My Favorite Coach
“She understands that it is even when a paycheck is included, that it is more than just winning games that she is doing with her players, and focuses on team building through off court activities.”
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STOP Cutting Players
We are back with another one of our STOP series, in this case a look at a practice that I hope can be changed in creative ways, to allow many more kids the chance to make volleyball their sport. This challenge to create programming that gives everyone wanting a chance to play the game, comes simply from the core of Long Term Athletic Development (LTAD) – to keep as many athletes playing a sport as long as possible.
We May Win and We May Lose…
BUT NOBODY IS GOING TO OUT HUSTLE US…. That has always been my motto, so much that some of my teams have heard it so many times in huddles they say it in their sleep I bet.
Serving the Ideal Diet for Training, Competition and Recovery
Evaluating your diet based on your current performance stage
A champions look
Karch Kiraly talks exuding confidence
They Learn by DOING
One of the core concepts of motor learning is to increase the opportunities to respond. In our USA Volleyball IMPACT course, we call this increasing the contacts per hour.
Learning vs. Teaching
The two most important skills in our sport are reading (as in anticipation, not hunkering down with a great book, though that skill is VERY important in life) and learning.
My Top Things I Must Have as a Coach
Three Outlet Adapter – This leads my list because of the technology that we all use to be better teachers. Carrying a one to three adapter makes you a savior to one other fellow traveler, as you ask permission to change one outlet to three, one for the lucky first arriver, one for you, and one for that other fellow coach or traveler desperately needing a power source.
Five Things You Shouldn’t do on a Volleyball Court
Olympic coaches and athletes talk about the do’s and don’ts for on the court
Simplified Youth Rules
Ideas for youth play for 3-11 year old athletes, who should be playing in teams of two or four.