Coach Your Brains Out

-What a Texas practice looks like-What to do when practice falls short of the team's standards-How they prepared for the national title match-Communication between staff and their rolesCoach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

-Coaching beach-Beach vs Indoor specialization-The culture at Texas-What made them successfulThanks for listening and supporting the show!Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

-Training through an ecological lens-Volleyball training: how to jump higher, hit harder, move better-Traditional weight room workouts vs sport context specific -Program timing and frequency-The most important qualities of a strength coach Thanks for listening and supporting the show!Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

-Training agility by adding noise-Representative training and developing "real" agility-What is skill?- 4 categories of noise: environment, athlete, tactical, and equipment-The importance of decision making in training Thanks for listening and supporting the show!Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

-Applying mental skills in practice and competition-What has led to Pitt's success-Mental case studies: Lack of motivationPerfectionistsResist making changesNervous before competitionAren't acting like themselvesThanks for listening and supporting the show!Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

-How Bernie's work has changed the program and culture-Team and individual values-Applying mental skills in practice and competition Thanks for listening and supporting the show!Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

0:44 - What Kasey has been working with in the off season with his players.6:17 - Introducing Rob and how he has worked with the UMBC staff and team.7:58 - Describing “action capacity”, and how it can fit into the context of sports.14:19 - What are the best ways/exercises to achieve action capacity in the category of jumping?18:46 - Andy’s thoughts on implementing action capacity values when training.21:34 - How Kasey and Rob have implemented action capacity with athletes they have worked with.24:51 - What would the volleyball equivalent of the NFL combine look like?Thanks for listening and supporting the show!Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

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1:15 - Karch’s thoughts on using an ecological approach at the professional/national team level.3:44 - Players’ response to the “Goldilocks” style of exaggerating the two extremes to find the middle ground that works for them.5:29 - At the national team level, has Karch found that there are variabilities in play style?9:34 - Has Karch ever thought to experiment with using environmental constraints that naturally come with playing outdoor volleyball in practice for the national team?12:35 - What should the coach’s role be in the development of youth players?14:54 - Competitive games that John and Karch have come up with when all the courts at the beach are in use.19:16 - Competitive games that Karch has come up with for when his players are tired and worn out.Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

1:34 - Environmental constraints that Karch had when he was playing volleyball growing up.“Win and keep playing or lose and sit” system4:50 - How the lumpy and hilly sand at East Beach may have shaped the way Karch learned to play.6:26 - How natural obstacles can pose as challenges for athletes to overcome.8:44 - How fatigue played a factor in Karch’s tournaments and his development as a player.14:04 - How did Karch adapt to the many rule changes and even court size changes during the time he played?19:16 - Karch’s thoughts on traditional coaching, and if he wished he had coaches give explicit directions when he was first learning to play.23:40 - Comparing Karch’s current coaching style to the way he learned to play volleyball.27:05 - What Karch is doing to help his players become problem-solvers.Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

3:04 - What Karch has been learning about and focusing on recently.5:55 - How has Karch implemented motivational interviewing while coaching the U.S. women's volleyball national team?If you have an abundance of knowledge and experience, like Karch does, when is the most effective time to share it?10:50 - How Karch’s experience practicing volleyball growing up was different from others’.17:30 - Karch’s thoughts on explicitly showing and teaching the “correct” technique.20:01 - How Karch experimented with different platforms/grips to find the one that felt the most natural.25:12 - Experimenting with different footwork depending on the side Karch approached on to attack.27:21 - Adapting how you play based on your body type.30:30 - Did Karch consciously choose which approach footwork to choose during the play?Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

1:26 - Checking in with Andy, has spring training already started for baseball?2:26 - Introducing the topic for today’s episode: internal cueing.8:54 - Kasey’s thoughts on internal cueing.14:43 - Concerns in the long term with having athletes shift from an internal to external focus.18:03 - Should internal focus be something that can still be discussed within the coaching scene?18:56 - Where does internal cueing fit into practice design?27:38 - Would it be effective to practice internal constraints and then later transition into external constraints?Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

1:40 - Helping athletes learn how to handle pressure better (Chapter 15 of Rob’s book)3:18 - Approaching coaches who would rather have “perfect” practices by removing pressure and anxiety within the practices.4:50 - How and when would Rob implement pressure and anxiety?11:41 - Explaining the challenge point hypothesis (Chapter 14), and dealing with obstacles that come with implementing it into practice.12:31 - How can coaches adjust practice activities if they are too difficult/if there is too much failure (especially at the junior level).16:00 - Unique qualities about the volleyball community that have stuck out to Rob.19:18 - What kind of coaching instructions can end up making a player’s vision and serve receive skills worsen?22:21 - How setters and attackers can improve their peripheral vision to improve sets and score more points.25:30 - What inspired Rob to focus this year on interviewing more coaches for his podcast, and what has he learned from them so far?Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

