The Art Of Decision Making As A Setter: 20 Strategies To Train Your Setter

Strategies On Improving Blocking, Defense & Passing Using The Split-Step: In this episode we dive into not only the benefit of using the split step to improve blocking, defense & passing but we talk about the keys and steps to using the split step. We talk about: Change in height The difference between the standard wa... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

23 min listen

The Pancake Is The Key To 100% Defense: In this episode I share my experience with the pancake, why it's so important to train it and how they're teaching it in the national team gym. In this episode we dive into: How to teach the pancake Why it's so important The number #1 defense again... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

23 min listen

Intentional Training With US National Team & Head Coach Of Loyola University John Hawks: In this episode, we have the privilege of having US National Team and Head Coach of Loyola University John Hawks who dives into some great insight on coaching. We talk about: Practicing with intention 7 different systems Practice Planning Taking o... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

43 min listen

What It Takes To Win A National Championship With 2 Time National Champion Brock Davidiuk: In this episode, we are privileged to have back on the podcast 2 time national champion Brock Davidiuk with his most recent national championship coming this year. In this episode we dive into: Off Season Training Camp Strength & Conditioning ... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

66 min listen

Principles Of Setting With US National Team And Pro Setter Micah Ma'a: We are privileged to have on the podcast, Micah Ma'a who walks us through the principles of setting and how to train the position. We dive into: 3 principles of setting Hand placement Decision making Training the setter position Match Prep Exper... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

72 min listen

How To Effectively Run Off-Season (Summer) Training: In this episode, we dive into how to effectively run off season training sessions. We talk about 2 situations where you know the team that's coming back or if you're doing more of an open gym style training. We dive into: Player Assessment Reps Tra... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

33 min listen

Ingredients To Back To Back National Championships with Texas Longhorns Associate Head Coach David Hunt: In this episode, I'm privileged to have Texas Longhorns associate head coach David Hunt on in which we dive into what went into their program that helped win back to back national championships. We talk about: Difference between mens and Womens volle... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

78 min listen

Structure, Intention & Discipline = Wins: This episode was inspired by a conversation I had with a coach who talked about a team running like a machine. In this episode, I dive into how structure, discipline and intention leads to a successful program as well as wins. We dive into: Pro Pract... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

25 min listen

A New Stats System That Tells The Story Of Your Volleyball Match With Aidan Kilpatrick: In this episode, I'm privileged to have a player from my team join us who created his own stats system to help tell a better story of the match to help him improve more efficiently. In this episode we dive into: 5 different volleyball stats How stat... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

38 min listen

13 Top Takeaways As A College Coach: In this episode, I share my biggest takeaways as a college coach that hopefully you can implement in your program to make it stronger. In this episode we talk about: Players Admin Coaching Staff Yourself as a coach And a few more key concepts Cl... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

29 min listen

Season Debrief, Culture & Offense with Coaches Eric and Robert: In this episode, I'm joined by my two top assistant coaches on staff where we discuss and reflect on our past season. We dive into: What went well this season What didn't go well What we learnt from this season What we're going to change next seaso... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

45 min listen

Key Strategies & Technical Cues On Solo Blocking With 32 Year Vet Coach Mark Hopper: In this episode, we are privileged to have an extremely technical coach who understands the game at a high level - Coach Mark Hopper. We dive into the technical aspects of single blocking and how to maximize your opportunity to block the ball by look... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

62 min listen

How To Make Your Rotations More Efficient Part 2: This is part 2 to an episode I did back in May 2022. Structuring your rotation can give you a tactical advantage and it's important to know how to do this with the personnel you have on your team to maximize your team's strengths. In this episode we ... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

26 min listen

Balance Strength Training With Practice And Your Season: In this episode, I break down a common question I receive from coaches. How do you balance strength training in your season with practice? In this episode we dive into: Benefits of strength training for volleyball Before or after practice? Club, Hi... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

28 min listen

Creative Incentives To Add Additional Wins For Your Players: What can we do as coaches to create additional wins for your players besides winning the match itself. In this episode, I share some creative strategies as well as encourage you to implement incentives for your players to celebrate post game. In this... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

