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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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Monday Nov 03, 2025
Monday Nov 03, 2025
In this episode, I take us back into the vault to an interview I had with pro setter Micah Ma'a where we discuss the tactical and technical aspect of setting. We dive into:
- Setting technique
- Decision making
- Key factors to making a great setter
- And a few more key concepts
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Tuesday Oct 28, 2025
Tuesday Oct 28, 2025
In this episode I share 10 strategies on transition that can help your team capitalize when in transition. We dive into:
- 7 different types of transition
- Footwork
- Switching Patterns
- Transition off Dig
- Creative offense in transition
- And a few more key concepts
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Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
Tuesday Oct 21, 2025
Tuesday Oct 21, 2025
In this episode, I dive into a common problem coaches face with their teams and that is, what to do when the other team goes on a run. In this episode I share strategies to combat this issue. We dive into:
- The Mental Side
- Timeouts
- Rotation Issues
- Play Calls
- Train it in Practice
- Perfect 12 Drill
- Tactical
- And a few more key concepts
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Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
Monday Oct 13, 2025
Monday Oct 13, 2025
In this episode, I sat back and thought about how the greatest coaches in the world got to where they are. Did they do anything similar? Where did they spend a lot of their time? Where did they invest their time and money to get to where they are?
I noticed there were patterns that were the same across all high level coaches and I wanted to bring those to the podcast. This is a great episode if you're ready to grow right now as a coach and jump to the next level.
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Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
Monday Oct 06, 2025
Monday Oct 06, 2025
In this episode, we dive into a popular discussion regarding volleyball IQ. How can we, as coaches, improve our players volleyball IQ. In this episode we dive into 5 main strategies and a few others to help your players increase their volleyball IQ. We talk about:
- Volleyball IQ is game understanding + perception + decision making + anticipation
- Block Training vs Game Training
- Video
- Decision Making & Cues
- Types of drills
- Problem Solving
- And a few more key concepts
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Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
Tuesday Sep 30, 2025
Tuesday Sep 30, 2025
This episode is a little different. Yes, you'll still get some value out of it as a coach for a variety of reasons but I walk you through my entire process for starting my ProAm Volleyball league. We dive into:
- My Vision
- Step By Step Process to Start
- Draft Combine
- Unique Rules
- Tickets
- Staff
- Coaching
- Etc.
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Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
Monday Sep 22, 2025
Monday Sep 22, 2025
In this episode, I dive into the tactical aspect of serve receive and not necessarily the technical. Understanding how to tactically approach serve receive will help increase your sideout percentage. We dive into:
- Long Angle vs Short Angle
- Spin vs Float
- Different footwork
- Film
- Mindset
- Libero
- Seams vs Passing zones
- Increasing Sideout %
- Short Serves vs Long Serves
- And a few more key concepts
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Click here to join my free workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com
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Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
Monday Sep 15, 2025
Monday Sep 15, 2025
In this episode, I dive into the conversation regarding playing time and how it affects the culture of your team. We talk about:
- Dealing with players, parents and administration
- Volleyball Manual
- Popular scenarios on your team regarding playing time and culture
- Strategies to help deal with the playing time dilemma for coaches
- And a few more key things
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Click here to join my free workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com
Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
Monday Sep 01, 2025
Monday Sep 01, 2025
In this episode, I dive into some drill concepts as well as team and individual drills. These drills are vetted and proven and used by the best coaches in the world. We dive into:
- Fundamental vs Skill
- Block Train vs Game Train
- 6 Individual skill drills
- 7 Team Skill Drills
- Multi Skill Drills
- Performance Indicators
- How To Implement Progressions and Variations
- And much more
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Click here to join my free workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com
Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
Monday Aug 25, 2025
Monday Aug 25, 2025
In this episode, I share a list of items that will help coaches be more prepared and ready for the beginning of the season. We dive into:
- Equipment
- Planning
- Training
- Structure
- Reporting
- Meetings
- Etc.
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Click here to register for my free workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com
Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB