TRANSITIONS with Angie Akers

1:11 - Challenges Angie faced when transitioning to coaching April and Alix + dealing with the pressure of coaching an already successful team.

1:57 - Adjusting coaching to fit the circumstances within their team.

5:06 - Dealing with awkwardness and discomfort within teams to develop better relationships later.

7:58 - Transitioning from an Assistant Coach for the Dutch to a Head Coach with Team USA.

9:49 - Describing April and Alix’s excellence.

12:35 - Implementing “Dutch Directness” in practice and coaching.

15:14 - Will the US national team develop more cohesiveness between teams, modeling after other foreign teams.

16:40 - Tailoring coaching to the individual (particularly in the case with April and Alix).

17:45 - Dealing with differences in scouting judgement before games (e.g. wanting to serve different players.

18:10 - “Don’t get married to your plan” - being adaptive and flexible with strategies during games.

19:23 - Reflecting on the year - what Angie wants to work on as a coach.

21:19 - What Angie is “dominating” in: areas she believes she’s doing well in.

21:54 - Listener Questions