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- Mar 15, 201730 min
Podcast Episode 32: Killing the Player Inside
In our interview with Glenn Hoag, he shared a comment from legendary coach Julio Velasco. It was that in order to truly be successful a coach must kill the player inside of him. This episode of the podcast explores that comment and its implications for your mentality as a coach. During the discussion we mention the conversation from the Peggy Martin podcast. That’s the one talking about coaching players as they are. Feedback, questions, comments, etc. are always welcome! The post Podcast Episode 32: Killing the Player Inside appeared first on Volleyball Coaching Wizards.
- Jan 1, 201730 min
Podcast Episode 31: Observations from the 2016 AVCA Convention
First of all, if you have not already seen our In Memorial post about the passing of Wizard Carl McGown, please check it out. We are making the text of Carl’s interview freely available. Be sure to pass it around to your friends and colleagues. The whole volleyball coaching community should be aware of Carl’s influence and impact on volleyball training and player development. Now back to the podcast. In mid-December, John attended the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) annual convention. He presented a session about the Volleyball Coaching Wizards project, which he talks a bit about in this episode. John also attended a number of other sessions. We will probably talk about some of those in future podcasts, but in this episode the focus is on some stuff USA Men’s National Team coach John Speraw discussed in his presentations. Feedback, questions, comments, etc. are always welcome! The post Podcast Episode 31: Observations from the 2016 AVCA Convention appeared first on Volleyball Coaching Wizards.
- Nov 20, 201631 min
Podcast Episode 30: The roles of a coach with Jan De Brandt
In his interview, Jan De Brandt shared what he thought of as the three roles of a coach. They are the dictator, the creator, and the observer. In this episode of the podcast, we talk about those different roles and how we take each of them on at different times while working with our teams. During this show we also mention the podcast we did on Craig Marshall’s view of the most important skills of a coach. The topic of post-match team talks came up as well. Jan De Brandt has coached professionally in Italy, Turkey, Spain, Azerbaijan, and Germany, as well has his native Belgium. He is currently the Women’s National Team Coach for Hungary, having also coached Belgium. Among his coaching accomplishments are winning the European Volleyball League, silver medal in the CEV Champions League, bronze in the CEV Cup, plus league and cup titles in Turkey. Jan started his career coaching men, but switched to women after a few year Feedback, questions, comments, etc. are always welcome! The post Podcast Episode 30: The roles of a coach with Jan De Brandt appeared first on Volleyball Coaching Wizards.
- Nov 6, 201631 min
Podcast Episode 29: Playing time and expectations with Vital Heynen
In this episode we take a look at playing time and the expectations related to them. Vital Heynen provides a starting point for the discussion. He shares his thoughts on keeping a squad – and management – happy. The conversation carries on from there. Vital Heynen is the current head coach at German professional team VfB Friedrichshafen. He led the German Men’s National Team team to bronze at the 2014 World Championships. He has coached at the professional level for a number of years, having won a bunch of silverware during his time in his native Belgium. He has also coached clubs in Poland and Turkey. Vital also had a lengthy career as a player in his own right. Feedback, questions, comments, etc. are always welcome! The post Podcast Episode 29: Playing time and expectations with Vital Heynen appeared first on Volleyball Coaching Wizards.
- Oct 23, 201639 min
Podcast Episode 28: Starting a new season with your team
What do you do at the start of a new season? Sometimes you have a lot of returning players and only a few new ones. In other cases you have a lot of turnover, if not a completely new squad. In this episode of the podcast we talk about the things that are important to do at the outset, particularly in the area of leadership. That’s in terms of both it’s identification and recognition. In this episode we reference the interview with Tom Turco, that features in the Volleyball Coaching Wizards book. Friend of the show, Ruben Wolochin is mentioned. He was with us for both Episode 5 and Episode 6 of the podcast. While Sue Gozansky does not get a specific mention, we do talk about some of what we talked about in Episode 1 of the podcast. We also talk about this interview excerpt from John Dunning with respect to team culture. We also mention Kathy DeBoer’s book Gender and Competition. The movie Necessary Roughness is in the discussion as well. Feedback, questions, comments, etc. are always welcome! The post Podcast Episode 28: Starting a new season with your team appeared first on Volleyball Coaching Wizards.
- Oct 9, 201626 min
Podcast Episode 27: The first Volleyball Coaching Wizards book
The first ever Volleyball Coaching Wizards book was recently released. In this episode of the the podcast we talk about the book, and about the whole Wizards project that has brought about it’s development. Feedback, questions, comments, etc. are always welcome! The post Podcast Episode 27: The first Volleyball Coaching Wizards book appeared first on Volleyball Coaching Wizards.
- Sep 26, 201633 min
Podcast Episode 26: Player-Coach relationships, with Athanasios Papageorgiou
The relationship between player and coach could be the most important aspect of being a successful coach. In this episode of the podcast we explore that idea. It starts off with two excerpts from highly respected German coach and coach educator Athanasios Papageorgiou. They bring up the idea of looking at coaching beyond what you do in practice and how you manage match situations. Athanasios Papageorgiou is probably best known in his native Germany as a coaching educator as he was Head of Coach Education for the German Volleyball Federation from 1986 to 2014. He remains and FIVB Coach Instructor, which he’s been since 1993. Papa, as he’s known, coached professionally from 1986 to 1992, winning a German championship and a German Cup during that time. Since 1983 he has been head coach for the German National Disabled Volleyball Team (standing), and has also coached the beach version since 2006. He taught volleyball at the German Coaches Academy for many years and has authored five books. Feedback, questions, comments, etc. are always welcome! The post Podcast Episode 26: Player-Coach relationships, with Athanasios Papageorgiou appeared first on Volleyball Coaching Wizards.
- Sep 11, 201627 min
Podcast Episode 25: Important Skills for a Coach, with Craig Marshall
What are the most important skills for a coach? Craig Marshall shares his thoughts in this episode. We start our discussion there, and eventually circle back to end there. In between, though, we wander around through a few other subjects. Hopefully, you’ll find them interesting. :-) Australian coach Craig Marshall is a fixture on the world beach volleyball circuit. He has coached teams on the highly competitive World Tour for nearly two decades, with eight podium finishes and a World Championships medal. He has also coached multiple medal wins on Continental tours, including a historic clean sweep of medals at the 2016 Asian Championships. He coached the Australian men in the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Olympics tournaments, and was on-hand in 2012 as well. Feedback, questions, comments, etc. are always welcome! The post Podcast Episode 25: Important Skills for a Coach, with Craig Marshall appeared first on Volleyball Coaching Wizards.
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