The VolleyPod presented by The Art of Coaching Volleyball

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How can our newest, youngest players actually play volleyball without the mayhem and craziness?

On this episode of The VolleyPod, Tod and Davis talk about an awesome process for getting young players to play volleyball over the net without mayhem. Then they discuss a common scenario for coaches: winning when the team does not have a "true" setter. They also share another curated resource for coaches, Above the Line, by football coach Urban Meyer.  In addition, they share 3 helpful drills from The Art of Coaching Volleyball library that coaches can learn from and get their players playing volleyball younger and loving the game sooner!

Skill of the week: Starting off young players playing over the net (without mayhem)

Scenario of the week: Winning when your team does not have a "true" setter

Resource of the week: Urban Meyer's Above the Line can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Above-Line-Lessons-Leadership-Championship/dp/1101980729

AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode:

- Tod Mattox's Short Court Drill: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/short-court-drill/ 

- Tod Mattox's Narrow Court Game: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/tryout-drill-1-on-1-2-contact-long-court/

-Creighton's Kristen Bernthal Booth's 2-contact game: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/small-group-drill-two-contacts/

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Now that you can block, how can we use that to our team's best advantage?

On this episode of The VolleyPod, Tod and Davis go into 10 advanced blocking tips that will give your team an advantage. Then Tod covers how he runs a fantastic first meeting with his program based on values and common ideals. They also highlight 3 videos from The Art of Coaching Volleyball library that demonstrate the blocking tips from the episode. Finally, they explain how they utilize AOC's Playlist functionality to be more efficient teaching their teams.

Skill of the week: Blocking 2.0

Scenario of the week: Running a strong first meeting with your program

Resource of the week: The Art of Coaching Volleyball's playlist functionality

AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode:

Wisconsin's Kelly Sheffield's independent blocking hands video: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/wisconsin-blocking-progression/

Michigan State's Cathy George's blocking systems that create an advantage: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/outsmart-the-offense/

Alberta University's Laurie Eisler's short but smart video on why we block: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/what-is-the-point-of-blocking/

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How can coaches teach the rotations to young players quickly and effectively while still playing actual volleyball?

On this episode of The VolleyPod, Davis and Tod go into great ways to teach the rotations to new players and teams. Then, they discuss how to keep your practices effective when you have a wide variety of interest levels in volleyball on your team. And, as always, they highlight 3 videos from The Art of Coaching Volleyball library that coaches can use to help coaches teach their teams' rotations. Finally, they explore a fascinating book about how to access the flow state.

Skill of the week: Teaching the rotations

Scenario of the week: When your team has a wide range of interest levels

Resource of the week: Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihaly can be found here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/224927532_Flow_The_Psychology_of_Optimal_Experience

AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode:

Brennan Dean's introduction to offensive systems: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/intro-to-offensive-systems/

Mark Barnard's thoughts on system flexibility and creativity based on your personnel (with links to the 4-2, 5-1, and 6-2): https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/mark-barnard-dont-get-locked-into-a-system/

Jim Stone's chalk talk about the middle-front-sets-style 4-2: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/4-2-volleyball-offense-jim-stone-chalk-talk/

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How can athletes benefit from mastering a variety of armswings to score more points? Which armswings are key for scoring?

On this episode of The VolleyPod, Tod and Davis talk about 5+ more armswings that athletes can add to their toolbox to help them score more points. Then they  explore ideas for how coaches can help their teams with tricky position changes. They also share 3 incredible resources from The Art of Coaching Volleyball library that coaches can study to help their hitters develop their armswing toolbox, as well as a model of an athlete utilizing their toolbox at the highest level, with a Youtube video link to Earvin Ngapeth's scoring repertoire.

Skill of the week: 5+ key armswings 

Scenario of the week: Changing player positions

Resource of the week: The Art of Coaching Volleyball's library of resources and their free 2-week Premium trial: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/trial/

AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode:

Mark Rosen's Over the Elastic Hitting Drill for hitting high: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/over-the-elastic-attacking-drill/

Mas Shibata's detailed technical analysis of the armswing (Part 1): https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/a-critical-analysis-of-attacking-armswing-analysis/

Terry Liskevych's armswing principles demonstrations: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/attacking-principles-arm-swing/

Bonus Video:

Earvin Ngapeth's toolbox of armswings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vYmOL8swew

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How and why should coaches use the "3" set to get their hitters open and score more points?

On this special episode of The VolleyPod, Villanova University's Head Coach, Josh Steinbach, joins Davis and Tod to discuss running The 31. Coach Steinbach also presents an important scenario, ideas for how to stay connected with your athletes during difficult times.  They also share 3 videos from The Art of Coaching Volleyball library that coaches can learn from to help their teams use the 31 as a great scoring option. 

