Coach Your Brains Out

1:19 - Moving into the topic of Coach Development, what are values that Jamie emphasizes when developing coaches?2:47 - Are there common traits that coaches have, or does Jamie treat each coach on a case by case basis?5:07 - When Jamie observes coaches develop, what are some of the most common mishaps or mistakes that occur?10:46 - Should coaches who are interested in improving their coaching read strictly research based books?12:01 - What are the main skills or values coaches should focus on improving to become more effective?14:13 - When trying to implement reflection into a coaching routine, what is the most effective schedule to make the most out of the exercises?15:29 - Some of the questions that Jamie has found to be the most effective to reflect on.17:50 - How would Jamie structure reflection exercises?19:40 - What are some common themes that occur during reflection?21:15 - What are qualities that separate good coaches from the elite coaches?22:36 - Explaining the term “pracademic”.23:50 - Should coaches also have an academic background in their field?26:59 - Exploring the informational processing aspect of motor learning.37:33 - Introducing shared mentor models.43:08 - Are there specific scenarios when developing a player that Jamie would focus on an ecological dynamic or constraints led approach vs. an informational processing approach?45:01 - Explaining the effects of differential learning.47:15 - Why Jamie is not entirely sold on prescriptive coaching methods.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.

1:24: How Jamie ended up working with coaches through his journey as a health and human performance professor.2:17 - Given that Jamie is currently balancing teaching and “coaching” coaches, would he like to eventually transition into a role where he would just focus on working with coaches?3:20 - High-performance sports has a history of applying ideas like growth mindset and grit (that are used in the context of another field of study like education). Why does Jamie think this is problematic?You can read this article online here: https://www.readcube.com/articles/10.3389/fspor.2022.8234888:19 - Have Jamie found an effective way to apply growth mindset concepts (like the implicit theory) to sports?10:09 - What are common ways that Jamie has observed coaches apply growth mindset concepts to their coaching?11:54 - How does Jamie define the concept of psychological safety?13:47 - Where has most of the research regarding psychological safety been done?14:11 - Jamie’s thoughts on common ways that psychological safety has been applied in the sports world.22:10 - How does the concept of “safetyism” differ from psychological safety?23:18 - Has Jamie observed coaches mistakenly apply safetyism when attempting to implement psychological safety?25:06 - Could the implementation of psychological safety make a difference in the worldwide struggle with mental health in athletes?26:45 - Can high levels of psychological safety negatively impact motivation and effort levels?28:11 - Explaining the concept of “driven benevolence”.29:02 - What are the most worthwhile components of psychological safety to apply to high performance athletics?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.

1:37 - How have Andy and the Pirates held up so far, especially through the hottest part of the summer.3:12 - After accepting and validating the struggles that athletes and coaches voice during the toughest parts of the season, what are the next steps?4:20 - Checking in with Kasey - how has the beginning of the season gone for him so far?5:55 - Traditionally the beginning of the volleyball season consists of “double days”, but what does Kasey do instead?9:24 - Introducing the topic of this episode: “challenge point”13:09 - Is there an appropriate level of the ability to complete certain skills at which athletes can be considered successful ?16:15 - How can emotional responses be used to gauge the challenge point?17:56 - When addressing teams based sports, should coaches consider the entire team’s challenge point focus, or each individual’s?20:41 - Comparatively, how is the previous idea applied in baseball?21:37 - Should coaches be pushing athletes slightly out of their comfort zone and at the edge of their challenge point?22:46 - At what times should coaches push athletes to the edge of their challenge point vs. below it, and why?25:49 - What are the downsides of constantly pushing players to the edge of their challenge point?28:05 - Using a volleyball example, with limited resources and the challenge point constraint, how can coaches make their players reach the highest level of play at the sweet spot of their zone?33:23 - In a similar, but baseball oriented scenario, how can coaches achieve that same effect as described in the previous example?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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1:26 - How can coaches use mindfulness to alleviate the pressure and stress that athletes struggle with?2:43 - Circumstantial effects of mindfulness exercises (different feedback/reception).3:45 - Describing mindfulness practices that Shane has found to be helpful and effective.4:58 - Why is it so important to acknowledge mindfulness and how we respond to certain emotions, especially those that are caused by failure.7:25 - When Billy is writing, is he aware of his thoughts when he wants to write what he wants vs. his thoughts when he is being conscious about what readers might think.8:20 - Billy’s thoughts and feelings when he fully focuses on writing.8:59 - Can Billy feel a physiological difference between the two states, or when he changes between them?10:45 - Similarly to writing, how does Billy manage those two states when he is playing?Being conscious of the crowd vs. returning to just his play.13:50 - Was Tom’s approach of learning about the already existing team culture rather than changing it effective in the long term?15:08 - How has Covid changed the way that Shane trains athletes and approaches team culture?16:41 - Tom’s thoughts on the same idea.17:32 - Why Shane thought it was worth investing into working on mindfulness.21:40 - Describing the retreats Shane takes athletes on.22:11 - Since the last interview, how has Tom worked on addressing vulnerability as a coach.23:00 - What the actual essence of mindfulness is.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.

