Just a Volleyball Guy

By Peter Bristotte

Volleyball stuff pops up in my mind on a daily basis. Here is just a place I'd like to save my thoughts!... more

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May 11, 2021 JVBG #6: Learning progressions & volleyball offensive systems
How would we apply the widely known educational conpept of learning progressions in volleyball? How would it influence the position specialization and how would it contribute for the development, over many years, of great specialized players who have a great generalist background?
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19min
March 15, 2021 Once again, about learning, the brain, and teaching sports
In this episode we talk about the structural changes that happen in the brain when we learn, and how we coaches can use progressions to help our athletes enhance learning by making practice more effective.
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18min
March 10, 2021 Be patient with tall young athletes
In this episode we talk about the reasons we should be patient with the development of tall young athletes. It has much more science behind it than you expect. I hope you enjoy the show!
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12min
March 10, 2021 JVBG #5: The perfect technique?
In your sport, what are the best techniques? What is the best method to teach/coach? What to teach/coach first? What is the best way to succeed?
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7min
March 05, 2021 How you see yourself and your abilities affects you
Continuing to share what I’ve been learning reading the book Make it Stick: the science of successful learning, by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III and Mark A. McDaniel, today I emphasize part of the chapter Get Beyond Learning Styles. In this article, I copy and paraphrase part of the chapter: the softball example was changed for volleyball (for obvious reasons) so that it goes better with the theme of my blog. The most important part, though, is that the way you see (or don’t see) yourself and your abilities in determined situations might change your future decisions things related to similar situations.
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6min
March 04, 2021 Embrace Difficulties
Make difficulties part of your learning routine. Learn better by embracing difficulties. This video is based on the chapter Embrace Difficulties found in the book Make it Stick: the science of successful learning, by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III and Mark A. McDaniel (2014).
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19min
January 27, 2021 JVBG #4: Motor development & coaching young athletes
In this episode we talk about the stages of motor development and how they influence coaching youth sports. The sports coach has a critical role in this process and can either contribute to a great motor development or to impair it tremendously.
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13min
November 11, 2020 JVBG #3: The holy grail of volleyball and how to conquer it
Nature explains why the center of anything drags our attention. In this episode I try to reason how it translates to volleyball.
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10min
September 07, 2020 JVBG #2: About sports progressions
Sports Sciences have already shown that it is paramount for sports organizations, coaches, school programs and teachers to consider concepts related to human growth and maturation, as well the dense theories of motor development, when a young athlete starts...
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13min
September 04, 2020 The Pygmalion Effect and the Development of the Volleyball Player
How do the labels and expectations we have affect the development of our athletes? Are you sure?
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14min

FAQs about Just a Volleyball Guy:

How many episodes does Just a Volleyball Guy have?

The podcast currently has 28 episodes available.