The VolleyPod presented by The Art of Coaching Volleyball

Wait! Use code "VOLLEYPOD" for 20% off of almost anything on The Art of Coaching Volleyball's platform INCLUDING memberships, nearly all of the books, printouts, and more! https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/ Also, be sure to follow The VolleyPod on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/aoc.thevolleypod/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheVolleyPod for exclusive content and immediately useful tips and drills! Running the quick quickset, otherwise known as the "1", super fast, can be inefficient and a downright waste of a good hitter if your team doesn't connect well. So how can coaches run the quick in a useful way to score and never miss?  On this episode of The VolleyPod, long-time volleyball coaches Tod Mattox and Davis Ransom discuss how to train and run the 1 in a way that helps hitters score more, and the setters and middles truly connect for great effect. Then, we explain our Top 10 Tips for new coaches. These are not drills, but ways to perceive coaching at a high level. They share a resource that will help to get your athletes jumping higher, TODAY! That's right, today! In addition, they share 3 drills that will be unlocked on The Art of Coaching Volleyball's website that coaches can use to expand their knowledge and skill. Skill of the week: The zero tempo 1 Scenario of the week: Our Top 10 Tips for new coaches Resource of the week: ProjectPureAthlete, can be found at  https://projectpureathlete.com/ AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode: Jim Stone's quick video about how to teach the quick-quick with example video: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/quick-middle-attack/ Team Canada's Kerry McDonald addresses how to fix some typical issues that present themselves when training the quick attack: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/remedy-common-middle-attack-issues/ Ray Bechard from Kansas and his fun and effective middle vs. middle drill: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/middle-vs-middle-drill-with-back-row-attacking/

Wait! Use code "VOLLEYPOD" for 20% off of almost anything on The Art of Coaching Volleyball's platform INCLUDING memberships, nearly all of the books, printouts, and more! https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/ Also, be sure to follow The VolleyPod on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/aoc.thevolleypod/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheVolleyPod for exclusive content and immediately useful tips and drills! Nearly all young hitters struggle to learn timing for attacking. How can we speed up that process and help our athletes connect at the top of their jump? On this episode of The VolleyPod, Davis Ransom and Tod Mattox how to help hitters improve their spiking timing, both in terms of drills to do, and concepts to help athletes with the challenge of hitting a variety of sets. Then, the discuss a scenario that coaches should be putting some thought into, contingency plan(s), and how much to time and thought to invest into them. They also share another great feature from The Art of Coaching Volleyball's vast menu of resources, the blog feature. In addition, they share 3 drills that will be unlocked on The Art of Coaching Volleyball's website that coaches can use to expand their knowledge and skill. Skill of the week: Hitter timing Scenario of the week: How much time and energy to spend on contingency plans Resource of the week: The Art of Coaching Volleyball's Blog Feature, which can be found at: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/category/quick-take-blog/ AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode: - Ryan Theis from Marquette's "Don't leave early" drill: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/timing-drill-for-hitters/ - Mark Barnard's discussion and demonstration of a fun attacking drill to help hitters understand timing: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/help-hitters-understand-timing-with-mark-barnard/ - John Dunning's set timing and set types discussion and demonstration: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/set-timing-and-types/

Wait! Use code "VOLLEYPOD" for 20% off of almost anything on The Art of Coaching Volleyball's platform INCLUDING memberships, nearly all of the books, printouts, and more! https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/ Also, be sure to follow The VolleyPod on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/aoc.thevolleypod/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheVolleyPod for exclusive content and immediately useful tips and drills! How can your team score more points when the setter isn't setting great? On this episode of The VolleyPod, Tod Mattox and Davis Ransom talk about scoring more "out of system". Then they go into how to approach when coaches are tasked with both winning games and matches AND developing players for the future. They also share a technology for coaches and players that helps setters become more consistent with their setting trajectory called Noah. In addition, they share 3 drills that will be unlocked on The Art of Coaching Volleyball's website that coaches can use to expand their knowledge and skill. Skill of the week: Out of system setting and concepts Scenario of the week: Coaching when you have to both develop players AND win Resource of the week: Noah can be found here: http://volleyball.noahbasketball.com/volleyball/dunning.php AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode: - Christy Johnson-Lynch's revolving 4 player back row setting game: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/follow-your-set-drill-attacking-out-of-system/ - Jim Stone's quick video about how to get swings out of system with examples from USA Volleyball's Junior National Team: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/out-of-system-offense/ - Stanford's fun and useful setter digs out of system game: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/setter-dig-drill-with-stanfords-kevin-hambly/

