CYBO and Gold Medal Squared

Coach Your Brains Out

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Coach Your Brains Out is founded by professional beach volleyball players and college coaches John Mayer and Billy Allen. The primary goal is practical, useful education that will help you become a better coach. Our podcasts are released every Thursday, so set your notifications accordingly!

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CYBO and Gold Medal Squared

Category

Sports

Podcast website

www.goldmedalsquared.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

REPRESENTATIVE CO-DESIGN with Dr. Carl Woods 25.03.2021

-Representative Dial -Co-Designing practice with your athletes -Fostering feedback   -Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

MENTAL TRAINING IN ACTION with Ceci Craft 18.03.2021

-Blending the mental and the physical -Self-Talk and nerves -Coaches modeling mental skills -The All Terrain Project https://allterrainproject.com/   -Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

DOMINATING YOUR 3FT WORLD with Ceci Craft 11.03.2021

-Committing to the controllables and the space around you -Dealing with distractions -3ft world in action -Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

COACH DEVELOPMENT with Stuart Armstrong - Part 2 04.03.2021

-Athlete feedback -Affordance vs Constraints -Coaching models   -Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

COACH DEVELOPMENT with Stuart Armstrong - Part 1 25.02.2021

-Stuart's coaching path -Ecological Dynamics approach to coaching -Practice Design -Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

Book Club CYBO Chapter 3 - Motor Learning 18.02.2021

-Dark Blood release! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QL6WNFK   -Our intros to Motor Learning -Blocked AND Random training -Optimal Performance Theory -What is this crazy thing called Ecological Dynamics we keep hearing about?   -Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

HOLISTIC FOCUS with Dr. Kevin Becker - Part 2 11.02.2021

-Holistic focus feedback -Sports psychology lessons -Training the mental game -Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

HOLISTIC FOCUS with Dr. Kevin Becker - Part 1 04.02.2021

-What is a holistic focus? -Internal focus vs. external focus -When a holistic focus is beneficial -Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

GROWING A PROGRAM with Kirsten Bernthal Booth - Part 2 28.01.2021

-Playing time and role clarity -Lessons for a first-year coach -Growing a program and staff -Keeping things fresh -Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

MENTAL TRAINING with Kirsten Booth - Part 1 21.01.2021

-Visualization and deep breathing -Positive self-talk -Mental training in practice https://www.neuro-fuel.com/   Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout  

FUNCTIONAL COORDINATION TRAINING with Bart Hanegraaff 14.01.2021

-Integrating workouts in practice -The importance of transfer in strength training -Aqua Bags Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT LEARNING with Bart Hanegraaff 07.01.2021

-Implicit vs explicit learning -Constraints in practice -Examples of implicit and explicit coaching Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

PRACTICE DESIGN AND MOTOR LEARNING with Dr. Jared Porter 31.12.2020

-Competition phase of practice -Common mistakes in practice design -Honesty vs Enhanced Expectations -Dynamical Systems vs Schema Theory Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

VIRTUAL REALITY with Dr. Jared Porter 24.12.2020

-How he got into studying motor learning -The current state of virtual reality.  -Using virtual reality in training. -Practice Planning from warmups to "tutors." Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

MAX OUT MINDSET with Dr. Larry Widman - part 2 17.12.2020

-Positive coaching -Modeling values -Mindset exercises to do with your teams during quarantine -Listening to your athletes in times of stress Max Out Mindset: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1645437183 Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

MAX OUT MINDSET with Dr. Larry Widman - part 1 10.12.2020

-Importance of allowing space -Training optimism -How to build highly effective teams -Psychological safety -Role players vs superstars Max Out Mindset: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1645437183 Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

THE BEST: HOW ELITE ATHLETES ARE MADE with Dr. Mark Williams - Part 2 03.12.2020

-What makes for effective feedback -Measuring the effectiveness of practice -Should we teach an "ideal" technique? -Implicit vs Explicit Learning The Best: How Elite Athletes Are Made - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08F4ZRQS9

THE BEST: HOW ELITE ATHLETES ARE MADE with Dr. Mark Williams - Part 1 26.11.2020

-Training anticipation -Where to focus attention when reading -The art of deception The Best: How Elite Athletes Are Made - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08F4ZRQS9 Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

INDOOR TO BEACH with Alix Klineman - Part 2 19.11.2020

-Skill differences between indoor and beach -Coaching and culture differences -Not being afraid to make mistakes   Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

TEAM CULTURE with Hugh McCutcheon 17.11.2020

A special rebroadcast of a classic CYBO episode with the great Hugh McCutcheon.

INDOOR TO BEACH with Alix Klineman - Part 1 12.11.2020

-Learning from failures -Transitioning from indoor to beach -Differences between indoor and beach Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

APPLYING DIFFERENTIAL LEARNING with Kasey Crider 05.11.2020

-Examples of constraints -What is Differential Learning -How to apply Differential Learning to volleyball -Teaching in keys -Deliberate practice   Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

APPLYING ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS with Casey Krider 29.10.2020

-What is Ecological Dynamics -How the Constraints Led Approach fits into Ecological Dynamics -Volleyball examples of E.D. -Comparing E.D. to more traditional approaches   Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

MINDFULNESS with Peter Haberl - Part 2 22.10.2020

-Social noting -Mindfulness in our daily lives -Confidence Note: This Saturday Starlings Virtual Luau Fundraiser: https://www.starlings.org/   Get the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

MINDFULNESS with Peter Haberl - Part 1 15.10.2020

-What it means to be present -What takes us away from the present moment -How to frame nerves before a match -How  mindfulness can make you better at volleyball   Get the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

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