The VolleyPod presented by The Art of Coaching Volleyball The VolleyPod
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The VolleyPod is all about coaching kids volleyball!
Each episode we cover 3 segments that are each designed to help you become a better volleyball coach.
First, we focus on a specific volleyball skill, talk about how to teach it, and provide drills and video links for further help with that skill.
Then, we present a common coaching scenario and discuss tips for how to (and how not to) handle it.
In the third segment we share a resource that has helped us to become a better coach, with the hopes that it can help you too!
See you on The VolleyPod!
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Making the end of the season fun and effective, Do's and Don'ts for when players miss practice, and AOC's Resources section
Skill of the Week: Making the end of the season fun and effective
Scenario: Do's and don'ts for when players miss practice
The Art of Coaching Volleyball's videos of the week focused on practice planning:
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/annual-plan/ Terry Liskevych
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/4-week-practice-plan-week-1/ Jim Stone Week 1
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/4-week-practice-plan-week-2/ Jim Stone Week 2
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/4-week-practice-plan-week-3/ Jim Stone Week 3
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/4-week-practice-plan-week-4/ Jim Stone Week 4https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/4-week-practice-plan/ Jim Stone All 4 weeks
The Resource of the Week is The Art of Coaching Volleyball's Printables and Handouts section, which can be found here: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/category/resources/printables/
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Get more kills from smaller teams, My players' parents are habitually negative, and VNL
Get more kills from smaller teams, My players' parents are habitually negative, and VNL
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Skill of the Week:
Get more kills from smaller teams
Scenario of the Week:
My players' parents are habitually negative
The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos that we discussed this week are:
Ken Murczek's first ball kill drill
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/first-ball-kill-drill/
Diane Flick-Williams' drill for increasing first ball kill efficiency
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/cornhole-hitting-drill-for-improving-first-ball-kill-percentage/
Joe Sagula's first ball kill drill
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/first-ball-kill-drill-to-maximize-scoring-opportunities/
Jill Kramer from TCU on out of system play https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/jill-kramer-talks-out-of-system-play/
The Resource of the Week is:
The Volleyball Nations League (VNL) which be found here:
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Handcuffed Speedball Doubles, Starting a brand new volleyball program for kids, and The Playmaker's Advantage
Handcuffed Speedball Doubles, Starting a brand new volleyball program for kids, and The Playmaker's Advantage
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Skill/Drill of the Week: Using constraints and the drill "Speedball" in conjunction with one another for speedy improvement
Scenario of the Week: Starting a brand new volleyball program
The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos that we focused on this week had to do with using doubles in practice:
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/dynamic-warmup-drill-2-contact-queen-of-the-court/ Tod Mattox
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/alternatives-deep-court/ Tod Mattox
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/small-group-drill-two-contacts/ Kirsten Bernthal Booth
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/tryout-drill/ Ryan Hofer
The Resource of the Week is:
The Playmaker's Advantage: How To Raise Your Mental Game To the Next Level by Leonard Zaichkowsky and Daniel Peterson, which can be found here:
https://www.amazon.com/Playmakers-Advantage-Raise-Mental-Level/dp/1501181866 -
Guest Coach Eduardo Fiallos from University of Colorado
Coach Fiallos' Bio at Colorado
https://cubuffs.com/staff-directory/eduardo-fiallos/708
Coach Fiallos' Substack https://substack.com/@inspiringcoaches -
Freeze Framing Part 2: Defense Continued and Offense, Developing Confidence, and The 48 Laws of Power
Freeze Framing Part 2: Defense continued and Offense, Developing Confidence, and The 48 Laws of Power
Skill: How to use freeze framing for defense and offense
Scenario: Ideas for helping your athletes develop confidence
The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos that we discussed this week are:
Russ Rose on coverage https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/russ-rose-adjusting-hitter-coverage-to-the-situation/
Dave Rubio on drills for out of system scenarios
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/in-system-out-of-system/
Cathy George on developing offensive rhythm
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/cathy-george-developing-offensive-rhythm/
The Resource of the Week is:
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene, which be found here https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1303
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Episode 106: Using "freeze framing" pt.1 serve receive and defense, Dealing with an aggressive front row setter, and Empathy vs. Sympathy
Episode 106: Using "freeze framing" pt.1 serve receive and defense, Dealing with an aggressive front row setter, and Empathy vs. Sympathy
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Skill: Using "freeze framing" on serve receive and defense
Scenario: Dealing with an aggressive offensive setter
This week's Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos focused on team defense: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/eye-sequencing-drill-on-off-over/ - Terry Liskevych and Mark Barnard
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/building-your-teams-defense/ - John Dunning
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/defending-the-spread-offense/ - Ben Josephson
The Resource of the Week is Brene Brown's Youtube video about empathy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZBTYViDPlQ&t=6s
Customer Reviews
Helps me get centered
The podcast has helped a lot with drills and mindset training.
Great volleyball pod on coaching youth teams
Love this pod, I coach 8th grade volleyball and this year I am trying a 6-3 instead of a 5-1 rotation by position. No longer specializing positions or putting up a block when girls can’t jump high enough to block anyways. Keep up the good work, it’s appreciated!
Love it!
Great podcast-easy and quick listen with super practical tips and drills. Love the focus on cue words!
But a warning-if you listen in public you might find yourself practicing your arm swing, reaching high, passing platforms, etc.. 🤣 I’ve been caught testing out their strategies multiple times while out and about listening to this podcast! ☺️