The Volleyball By Design Podcast
The Volleyball By Design podcast gives you simple, actionable, step by step strategies so you can get clarity in your training and apply what you learn right away.
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The Lego Method: The Secret To Faster Skill Acquisition (Passing Edition) (opens the original)
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Every parent knows Lego instructions are so clear a five-year-old can build the set on the box without help. What if you taught your athletes the same way? In this episode, I break down the exact method I use to teach skills so clearly that any athlete on your team, at any level, can pick them up faster, using passing as the live example so you can apply it in your gym this week. Why most coaches unintentionally slow down their own athletes' skill acquisition without realizing it The 3-part fram
The Invisible Curriculum: 5 Things Your Practice Plan Doesn't Show (opens the original)
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Your practice plan has drills, reps, and systems on it. But there's a second curriculum running underneath your entire season that no one writes down and it might be shaping your team more than anything you actually drew up. In this episode, I break down 5 unwritten lessons every coach is teaching whether they mean to or not, and the exact moments in practice where you're either building your culture or quietly letting it slip. These aren't drills. They're moments. And how you respond to them is
From Knowing Nothing About Volleyball to Building a Coaching Career — Lessons Every Coach Should Hear (opens the original)
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In this episode, I share my journey from knowing very little about volleyball to building a career coaching at the high school, club, and college as well as eventually working alongside some of the best coaches and athletes in the game. Along the way, I share some of the biggest lessons I’ve learned about becoming a better coach and building a successful volleyball program. In this episode, we discuss: How I went from basketball player to volleyball coach The biggest mistakes I made early in my
How Elite Volleyball Teams Build Culture, Systems & Winning Habits With National Team Player Daenan Gyimah (opens the original)
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In this episode, I share part of a presentation from Canadian National Team and professional volleyball player Daenan Gyimah, as he gives coaches an inside look at what happens at the highest levels of the game. We discuss: Building strong team pillars and mental performance Helping athletes reset and “snap back” after mistakes Developing leadership and accountability within your team Creating stronger team culture and chemistry Why elite teams need clear systems and expectations How high-perfor
Team Canada: What I learned From A Week Inside The Senior Men's National Team (opens the original)
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This past week I had the privilege spending a week training with the Canadian Senior Men’s National Team and came away with a ton of lessons that coaches at any level can apply to their own gym. In this episode, I share: How the head coach planned each practice around player availability, injuries, load management, and practice goals How they designed drills to maximize volume, efficiency, and game-like reps Specific training ideas for serve receive, middle attacks, blocking, and 6-on-6 How they
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