game. Davis explains why he runs some form of this game nearly every practice. Also, we discuss variations that coaches can take and run right away. This game follows the Ecological Dynamics line of thinking about training and uses constraints to help form adaptable and intelligent teams.

For our scenario segment we discuss how to train and compete when your team starts strong, but fades in the middle of the match. This all to familiar situation can mean losses for your team if you don't respond quickly. In this episode we talk about how to think about this issue and plan your practices accordingly. Hint: Don't just play games to 25. Mix it up!

Skill of the Week: Deserted Island Drill - The Listening Game

Scenario of the week: When your team starts strong and fades in the middle of the match

The Resource of the Week is the work of Brad Stulberg, which can be found here: https://www.bradstulberg.com/

Sep 08, 202328:45

Episode 71: Deserted Island Drill - Front Row 4s, When you don't feel confident in your coaching, and The Volleyball Institute

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This week's first segment is Tod's Deserted Island Drill, Front Row 4s. We discuss how to make the most out of this drill and why Tod loves this drill and has added it to his menu of drills. So many good things can come from this drill!

For our scenario segment we get a little personal. This week's scenario is about when lack confidence as a coach. There are times when as a coach we know we are not at our best. This can affect your confidence, but there are ways to move forward. Davis and Tod cover what to do in those times and how to regain your best coaching self.

Skill of the Week: Deserted Island Drill - Front Row 4s

Scenario of the week: When you don't feel confident in your coaching

The Resource of the Week, The Volleyball Institute, can be found here: https://thevolleyballinstitute.com/

Sep 01, 202324:59

Episode 70: How to create a more balanced offense, Two teams practicing on one court, and Honoring Byron Shewman and his legacy

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This week's skill is how and why to develop a more balanced offense. Many teams fall into over-setting their best hitters and can miss out on opportunities to increase their team hitting efficiency. In this episode we discuss how to create more strong scoring attempts merely by getting offense from all parts of the net.

Our scenario segment is about when two are sharing a court and how to make the most out of that time for everyone. These ideas are really cool and are sure to help when your team when you share a court.

For our resource section we honor the life and legacy of Byron Shewman, a leader in the volleyball community, and an extremely generous person. Shewman was an outspoken advocate for volleyball and founded The Starlings Volleyball Program, a community-based club system, that was able to reach groups of people that typically would not have much access to volleyball. He was also an extremely talented player, and played on the Olympic team, and later on the beach. Beach Volleyball, by Shewman and Karch Kiraly is a thorough look at how to become a high level beach volleyball player.

Skill of the Week: How and why to create and implement a more balanced offense

Scenario of the week: When two teams are practicing on the same court and how to make the most of your team

This week's Art of Coaching Volleyball videos focused on why and how to create a balanced offense:

This video by Jim Stone discusses team attacking and using a variety attack positions across the net: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/jim-stone-sample-offense-with-multiple-attack-points/

This video from the AOC Vancouver Hitting Clinic explores running offense in gaps and overloading the block: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/running-an-offense-finding-gaps-overloading-blockers/

Tod Mattox discusses how to get offense from your middle blockers when the pass is in the middle of the court: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/running-the-middle-from-center-court-with-a-block/⁠

The Resource of the Week, Beach Volleyball, by Byron Shewman and Karch Kiraly, can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Byron-Shewman/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AByron+Shewman

Aug 25, 202328:05

Episode 69: Coaching language 2.0 (phrases I've dumped and their replacements), Improving servers' tactical awareness, and The VolleyNerd Podcast and Luis Cuatok's discussion on culture

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This week's skill is building up culture when both cooperation and competition are important to you. Davis and Tod go over a list of ideas that can help frame culture for coaches, and provide ideas for how to move towards a more ideal version of the team's time together.

This week Davis discusses how to get started on the first day of the High School season. What should you talk about? What should you do? Tod talks about all of this and more in this week's scenario segment.

