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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.
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.
Episodes

Monday Oct 28, 2024
How To Plan & Execute An Efficient And Effective Practice
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Monday Oct 28, 2024
We want to ensure our players are developing at each practice and that our practices are designed for player and team development. In this episode we dive into:
- Practice Planning (how to prepare a practice plan)
- Key elements of your practice
- Skill Development
- Skill based practice vs team based practices
- Practice Principles
- Using technology to increase player development
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Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

Monday Oct 21, 2024
How To Become Unstoppable On Offense With Out Of System Play
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Monday Oct 21, 2024
The conversation about OOS play is becoming more and more common because coaches are realizing how important it is in order to win games. In this episode we dive into:
- Understanding OOS vs In system
- Trends & Stats
- Traditional vs Now
- Technique and Execution
- Drills
- Common Mistakes & Objections
- And a few more key concepts
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Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

Monday Oct 14, 2024
Strategies When Your Players Lose All Momentum
Monday Oct 14, 2024
Monday Oct 14, 2024
In this episode, I dive into strategies as well as painting the picture for when your team loses momentum in a match. As a coach, it can be really frustrating watching your team fall apart on the court and there is nothing you can do to help. In this episode we dive into:
- Strategies on how to combat momentum shifts
- Mental Skills training
- Painting the picture of the situation
- And a few more concepts
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Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

Monday Oct 07, 2024
Strategies On Coaching Players Who Might Doubt You
Monday Oct 07, 2024
Monday Oct 07, 2024
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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Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

Monday Sep 30, 2024
Monday Sep 30, 2024
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
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy
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Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

Monday Sep 16, 2024
Monday Sep 16, 2024
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
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy
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Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

Monday Sep 09, 2024
How To Create An Effective Offensive System
Monday Sep 09, 2024
Monday Sep 09, 2024
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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Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

Monday Sep 02, 2024
2 Tactical Tools To Add To Your Middle Blockers
Monday Sep 02, 2024
Monday Sep 02, 2024
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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Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

Monday Aug 26, 2024
Monday Aug 26, 2024
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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Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

Monday Aug 19, 2024
The Hard Truth I learnt This Summer About Competitive Volleyball
Monday Aug 19, 2024
Monday Aug 19, 2024
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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Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
