The Volleyball By Design Podcast

Strategies On Coaching Players Who Might Doubt You

During my workshop, I got the question, "How can I coach players who might doubt my feedback (maybe because I wasn't a highest level athlete myself at my prime and I'd say I'm coaching a relatively high level)?" This question I know many coaches go through. In this episode, I walk you through how to solve this problem. We dive into:

• Certain Beliefs 
• Player Development 
• Relationships 
• Structure 
• And a few more key concepts 

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Step By Step Guide On How To Efficiently Train Inexperienced Players In Order To Compete With Experienced Players

One of the hardest things for coaches is to take an inexperienced player and have them compete with experienced players. The gap is so large sometimes. In this episode, I share a complete guide to get inexperienced players playing at the level where they can compete with experienced players. In this episode we dive into:

• A roadmap to bridge the gap
• Understanding how to train fundamentals 
• 12 Strategies to help bridge the gap 
• And a few more key concepts 

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Important Technical Strategies and Distinctions Between Passing Float vs Spin

There is a difference between passing a float vs a spin. Athletes need to understand the principles and how to apply them in various situations. In this episode, I go over how to pass both serves and what the difference is. We dive into:

• Technique on passing float 
• Technique on passing spin 
• Major differences and how to adjust 
• Basic principles of passing 
• Exceptions given various situations 
• And a few more key concepts 

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How To Create An Effective Offensive System

There are a lot of ways to run an offensive system. But there are certain elements of an offensive system that must happen. In this episode we dive into:

• What is an offensive system 
• Zones 
• Types of offense 
• First Ball Side Out 
• Transition 
• Out of System 
• And a few more key concepts 

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2 Tactical Tools To Add To Your Middle Blockers

In this episode, I dive into 2 tactical items that we're seeing used at the pro and international level that you may want to teach or introduce to your team. In this episode we dive into:

• Middle approach when setter is off the net 
• Plyometric vs Isometric Blocking 
• Reading and movement 
• And a few more key concepts 

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A Simple Guide To Organizing How And When You'll Cover Every Volleyball Skill During Your Season

In this episode, I share a very simple approach to organizing when you'll be able to cover all the skills in our game during the course of your season. Time is one of our greatest enemies so having a strategy to be able to cover everything you need for your team is important. In this episode we talk about:

• All the skills in our game 
• How to organize all those skills in our game during your season 
• Organizing systems 
• And a few more concepts 

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The Hard Truth I learnt This Summer About Competitive Volleyball

In this episode, I share some hard truths that I know many of us know but sometimes it's nice to get reacquainted with them before the season starts. We dive into:

• 6 truths that we need to accept 
• Common things across all coaches 
• What I would do differently 
• A few other key concepts 

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Systems, Skills, Drills & A Roadmap with National Team Leftside Jesse Elser

This episode is taken from my annual coaches clinic called DVA Live where Jesse Elser presented to our group of coaches and delivered such valuable insight that had the coaches wanting more. In this episode he dives into:

• Creative volleyball 
• Expectations & Culture 
• Successful Drills 
• Season structure & practice structure 
• Roadmaps 
• Systems 
• And so much more 

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Video Analysis With Former Assistant Coach Of Top US University Programs Amy Angelos

In this episode, we are privileged to have Amy Angelos on who has been an assistant on some top programs in the US including the university of Michigan. We talk all about analyzing video for match prep as well as player development. We dive into: 

• Tendencies 
• Rotation 
• 20-20 rule 
• Serving strategy 
• Charts 
• When to pause video 
• And a few other key concepts 

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9-Man Strategies That Can be Used in 6v6 with Hank Ma

In this episode we're going to talk about the hugely popular game called 9-Man that is generally played over the summer. And we are privileged to have a veteran 9-Man coach Hank Ma who shares some amazing insights. We dive into:

• Some brief history on 9-Man 
• The rules of 9-Man 
• How 9-Man volleyball can be applied to indoor 6v6
• Strategies and Tactics that can be taken and used in 6v6
• How to train certain skills
• And a few other concepts 

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