We always share one great resource each week, and this week it is from our very Davis Ransom and his interview with Luis Cuatok on The VolleyNerd Podcast. This episode is one of the best talks on culture that you will find. Luis explains the signs of different types of cultures and how teams can move up the ladder. This talk is concise and filled with great information about team cultures and the various ways that the culture affects the team.

Skill of the Week: Coaching language 2.0 and the the phrases I've dumped and their replacements

Scenario of the week: Improving servers' tactical awareness

The Resource of the Week, The VolleyNerd Podcast episode, starring Luis Cuatok, can be found here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/competitive-team-culture-with-one-of-the-nations/id1520140118?i=1000502873940

Aug 18, 202326:30

Episode 68: Establishing a culture of competition and cooperation, Day 1 of high school, and Tod's quote compilation

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This week's skill is building up culture when both cooperation and competition are important to you. Davis and Tod go over a list of ideas that can help frasme culture for coaches, and provide ideas for how to move towards a more ideal version of the team's time together.

This week Tod covers how to get started on the first day of the High School season. What should you talk about? What should you do? Tod talks about all of this and more in this week's scenario segment.

We always share one great resource each week, and this week it is from our very Tod Mattox, who shares his personal collection of quotes with listeners. This compilation is sure to provide coaches with important wisdom from many, many well-known people.

Skill of the Week: Establishing a culture of competition and cooperation

Scenario of the week: Day 1 of the High School season

The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos discussed on The VolleyPod This Week focused on developing culture:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/finding-a-way-to-win/ from Russ Rose

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/intentionality-positive-culture/ a more scientific Quick Take

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/team-culture/ an hour long discussion from Russ Rose and Mike Sealy

The Resource of the Week, Tod's quote compilation, can be found here: ⁠SOON

Aug 11, 202329:48

Episode 67: Decision Making in 6 on 6, How parents can support their athlete during tryouts, and TheTJSanders

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This week's skill is building up decision making through 6 on 6 play. All too often 6 on 6 time appears to be a time where the coach is not actively coaching to a particular theme or concept. With just a little bit of tweaking, though, that same 6 on 6 play could be a powerful time for developing important decision making processes and habits. Tod explores this idea and offers several ways that coaches can make the most out of their time in 6 on 6.

In our scenario segment, Davis and Tod cover some of the important ways that parents can support their athlete through the tryout process, explain some common behaviors that could limit their success in tryouts, and suggest a philosophy for dealing with tryouts as a challenge unto itself, a process that is not entirely up to the athlete, and often a process that has factors that are completely unknown to the families. Parents need to check this scenario and discussion out!

We always share one great resource each week, and this week it is TJ Sanders, former Canadian National Team setter, and volleyball content creator. His content is bite-sized chunks of high level setting training. He is a great demonstrator and has a knack for communicating complex ideas in a clear and concise manner. Sanders is a member of the NoEzyBuckets content creation team, which was started by American Libero Dustin Watten. They provide clinics and online content aimed at liberos and setters, as well as college level mens volleyball fans and players.

Skill of the Week: Decision making through 6 on 6 play

Scenario of the week: How parents can support their athlete through tryouts

The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos discussed on The VolleyPod This Week focused on decision making in 6 on 6 play:

Diane Flick Williams' demonstration of a great game that coaches can use to focus on first ball kill offense, and build up their team's decision making in 6 on 6 play: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/6-vs-6-competitive-drill-going-for-first-ball-kills/

Ben Josephson's video about defending the spread offense and how decision making comes into play: ⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/defending-the-spread-offense/

The Resource of the Week, TheTJSanders, can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/sanders_tj/?hl=en

Aug 04, 202325:07

Episode 66: Defense cues and tips, high school tryout ideas, and Catch Them Being Good

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This week's skill is defense cues and tips. Davis takes listeners through 15 of his favorite sayings and skill cues that help his teams play awesome defense. He also provides a framework for teaching defense that works without taking a million reps of every skill.