Wait! Use code "VOLLEYPOD" for 20% off of almost anything on The Art of Coaching Volleyball's platform INCLUDING memberships, nearly all of the books, printouts, and more! https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/ Also, be sure to follow The VolleyPod on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/aoc.thevolleypod/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheVolleyPod for exclusive content and immediately useful tips and drills! How can some coaches make it seem so easy to get their players to make changes? On this episode of The VolleyPod, Davis and Tod talk about providing effective feedback.  Then they discuss the age old question of whether to run a 5-1 or 6-2 and some food for thought on how to make that decision They also share a daily resource for coaches, right in your email, The Daily Coach.  In addition, they share 4 helpful drills from The Art of Coaching Volleyball library that coaches can learn from and get their players playing volleyball younger and loving the game sooner! Skill of the week: Providing effective feedback Scenario of the week: Deciding between the 5-1 and the 6-2  Resource of the week: The Daily Coach can be found here: www.thedaily.coach/ AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode: 8 tips from Karch Kiraly, John Dunning, and Tod Mattox about what makes for effective feedback: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/error-correction-8-keys-to-giving-feedback-that-benefits-your-players/ Being positive doesn't mean saying everything is good: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/how-to-identify-correct-errors-feedback/ Rosen from Univ. of Michigan talks about framing feedback in a positive light: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/spur-success-with-positive-feedback/ John Dunning discussing how minimizing feedback can work as an advantage: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/dont-hurt-a-setters-brain-with-criticism/

Wait! Use code "VOLLEYPOD" for 20% off of almost anything on The Art of Coaching Volleyball's platform INCLUDING memberships, nearly all of the books, printouts, and more! https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/ Also, be sure to follow The VolleyPod on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/aoc.thevolleypod/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheVolleyPod for exclusive content and immediately useful tips and drills! How can our newest, youngest players actually play volleyball without the mayhem and craziness? On this episode of The VolleyPod, Tod and Davis talk about an awesome process for getting young players to play volleyball over the net without mayhem. Then they discuss a common scenario for coaches: winning when the team does not have a "true" setter. They also share another curated resource for coaches, Above the Line, by football coach Urban Meyer.  In addition, they share 3 helpful drills from The Art of Coaching Volleyball library that coaches can learn from and get their players playing volleyball younger and loving the game sooner! Skill of the week: Starting off young players playing over the net (without mayhem) Scenario of the week: Winning when your team does not have a "true" setter Resource of the week: Urban Meyer's Above the Line can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Above-Line-Lessons-Leadership-Championship/dp/1101980729 AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode: - Tod Mattox's Short Court Drill: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/short-court-drill/  - Tod Mattox's Narrow Court Game: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/tryout-drill-1-on-1-2-contact-long-court/ -Creighton's Kristen Bernthal Booth's 2-contact game: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/small-group-drill-two-contacts/

Wait! Use code "VOLLEYPOD" for 20% off of almost anything on The Art of Coaching Volleyball's platform INCLUDING memberships, nearly all of the books, printouts, and more! https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/ Also, be sure to follow The VolleyPod on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/aoc.thevolleypod/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheVolleyPod for exclusive content and immediately useful tips and drills! Now that you can block, how can we use that to our team's best advantage? On this episode of The VolleyPod, Tod and Davis go into 10 advanced blocking tips that will give your team an advantage. Then Tod covers how he runs a fantastic first meeting with his program based on values and common ideals. They also highlight 3 videos from The Art of Coaching Volleyball library that demonstrate the blocking tips from the episode. Finally, they explain how they utilize AOC's Playlist functionality to be more efficient teaching their teams. Skill of the week: Blocking 2.0 Scenario of the week: Running a strong first meeting with your program Resource of the week: The Art of Coaching Volleyball's playlist functionality AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode: Wisconsin's Kelly Sheffield's independent blocking hands video: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/wisconsin-blocking-progression/ Michigan State's Cathy George's blocking systems that create an advantage: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/outsmart-the-offense/ Alberta University's Laurie Eisler's short but smart video on why we block: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/what-is-the-point-of-blocking/

Wait! Use code "VOLLEYPOD" for 20% off of almost anything on The Art of Coaching Volleyball's platform INCLUDING memberships, nearly all of the books, printouts, and more! https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/ Also, be sure to follow The VolleyPod on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/aoc.thevolleypod/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheVolleyPod for exclusive content and immediately useful tips and drills! How can coaches teach the rotations to young players quickly and effectively while still playing actual volleyball? On this episode of The VolleyPod, Davis and Tod go into great ways to teach the rotations to new players and teams. Then, they discuss how to keep your practices effective when you have a wide variety of interest levels in volleyball on your team. And, as always, they highlight 3 videos from The Art of Coaching Volleyball library that coaches can use to help coaches teach their teams' rotations. Finally, they explore a fascinating book about how to access the flow state. Skill of the week: Teaching the rotations Scenario of the week: When your team has a wide range of interest levels Resource of the week: Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihaly can be found here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/224927532_Flow_The_Psychology_of_Optimal_Experience AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode: Brennan Dean's introduction to offensive systems: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/intro-to-offensive-systems/ Mark Barnard's thoughts on system flexibility and creativity based on your personnel (with links to the 4-2, 5-1, and 6-2): https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/mark-barnard-dont-get-locked-into-a-system/ Jim Stone's chalk talk about the middle-front-sets-style 4-2: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/4-2-volleyball-offense-jim-stone-chalk-talk/

