Coach Your Brains Out

1:23 - Why does Joe call himself the “Forrest Gump” of volleyball?3:17 - What can readers gain from becoming subscribers of Joe’s blog?Become a subscriber here: https://smartervolley.substack.com/6:10 - Creating a blog vs. publishing it as a book: Billy’s and Joe’s thoughts on the differences and benefits.7:34 - Joe’s experience coaching the Canadian men’s indoor team over the last summer: what he learned and gained as a coach.11:48 - Exhausting traveling experience for the VNL games.14:03 - Joe’s thoughts on “momentum” within games particularly at the juniors level, and how it compares to the college and professional level.21:43 - Identifying the upsides and downsides of building off momentum and/or treating it as a placebo.23:49 - How can coaches destabilize a “bad solution” and give players the tools to create a more effective solution?27:56 - Joe’s approach to stats at the junior level compared to the college or professional level. 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 Support the show by becoming a Patron

1:26 - Checking up on Harjiv: with the start of the NBA season, how has he been doing?3:07 - What is “specificity” in relation to motor learning and practice design?6:43 - Why should the specificity of practice and the specificity of movement be separated from each other?10:16 - Defining variability and describing its benefits.11:22 - Attributing specificity of practice as the “what” and the specificity of movement as the “how”.13:09 - How do variation and specificity relate to each other?14:38 - How does specificity and variation fit into volleyball given how chaotic it is?17:00 - How does Kasey interact with the chaos of volleyball?19:40 - Can we be specific while also having changes in variability?25:48 - What is the thought process behind increasing and decreasing variability within the baseball setting?27:18 - Are there instances where some kinds of variability may be more or less effective than others?31:09 - One large and implementable takeaway from this episode.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.

Discussion on diverse techniques in volleyball skills, importance of stats in-game, guiding struggling players, explaining coaching style to new players, and book recommendations for coaches.

Exploring coaching strategies in volleyball with John Mayer, discussing synchronistic and antagonistic skills. Addressing challenges with varying skill levels, setting team culture, and fostering a learning environment. Emphasizing the importance of player values and success in unrealistic situations. Delving into tactical decisions and defensive systems in Beach and Indoor Volleyball.

Discover how coach John Mayer gathers his coaching principles, designs practices, and differentiates between performance and learning. Explore his insights on creating effective learning environments, adapting roles during competition, and applying challenge point theory for growth and success.

1:16 - What has inspired Matt to talk about the topic of mental health services?3:23 - In the late early 2000s how often were mental health services being used in sports departments?5:51 - Why can it be problematic when different specialists with different career names are all categorized under the same umbrella of sports psychology?7:23 - Can anyone with a degree ranging from a high school degree to a PhD become an MPC (mental performance consultant)?10:57 - If a college program could only afford the services of one professional, which one would be the most helpful in NCAA athletics?13:37 - What events have indicated to Matt that there is a mental health epidemic?15:38 - Would researchers consider social media relationships to be a part of “connectedness”?17:12 - What effect has the increase in mental health coaches had on teams that have access to their services?18:31 - What are the most effective ways and settings to implement mental health coaches?21:38 - What is the most difficult but important psychological need for coaches to satisfy, and why?22:54 - What is the zeitgeist of sports psychology in America, and if we are moving in the right direction, what could be still improved?24:04 - Even if many know that sports psychology and mental health are so important, why are they still stigmatized?25:03 - Fun Fact: learn about the impact the Indiana Jones trilogy had on Matt’s pursuit of his doctorate.Learn more about Matt's work at:https://www.extramileinstitute.com/BooksCoach 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.

1:27 - Introducing the Extra Mile Institute, and how Matt is involved with the program.Learn more at the website here:https://www.extramileinstitute.com/3:40 - How many universities do Matt and the Extra Mile Institute team work with and what are their plans in terms of expansion?4:26 - Introducing today’s topic: self-determination theory.6:39 - Why does extrinsic motivation not meet the same kind of demands that intrinsic motivation does?10:39 - In what environments can “competence” be best developed within athletes?12:06 - Explaining the difference between competence and confidence.12:56 - Which would be more important to prioritize in development: confidence or competence?13:42 - Is self-driven development equally effective as feedback from coaches?15:59 - How can competence be effectively developed in players with little motivation?19:02- Why is the concept of connection/relatedness important in finding motivation?21:22 - When writing, does Billy find that connections are relevant to his motivation, or is he purely being fueled by intrinsic motivation?23:16 - Do people work better when connected rather than just working as purely business partners?24:31 - How does Matt foster the development of connection between players on teams that he works with?26:15 - Describing an environment where the connection between the three components of self-determination theory are the greatest.32:08 - Explaining the frequency that coaches should implement these activities/exercises.33:02 - Has Matt observed coaches implementing self-determination theory into the development of mental skills?BooksCoach 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.

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Author and culture expert JP Nerbun discusses coaching vs. mentoring, setting goals and visions, and adapting coaching styles based on feedback. He also explores the importance of mission statements in team culture and the evolution of coaching styles in sports.