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The Volleyball By Design podcast gives coaches simple, actionable, step by step strategies so you can get clarity in your coaching and apply what you learn right away.
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In this episode, I dive into strategies you can use in your gym leading up to the playoffs. This is an important time to make sure you're doing the right things to maximize your opportunity to win in the playoffs. We talk about:
- Film
- Team Chemistry
- Refinement vs Acquisition
- Check ins
- Mental Skills
- Team Building Activities
- Tactical Strategies
- And a few more key concepts
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Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
Monday Feb 09, 2026
Monday Feb 09, 2026
This is a topic that is hard to articulate, you can't learn it anywhere on the web but it's extremely important and every high level coach has this in their gym. And that is creating a system and standard of excellence and maintaining that during practices and over the course of a season. In this episode, we dive into:
- What does it look like to create a high standard of excellence
- What I see in the best gyms in the world
- Strategies to implement this in your gym
- Finding the balance
- Creating pressure
- What it involves from the coach
- The little things that coaches miss in practice but are important
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
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Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
Monday Feb 02, 2026
Monday Feb 02, 2026
In this episode, we go back into the fault with an interview I did with the Head Coach of the University of Alberta, Brock Davidiuk, as he is an expert setting coach. In this episode, he shares so much technical aspects of setting and provides amazing insights to the position. He talks about:
- The technical principles - Feet, Hands, Body & Eyes
- Principle of a live environment
- Stages of setting
- Youth setting to college setting
- College setting to Pro setting
- Setter hitter relationship
- And so much more
Click here to find out more about his setting academy
Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com
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Reach out to me via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
Monday Jan 12, 2026
Monday Jan 12, 2026
This episode dives into the intangibles of volleyball — the non-skill, non-system factors that directly impact game play, lineup decisions, and winning. We break down the habits, awareness, and behaviours that coaches need to be aware of but don’t always explicitly coach, and why they matter so much on match day. Some things we cover are:
- Being surprised on the court
- Coming down from the block
- Switching
- Setter Coverage
- Screening
- Communication
- Engaging with the Ref
- Attention to detail from athletes
- And a few more key concepts
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Acacdemy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com
Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
Monday Jan 05, 2026
Monday Jan 05, 2026
In this episode, I break down the exact technology I use in my volleyball program — including apps, software, and equipment that help with practice planning, film, communication, and player development. If you’re looking to save time and coach more efficiently, this episode is for you. The Tech I mention are:
- IstatVball 3
- CoachBoard
- Solo Stats Touch
- OVR Jump Tester
- Bam Video Delay
- Bushnell Radar Gun
- Pocket Radar Gun
- QwikCut - https://bit.ly/QwikCut-Volleyball-Platform
- HUDL (Balltime AI), Volleymetrics
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com
Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
Monday Dec 29, 2025
Monday Dec 29, 2025
Great seasons don’t just happen on the court — they’re shaped by the conversations you have with your players. In this episode, I share how I approach preseason and postseason interviews, what questions truly matter, and how these conversations can transform player development, accountability, and team culture. We dive into:
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Why preseason and postseason interviews matter more than most coaches realize
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The key questions that set expectations and drive real player growth
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How interviews improve trust, communication, and team culture
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Common interview mistakes coaches should avoid
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Turning player feedback into actionable changes for next season
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com
Reach out via Instagram @BrianSngh_CoachB
Monday Dec 22, 2025
Monday Dec 22, 2025
In today's episode, we go back into the vault where Erik Shoji shares some tangible advice that coaches can take and apply in their gym right away with their players. Topics include
- Passing Technique & Strategies
- Reading and Cues
- Mental side of passing
- Defensive movement & cues
- And so much more.
Click here to view Erik's youtube channel
Click here to register for my free workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com
Click here to sign up to the waitlist for Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Monday Dec 15, 2025
Monday Dec 15, 2025
In this episode, I went back to past interviews with great coaches and compiled all their advice on building team culture and put it into this episode. There are a ton of takeaways and notes you can get from this episode. We dive into:
- Documents & Pillars
- Communication
- Standards
- Relationships
- Special culture items per team
- Amazing quotes on culture
- And so much more
Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
Monday Dec 08, 2025
Monday Dec 08, 2025
This custom blocking system taught in the episode has helped many high level teams create chaos on the fly and shut down some of the strongest offenses. If you're a coach looking to improve their blocking toolbox, this episode will change the way you think about blocking. We dive into:
- Blocking terminology
- The custom blocking system
- How to implement it
- Different Variations
- And a few more key concepts
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com
Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
Monday Dec 01, 2025
Monday Dec 01, 2025
In this episode, we dive into hand signals from not only the setter but the coach and other players as well. Then we transition to verbal cues and how you can use verbal cues to communicate effectively with your players and avoid having to burn unnecessary timeouts. In this episode we cover:
- 10 different hand signals
- Different positions that have different purposes
- Play calling
- Verbal cues and how to create them
- And much more
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com
Reach out to me via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB