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Episode 35: Making practice great for the players, the What, Why, and How of stats, and Terry Pettit: Talent and the Secret Life of Teams
FromThe VolleyPod presented by The Art of Coaching Volleyball
Episode 35: Making practice great for the players, the What, Why, and How of stats, and Terry Pettit: Talent and the Secret Life of Teams
FromThe VolleyPod presented by The Art of Coaching Volleyball
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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Dec 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
How can we, as coaches, make our practices more enjoyable, engaging, and joyful for our athletes? We know that athletes will be more likely to keep playing and be more engaged if they have fun while they are playing. This episode goes into how we can create space for joy in practice!
On this episode of The VolleyPod Tod and Davis cover some really valuable topics. First, they discuss how to make practice more joyful and therefore more effective, for players. Little things can make all the difference. Next, they go over statistics, from the ground up. They cover all of the fundamental stats, how and why to take them, and how to make them actually benefit your team. Finally, they share a incredible resource from legendary coach Terry Pettit: his book about championship teams, Talent and the Secret Life of Teams.
Skill of the week: Making practice more joyful and fun for players
Scenario of the week: The why, what, and how of Statistics
Resource of the week: Terry Pettit's book Talent and the Secret Life of Teams can be found here: https://terrypettit.com/shop/talent-and-the-secret-life-of-teams/
AOC Volleyball resources related to this episode:
- The value of rewards: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/motivating-ice-cream/
- Terry Liskevych's fascinating article about Norway's unique method of putting fun first: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/norways-winning-formula/
- Deborah Newkirk's great video about subtle ways to add some more fun to practice: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/how-to-add-subtle-fun-to-practice/
- Debbie Brown's video discussion about how to figure out which drills are both fun and effective for your team: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/identifying-what-makes-drills-fun-for-your-team/
On this episode of The VolleyPod Tod and Davis cover some really valuable topics. First, they discuss how to make practice more joyful and therefore more effective, for players. Little things can make all the difference. Next, they go over statistics, from the ground up. They cover all of the fundamental stats, how and why to take them, and how to make them actually benefit your team. Finally, they share a incredible resource from legendary coach Terry Pettit: his book about championship teams, Talent and the Secret Life of Teams.
Skill of the week: Making practice more joyful and fun for players
Scenario of the week: The why, what, and how of Statistics
Resource of the week: Terry Pettit's book Talent and the Secret Life of Teams can be found here: https://terrypettit.com/shop/talent-and-the-secret-life-of-teams/
AOC Volleyball resources related to this episode:
- The value of rewards: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/motivating-ice-cream/
- Terry Liskevych's fascinating article about Norway's unique method of putting fun first: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/norways-winning-formula/
- Deborah Newkirk's great video about subtle ways to add some more fun to practice: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/how-to-add-subtle-fun-to-practice/
- Debbie Brown's video discussion about how to figure out which drills are both fun and effective for your team: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/identifying-what-makes-drills-fun-for-your-team/
Released:
Dec 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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