Alex Porter is a former GB athlete and captain now turned coach of volleyball. He works at the University of Essex trying to help athletes progress their dreams of becoming professional volleyball athletes.

Show notes:

0:50 - Alex provides is sporting credentials

3:20 - Overview of the UK and European Volleyball pathway

7:00- Explaining the differences in professionalism across European leagues

10:00 - The success of the Essex programme in creating pros

13:30 - The NCAA volleyball marketing success

18:00 - How the UK could have great success

20:10 - The differences between gifted and talented and how you recruit it

23:50 - Addressing challenging conversation around a players inadequate physical profile

27:00 - Supporting the players in developing skill through growth

30:00- The use traditional session format

36:00 - How do volleyball teams decide strategy in game

42:00- How the teams encourages a check and challenge culture for the better of in game decisions

48:30 - The differences in player cultures over the generations

50:30 - The power of player culture setters

56:00- How would Alex like to be described in 3 words

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