28 min listen

Playing Middle, Team Culture and Coaching Takeaways From National and Pro Player Daenan Gyimah: On this episode, we have national and pro player Daenan Gyimah who discusses a variety of great insights for coaches. We dive into: Best quality in coaches Practices Middle position (Offense and Defense) Match Preparation Culture And a few more ... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

72 min listen

Strategies On Using Multi-Skill Games to Warm Up: In this episode, I share 4 drills and go over the philosophy of using multi-skill drills in your practice. Working with a lot of European coaches, I share with you their experience and how multi-skill games have significantly helped with their player... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

27 min listen

The Art of Storytelling & How It Can Impact and Improve Your Team: Storytelling can play a significant factor in impacting your players and not having this in your program is reducing the impact you could have. Some players game improves just by being moved by a story. You never know how this can impact a player and... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

23 min listen

Strategies On Selecting The Right Players For Your Team: In this episode, we dive into selecting the right players for your team. We all know it just takes 1 person to ruin the chemistry, morale and overall experience of your team so we want to make sure we do everything in our power to assess players on m... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

29 min listen

2023 Women’s National Championship & AVCA Coaches Convention Takeaways and Recap: In this episode, I share my big takeaways from the annual AVCA coaches convention. So if you didn't get to attend, there may be some great nuggets in this episode. I also share my takeaways from the national championship game. In this episode we dive... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

44 min listen

Step By Step Blueprint For 1st & 2nd Year Volleyball Coaches: When I was a young coach I never had a guide to know what I should be doing in order to set my program up for success. I didn't even know the difference between coaching a team and running a program. This episode teaches 1st and 2nd year coaches the ... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

37 min listen

1 Simple Strategy For Tournament & Match Prep: In this episode, we dive into the vault of a previous episode I recorded back in 2020 to help coaches with preparing for tournaments. There are simple strategies you can use to set your team up for success during a tournament. In this episode we dive... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

26 min listen

Step By Step Guide To Training The Leftside Position: In this episode we talked about arguably the most important position in volleyball. This position is responsible for all 6 of the major volleyball skills. In this episode we dove into: How to select your Leftside Key features of the Leftside Lefts... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

44 min listen

Strategies On Effective Feedback To Players: Feedback is important and understanding how to deliver feedback can affect the development of your athletes. In this episode we dive into different types of feedback and strategies to delivering effective feedback. We talk about: The 2 different type... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

29 min listen

Strategies For The 5th And/Or Deciding Set - Game to 15: The deciding set is always exciting and there is a lot of pressure on your athletes to perform. There are strategies that coaches can use to come out on top in these pressure sets. In this episode we dive into: Strategizing for the 5th set Mindset ... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

31 min listen

Have You Asked Yourself As A Coach, Is it me?: Doubt is something that unfortunately is far too common with coaches and I want you to understand it's normal and you're not alone. In this episode, I break down and share strategies that coaches can use anytime this thought comes to your head. What ... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

27 min listen

Strategies When Coaching An Undersized Team: In this episode, I dive into strategies that you can implement when coaching a smaller team in terms of height. We dive into: Blocking Technique Serve and Pass Middle Strategies Offensive Mindset & Strategies Speed And a few other key concep... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

27 min listen

Strategies For Post Game Analysis: In this episode I share some strategies you can use for post game analysis so you can strategically focus on what you need to do to help your team get better. We discuss: Top 4 stats 20-80 rule for serving Film Play by Play for runs Software Bo... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

26 min listen

Attacking Against A block, Match-ups & Rotation And Playing Time Pre-Season: In this episode, I share a lot of insights from discussions I had with college coaches at a tournament I hosted. In addition, diving into how to think about your match-ups and breaking down an important skill of attacking with a block. In this episod... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

33 min listen

5 Tactical Blocking Strategies: In this episode, I dive into strategies that you can train your athletes to do depending on common situations that happen when the other team has the ball. We dive into: The 3 weakest offensive rotations Always double blocking in various situations ... by The Volleyball By Design Podcast

36 min listen

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The Art Of Decision Making As A Setter: 20 Strategies To Train Your Setter

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