Episode 52: Coaching lessons from Japan, coaching in the deciding set, and EpicSports

04/21/23 • 29 min

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Episode 52: Coaching lessons from Japan, coaching in the deciding set, and EpicSportsWait!

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This week's skill is a coaching skill all about what Tod learned from his trip to Japan with Coast Volleyball club's top teams, where they played against several of the country's top high school team and a highly competitive university team. He shares his insights about how they do things better, in some ways, than we do in the U.S., and what we can learn from them.

In our scenario segment, we discuss a super fun scenario: winning late in a deciding set (game 3 or 5), and how to approach that situation to win more of those situations, more often.

We always share one great resource each week, and this week it is EpicSports.com's volleyball page where you can find almost anything you need in terms of gear. From nets and balls to clothing for coaches and athletes, EpicSports is the one page you should Bookmark for finding gear.

Skill of the week: What Tod learned from his recent volleyball trip to help compete against some of Japan's best high school and university teams

Scenario of the week: Winning a close deciding set, tips and tactics

The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos discussed on The VolleyPod This Week:

Jen Oldenburg from Ohio State University explains and demonstrates emergency passing and defense moves with former North Carolina Head Coach Joe Sagula: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/emergency-moves-for-passing-and-defense/

Tod's famous sock slide drill that helps teach diving: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/sock-slide-drill/⁠

Dani Busboom Kelly from Louisville has her players demonstrate several sprawling variations: ⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/dig-and-sprawl-drill-variations/

The Resource of the Week: EpicSports for any type of volleyball gear can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://volleyball.epicsports.com/

Episode 52: Coaching lessons from Japan, coaching in the deciding set, and EpicSportsWait!

In our scenario segment, we discuss a super fun scenario: winning late in a deciding set (game 3 or 5), and how to approach that situation to win more of those situations, more often.

Skill of the week: What Tod learned from his recent volleyball trip to help compete against some of Japan's best high school and university teams

Scenario of the week: Winning a close deciding set, tips and tactics

The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos discussed on The VolleyPod This Week:

Tod's famous sock slide drill that helps teach diving: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/sock-slide-drill/⁠

Dani Busboom Kelly from Louisville has her players demonstrate several sprawling variations: ⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/dig-and-sprawl-drill-variations/

The Resource of the Week: EpicSports for any type of volleyball gear can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://volleyball.epicsports.com/

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Episode 51: Chasing Greatness by Karch Kiraly, The VolleyPod analysis

On this episode, The VolleyPod covers Karch Kiraly's newest book, Chasing Greatness. The coaches take an important takeaway from each chapter and discuss why/how it is relevant to coaches, and how it can help them be better.

"This is the closest thing you can get to being in the gym with Karch" said Davis on this week's episode. There are so many great points in the book and Tod and Davis go over some really interesting ideas.

You can find Karch's book here: https://store.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/shop/karch-book/

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Episode 53: Coaching Skill -- Using simple rules to facilitate learning, Calling your own touches off the block, AOC Handouts & Worksheets

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This week's skill is a coaching skill about why and how to use only a few simple rules to create a game that will help shape how our athletes perform during practice, and ultimately, perform better in competition. This type of coaching provides a TON of transfer from practices to games, so it should be a vital part of how coaches think of training their athletes. Not only can coaches incentivize their players to play in the manner that they are focused on, they will also find that this type of shaping has a lot of volleyball intelligence opportunities, too!

In our scenario segment Tod leads the way, discussing his proposal for athletes to call their touches in competition, and examining how this one minor rule change could help our athletes come closer to our overall goal of helping athletes live lives of integrity.

We always share one great resource each week, and this week it is The Art of Coaching Volleyball's handouts and worksheets, which can be found under the Resources tab. These handouts can save you time and energy, since someone has already done the work for you. You are definitely going to find something close to what you need!

Skill of the week: Using a few simple rules to help athletes learn faster

Scenario of the week: Calling your own touches in competition

The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos that were discussed on The VolleyPod This Week:

Beth Launiere from University of Utah and JJ Van Niel (currently Head Coach for Arizona State University) from Utah explain their 4 v 4 out of system game: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/4-on-4-kamikaze-volleyball-drill-with-beth-launiere/

An example of using a few simple rules from Ray Bechard from Kansas, about how to create a drill using only a few simple rules (and get a lot of game-like overhand defense): ⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/hand-to-hand-combat-drill-to-train-overhead-hands-on-defense/

The Resource of the Week is The Art of Coaching Volleyball's printable resources, which can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/category/resources/