Access Rob’s online content here, and also where to buy his new book Learning to Optimize Movementhttps://perceptionaction.com/2:25 - How Rob is able to connect with such a wide variety of organizations and individuals.3:47 - Has the ecological approach somehow made an impact on Rob’s day to day life?4:42 - Diving into Rob’s new book, explaining the difference between a college and professional infielder with regards to gaze behavior (chapter 3).5:39 - How can coaches help players improve their gaze?7:56 - How can coaches determine that their players have actually improved their visual perception without using expensive equipment like eye trackers?10:14 - Are there times when internal feedback can actually be effective?12:36 - Replacing explicit instruction with activities that can teach athletes the same skill more effectively (chapter 6).17:44 - How the four variables of variability, instability, constraints and overload can help promote change.20:24 - Examples of overload across multiple sports including baseball, basketball, and beach volleyball.23:58 - Explaining what attractors are and how they are implemented.26:29 - Explaining the difference between monostability and multistability.27:42 - How coaches can create new attractors/fluctuators.Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

John Mayer, Joe Trinsey, and Kirk Pitman discuss how they plan practice.

John Mayer, Joe Trinsey, and Kirk Pitman talk about how they plan practice.

1:22 - What Dan looks for when he is hiring staff members.4:20 - How does Dan manage the staff when there are multiple coaches that have similar strengths and weaknesses?6:21 - Tips Dan has for effectively communicating with staff members.10:13 - How has Dan delegated work among himself and his staff?19:51 - How does Dan set and implement standards for his team, and how does he communicate with players that don’t meet that criteria?24:33 - How Dan balanced stepping into a new role as a head coach with also becoming a part of a new school with a different culture. Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

1:24 - Introducing Dan, as well as his big takeaways from recently becoming the head coach of the baseball program at Kansas University.3:15 - What were some difficulties Dan experienced transitioning into a larger role as a head coach, as well as moving to a new university?6:29 - Dan’s experience with communicating with athletes, and how coaches can become better at this skill.7:52 - With so many players on a roster, how does Dan organize 1-on-1s or other methods of personal communication?11:41 - How the way Dan communicates with his players changes depending on their personalities.16:16 - How does Dan communicate with role players, or bench players that generally may not receive as much attention?20:56 - How Dan as a coach manages pressure that athletes may feel to perform well, and have a successful season.22:23 - Dealing with pressure to succeed from the players perspective.28:35 - Compared to beach volleyball where there are only two players who learn all skills, how do coaches and staff manage sports like baseball where there are so many more positions that specialize in different skills?Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

1:30 - How Hugh manages to maintain a healthy lifestyle despite all the craziness that comes with being a coach.3:12 - Does Hugh allow himself to set aside free time for things like watching a TV Show.6:11 - Explaining the idea of being a woman and a warrior that Hugh emphasized to his players and in his book.9:36 - What is coopetition, and how does Hugh incorporate it into practices? 11:47 - How does Hugh create a team mentality rather than one focused on individual results?15:27 - Differences between outcome goals, task goals, and daily goals.19:48 - Fostering a mentality where once practice starts, athletes switch into a different mode where they are focused and attentive.22:24 - Explaining the nuances of role clarity and communication with athletes.24:56 - The biggest influences Ken Ravizza has had on Hugh as well as his team.Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

1:56 - Hugh’s “retirement” and what his new upcoming role will look like in the next few years..4:55 - Will Hugh ever make a comeback to being involved on court as a coach?9:10 - Should there be more barriers between coaches and players (especially young athletes) in terms of influence?Plus, check out Hugh’s book titled: Championship Behaviors: A Model for Competitive Influence14:25 - How Hugh first navigated the evidence-based approach for coaching and education, and ways that new coaches can implement it.17:13 - Describing the distinction between “what you are” and “what you do”.19:20 - How do we improve our “salesmanship” as a coach?20:43 - Hugh’s strategies for convincing athletes that don’t initially buy into his ideas.22:05 - How to get chips in the “emotional bank account”?23:47 - Is salesmanship an important skill with coaches to develop?27:19 - The downsides of using sarcasm as a coach.Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

