
Coach Your Brains Out
Coach Your Brains Out is founded by professional beach volleyball players and college coaches John Mayer and Billy Allen. The primary goal is practical, useful education that will help you become a better coach. Our podcasts are released every Thursday, so set your notifications accordingly!
Latest episodes

Jul 13, 2023 • 32min
CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS - Women's Beach - with Dain Blanton (1 of 2)
-Championship Behaviors-Challenges faced-Team strengths and weaknesses-A typical USC practiceCoach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

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Jul 6, 2023 • 36min
OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING - Motor Learning For Coaches
Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

Jun 29, 2023 • 60min
Book Club CYBO Chapter 6 - Competition
Competing in practiceWhat it means to be a competitorTrash TalkWhat you can controlChallenge vs ThreatTraining and Trusting Mindsets Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: coachyourbrainsout@gmail.com Become a Patron to support the show.

Jun 22, 2023 • 31min
CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS - Women's Indoor - with Erik Sullivan (2 of 2)
-What a Texas practice looks like-What to do when practice falls short of the team's standards-How they prepared for the national title match-Communication between staff and their rolesCoach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

Jun 15, 2023 • 36min
CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS - Women's Indoor - with Erik Sullivan (1 of 2)
-Coaching beach-Beach vs Indoor specialization-The culture at Texas-What made them successfulThanks for listening and supporting the show!Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

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Jun 8, 2023 • 32min
REPRESENTATIVE STRENGTH TRAINING FOR VOLLEYBALL with Javi Miller Extrada (2 of 2)
-Training through an ecological lens-Volleyball training: how to jump higher, hit harder, move better-Traditional weight room workouts vs sport context specific -Program timing and frequency-The most important qualities of a strength coach Thanks for listening and supporting the show!Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

Jun 1, 2023 • 31min
REPRESENTATIVE STRENGTH TRAINING FOR VOLLEYBALL with Javi Miller Extrada (1 of 2)
-Training agility by adding noise-Representative training and developing "real" agility-What is skill?- 4 categories of noise: environment, athlete, tactical, and equipment-The importance of decision making in training Thanks for listening and supporting the show!Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

May 25, 2023 • 36min
APPLYING MENTAL SKILLS with Dan Fisher and Bernie Holliday (2 of 2)
-Applying mental skills in practice and competition-What has led to Pitt's success-Mental case studies: Lack of motivationPerfectionistsResist making changesNervous before competitionAren't acting like themselvesThanks for listening and supporting the show!Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

May 18, 2023 • 36min
APPLYING MENTAL SKILLS with Dan Fisher and Bernie Holliday (1 of 2)
-How Bernie's work has changed the program and culture-Team and individual values-Applying mental skills in practice and competition Thanks for listening and supporting the show!Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

May 11, 2023 • 30min
ACTION CAPACITY - Motor Learning for Coaches
0:44 - What Kasey has been working with in the off season with his players.6:17 - Introducing Rob and how he has worked with the UMBC staff and team.7:58 - Describing “action capacity”, and how it can fit into the context of sports.14:19 - What are the best ways/exercises to achieve action capacity in the category of jumping?18:46 - Andy’s thoughts on implementing action capacity values when training.21:34 - How Kasey and Rob have implemented action capacity with athletes they have worked with.24:51 - What would the volleyball equivalent of the NFL combine look like?Thanks for listening and supporting the show!Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.