In our scenario segment, Tod discusses how to run a highly effective high school tryout. He goes into everything from administration, evaluation, cuts, and communicating your program's values throughout tryouts, as well as shares the games and drills he does at tryouts. You are sure to pick something up from Tod's 40 years in the game!

We always share one great resource each week, and this week it is Catch Them Being Good, by Tony Dicicco, Colleen Hacker, and Charles Salzberg. This book focuses on how to connect with girl-athletes specifically and how to use this knowledge to build more effective teams. With questions and activities for parents and coaches, this book points out some key differences between training boys and girls, and how treating each team uniquely, coaches can get the most out of their teams, and help create a more positive overall experience for their athletes.

Skill of the Week: Defense cues and tips

Scenario of the week: High school tryout ideas

The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos discussed on The VolleyPod This Week focused on floor defense and reading:

Mike Sealy (UCLA) talks about connecting defense to vision: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/defense-drill-for-training-vision/

Jim Stone and Morgan Hentz demonstrate how vision affects defense: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/vision-impacting-defense/

Kimi Olsen from Michigan State has a cool look at how to "capture space" to play better defense: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/individual-defense-capture-space-and-have-more-range/

The Resource of the Week, Catch Them Being Good, can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/290724/catch-them-being-good-by-tony-dicicco-colleen-hacker-phd-and-charles-salzberg/

Jul 28, 202332:46

Episode 65: Raising Player IQ, Tryout evaluations, and Beach Volleyball World

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This week's skill is raising player volleyball IQ. An all too common statement from coaches after losses is "if only we had more volleyball IQ". This episode answers the question that we all want to know, how do we as coaches develop this critical set of skills in our players. Tod and Davis define volleyball IQ, point out it's many uses, and share ideas for how to train it in your athletes.

In our scenario segment, Davis and Tod discuss the art and science of evaluating players at tryouts. When it is obvious, evaluating players is easy. When it is much closer, however, it can become very challenging to discern who has traits that would make a great choice for your team. On this week's scenario we go over some things to look for as well as some traits that might not tell the whole truth about a player's talents.

We always share one great resource each week, and this week it is Beach Volleyball World on Youtube. This channel is dedicated to the world of International level beach volleyball. With a main focus on men's and women's play on the FIVB tour, the channel serves up full matches as well as cool collections of interesting plays (like skyballs or option plays, etc.). Check it out and learn more about how the pros play.

Skill of the Week: Raising players' volleyball IQ

Scenario of the week: Evaluating players during club tryouts

The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos discussed on The VolleyPod This Week focused on raising players' volleyball IQ:

Joe Trinsey from SmarterVolley shares 3 visual learning concepts that will help your team learn faster and read more effectively: ⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/3-visual-learning-techniques-to-help-your-players/⁠

Jason Hames from K2 Volleyball Club presents a 30-minute video about improving defense through enhanced volleyball IQ: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/jason-hames-raise-your-teams-volleyball-iq-and-improve-defense/

The Resource of the Week, Beach Volleyball World, can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BeachVolleyballWorld

Jul 21, 202334:31

Episode 64: Davis' Club Season In Review: Evaluating Your Own Coaching

This week's episode of The Volley Pod takes listeners through a season review that they can use or change to their liking. The review focuses on your coaching and how you handled training in various areas. To serve as an example of how coaches could use these questions, Tod asks Davis about his club season, which culminated in a Bronze Medal at AAU Nationals in 16 Premier.

If you would like a PDF of the list of Season Evaluation questions just message us on Instagram @aoc.thevolleypod

Jul 14, 202330:23

Episode 63: Passing 2.0, Middle School Summer Camp plans, and Run To The Roar

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This week's skill is Passing 2.0. Davis covers his fundamentals of serve receive and how he thinks about teaching serve receive to young players. This talk is a more in-depth look at passing, complete with reading, movement, emergency moves, talent evaluation, and much more.

In our scenario segment, we go over an awesome plan that coaches can steal or change to make their own, for a middle-school grade summer volleyball camp. Tod and Davis both love running camps and Tod lays out his best plan for what to do with middle schoolers who want to learn to play volleyball.