Skill of the week: The 31 or "3" set

Scenario of the week: Staying connected with your athletes during difficult times

Resource of the week: The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey can be found here: https://theinnergame.com/inner-game-books/the-inner-game-of-tennis/

AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode:

Volleyball Canada's Kerry MacDonald teaches when to run the 31: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/running-an-effective-31-middle-attack/

Jim Stone diagrams the 31 and shows USA's Women's National Team using it with full effect: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/jim-stone-run-the-middle-attacker-away-from-the-setter/

Jamie Morrison's middle blocker approach angle ideas: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/mb-approach-angles-for-31-slide/

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How can coaches use effective attacker transition to help their teams increase their hitting percentage?

On this episode of The VolleyPod, Davis and Tod discuss attacker transition from defense to offense and why it is critical for their success. They also look at ways to think about your lineup for younger teams and share a fantastic tool for practice – eSCORE by Insight Sports. Plus, you'll learn from four videos related to attacker transition that will be unlocked on The Art of Coaching Volleyball's online platform!

Skill of the week: Attacker Transition

Scenario of the week: Deciding on a lineup

Resource of the week: eSCORE by Insight Sports can be found here: https://www.escoresport.com/

AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode:

Cathy George's blocker transition drill: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/blocker-drill-with-cathy-george/

Ryan Theis from Marquette University's middle blocker transition footwork drill: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/train-middle-transition-footwork/

Jim Stone's outside hitter transition drills:https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/outside-hitter-footwork/

Beth Launiere's super fun 4 v 4 game: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/4-on-4-kamikaze-volleyball-drill-with-beth-launiere/

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Do you love an offensive-minded setter? Us too! How can coaches utilize their setters to score?

On this episode of The VolleyPod, Tod and Davis discuss when, why, and how to score with the setter dump. They also discuss surviving and thriving with a difficult parent, and they share another great volleyball coaching podcast for people to listen to, Coach Your Brains Out. They also share 3 videos from The Art of Coaching Volleyball library that coaches can watch to help their athletes score more points with the setter dump!

Skill of the week: Setter dump

Scenario of the week: Surviving and thriving with a difficult parent

Resource of the week: Coach Your Brain Out podcast can be found on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coach-your-brains-out-by-gold-medal-squared/id1060183650

AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode:

Jed Stotsenberg and Krishnalei So'oto dump variations: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/dump-variations/

John Dunning's tips and keys for the setter dump: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/tips-for-the-setter-dump/

Mark Barnard's setter attacking demo: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/setter-attacking/

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On this episode of The VolleyPod, Davis and Tod discuss why and how to slow down the middle attack. They also discuss how to (and how NOT to) make cuts, and they share a channel that collects and creates professional volleyball highlight playlists, VolleyWorld on Youtube. They also share 4 helpful drills from The Art of Coaching Volleyball library that coaches can learn from!

Skill of the week: Slowing down the middle attack

Scenario of the week: Making cuts

Resource of the week: VolleyballWorld on Youtube can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/c/volleyballworld

AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode:

Mike Sealy's two step hitting drill: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/attacking-footwork-drive-close/

Tod Mattox's footwork introduction for the push set: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/middle-push-set-footwork/

Tod Mattox's tipping to zone 2 drill: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/strategy-tipping-to-zone-2-can-produce-an-easy-kill/

Tod Mattox's Activation game: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/activation-drill/

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On this episode of The VolleyPod, Tod and Davis talk about tips for how to pass troublesome short and deep serves. They also discuss what coaches can do to keep their teams' communication level high throughout their whole practice, and they share an insightful book, The Language of Teaching: The Art and Science of Teaching Movement, by Nick Winkleman.  In addition, they share 3 helpful drills from The Art of Coaching Volleyball library that coaches can learn from!

Skill of the week: Short and Deep Passing

Scenario of the week: My team is too quiet!

Resource of the week: Nick Winkleman's The Language of Coaching: The Art and Science of Teaching Movement can be found here: https://www.thelanguageofcoaching.com/

AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode:

Christy Johnson-Lynch's drop step demo: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/passing-the-deep-ball-using-the-drop-step/

John Dunning's vision and anticipation drill: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/short-mine-deep-passing-drill-to-improve-vision-and-anticipation/

Diane Flick Williams' reading the server drill: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/training-passers-to-read-the-serve-early/

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On this episode of The VolleyPod, Davis and Tod talk about tips for tipping, specifically the Lift Tip. They also talk through ideas about how coaches can handle coaching in matches when the outcome appears to be obvious, and they share Jade Cameron's website for developing volleyball skill and performance.  In addition, they share 3 helpful drills from The Art of Coaching Volleyball library that coaches can watch and learn a lot about how to teach blocking.

