We talk about what makes up a team's culture and the philosophies we try to spread with our teams. Both indoor and on the beach.

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After watching April Ross and an injured Kerri Walsh-Jennings's run through the Long Beach World Series of Beach Volleyball this last weekend, in which Kerri was serving underhand and hitting left-handed, we were inspired to do an episode on Excuses. Why we make them and how they limit us.

April's Full Interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JTEgR0fbRo

Danny Kinda Teaches Heart - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOFRQ2q9pgw

In this episode we go through Hollywood's pantheon of great coaches and discuss whether these famous movie coaches are the examples we should aspire to.

Joining us to count down our top movie coaches is USC Sand Volleyball Coach, Andrew Fuller.

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"Deriving Meaning from Hoosiers" - Tom Black, Gold Medal Squared - https://www.goldmedalsquared.com/blog/deriving-meaning-from-hoosiers/

"How Great Coaches Think" - Daniel Coyle, Talent Code - http://thetalentcode.com/2012/01/24/how-great-coaches-think/

We are joined by USOC strength and conditioning consultant Anthony Darmiento to talk about Simon Sinek's Ted Talk, "Start with the Why," and the reasons behind what we do.

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We finish our segment on passing by discussing targets, midline, bump setting, and how much serve receive you should do at practice.

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This week we begin our two part series on Passing. Using legs vs arms and how early to get your hands together.

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We talk with special guest, AVP star Ty Tramblie about fear of failure and getting in your own head. Remember, mistakes are how we learn so enjoy the process.

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Talent Code Article - http://thetalentcode.com/2013/12/31/how-to-make-better-mistakes/

Are you ball watching or are you reading? Get a glimpse into the future by listening to this episode.

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Ronaldo Test (We discuss what happens at 6:40) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR_uyPT-_aw&feature=youtu.be

In today's episode we tackle private lessons. Are they worth the money?

We finish off our recap of the Train the Gap conference with the man himself, Karch Kiraly. We go over humility as a coach and leading by example and how every so often you just gotta let the referee have it.

Karch vs B Lee - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbTN_AtWdN4