1:32 - Despite the losses, where does Andy see success in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ development?2:15 - Andy’s predictions for the upcoming season.2:44 - Diving into the idea of attractors and cuing, and how do they fit into the way we interact in our sports?6:29 - Are attractors universal within all athletes when they start, or do they develop from coaching and instruction?9:28 - Examples of attractors in volleyball.17:35 - Andy’s thoughts on constraining with fluctuators in mind vs. with attractors in mind.19:44 - How would Kasey cue or constrain a fluctuator?28:00 - How can coaches learn about attractors to increase their awareness with how they interact with their sport?28:50 - Final thoughts.Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

1:13 - What is something coaches can do to easily incorporate ecological dynamics for the first time?Giving more authority to the players10:06 - Loren’s thoughts on the belief that “fundamentals need to be taught first” before there can be any variability in practice.17:51 - More insight into practice design that uses the constraints led approach.34:05 - Attributing a reason for doing something to a specific habit or action.42:05 - Benefits of encouraging players to start a donor sport.Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: [email protected] Support the show by becoming a Patron

1:50 - How has Loren explored ecological dynamics in the past?2:50 - What originally pushed Loren to start learning about ecological dynamics?9:47 - Have there ever been instances where Loren has questioned the effectiveness of certain aspects of the ecological approach?13:31 - Does Loren think his teams would have won more if they followed a traditional approach?15:28 - Differences between ecological dynamics and the traditional methods of coaching.Explaining within the lens of junior club volleyball28:89 - While coaching in his old club, what pushback did Loren face when he tried implementing ecological dynamics, and how did he face it?32:23 - Scenarios where just sticking with the traditional methods may have worked more effectively than implementing ecological dynamics despite the research.38:07 - How does Loren respond to players who ask for more direct feedback from their coaches?41:30 - Explaining the usage of principles of movement vs. prescriptive changes to parts of techniques.Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: [email protected] Support the show by becoming a Patron

1:26 - Despite research that shows that it’s not as effective as an external focus, how can internal focus still encourage learning in differential learning settings?4:54 - What timing is best for maximizing the effects on the athletes?6:44 - Are there any scenarios where athletes can have errors that are too extreme to be considered “bad errors”?12:53 - How to successfully encourage elite athletes to move out of their comfort zone?16:04 - Would the same improvement that took place when novice players were the subjects also occur with elite athletes?19:58 - What would two hours of practice look like if Dr. Schollhorn was designing it?Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: [email protected] Support the show by becoming a Patron

1:46 - Dr. Schollhorn’s journey through sports during his childhood and how it guided him towards studying the differential approach.5:09 - When and how can coaches effectively use differential learning?The importance of effective communication12:32 - Breaking down Dr. Schollhorn’s recent study on serving and passing in volleyball.Three main groups: Control, traditional (repetitive drills), and differential approach16:29 - Dr. Schollhorn’s response to people doubting the actual usage and effectiveness of differential learning in sports.21:48 - Why corrective feedback isn’t a particularly effective form of communication. 24:47 - Describing the relevance and differences in usage between pedagogy and andragogy.28:33 - Going back to the previous volleyball study mentioned, why were there significantly greater results in the retention phase for athletes in the differential learning group when compared to the other groups?31:37 - Given that the differential learning group didn’t do the same exercises as the athletes in the other two groups, what exercises were done?35:28 - Would Dr. Schollhorn focus at one part of the motion/technique at a time, or mix up other parts in between (eg. focusing on the toss first - arm bent, left arm or right arm, etc).38:07 - How important is it to Dr. Schollhorn that when focusing on changing parts of a technique, the athlete is still focusing on the goal of the drill (eg. serving to a certain spot).Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: [email protected] Support the show by becoming a Patron

1:22 - Explaining “archetypes” and how they can be useful when scouting athletes or teams.Similar to Jamie Morrison’s idea of storytelling6:42 - How adding variability and “noise” can strengthen the defensive and offensive system rather than break it.7:41 - Beginner players run into variability while advanced players create variability. Why is that?9:52 - The added benefits of linking archetypes with experiences that players have (e.x. drills in practices, or even plays).11:41 - How John related players he encountered for the first time in the World Tour to players he had already played before in the AVP in scouting reports.12:33 - As a highschool or youth coach where time is limited, what would be the Number 1 idea to present to the players?14:40 - What avid blog readers can look forward to in the upcoming months (a lot of the posts that Joe mentions are already uploaded!).Read Joe’s blog here: https://smartervolley.substack.com/15:39 - Joe’s pick for winning the NCAA Finals at the time the podcast was being recorded.17:02 - How advanced is the statistical analysis of Beach Volleyball at this point?Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: [email protected] Support the show by becoming a Patron

