The VolleyPod presented by The Art of Coaching Volleyball

Making Camp Great, Evaluating Your Practice Plan, and John Kessel USA Volleyball 6 on 6 Games

Skill: Making camps fun and effective

Scenario: How to evaluate your practice

The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos we focused on this week:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/camp-warm-up-ship-to-shore/

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/serving-games-for-youth-camp/

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/bjerring-tournaments/

Resource: John Kessel's 166 Top Drills

https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/document/0096/9745/Top_166_Volleyball_Drills_from_Around_the_World__6.01.08.pdf

Day 1 Practice Plan, Moving Up a Team, and Top Dog by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman

Skill: Creating a Day 1 Practice Plan/Tryout

Scenario: When your players want to move to a higher team, what steps should they take

Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos we discussed on the pod this week:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/jim-stone-practice-plan-1-2/   Transition Focus

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/jim-stone-practice-plan-2/      Out of System Focus

https://usavolleyball.org/resource/top-166-drills-from-around-the-world/ John Kessel

Resource:

Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman

https://www.amazon.com/Top-Dog-Science-Winning-Losing/dp/1455515159/ref=asc_df_1455515159/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=692875362841&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16026186167066837636&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031292&hvtargid=pla-2281435177618&psc=1&mcid=2aec2956776b3a51a6dcac40b593f0ac&hvocijid=16026186167066837636-1455515159-&hvexpln=73&gad_source=1

Upcoming High School Coaches Clinic from The Art of Coaching Volleyball this weekend (7/13))

Check it out here: https://store.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/high-school-prep-clinic-24/

Skill:

The Difference Between Just Playing and Playing to Win and How To Win More Through Intentional Training

Scenario:

Tod's Book of Lists

This week's videos from The Art of Coaching Volleyball

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/karch-kiraly-mini-games-to-practice-serving/ Karch's serving mini-game

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/karch-kiraly-validation-6-v-6-game/ Karch’s “Validation” drill set up

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/6-vs-6-competitive-tug-of-war-drill/ Tug of War  

Resource:

https://www.soccerpoet.com/ Dan Blank's online home for his international bestselling book about soccer and more coaching tips and resources

Lessons from Tod's 11s, Starting with a New Program, and Avignon

The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos of the week:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/eyes-closed-advanced-setting-drill-with-john-dunning-and-cassidy-lichtman/

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/integrating-drills-into-practice/ 

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/out-of-system-attacking-error-management-with-glenn-hoag/ 

Resource:

Avignon Volleyball Club

https://avignonvolleyball.fr/

Summary

In this episode of The Volley Pod, the hosts engage in a game called 'This or That' where they discuss various coaching methods and strategies. They debate topics such as coach-imposed team values vs. team-determined values, dynamic team stretching routines vs. no consistent team stretch, using music in practice vs. no music, and more. The hosts provide their arguments for each side and discuss the pros and cons of each approach.

Keywords

Coaching methods, team values, team stretching, music in practice, dynamic warmup, static stretch, communication, blocking techniques, teaching skills, 4-2 vs. 6-2Takeaways

Titles

Sound Bites

Chapters 00:00

02:15Promoting Athlete Buy-In

Coach-Imposed Values vs. Team-Determined Values

06:08

Efficient Warm-Up: Dynamic Team Stretching vs. Volleyball-Specific Warm-Up

10:18

Using Physical Consequences in Practice: Yes or No?

13:06

Teaching Skills with or without a Box

28:00

Communication: Call the Ball All the Time or When Necessary

35:20

Blocking Techniques: Swing Blocking vs. Non-Swing Blocking

38:21

System Selection: 4-2 vs. 6-2 for Young Teams

Skill: 10 Skills To Have in Your Teaching "Bag"

Scenario: Ending the Season on a High Note

The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos that were discussed on today's show:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/tyler-hildebrand-we-need-to-teach-juniors-to-play-closer-to-the-net/ Tyler Hilderbrand

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/how-to-perform-the-lift-tip-for-easy-kills/ Tod Mattox and Audrey An demo the lift tip

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/training-defense-with-mark-rosen/ Mark Rosen teaches defense with the Bosu ball

This Week's Coaching Resource:

Bites of Beach on Instagram, which can be found here:

https://www.instagram.com/bitesofbeach/

Balltime is the leading video analysis platform in volleyball and they continue to evolve and innovate, providing more and more value to the consumer. Their team joins us to update everyone on their most recent improvements, and discuss where they are headed in the near future.

Skill of the Week: Making the end of the season fun and effective

Scenario: Do's and don'ts for when players miss practice

The Art of Coaching Volleyball's videos of the week focused on practice planning:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/annual-plan/ Terry Liskevych

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/4-week-practice-plan-week-1/ Jim Stone Week 1

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/4-week-practice-plan-week-2/ Jim Stone Week 2

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/4-week-practice-plan-week-3/ Jim Stone Week 3

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/4-week-practice-plan-week-4/ Jim Stone Week 4
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/4-week-practice-plan/ Jim Stone All 4 weeks

The Resource of the Week is The Art of Coaching Volleyball's Printables and Handouts section, which can be found here: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/category/resources/printables/

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Handcuffed Speedball Doubles, Starting a brand new volleyball program for kids, and The Playmaker's Advantage

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Skill/Drill of the Week: Using constraints and the drill "Speedball" in conjunction with one another for speedy improvement

Scenario of the Week: Starting a brand new volleyball program

The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos that we focused on this week had to do with using doubles in practice:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/dynamic-warmup-drill-2-contact-queen-of-the-court/ Tod Mattox

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/alternatives-deep-court/ Tod Mattox

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/small-group-drill-two-contacts/ Kirsten Bernthal Booth

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/tryout-drill/ Ryan Hofer

The Resource of the Week is:

The Playmaker's Advantage: How To Raise Your Mental Game To the Next Level by Leonard Zaichkowsky and Daniel Peterson, which can be found here:

https://www.amazon.com/Playmakers-Advantage-Raise-Mental-Level/dp/1501181866

Get more kills from smaller teams, My players' parents are habitually negative, and VNL

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Skill of the Week:

Get more kills from smaller teams

Scenario of the Week:

My players' parents are habitually negative

The Art of Coaching Volleyball videos that we discussed this week are:

Ken Murczek's first ball kill drill

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/first-ball-kill-drill/

Diane Flick-Williams' drill for increasing first ball kill efficiency

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/cornhole-hitting-drill-for-improving-first-ball-kill-percentage/

Joe Sagula's first ball kill drill

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/first-ball-kill-drill-to-maximize-scoring-opportunities/

Jill Kramer from TCU on out of system play https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/jill-kramer-talks-out-of-system-play/ 

The Resource of the Week is:

The Volleyball Nations League (VNL) which be found here:

https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/volleyball-nations-league/