• 1:32 - Mike’s YouTube channel + videos he would recommend viewers/listeners start with.
  • Ecological Dynamics (Eco D).
  • Practice design
  • Link to his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwdLRsJvwBV_UC3iANsHpng
• 2:17 - Introducing Mike: how he got into Eco D, and his experience as a club director for the North Pacific Juniors volleyball club.
  • Dealing with limited practice time.
• 4:05 - Mike’s original coaching approach/philosophy in comparison to Eco D.
• 6:23 - Determining that new coaching approaches have a direct correlation to athletes’ performance.
• 8:16 - Important things to consider in practice design.
  • Realistic drills (not necessarily framing it as “game-like”).
• 9:40 - The “Tennis” drill, and how it differs at different skill levels.
• 13:26 - What would Mike’s typical practice look like?
  • Playing 6s and competing in games.
• 15:41 - If Mike had more time, how would his practices look? Would they be more realistic, or would it be broken down more by skills?
• 17:05 - The typical time breakdown of a 4-hour practice, and what skills Mike usually works on.
  • Dynamics, serve and pass/Queen of the Court, playing 6s.
• 22:31 - Creating constraints in practices, particularly in 6s.
  • Developing communication between players specifically by restricting communication with coaches.
• 24:56 - Are there go-to constraints that consistently work?
• 27:05 - Team constraints vs individual constraints.
  • “Low-ceiling” constraint
• 29:36 - Does Mike explicitly give his players the purpose/intention of his drills/games?
• 31:12 - More examples of constraints Mike has used regularly in practice.

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