Skill of the week: Lift tip

Scenario of the week: Ideas for coaching matches when the outcome appears to be fairly obvious

Resource of the week: Jade Cameron's site can be found here: https://www.cameronperformance.ca/

AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode:

- Tod's fundamentals of tipping: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/how-to-perform-the-lift-tip-for-easy-kills/

- Mark Barnard's tipping and transition game: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/dig-tip-drill-with-mark-barnard-2/

- Russ Rose's tipping from the back row: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/penn-states-back-row-tip-drill-for-outside-hitters/

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On this episode of The VolleyPod, Davis and Tod talk about tips for teaching blocking. They also discuss what coaches can do to keep their teams' effort level high throughout practice, and they share a Facebook group just for Volleyball Coaches and Trainers.  In addition, they share 3 helpful drills from The Art of Coaching Volleyball library that coaches can watch and learn a lot about how to teach blocking.

Skill of the week: Blocking

Scenario of the week: What can coaches do to when the energy of their team at practice slowly wanes

Resource of the week: Facebook's Volleyball Coaches and Trainers Page can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/volleycoaches/

AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode:

Mike Sealy’s hand position for blocking: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/blocking-hand-position/

Joe Sagula’s blocking footwork drill: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/blocking-fundamentals-footwork/

Terry Liskevych's timing and reading drill: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/drill-to-teach-blocking-timing/

Kevin Hambly’s blocking tips: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/blocking-with-kevin-hambly/

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On Episode 9 of The VolleyPod, Tod and Davis talk about overhand digging. They also discuss what can be done when a coach only has one player who can really score, and they share The Athletic Truth Group's online resource that rethinks the traditional workout and will even have athletes putting their knees over your toes! In addition, they share 3 helpful drills from The Art of Coaching Volleyball library that coaches can view to learn a ton about how to teach overhand digging.

Skill of the week: Overhand Digging

Scenario of the week: What can coaches do when they only have one player who can really score

Resource of the week: The Athletic Truth Group, available at https://www.atgonlinecoaching.com/

AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode:

Tod's Overhand Digging Basics: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/keys-to-overhead-digging/

Dani Busboom Kelly's Alternative Overhand Digging Method: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/overhead-digging-drill/

Ray Bechard's Fun Overhand Digging Game: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/hand-to-hand-combat-drill-to-train-overhead-hands-on-defense/

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In Episode 8 of The VolleyPod, Tod and Davis talk about how they teach serving for early success. They also discuss what can be done when a player misses practice, and they share Joe Trinsey's deep dive resource, SmarterVolley. In addition, they share 3 helpful drills from The Art of Coaching Volleyball library that coaches can use to work on their players’ serving skills.

Skill of the week: Serving

Scenario of the week: What can be done when a player misses practice

Resource of the week: Joe Trinsey's Smartervolley, available at https://smartervolley.substack.com/

AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode:

Beginner serving basics: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/volleyball-serving-for-beginning-players/

John Dunning's Stanford serving: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/stanford-serve-warm-ups/

Russ Rose’s serving routines and mechanics: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/serving-routines-and-mechanics-with-russ-rose/

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In this episode of The VolleyPod, Davis and Tod talk about teaching players how to “read” the play. They discuss how to incorporate reading into every aspect of training, especially with new athletes. Next they talk about what coaches can do when their team gets the all-too-common in-game serving nerves, and they share a book that offers a behind-the-scenes look at how Phil Jackson managed to become one of the most unique, winningest basketball coaches of all time. They also share three helpful drills from The Art of Coaching Volleyball library that coaches can use to work on their players’ reading skills.

Skill of the week: Reading

Scenario of the week: Handling in-game serving nerves

Resource of the week: 11 Rings: The Soul of Success by Phil Jackson, available at https://www.amazon.com/Eleven-Rings-Success-Phil-Jackson/dp/0143125346

AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode:

Newcombe, a great game for building reading skills and agility: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/newcomb-a-fun-game-for-volleyball-beginners/

Ben Josephson's look, see, decide, reading concepts: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/training-players-to-read-look-see-decide/

John Dunning's blind serving depth drill: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/blind-serving-depth-drill/

Diane Flick William's "back, bent, straight" reading the hitter drill: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/arm-swing-reading-drill-back-bent-straight/

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In this episode of The VolleyPod, Tod and Davis "dive" into how to go to the floor safely, how to teach diving to young players, and why you should teach it to them. They discuss how to quickly set up an effective system that will get young teams playing volleyball right away, and point listeners towards Daniel Coyle's work and wisdom. They also share three helpful drills that you can watch in The Art of Coaching Volleyball's online library that will help you teach defensive moves to your young players. 

