Former Pittsburgh Pirates assistant General Manager Kyle Stark talks to us about developing a world-class team culture. Kyle is a former volleyball player turned baseball executive who has dedicated his life to developing high performing team cultures. Listen to this episode, it’s one of our best!

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We talk with AVP Champion and WAVE Volleyball’s Beach Program Director Matt Olson about the ins and outs of running a successful beach club and what makes his program unique. In this episode we talk about working with parents, recruiting, partnerships, and lessons from his own playing career.

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We talk with AVP Champion and WAVE Volleyball’s Beach Program Director Matt Olson about the ins and outs of running a successful beach club and what makes his program unique. We talk about practice, tryouts, and pairing up partners for tournaments.

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The head coach of the University of Georgia takes us through his experience coaching Canada’s Women’s National Team as well as rebuilding Georgia into a successful program.

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The head coach of the University of Georgia takes us through his experience coaching Canada’s Women’s National Team, working with new players and a different culture.

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ENGINEERING YOUR ENVIRONMENT (And Youth Sports!) with Wade Gilbert – Part 2 Part 2 of our discussion with Wade Gilbert, the professor of Sport Science at Fresno State University and the author of Coaching Better Every Season. We discuss building trust with athletes, team culture, and the goal of youth sports and how we teach young athletes....

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ENGINEERING YOUR ENVIRONMENT with Wade Gilbert – Part 1 Wade Gilbert is the professor of Sport Science at Fresno State University and the author of Coaching Better Every Season. In this episode, he talks about how coaches can engineer their environments to improve learning and culture. They discuss practice design and developing values such as competitiveness...

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2020 Big Rocks To start the new year, your four hosts discuss their big areas of focus and what they are going to do to improve. They also announce book recommendations as they reveal their favorite coaching-related books they read last year.   Gold Medal Squared At Your Fingertips Join GMS+ and gain complete access...

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Setting with Jonathan Winder, part 2 This week we continue our conversation with the Jonathan Winder, Head Coach of Fresno State. This week we discuss how he teaches decision-making, giving effective feedback to setters, and the skills that make a great setter. We also answer some listener questions.   Gold Medal Squared At Your Fingertips...

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Setting with Jonathan Winder, part 1 This week’s podcast features the Head Coach of Fresno State, Jonathan Winder. We discuss his time playing at Pepperdine with John Mayer, his keys to setting and teaching setting at different levels, as well as the importance of balance and movement patterns.   Gold Medal Squared At Your Fingertips...

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