1:48 - What are some specific games/drills through which Joe enforces this idea of “making the other side play”?7:47 - Balancing freedom of play and potential development at the younger ages with increasing competition and competitive success.15:27 - Joe’s thoughts on scoring games/drills where there is a “minus” component.18:39 - Explaining the idea of “game teaches the game” and its role in development.25:08 - When it comes down to smaller techniques and motions, leaving the athletes to self-organize specific constraintsCoach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: [email protected] Support the show by becoming a Patron

1:23 - Why does Joe call himself the “Forrest Gump” of volleyball?3:17 - What can readers gain from becoming subscribers of Joe’s blog?Become a subscriber here: https://smartervolley.substack.com/6:10 - Creating a blog vs. publishing it as a book: Billy’s and Joe’s thoughts on the differences and benefits.7:34 - Joe’s experience coaching the Canadian men’s indoor team over the last summer: what he learned and gained as a coach.11:48 - Exhausting traveling experience for the VNL games.14:03 - Joe’s thoughts on “momentum” within games particularly at the juniors level, and how it compares to the college and professional level.21:43 - Identifying the upsides and downsides of building off momentum and/or treating it as a placebo.23:49 - How can coaches destabilize a “bad solution” and give players the tools to create a more effective solution?27:56 - Joe’s approach to stats at the junior level compared to the college or professional level. Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: [email protected] Support the show by becoming a Patron

1:26 - Checking up on Harjiv: with the start of the NBA season, how has he been doing?3:07 - What is “specificity” in relation to motor learning and practice design?6:43 - Why should the specificity of practice and the specificity of movement be separated from each other?10:16 - Defining variability and describing its benefits.11:22 - Attributing specificity of practice as the “what” and the specificity of movement as the “how”.13:09 - How do variation and specificity relate to each other?14:38 - How does specificity and variation fit into volleyball given how chaotic it is?17:00 - How does Kasey interact with the chaos of volleyball?19:40 - Can we be specific while also having changes in variability?25:48 - What is the thought process behind increasing and decreasing variability within the baseball setting?27:18 - Are there instances where some kinds of variability may be more or less effective than others?31:09 - One large and implementable takeaway from this episode.Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

1:24 - Has John observed a large variety in techniques of the same skills? And in what skills?6:22 - How does the usage of an economical model affect the way John scouts athletes?8:03 - In game, which stats are the most important to keep track of?10:44 - Using stats to shift the focus and guide players to look at the success on their side of the net.11:50 - What should you say in time outs or between sets to a player who is noticeably struggling to perform?15:05 - With a new player in the program who is used to frequent explicit feedback, how do you explain to them the differences in the program, and why this coaching style is implemented?18:17 - John’s book recommendations!Books Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: [email protected] Support the show by becoming a Patron

1:17 - How to address challenge point theory in practices with different players and teams of varying skill levels?3:43 - Explaining synchronistic and antagonistic skills as well as how their relationship is relevant in practice.5:39 - How do synchronistic and antagonistic factors guide John in training and challenging his players?9:08 - Diving into some hypothetical scenarios, and how John would use ecological dynamics to address issues that arise.15:14 - Especially with hand-setting in Beach Volleyball where many can be successful with so many different kinds of forms, how can you know as a coach when to suggest to your players that they should try a more traditional approach?17:33 - Moving onto culture, does John often have team culture meetings with his players before the season and during, and what is discussed?18:36 - What about meetings discussing general and overarching program themes/culture?22:17 - Does John keep track of the values of individual players?24:14 - John’s personal values.25:19 - Coaching a team that has an unrealistic chance to win a championship, what expectations would John have? What would success look like for that team?28:10 - Regarding tactics and strategies (e.g. set location and height), how much is decided by the “LMU system” and how much does John leave for his players to decide for themselves?30:34 - Setting up a defensive system for Beach Volleyball (more fluid/flexible) vs. in Indoor Volleyball (set bases/areas).Books Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: [email protected] Support the show by becoming a Patron

