Episode 28: Tooling the block, when your best player is injured, and Mindsethub_

10/28/22 • 29 min

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Do you ever ask you athletes how many times they tooled the block?

Tooling the block is so frustrating for the opponent and can open other types of attacks, so this episode is all about how to help you athletes hit off of the block for points.

Then, they talk about how to get the most out of your team and win when your best player is out.

They also share a resource that will surely get you motivated with heartfelt messages from popular culture's most noteworthy people, called Mindsethub_

In addition, they point coaches at 3 drills from The Art of Coaching Volleyball's platform that can help them with getting their athletes to tool more

Skill of the week: Tooling the block

Scenario of the week: Concepts for playing and winning without your best player

Resource of the week: Mindsethub_ can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/mindsethub_/?hl=en

AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode:

This cool drill uses punching hand pads to aim at and still protect the blocker's fingers: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/the-art-of-the-timeout/

Nabil Mardini from L.A. Mission College runs a fun game where you can only score with a tool: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/how-to-score-off-the-opponents-block/

John Dunning's fun, cooperative game where hitters aim at the block: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/tooling-the-block-drill-from-john-dunning/

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Do you ever ask you athletes how many times they tooled the block?

Tooling the block is so frustrating for the opponent and can open other types of attacks, so this episode is all about how to help you athletes hit off of the block for points.

Then, they talk about how to get the most out of your team and win when your best player is out.

They also share a resource that will surely get you motivated with heartfelt messages from popular culture's most noteworthy people, called Mindsethub_

In addition, they point coaches at 3 drills from The Art of Coaching Volleyball's platform that can help them with getting their athletes to tool more

Skill of the week: Tooling the block

Scenario of the week: Concepts for playing and winning without your best player

Resource of the week: Mindsethub_ can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/mindsethub_/?hl=en

AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode:

This cool drill uses punching hand pads to aim at and still protect the blocker's fingers: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/the-art-of-the-timeout/

Nabil Mardini from L.A. Mission College runs a fun game where you can only score with a tool: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/how-to-score-off-the-opponents-block/

John Dunning's fun, cooperative game where hitters aim at the block: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/tooling-the-block-drill-from-john-dunning/

Previous Episode

Episode 27: When, why, and how to use timeouts, when having rules gets into a grey area, and the book "GRIT"

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Timeouts are one of a coach's only really influential tactics from the sideline and if they are used in a smart way, they can dramatically affect how your team plays.

Today on The VolleyPod, Davis and Tod discuss timeouts, and why, when and how to use them to great effect, as well as a few habits to avoid.

Then, they explore some ways that black and white rules can be helpful for your team, and some other times when rules with some room to adjust may be better.

They also share a set of research from Angela Duckworth that places a higher importance on determination and meaningful action over time than intelligence and sometimes even genetics, and inspired millions of people in the process.

In addition, they share a blog post and 2 drills from The Art of Coaching Volleyball's tremendous library of resources, that can help coaches fine tune their timeout-taking philosophies

Skill of the week: Timeouts

Scenario of the week: Using black and white rules and/or using rules that allow for shades of grey

Resource of the week: Angela Duckworth's incredible novel, Grit, can be found here: https://angeladuckworth.com/grit-book/

AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode:

Debbie Kniffin's blog discussion on the subtle art of the timeout: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/the-art-of-the-timeout/

Terry Liskevych's timeouts are simple and unemotional: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/calling-time-outs-2/

John Dunning's video about talking with slumping players: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/time-out-talk-what-should-coaches-say-to-a-slumping-player/

Bonus Video - In preparation for the JVA Virtual Clinic, Mike Lingenfelder's video that asks: "Are You a Thermostat or a Thermometer?": https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/coaches-thermostat-or-thermometer/

Next Episode

Episode 29: Scoring from the pins, utilizing an assistant coach, and RichKern.com

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Increasing your scoring from the pins goes a long way towards helping your team win, so how can your team start putting up a bunch of points from the wings?

On this week's episode of The VolleyPod, Davis and Tod discuss ways to immediately impact your scoring from the pins and some longer-term principles to help you keep your scoring high all season.

Then, they explore some non-standard ways that coaches can utilize their assistant coaches in a meaningful way other than that day's fun chat.

They also share an incredibly "rich" resource, RichKern.com, that is like an encyclopedia of results, players, and schools, and much more.

In addition, they point listeners towards Britney Abercrombie's "Opposite Hitting Series" of videos from The Art of Coaching Volleyball's highly useful library. This series covers technique, tactics, and the mental approach of attacking.

Skill of the week: Scoring from the pins

Scenario of the week: Utilizing an assistant coach in non-standard ways

Resource of the week: Rich Kern's informational website about all things volleyball: www.richkern.com

AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode:

Brittany Abercrombie's Opposite Training Series Intro Video: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/opposite-training-series-intro/

Footwork and Mechanics: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/arm-swing-and-footwork-mechanics/

Hitting Back Sets: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/hitting-back-sets/

Hitting on the Left Side: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/hitting-on-the-left-side/