We always share one great resource each week, and this week it is from the great Squash coach Paul Assaiante from Trinity College in Connecticut. His book Run To The Roar is about dealing with fear and consequences with resilience, courage, and humility. The motivational and educational nonfiction memoir points out the human nature of striving for excellence and how failure is just as important as success in the realm of sports.

Skill of the Week: Passing 2.0 - more advanced serve receive concepts and skills

Scenario of the week: Summer Camp plan for Middle School age athletes

The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos discussed on The VolleyPod This Week focused on Serve Receive:

Joe Sagula from North Carolina University and Jen Flynn Oldenburg from Ohio State University cover emergency moves that can help passers out of difficult situations: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/emergency-moves-for-passing-and-defense/

Jim Stone's video about creating angles is super informative and helpful: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/practicing-passing-angles/

John Speraw's foundations of serve receive skill is a must watch for coaches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6Vpr1oGXwI&t=19s

The Resource of the Week, Run To The Roar by Paul Assaiainte, can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.runtoroar.com/

Jul 07, 202330:17

Episode 62: Joe Trinsey and The Goldilocks Method (Part 2)

This special episode of The Volley Pod is the second part of our talk with Joe Trinsey, a prominent influencer in the Volleyball community, as he speaks on “the Goldilocks method”. The scenario of the week is what to do when your team is losing a lot. Joe presents a lot of options for how coaches can handle this all too common situation. Also, Tod presents an incredible resource, SmarterVolley by Joe Trinsey, a rich source of fascinating information for the coach who really wants to go deep into the nuts and bolts (and the whys and why nots) of competitive volleyball.

Jun 30, 202331:19

Episode 61: Joe Trinsey and the Goldilocks Method, when your team is losing, and SmarterVolley (Part 1)

Our guest this week is Joe Trinsey, a prolific writer who covers volleyball from a variety of perspectives. Today Joe talks with The VolleyPod about the "Goldilocks Method" for teaching passing. This technique inspires players to discover their kinesthetic feel for their game and allows for examination of a variety forms that allow for the same goal. This approach also encourages athletes to think more deeply about some of the key, yet overlooked aspects of passing, and open up a dialogue with the coach about what works for him/her, which can create some more genuine discussions than might be had otherwise.

Our scenario this week is one that Davis knows all too well: when your team is losing a lot, what do you do? Joe discusses his ideas for what coaches can do to help their teams in this difficult yet extremely common scenario. The ideas will be helpful for everyone who has ever endured a brutal loss.

Our resource of the week is Joe Trinsey's website Smarter Volley, which can be found here: smartervolley.substack.com/

Jun 23, 202338:19

Episode 60: Tod’s Deserted Island Drill, all the gear you need for a multi-day tournament, & ILTWYP

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This week's skill is Tod's Deserted Island Drill, Kamikaze. This game is awesome for so many reasons. The game is a 4 v. 4 out of system game with basically one rule: the back row players set. You play with two front row players and two back row players and it really makes the back row and front communicate, be aggressive, and work together in order to protect the whole court. Tod goes into it in detail and explains how coaches can use it with their teams.

In our scenario segment, we go over the gear that coaches need for a multi-day tournament. There's nothing new here except for some great tips for which gear to use in the current club tournament setup. We include the links below!

We always share one great resource each week, and this week it is from the really great resource for parents, I Love To Watch You Play. This team is helping parents to raise happy, healthy, and successful athletes by offering free information for families about a range of insightful topics such as: From Youth to College Soccer: 5 Takeaways for Sports Parents, or Is Your Athlete Playing To Win or Not To Lose?. This resource is fantastic for coaches who hope to help their athletes lead balanced but successful lives during and after their sporting careers.