Wait! Use code "VOLLEYPOD" for 20% off of almost anything on The Art of Coaching Volleyball's platform INCLUDING memberships, nearly all of the books, printouts, and more! https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/ Also, be sure to follow The VolleyPod on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/aoc.thevolleypod/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheVolleyPod for exclusive content and immediately useful tips and drills! How can athletes benefit from mastering a variety of armswings to score more points? Which armswings are key for scoring? On this episode of The VolleyPod, Tod and Davis talk about 5+ more armswings that athletes can add to their toolbox to help them score more points. Then they  explore ideas for how coaches can help their teams with tricky position changes. They also share 3 incredible resources from The Art of Coaching Volleyball library that coaches can study to help their hitters develop their armswing toolbox, as well as a model of an athlete utilizing their toolbox at the highest level, with a Youtube video link to Earvin Ngapeth's scoring repertoire. Skill of the week: 5+ key armswings  Scenario of the week: Changing player positions Resource of the week: The Art of Coaching Volleyball's library of resources and their free 2-week Premium trial: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/trial/ AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode: Mark Rosen's Over the Elastic Hitting Drill for hitting high: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/over-the-elastic-attacking-drill/ Mas Shibata's detailed technical analysis of the armswing (Part 1): https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/a-critical-analysis-of-attacking-armswing-analysis/ Terry Liskevych's armswing principles demonstrations: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/attacking-principles-arm-swing/ Bonus Video: Earvin Ngapeth's toolbox of armswings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vYmOL8swew

Wait! Use code "VOLLEYPOD" for 20% off of almost anything on The Art of Coaching Volleyball's platform INCLUDING memberships, nearly all of the books, printouts, and more! https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/ Also, be sure to follow The VolleyPod on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/aoc.thevolleypod/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheVolleyPod for exclusive content and immediately useful tips and drills! How and why should coaches use the "3" set to get their hitters open and score more points? On this special episode of The VolleyPod, Villanova University's Head Coach, Josh Steinbach, joins Davis and Tod to discuss running The 31. Coach Steinbach also presents an important scenario, ideas for how to stay connected with your athletes during difficult times.  They also share 3 videos from The Art of Coaching Volleyball library that coaches can learn from to help their teams use the 31 as a great scoring option.  Skill of the week: The 31 or "3" set Scenario of the week: Staying connected with your athletes during difficult times Resource of the week: The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey can be found here: https://theinnergame.com/inner-game-books/the-inner-game-of-tennis/ AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode: Volleyball Canada's Kerry MacDonald teaches when to run the 31: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/running-an-effective-31-middle-attack/ Jim Stone diagrams the 31 and shows USA's Women's National Team using it with full effect: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/jim-stone-run-the-middle-attacker-away-from-the-setter/ Jamie Morrison's middle blocker approach angle ideas: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/mb-approach-angles-for-31-slide/

Wait! Use code "VOLLEYPOD" for 20% off of almost anything on The Art of Coaching Volleyball's platform INCLUDING memberships, nearly all of the books, printouts, and more! https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/ Also, be sure to follow The VolleyPod on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/aoc.thevolleypod/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheVolleyPod for exclusive content and immediately useful tips and drills! How can coaches use effective attacker transition to help their teams increase their hitting percentage? On this episode of The VolleyPod, Davis and Tod discuss attacker transition from defense to offense and why it is critical for their success. They also look at ways to think about your lineup for younger teams and share a fantastic tool for practice – eSCORE by Insight Sports. Plus, you'll learn from four videos related to attacker transition that will be unlocked on The Art of Coaching Volleyball's online platform! Skill of the week: Attacker Transition Scenario of the week: Deciding on a lineup Resource of the week: eSCORE by Insight Sports can be found here: https://www.escoresport.com/ AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode: Cathy George's blocker transition drill: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/blocker-drill-with-cathy-george/ Ryan Theis from Marquette University's middle blocker transition footwork drill: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/train-middle-transition-footwork/ Jim Stone's outside hitter transition drills:https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/outside-hitter-footwork/ Beth Launiere's super fun 4 v 4 game: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/4-on-4-kamikaze-volleyball-drill-with-beth-launiere/