The VolleyPod presented by The Art of Coaching Volleyball

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 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! 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/

Creating self-reliant players who can coach themselves, best decisions and new teaching methods, impact of speed and non-negotiables in volleyball, balancing creativity and dogmatism in coaching, teaching kids volleyball with parents

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

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

This podcast episode discusses accelerated learning through mindset training, the coach's checklist for the first club tournament, and the importance of failure. It also explores the concept of automaticity in training and emphasizes the need to prepare players for the challenges of volleyball.

The VolleyPod episode 84 features CoachUp, a platform offering coaching and training services for various sports. Topics discussed include debunking misconceptions in coaching youth volleyball, strategies for starting fast in a match, and the advantages of CoachUp for connecting athletes with private coaches.

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Professional volleyball analytics provider Kinexon joins the podcast to discuss common misperceptions in coaching youth volleyball and the importance of building a strong team culture. They also explore modifying the three-contact rule for young players and the significance of failing forward. The episode concludes with introducing coaching videos and the athlete tracker Kinexon.

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