Our new segment this week "Deserted Island Drills": Kamikaze, a 4 v. 4 out of system game

Scenario of the week: All the gear you need for a multi-day tournament

The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos discussed on The VolleyPod This Week focused on Tod's Deserted Island Drill, Kamikaze, a 4 v. 4 out of system game: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/kamikaze-scrimmage-drill/

Beth Launiere from University of Utah demonstrates the game with college-age players : https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/4-on-4-kamikaze-volleyball-drill-with-beth-launiere/

The Resource of the Week, I Love To Watch You Play, can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ilovetowatchyouplay.com/

Links for the Gear from the Scenario segment

Pen:

https://www.jetpens.com/Pilot-Acroball-Ballpoint-Pen-1.0-mm-Blue/pd/11097

Carhartt Backpack:

https://www.carhartt.com/c/accessories-bags?kpid=Ecomm_Search_Brand-Plus_go_cmp-18079202292_adg-143233814787_ad-617131973024_kwd-4194591157_dev-c_ext-_prd-_sig-Cj0KCQjw7aqkBhDPARIsAKGa0oK-TP-gdaZCN-LAfxRKuiQjOu93VPWrCHlWFXsEBDt-0nBUgjTCBfcaAnvMEALw_wcB&gclid=Cj0KCQjw7aqkBhDPARIsAKGa0oK-TP-gdaZCN-LAfxRKuiQjOu93VPWrCHlWFXsEBDt-0nBUgjTCBfcaAnvMEALw_wcB

First Aid Kit:

https://www.amazon.com/First-Aid-Only-Piece-All-Purpose/dp/B000069EYA/ref=zg_bs_3762881_sccl_1/131-5679508-1594137?psc=1

Tripod:

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Lightweight-Camera-Mount-Tripod/dp/B00XI87KV8/ref=sr_1_1_ffob_sspa?keywords=tripod&qid=1686874600&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

Vuori:

https://vuoriclothing.com/collections/best-sellers?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=vuori&utm_campaign=WP_G_SRCH_BRAND_AMT_X_CORE_US_ECPCBID&utm_content=648488011333&gad=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw7aqkBhDPARIsAKGa0oIQg2DXSRc_b7Nby5KW_5J0KlYAksmAlWhBnVVeN6YbP-OZctU3yWQaAl-REALw_wcB

Jun 16, 202327:56

Episode 59: Luis Cuatok on mental adaptability

Luis Cuatok is a top youth coach in Southern California. His teams have consistently performed well at junior nationals and they have won several medals. At that level, not only do the athletes need to be composed, they also don’t have that many experiences in that situation, so they are learning as they go. On this episode of The VolleyPod Coach Cuatok joins the guys to discuss a newer interpretation of mental toughness, mental adaptability, and it’s role in helping young athletes to be their best.

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Jun 09, 202338:59

Episode 58: Working against the block, is my offensive system a good use of our personnel, and Positive University

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This week's skill is a relatively advanced skill: working against the block. On this episode we provide a bunch of ideas that you can train with your team that can help your hitters to deal more effectively with a big or disciplined block and score more points. There are ideas are points that coaches can implement right now with their hitters as opposed to saying "we will wait until she gets stronger and jumps higher". Mastering the ideas in today's episode will definitely help your team win more games.

In our scenario segment, we discuss how to handle the question: "is my offensive system a good use of my team's personnel?". The coaches with The VolleyPod discuss how to look at this question through a lens of the uniqueness of your team, and which strengths that you can maximize to get the most out of your team from an offensive standpoint. This is one of our most fun things to do in coaching; find the unique factors that make your team great!

We always share one great resource each week, and this week it is from the super-optimistic mindset teacher Jon Gordon. His podcast, Positive University, focuses on people who have become masters of their mindset. It includes people like Kerri Walsh-Jennings, Damian Lillard, and Drew Brees. There is a broad plan of helping people who listen to make a greater impact and overcome challenges, but there are many different topics discussed within those broader goals. This podcast is a great listen for anyone trying to make the most out their situation in life.

Skill of the week: Attacking against a big or disciplined block

Scenario of the week: Is our offensive system a good use of our personnel?

