• 1:56 - Hugh’s “retirement” and what his new upcoming role will look like in the next few years..
• 4:55 - Will Hugh ever make a comeback to being involved on court as a coach?
• 9:10 - Should there be more barriers between coaches and players (especially young athletes) in terms of influence?
  • Plus, check out Hugh’s book titled: Championship Behaviors: A Model for Competitive Influence
• 14:25 - How Hugh first navigated the evidence-based approach for coaching and education, and ways that new coaches can implement it.
• 17:13 - Describing the distinction between “what you are” and “what you do”.
• 19:20 - How do we improve our “salesmanship” as a coach?
• 20:43 - Hugh’s strategies for convincing athletes that don’t initially buy into his ideas.
• 22:05 - How to get chips in the “emotional bank account”?
• 23:47 - Is salesmanship an important skill with coaches to develop?
• 27:19 - The downsides of using sarcasm as a coach.

Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching Volleyball

The Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a Champion

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