Coach Your Brains Out

We talk to Professional Volleyball Player Cody Kessel about growing up as a coach’s son and the impact parents have on an athlete. How parents can support their children to enjoy sports and perform at their best.

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Soon to be former Director of Sport Development at USA Volleyball, John Kessel discusses lessons learned throughout his coaching career. In part two we talk more about coaching youth volleyball, how his coaching philosophy has evolved, and we hear from some of his students.

Ancora Imparo “Yet, I am learning” spoken by 87-year-old Michelangelo.

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Soon to be former Director of Sport Development at USA Volleyball, John Kessel discusses lessons learned throughout his coaching career including how his practices have changed, coaching kids, and being a life-long learner. He’s an example of the motto Ancora Imparo “Yet, I am learning” spoken by 87-year-old Michelangelo.

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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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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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