1:36 - Switching up the roles: dedicating this podcast to asking John questions.2:45 - How does John gather his coaching principles and ideas?Partially through co-hosting these podcast episodes!4:00 - How John tries to transfer ideas/techniques that are explained in the context of other sports to volleyball.6:15 - If John founded a youth volleyball club, what would be the major ideas that he would go over with the coaches he employed?10:28 - How would John design practices as the “problem provider."12:46 - What does John clue in on to determine which challenges are relevant, and which are less important to work on?14:29 - John’s process for practice design.16:05 - When creating practice plans, does John like to go back to previous ones for inspiration, or does he prefer starting fresh?17:29 - Explaining the difference between performance and learning.19:08 - How can coaches foster an effective learning environment?20:59 - When it comes time for competition and games, how does John’s role change as a coach?25:47 - Explaining challenge point theory.Books Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: [email protected] Support the show by becoming a Patron

1:16 - What has inspired Matt to talk about the topic of mental health services?3:23 - In the late early 2000s how often were mental health services being used in sports departments?5:51 - Why can it be problematic when different specialists with different career names are all categorized under the same umbrella of sports psychology?7:23 - Can anyone with a degree ranging from a high school degree to a PhD become an MPC (mental performance consultant)?10:57 - If a college program could only afford the services of one professional, which one would be the most helpful in NCAA athletics?13:37 - What events have indicated to Matt that there is a mental health epidemic?15:38 - Would researchers consider social media relationships to be a part of “connectedness”?17:12 - What effect has the increase in mental health coaches had on teams that have access to their services?18:31 - What are the most effective ways and settings to implement mental health coaches?21:38 - What is the most difficult but important psychological need for coaches to satisfy, and why?22:54 - What is the zeitgeist of sports psychology in America, and if we are moving in the right direction, what could be still improved?24:04 - Even if many know that sports psychology and mental health are so important, why are they still stigmatized?25:03 - Fun Fact: learn about the impact the Indiana Jones trilogy had on Matt’s pursuit of his doctorate.Learn more about Matt's work at:https://www.extramileinstitute.com/BooksCoach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: [email protected] Become a Patron to support the show.

1:27 - Introducing the Extra Mile Institute, and how Matt is involved with the program.Learn more at the website here:https://www.extramileinstitute.com/3:40 - How many universities do Matt and the Extra Mile Institute team work with and what are their plans in terms of expansion?4:26 - Introducing today’s topic: self-determination theory.6:39 - Why does extrinsic motivation not meet the same kind of demands that intrinsic motivation does?10:39 - In what environments can “competence” be best developed within athletes?12:06 - Explaining the difference between competence and confidence.12:56 - Which would be more important to prioritize in development: confidence or competence?13:42 - Is self-driven development equally effective as feedback from coaches?15:59 - How can competence be effectively developed in players with little motivation?19:02- Why is the concept of connection/relatedness important in finding motivation?21:22 - When writing, does Billy find that connections are relevant to his motivation, or is he purely being fueled by intrinsic motivation?23:16 - Do people work better when connected rather than just working as purely business partners?24:31 - How does Matt foster the development of connection between players on teams that he works with?26:15 - Describing an environment where the connection between the three components of self-determination theory are the greatest.32:08 - Explaining the frequency that coaches should implement these activities/exercises.33:02 - Has Matt observed coaches implementing self-determination theory into the development of mental skills?BooksCoach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: [email protected] Become a Patron to support the show.

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-Practice Planning-Deliberate Practice-Warm Ups-Competitive Games-Scripting vs Improvising-ReflectionBooksCoach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: [email protected] Become a Patron to support the show.

1:35 - What are some of the goals J.P. had in mind when writing his most recent book The Culture System?Learn more about it here: https://www.tocculture.com/myculturesystem5:28 - Clarifying the roles of a coach vs. the roles of a mentor in an athlete’s life.6:50 - What are some of the differences between “goals” and “visions” that J.P. also explores in The Culture System?8:57 - An example of a coach who implements a vision statement, and how they do so.10:50 - What are some of the problems that arise when coaches focus solely on the process and not on the results/goal?12:28 - How can coaches ensure that the goals and visions they created with the team are making measurable effects?15:25 - Are the principles that J.P. mentioned the most valuable when implemented during times of adversity?19:30 - How often does J.P. find that it is valuable to go back to the original mission statement and tweak parts of it?21:50 - How J.P. changed his coaching based on feedback from the parent of an athlete on his team (also included in his book).25:07 - How and why has the basketball coaching scene shifted from more passive coaching and sitting down to being more active and standing up?27:51 - How active are coaches at the junior and club volleyball level?Does this also change with the age of the coach?Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