Skill of the week: Diving safely

Scenario of the week: A brand new team needs a system, quick!

Resource of the week: The Little Book of Talent by Daniel Coyle, available on https://danielcoyle.com/

AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode:

Sock slide drill : https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/sock-slide-drill/

Russ Rose's defense variations: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/individual-defense-emergency-moves/

Jim Stone's advanced defense moves: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/the-side-slide-taught-by-jim-stone-and-kori-moster/

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In this episode of The VolleyPod, Tod and Davis go into teaching the attack arm swing to young players. They talk about how eye-opening it can be to coach a brand new volleyball team, and let listeners in on Mark Burik's fun, information-filled Youtube channel. They also share three helpful drills from The Art of Coaching Volleyball’s library that coaches can use to work on their players’ arm swings.

Skill of the week: Attack armswing

Scenario of the week: The joys and eye-opening challenges of coaching a brand new team

Resource of the week: Mark Burik’s Better at Beach available on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BetteratBeach

AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode:

Tod’s key phrases for attacking for beginners: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/teaching-spiking-to-beginnersintermediates/

John Rodriguez’s self-toss hitting progression: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/youth-self-toss-hitting-progression/

Tod's partner hitting drill: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/down-ball-hit-player-toss-drill/

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In this episode of The VolleyPod, Tod and Davis talk about why a great warm-up matters and how to create a better one. They discuss starting the season by intentionally working to instill your team's core values, and share an incredible resource from Doug Lemov that combines techniques from teaching and coaching that will help you make the most out of your time with the team. They also unlock two great drills from The Art of Coaching Volleyball's database that coaches can use for their players’ warm-ups.

Skill of the week: Practice warm-up routine

Scenario of the week: Identifying core values at the beginning of a season

Resource of the week: Doug Lemov's The Coaches Guide to Teaching available on: https://www.coachsguidetoteaching.com/

AOC Volleyball videos mentioned in this episode: 

Karch Kiraly's 6-person over-the-net pepper: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/6-person-over-the-net-pepper/

Blocking warmup without ball: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/blocking-warm-up-without-ball/ 

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In this episode of The VolleyPod, Tod and Davis talk about why and how to teach serve receive footwork, discuss how to handle working with a big (in terms of numbers) team, and share a resource that compiles teachings from many of volleyball's top coaches ever into one amazing book. They also unlock three drills that coaches can use to help their athletes be better in serve receive by enhancing athletes' balance, consistency and posture.

Skill of the week: Serve receive footwork

Scenario of the week: Coaching a team with a large number of players

Resource of the week: The Volleyball Coaching Bible (Volume 1), compiled by Cecile Reynaud and Don Shondell, available here: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Coaching-Bible-Donald-Shondell/dp/0736039678

AOC Volleyball Drills mentioned in this episode: 

1, 2, 3 footwork: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/improve-your-passing-footwork-by-saying-1-2-3/

Jim Stone shuffle-through: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/keep-your-feet-moving-in-serve-receive/

Christy Johnson-Lynch drop-step: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/passing-the-deep-ball-using-the-drop-step/

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In this episode of The VolleyPod, Tod and Davis talk about teaching setting, discuss how to handle the time after the match (especially when the match did not go as planned), and explore some of the mistakes they’ve made over the years when it comes to meeting with the team after competition. They share two drills that can help young athletes to improve their setting quickly and let listeners know about an incredible resource for coaches who really want to get better at their craft.

Skill of the week: Setting

Scenario of the week: How to handle the time after a match

Resource of the week: https://jimstoneconsulting.com/

AOC Volleyball drills mentioned in this episode: 

Wall setting: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/wall-set-drill/

Split court doubles: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/split-court-doubles-drill/

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In this episode of The VolleyPod, Tod and Davis talk about teaching the attack approach.

Then they discuss what to do when your best player has a poor work ethic, including some of the mistakes they’ve made over the years when attempting to motivate players who don’t appear to be giving their all. They also share three drills that can help young athletes develop their attack approach and let listeners know about Davis’ favorite video delay tool to use in practice.

Skill of the week: The spike approach

Scenario of the week: How to handle (and how not to handle) when your best player doesn't work hard

Resource of the week: The Bust-a-Move video delay tool can be found here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bam-video-delay/id517673842

AOC Volleyball drills discussed in this episode: 

Starting with flamingo: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/teaching-spiking-to-beginnersintermediates/ 

Double arm lift: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/why-the-double-arm-lift-is-crucial-to-good-attacking/ 

Prowl step: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/attacking-footwork-prowl-step-close/