Coach Your Brains Out

-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 Volleyball The Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a Champion Become a Pa...

-Applying mental skills in practice and competition -What has led to Pitt's success -Mental case studies:  Lack of motivation Perfectionists Resist making changes Nervous before competition Aren't acting like themselves Thanks for listening and supporting the show! Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching Volleyball The Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a Champion Become a Patron...

-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 Volleyball The Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a Champion Become 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 t...

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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 constrai...

1:34  - Environmental constraints that Karch had when he was playing volleyball growing up. “Win and keep playing or lose and sit” system 4:50 - 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 play...

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 -...

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...

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...

Access Rob’s online content here, and also where to buy his new book Learning to Optimize Movement https://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 professiona...

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 wit...

  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...

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 -...

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 Influence 14:25 - How Hugh...

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 att...

1:13 - What is something coaches can do to easily incorporate ecological dynamics for the first time? Giving more authority to the players 10:06 - 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 somethin...

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 ec...

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 athl...

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 communication 12:32 - Breaking down Dr. Schollhorn’s recent study on serving and passing in volleyball. Three main groups: Control, traditional (repetitive drills), an...

1:22 - Explaining “archetypes” and how they can be useful when scouting athletes or teams. Similar to Jamie Morrison’s idea of storytelling 6:42 - 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 archetyp...

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 d...

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: wha...