The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos discussed on The VolleyPod This Week focused on working against the block:

Mark Barnard's drill for tooling the block: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/hitting-scoring-off-the-block-drill/

Jim Stone teaches three of the most useful options for dealing with the block, score, recycle, or tool: ⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/5-hitting-options-kill-recycle-tip-use-block-in-play/

Jim Stone has athletes demonstrate another highly useful game for working against the block: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/competitive-5-point-blocking-and-hitting-drill/

The Resource of the Week, Jon Gordon's Positive University, can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://positiveuniversity.com/

Jun 02, 202329:17

Episode 57: Coaching Skill -- Adding two contact games to your practice, When you only have two primary passers, and BounceBeach

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This week's skill is a coaching skill -- adding two contact games into your practices. This is an underutilized, easy to implement method which can speed up learning as well as provide a ton of additional benefits for the athletes. Speeding up the ways our athletes read is important to every team, and two contact games can be a simple but effective way of enhancing this ability. Plus, using two contacts stresses ball control and can help athletes to build decision-making abilities quicker than waiting for these situations to present themselves in games.

In our scenario segment, we discuss a scenario that certainly applies to many teams at the high school or club levels, only having two primary passers on your team. Davis and Tod discuss both the long view of not having enough passers, and the shorter-term view of having to win now without enough passers.

We always share one great resource each week, and this week it is a very cool resource on Instagram called BounceBeach. BounceBeach is essentially a highlight video collection from the world of beach volleyball, but it is curated in a way that allows for study of the best athletes that beach volleyball has to offer as well as the innovative tactics that they are using to raise their level of play and get more wins.

Skill of the week: Coaching skill -- adding two contact games to your practice

Scenario of the week: When your team only has two primary passers

The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos discussed on The VolleyPod This Week focused on two contact games:

Tod's competitive two contact game: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/one-on-one-competitive-two-contact-drill/

Kirsten Bernthal Booth from Creighton Univ. demonstrates a two contact in the queen of the court style: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/small-group-drill-two-contacts/

The Resource of the Week, BounceBeach on Instagram, can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bouncebeach/?hl=en

May 26, 202330:38

Episode 56: John Dunning on the slide attack, figuring out how strong your practice was, and Jeff Janssen's leadership manual

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This week's skill comes directly from the man, the myth, the legend, former Stanford University Head Coach John Dunning. He discusses why and how to teach one of the most effective attacks there is, the slide. Coach Dunning blesses us with many tips for how to teach the slide to young players. This is a must listen for anyone who wants to make their offense more dynamic and effective.

In our scenario segment, we discuss a skill that we all do all the time as coaches: wonder how strong our practice was and how we can make it better. Coach Dunning is currently helping all of the sports programs at Pacific University to figure out this exact question. The answers you find can be enlightening as well as transformative. But how? Coach Dunning goes into this on The VolleyPod this week.

We always share one great resource each week, and this week it is a great resource from Jeff Janssen, The Team Captain's Leadership Manual. This book is the premier resource for developing leaders and captains, with tons of great information and a clear process for how to become a more effective leader. This book is great to use with teams or anyone who aspires to become a leader.

Skill of the week: The slide attack taught by John Dunning

Scenario of the week: Using a simple form and discussion to determine how strong your practice was, and how to make it better

The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos discussed on The VolleyPod This Week focused on John Dunning's teaching on the slide attack and one of his favorites topics, reading:

Why and how to teach the slide attack: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/john-dunning-teaching-the-slide/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Teaching young athletes how to hit the slide: ⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/teaching-the-slide-with-john-dunning/

Coach Dunning discusses the importance of reading: ⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/reading-a-part-of-every-skill/

The Resource of the Week, The Team Captain's Leadership Manual by Jeff Janssen, can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.janssensportsleadership.com/resources/leadership-for-captains/

Coach Dunning's list of questions to ask when evaluating a practice can be found here (as well as his notes on the slide): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-SDulQXVmZ_pUPLfNdwoZdF4h_-8cbmWazILjvxlLwU/edit?usp=sharing