1:44 - How would the key ideas of coaching fit in with a constraints led/ecological approach?3:31 - Explaining Frans Bosch’s idea of “attractors” in as a guide for achieving specific skills in athletes.7:11 - If athletes are too knowledgeable of the checkpoints involved towards a key, does that take away from the variability that allows for greater stabilization?10:37 - Why does Shane allow his players to fail?13:39 - What qualities does Tom dislike in athletes, and does failure fit into that?15:46 - How does Tom approach scenarios where his players are engaged, but aren’t successful in creating momentum in game?17:34 - Do weak performances in practice correlate lead to successful competition in real games?Failures in practice as a sign of learning24:05 - Over the last couple years, have Tom and Shane started to implement differential learning in their coaching models?29:05 - Explaining deliberate practice vs. changing the focus of practices.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.

1:48 - What has changed for Shane since the last CYBO episode he was interviewed in?2:34 - How did Shane adjust to coaching different positions?3:59 - Has Shane’s experience within the last few years coaching different positions allowed him to gain a perspective of football that benefits his capability as a coach?4:43 - What has changed for Tom in the last few years since he was last interviewed for CYBO?5:21 - What have Shane and Tom been chatting about over the last few years?6:54 - What do their discussions look like?8:51 - What kind of tactics does Shane employ to make meetings run smoother?10:48 - Since the last episode, how have Shane and Tom further explored the topic of dynamic systems?13:09 - Why does Shane put an emphasis on the psychological side of motor learning?18:47 - How have Shane and Tom’s practices and interactions with athletes changed over the last few years given the pandemic and other factors?24:06 - Has the balance of process and result become established well in the volleyball world over the last five years?25:26 - What has Tom changed in the University of Georgia volleyball program that has had an effect understanding what failure means?26:32 - Dissecting the motor learning components of the changes Tom has made.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.

1:22 - What kind of traits define the most effective leaders?4:54 - What kind of traits are more “myth” than actually useful for great leaders?7:02 - How do leaders successfully build trust from their coaching staff and their teammates?8:55 - Given Sean’s belief in having a solid vision for a team, how can leaders clarify their thoughts or plans for the future?10:57 - How can leaders adapt to different situations while still staying true to their original vision?13:58 - Can decision making be trained or taught?17:20 - How to ignore influences that may blur your ability to make your own or the best possible decisions?19:42 - What leadership qualities made Chris Marlowe stand out as the captain of the 1984 men’s volleyball Olympic team?Amazon link to the book that Sean and John mention: https://www.amazon.com/Captain-Class-New-Theory-Leadership/dp/0812987071/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1660193975&sr=8-128:00 - How was Karch Kiraly able to maintain the same leadership qualities as Chris while balancing being the star of the team?28:36 - Were there signs that Karch would be successful as both a leader as a player and also as a coach?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.

1:26 - A little bit about Sean’s background and how it connects to the story of his recently published book.Find his book on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/If-Gold-Our-Destiny-Mavericks/dp/15381548546:28 - Describing Sean’s father’s profession and how it differs from modern day sports psychology.9:09 - Explaining the backstory of the “Outward Bound experience” as mentioned in Sean’s book.16:19 - Sean’s tips for coaches looking to replicate a similar experience and create a stronger team bond.17:58 - Despite not being friends, how was the men's volleyball team of the 1984 Olympics able to come together and win the gold medal?20:21 - Separating talent and commitment, and why that distinction was important despite the public’s opinions on the organization of the team.23:36 - How do the qualities of Doug’s quote “We weren’t afraid to look foolish” tie into the important skills needed for leadership.27:40 - Besides the two person serve receive format that Sean described, what were other examples of experimentation and exploration that the 1984 team tried out?31:28 - Alongside the players, how did the coaching staff overcome their differences despite struggling to find common ground?34:08 - How were practices structured close to the start of the 1984 Olympics?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.