The Volleyball By Design Podcast

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

Decision making is a vital part of being a setter and there is a lot that goes into this skill. In this episode, I dive into 20 strategies you can use to help your train your setter with their decision making. We discuss:

• 20 different strategies 
• Off court and on court 
• Understanding player personnel 
• Film 
• And so much more key concepts 

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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 season 
• And a few other key concepts 

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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 looking at certain cues. We discuss: 

• 1st and 2nd read of individual blocking 
• Step by step process to individual blocking 
• Drills to help improve blocking 
• Practice - structure and mindset 
• Offensive scoring with a block 
• And a few more key concepts 

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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 dive into:

• Common rotation mistakes 
• Where to put your best LS attacker and Middle 
• Tactical advantages to player placement with rotation 
• And a few other key ideas 

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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, High School and College 
• Vertical Jump Training 
• The Posterior Chain 
• And a few more key concepts 

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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 episode, we talk about:

• 3 Incentives for your team 
• The rationale and benefit to your team using this framework 
• Serving, impact, and a few more key concepts 

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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 key concepts 

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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 development. In this episode we dive into:

• 4 Multi-Skill games 
• How to incorporate this concept into your gym 
• What skills should you focus on
• And a few other key concepts 

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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 the more stories you share, the better your chances of more players being motivated to be better. In this episode we dive into: 

• The importance of storytelling 
• Some important facts of story telling 
• Strategies on telling stories 
• How to effectively impact your players 
• And a few more key concepts 

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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 multiple different levels. In this episode we talk about:

• Team Identity and Culture 
• Roles 
• 4 Corner Development Model 
• Interviews 
• And a few more key concepts 

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