1:19 - Moving into the topic of Coach Development, what are values that Jamie emphasizes when developing coaches?2:47 - Are there common traits that coaches have, or does Jamie treat each coach on a case by case basis?5:07 - When Jamie observes coaches develop, what are some of the most common mishaps or mistakes that occur?10:46 - Should coaches who are interested in improving their coaching read strictly research based books?12:01 - What are the main skills or values coaches should focus on improving to become more effective?14:13 - When trying to implement reflection into a coaching routine, what is the most effective schedule to make the most out of the exercises?15:29 - Some of the questions that Jamie has found to be the most effective to reflect on.17:50 - How would Jamie structure reflection exercises?19:40 - What are some common themes that occur during reflection?21:15 - What are qualities that separate good coaches from the elite coaches?22:36 - Explaining the term “pracademic”.23:50 - Should coaches also have an academic background in their field?26:59 - Exploring the informational processing aspect of motor learning.37:33 - Introducing shared mentor models.43:08 - Are there specific scenarios when developing a player that Jamie would focus on an ecological dynamic or constraints led approach vs. an informational processing approach?45:01 - Explaining the effects of differential learning.47:15 - Why Jamie is not entirely sold on prescriptive coaching methods.Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

1:24: How Jamie ended up working with coaches through his journey as a health and human performance professor.2:17 - Given that Jamie is currently balancing teaching and “coaching” coaches, would he like to eventually transition into a role where he would just focus on working with coaches?3:20 - High-performance sports has a history of applying ideas like growth mindset and grit (that are used in the context of another field of study like education). Why does Jamie think this is problematic?You can read this article online here: https://www.readcube.com/articles/10.3389/fspor.2022.8234888:19 - Have Jamie found an effective way to apply growth mindset concepts (like the implicit theory) to sports?10:09 - What are common ways that Jamie has observed coaches apply growth mindset concepts to their coaching?11:54 - How does Jamie define the concept of psychological safety?13:47 - Where has most of the research regarding psychological safety been done?14:11 - Jamie’s thoughts on common ways that psychological safety has been applied in the sports world.22:10 - How does the concept of “safetyism” differ from psychological safety?23:18 - Has Jamie observed coaches mistakenly apply safetyism when attempting to implement psychological safety?25:06 - Could the implementation of psychological safety make a difference in the worldwide struggle with mental health in athletes?26:45 - Can high levels of psychological safety negatively impact motivation and effort levels?28:11 - Explaining the concept of “driven benevolence”.29:02 - What are the most worthwhile components of psychological safety to apply to high performance athletics?Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

1:37 - How have Andy and the Pirates held up so far, especially through the hottest part of the summer.3:12 - After accepting and validating the struggles that athletes and coaches voice during the toughest parts of the season, what are the next steps?4:20 - Checking in with Kasey - how has the beginning of the season gone for him so far?5:55 - Traditionally the beginning of the volleyball season consists of “double days”, but what does Kasey do instead?9:24 - Introducing the topic of this episode: “challenge point”13:09 - Is there an appropriate level of the ability to complete certain skills at which athletes can be considered successful ?16:15 - How can emotional responses be used to gauge the challenge point?17:56 - When addressing teams based sports, should coaches consider the entire team’s challenge point focus, or each individual’s?20:41 - Comparatively, how is the previous idea applied in baseball?21:37 - Should coaches be pushing athletes slightly out of their comfort zone and at the edge of their challenge point?22:46 - At what times should coaches push athletes to the edge of their challenge point vs. below it, and why?25:49 - What are the downsides of constantly pushing players to the edge of their challenge point?28:05 - Using a volleyball example, with limited resources and the challenge point constraint, how can coaches make their players reach the highest level of play at the sweet spot of their zone?33:23 - In a similar, but baseball oriented scenario, how can coaches achieve that same effect as described in the previous example?Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

