• 0:29 - How Mike adjusts games in practice based on skill level or age group.
  • Very similar across the board.
  • Based on the principle of “keeping everything together”.
  • Simplifying everything for beginners.
• 1:47 - How Mike used half court Queen of the Court to teach younger players the 6-2 rotation.
• 3:20 - How Mike is able to still develop Volleyball IQ while emphasizing a 90% playing practice philosophy.
  • Organization is key to an effective practice (example of making sure every coach and player knows their rotations).
• 5:28 - How Mike’s players have reacted to his ecological dynamics based approach compared to a more traditional approach to coaching.
• 8:46 - How parents have responded to Mike’s ecological dynamics based approach to coaching.
• 10:38 - Keeping parents engaged with the club.
  • Answering questions, explaining the club’s philosophy.
• 11:34 - Dealing with both gaining and also losing players.
• 13:00 - Studying and implementing movement patterns of athletes in a realistic environment.
• 15:39 - Simulating realistic situations compared to more unlikely and unrealistic perfect scenarios.
  • E.g. at the highest level setters are not using perfect technique, but situationally are able to adapt and execute effectively.
• 16:39 - “You’re either a setter, or you’re someone that just plays the setter position”. 
  • Instilling both confidence and identity within players.
• 18:01 - Does Mike include ques in his instruction and feedback?
• 20:03 - Why is the pre-game warmup so important, and what Mike’s looks like.
• 22:03 - Mike’s one piece of advice for coaches looking to try an ecological dynamics based approach to coaching.
   

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