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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/