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1:26 - How can coaches use mindfulness to alleviate the pressure and stress that athletes struggle with?2:43 - Circumstantial effects of mindfulness exercises (different feedback/reception).3:45 - Describing mindfulness practices that Shane has found to be helpful and effective.4:58 - Why is it so important to acknowledge mindfulness and how we respond to certain emotions, especially those that are caused by failure.7:25 - When Billy is writing, is he aware of his thoughts when he wants to write what he wants vs. his thoughts when he is being conscious about what readers might think.8:20 - Billy’s thoughts and feelings when he fully focuses on writing.8:59 - Can Billy feel a physiological difference between the two states, or when he changes between them?10:45 - Similarly to writing, how does Billy manage those two states when he is playing?Being conscious of the crowd vs. returning to just his play.13:50 - Was Tom’s approach of learning about the already existing team culture rather than changing it effective in the long term?15:08 - How has Covid changed the way that Shane trains athletes and approaches team culture?16:41 - Tom’s thoughts on the same idea.17:32 - Why Shane thought it was worth investing into working on mindfulness.21:40 - Describing the retreats Shane takes athletes on.22:11 - Since the last interview, how has Tom worked on addressing vulnerability as a coach.23:00 - What the actual essence of mindfulness is.Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: [email protected] Become a Patron to support the show.

1:44 - How would the key ideas of coaching fit in with a constraints led/ecological approach?3:31 - Explaining Frans Bosch’s idea of “attractors” in as a guide for achieving specific skills in athletes.7:11 - If athletes are too knowledgeable of the checkpoints involved towards a key, does that take away from the variability that allows for greater stabilization?10:37 - Why does Shane allow his players to fail?13:39 - What qualities does Tom dislike in athletes, and does failure fit into that?15:46 - How does Tom approach scenarios where his players are engaged, but aren’t successful in creating momentum in game?17:34 - Do weak performances in practice correlate lead to successful competition in real games?Failures in practice as a sign of learning24:05 - Over the last couple years, have Tom and Shane started to implement differential learning in their coaching models?29:05 - Explaining deliberate practice vs. changing the focus of practices.Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: [email protected] Become a Patron to support the show.

1:48 - What has changed for Shane since the last CYBO episode he was interviewed in?2:34 - How did Shane adjust to coaching different positions?3:59 - Has Shane’s experience within the last few years coaching different positions allowed him to gain a perspective of football that benefits his capability as a coach?4:43 - What has changed for Tom in the last few years since he was last interviewed for CYBO?5:21 - What have Shane and Tom been chatting about over the last few years?6:54 - What do their discussions look like?8:51 - What kind of tactics does Shane employ to make meetings run smoother?10:48 - Since the last episode, how have Shane and Tom further explored the topic of dynamic systems?13:09 - Why does Shane put an emphasis on the psychological side of motor learning?18:47 - How have Shane and Tom’s practices and interactions with athletes changed over the last few years given the pandemic and other factors?24:06 - Has the balance of process and result become established well in the volleyball world over the last five years?25:26 - What has Tom changed in the University of Georgia volleyball program that has had an effect understanding what failure means?26:32 - Dissecting the motor learning components of the changes Tom has made.Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: [email protected] Become a Patron to support the show.

1:22 - What kind of traits define the most effective leaders?4:54 - What kind of traits are more “myth” than actually useful for great leaders?7:02 - How do leaders successfully build trust from their coaching staff and their teammates?8:55 - Given Sean’s belief in having a solid vision for a team, how can leaders clarify their thoughts or plans for the future?10:57 - How can leaders adapt to different situations while still staying true to their original vision?13:58 - Can decision making be trained or taught?17:20 - How to ignore influences that may blur your ability to make your own or the best possible decisions?19:42 - What leadership qualities made Chris Marlowe stand out as the captain of the 1984 men’s volleyball Olympic team?Amazon link to the book that Sean and John mention: https://www.amazon.com/Captain-Class-New-Theory-Leadership/dp/0812987071/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1660193975&sr=8-128:00 - How was Karch Kiraly able to maintain the same leadership qualities as Chris while balancing being the star of the team?28:36 - Were there signs that Karch would be successful as both a leader as a player and also as a coach?Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: [email protected] Become a Patron to support the show.

1:26 - A little bit about Sean’s background and how it connects to the story of his recently published book.Find his book on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/If-Gold-Our-Destiny-Mavericks/dp/15381548546:28 - Describing Sean’s father’s profession and how it differs from modern day sports psychology.9:09 - Explaining the backstory of the “Outward Bound experience” as mentioned in Sean’s book.16:19 - Sean’s tips for coaches looking to replicate a similar experience and create a stronger team bond.17:58 - Despite not being friends, how was the men's volleyball team of the 1984 Olympics able to come together and win the gold medal?20:21 - Separating talent and commitment, and why that distinction was important despite the public’s opinions on the organization of the team.23:36 - How do the qualities of Doug’s quote “We weren’t afraid to look foolish” tie into the important skills needed for leadership.27:40 - Besides the two person serve receive format that Sean described, what were other examples of experimentation and exploration that the 1984 team tried out?31:28 - Alongside the players, how did the coaching staff overcome their differences despite struggling to find common ground?34:08 - How were practices structured close to the start of the 1984 Olympics?Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: [email protected] Become a Patron to support the show.