May 19, 202342:31

Episode 55: Process and routine for creating a practice plan, Using a coaching evaluation, and P/ath Sports

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This week's skill is critical for every coach: finding a practice planning process that works for you to ensure the most optimal practice for your team. Every coach plans practice differently, but what is most important is discovering a consistent process that brings about really great practices. Without proper planning practices invariably falter or lack the necessary organization to be as effective as they could be. In this episode we go into the process that Davis uses to plan his practices and what listeners can take from how he sets up highly impactful practices.

In our scenario segment, we discuss a skill that is underutilized: using evaluations to help yourself and program get better. Often coaches shy away from evaluations because they can be uncomfortable and can expose aspects of our coaching that are not operating at a high level. This is equally why evaluations are important. They can point out our "blind spots" and help us to realize our greater potential. On this episode, Tod discusses how he uses evaluations and how others can learn from their players, other coaches, and parents to help make everyone better.

We always share one great resource each week, and this week it is a great resource from Cassidy Lichtman, a highly successful player for Stanford University, an Athletes Unlimited athlete, and a motivational speaker. Her website, P/ath Sports, is a great source of all types of videos related to the "soft skills" of being an elite performer. Topics include building confidence, identity and empowerment, and becoming a great teammate and much more. The videos on the site are not all from volleyball players, in fact, they are mostly from well-known athletes and coaches from outside of volleyball. The videos are powerful and can really help athletes to reach their full potential.

Skill of the week: How to utilize a process and routine for creating practice plans that are efficient and effective

Scenario of the week: Using coaching evaluations to make everyone better and more effective

The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos discussed on The VolleyPod This Week focused on AOC founders' ideas about practice planning:

John Dunning discusses how to divide up coach and player roles during practice for the most impact possible: ⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/roles-during-practice/

Russ Rose teaches coaches how to be better at designing practices in the following video: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/practice-planning-and-design-with-russ-rose/

Terry Liskevych goes into how to use 10 segments of practice for efficient practice planning: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/planning-effective-practices-ten-segments-planning/

The Resource of the Week, P/ath Sports by Cassidy Lichtman, can be found here: ⁠https://www.pathsports.org/

May 12, 202329:08

Episode 54: Coaching Skill -- Using a glossary to establish a team identity, Managing the Qualifying Process, and TorqVB

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This week's skill is a coaching skill about using a glossary of your own terms to create a unique, individualized team identity, as well as recognizing and naming often overlooked smaller plays. Tod talks about several of his favorite in hopes of other coaches creating their own cool terms.

In our scenario segment, we discuss a challenge that occurs almost every season for almost every club coach, navigating the Qualifying Process. Qualifying is such a challenge, and the expectations are high, so how can coaches avoid some of the pitfalls that Davis has fallen into? Find out on this episode. We discuss topics like: setting up goals from the beginning, process and outcome focused goals, and managing expectations.

We always share one great resource each week, and this week it is a great resource from Isaac Kneubuhl, a coach who has built a following on Instagram by examining the volleyball armswing, training athletes to hit harder, and being a proponent for the circular armswing. His page, TorqVB, is our resource of the week.

Skill of the week: Using a glossary of your own terms to create a unique team identity

Scenario of the week: Navigating the Qualifying Process that so many club teams are aiming for

The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos discussed on The VolleyPod This Week focused on Utah coach Beth Launiere:

This is an awesome 4 on 4 out of system game: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/4-on-4-kamikaze-volleyball-drill-with-beth-launiere/

This video is the first in a series by Beth Launiere that focuses on improving your athletes' individual ball control skills: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/individual-ball-control-part-1-with-beth-launiere/

The following video is an insightful discussion about how to find and train elite performers: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/elite-performers/

The Resource of the Week: TorqVB on Instagram by Isaac Kneubuhl, can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/torqvb/?hl=en

May 05, 202328:34