1:39 - Outlining the benefits and drawbacks of specialization and generalization in sports.4:28 - To prevent the physical and mental “burn out” of a dedicated athlete, is it beneficial to try spending time playing a similar sport to their main one? (e.g. volleyball and tennis, basketball and soccer).6:05 - Even at the college level is there a benefit to practicing a “donor” sport in the offseason?8:43 - While certain physical skills and movements would not be transferable to the main sport from the donor sport, are qualities like mentality and other non-cognitive skills easily transferable?11:06 - Even with the variety of gameplay within sports, would solely playing one sport still be considered specialization?12:52 - How would Joe implement specialization/generalization in a youth club organization?14:43 - Introducing the German system of “Ballschool” and why Joe thinks highly of it.15:37 - How effective is the ballschool system?16:45 - Why Joe thinks that enjoyment, autonomy and intrinsic motivation are the key components of skill acquisition?17:25 - How can coaches inspire qualities like intrinsic motivation?21:10 - Should autonomy be more emphasized in youth athletes or in elite athletes?22:28 - How should autonomy be implemented in an ideal practice setting?23:29 - What should enjoyment look like in elite athletes?25:27 - What should coaches do to raise “enjoyment” in youth sports.27:14 - Key motor learning principles that coaches should implement in their own styles and practices.28:35 - Are there drawbacks to taking an ecological approach to sports?30:36 - Where to reach out to Joe.Twitter : @bakerjyorkuJoe’s book: The Tyranny of Talent.Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: [email protected] Become a Patron to support the show.

1:17 - Introducing Joe and explaining how he started becoming heavily invested in the fields of skill acquisition, talent identification, and athlete development.3:22 - Why do coaches and scouts as a whole struggle with talent identification?4:47 - Why is it important for coaches to recognize and acknowledge that because humans lack the ability to map out long term decisions, identifying successful athletes will also be difficult?6:42 - Do most coaches think that either they or others are skilled at talent identification?8:13 - Consequences of making mistakes or poor decisions when picking and choosing which athletes are projected to be successful.11:16 - Are successful athletes successful solely because of inherent qualities like height and body type, or also because they might have been “chosen” to receive development and training at an early point?13:28 - Examples of “soft skills” like aggressiveness or other mentalities that coaches should look out for.16:00 - Given that the ability to identify soft skills is linked to improving talent identification, what can coaches do to improve that ability?19:56 - Should a quality like technique also be highly valued, or do coaches often overvalue what they believe is the “ideal” technique when scouting athletes?21:55 - What Joe has found to be the most common “blind spots” of coaches.24:20 - Where in the world has Joe identified an effective talent identification system, and what are some of its core aspects that makes it so successful?26:16 - Given the limitations of being able to fully watch or analyze potential players when scouting, how should coaches go about effectively picking the most talented athletes?29:02 - When interviewing or talking to a player, how can coaches identify if the player has the soft skills they desire?Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: [email protected] Become a Patron to support the show.

1:23 - Thoughts on what the basis of in-game feedback should be (based on what the coaches think their players need vs. based on what the players want).2:04 - Should feedback be given based on past success?3:42 - Defining “guided discovery” and what role it should play when giving feedback.9:41 - Will forcing athletes to describe concepts and techniques in their own words create a better understanding?10:57 - Reflecting on Jamie Morrison’s episode on storytelling, how often does Andrew find himself using stories within practice, and has it been effective?13:14 - Creating intriguing names for drills to make it seem more exciting.15:13 - Balancing the “silliness” of naming drills with the actual competence of a certain drill to keep it fun, but also maintain its credibility.18:04 - Using the components of internal, external and holistic feedback, how would John structure his practices?20:37 - The most effective external feedback drills that coaches can implement into their practices.25:40 - Should coaches change internal ques or keys based on the athlete they approach (e.g. “slow to fast”)?29:31 - Are keys more so a tool for the coach or a solution given to the athlete?30:35 - Major feedback for coaches with regards to communication with their players.36:30 - A little bit about Nils’ new job working as the head coach for Baker University.BooksCoach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionContact us for bulk orders: [email protected] Become a Patron to support the show.