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Coach Your Brains Out

CYBO and Gold Medal Squared

Coach Your Brains Out is founded by professional beach volleyball players and college coaches John Mayer and Billy Allen. The primary goal is practical, useful education that will help you become a better coach. Our podcasts are released every Thursday, so set your notifications accordingly!

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00:31:08

REPRESENTATIVE STRENGTH TRAINING FOR VOLLEYBALL with...

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2023/06/01

-Training agility by adding noise-Representative training and developing "real" agility-What is skill?- 4 categories of noise: environment, athlete, tactical, and equipment-The importance of decision making in training Thanks for listening and supporting the show!Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

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00:36:03

APPLYING MENTAL SKILLS with Dan Fisher and Bernie...

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2023/05/25

-Applying mental skills in practice and competition-What has led to Pitt's success-Mental case studies: Lack of motivationPerfectionistsResist making changesNervous before competitionAren't acting like themselvesThanks for listening and supporting the show!Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

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00:36:14

APPLYING MENTAL SKILLS with Dan Fisher and Bernie...

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2023/05/18

-How Bernie's work has changed the program and culture-Team and individual values-Applying mental skills in practice and competition Thanks for listening and supporting the show!Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

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00:30:14

ACTION CAPACITY - Motor Learning for Coaches

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2023/05/11

0:44 - What Kasey has been working with in the off season with his players.6:17 - Introducing Rob and how he has worked with the UMBC staff and team.7:58 - Describing “action capacity”, and how it can fit into the context of sports.14:19 - What are the best ways/exercises to achieve action capacity in the category of jumping?18:46 - Andy’s thoughts on implementing action capacity values when training.21:34 - How Kasey and Rob have implemented action capacity with athletes they have worked with.24:51

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00:54:36

MOTOR LEARNING with Carl McGown (2016 Rebroadcast)

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2023/05/04

Thanks for listening and supporting the show!Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

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00:24:48

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT with Karch Kiraly (3 of 3)

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2023/04/27

1:15 - Karch’s thoughts on using an ecological approach at the professional/national team level.3:44 - Players’ response to the “Goldilocks” style of exaggerating the two extremes to find the middle ground that works for them.5:29 - At the national team level, has Karch found that there are variabilities in play style?9:34 - Has Karch ever thought to experiment with using environmental constraints that naturally come with playing outdoor volleyball in practice for the national team?12:35 - What

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00:31:04

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT with Karch Kiraly (2 of 3)

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2023/04/20

1:34 - Environmental constraints that Karch had when he was playing volleyball growing up.“Win and keep playing or lose and sit” system4:50 - How the lumpy and hilly sand at East Beach may have shaped the way Karch learned to play.6:26 - How natural obstacles can pose as challenges for athletes to overcome.8:44 - How fatigue played a factor in Karch’s tournaments and his development as a player.14:04 - How did Karch adapt to the many rule changes and even court size changes during the time he

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00:31:30

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT with Karch Kiraly (1 of 3)

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2023/04/13

3:04 - What Karch has been learning about and focusing on recently.5:55 - How has Karch implemented motivational interviewing while coaching the U.S. women's volleyball national team?If you have an abundance of knowledge and experience, like Karch does, when is the most effective time to share it?10:50 - How Karch’s experience practicing volleyball growing up was different from others’.17:30 - Karch’s thoughts on explicitly showing and teaching the “correct” technique.20:01 - How Karch experimented

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00:31:51

INTERNAL CUEING - Motor Learning for Coaches

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2023/04/06

1:26 - Checking in with Andy, has spring training already started for baseball?2:26 - Introducing the topic for today’s episode: internal cueing.8:54 - Kasey’s thoughts on internal cueing.14:43 - Concerns in the long term with having athletes shift from an internal to external focus.18:03 - Should internal focus be something that can still be discussed within the coaching scene?18:56 - Where does internal cueing fit into practice design?27:38 - Would it be effective to practice internal constraints

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00:27:56

LEARNING TO OPTIMIZE MOVEMENT with Rob Gray (2 of 2)

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2023/03/30

1:40 - Helping athletes learn how to handle pressure better (Chapter 15 of Rob’s book)3:18 - Approaching coaches who would rather have “perfect” practices by removing pressure and anxiety within the practices.4:50 - How and when would Rob implement pressure and anxiety?11:41 - Explaining the challenge point hypothesis (Chapter 14), and dealing with obstacles that come with implementing it into practice.12:31 - How can coaches adjust practice activities if they are too difficult/if there is too much

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00:28:12

LEARNING TO OPTIMIZE MOVEMENT with Rob Gray (1 of 2)

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2023/03/23

Access Rob’s online content here, and also where to buy his new book Learning to Optimize Movementhttps://perceptionaction.com/2:25 - How Rob is able to connect with such a wide variety of organizations and individuals.3:47 - Has the ecological approach somehow made an impact on Rob’s day to day life?4:42 - Diving into Rob’s new book, explaining the difference between a college and professional infielder with regards to gaze behavior (chapter 3).5:39 - How can coaches help players improve their

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00:38:57

PRACTICE PLANNING (2 of 2)

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2023/03/16

John Mayer, Joe Trinsey, and Kirk Pitman discuss how they plan practice.

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00:35:44

PRACTICE PLANNING (1 of 2)

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2023/03/09

John Mayer, Joe Trinsey, and Kirk Pitman talk about how they plan practice.

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00:28:31

MANAGING STAFF with Dan Fitzgerald (2 of 2)

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2023/03/02

1:22 - What Dan looks for when he is hiring staff members.4:20 - How does Dan manage the staff when there are multiple coaches that have similar strengths and weaknesses?6:21 - Tips Dan has for effectively communicating with staff members.10:13 - How has Dan delegated work among himself and his staff?19:51 - How does Dan set and implement standards for his team, and how does he communicate with players that don’t meet that criteria?24:33 - How Dan balanced stepping into a new role as a head coach

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00:32:22

COMMUNICATION with Dan Fitzgerald (1 of 2)

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2023/02/24

1:24 - Introducing Dan, as well as his big takeaways from recently becoming the head coach of the baseball program at Kansas University.3:15 - What were some difficulties Dan experienced transitioning into a larger role as a head coach, as well as moving to a new university?6:29 - Dan’s experience with communicating with athletes, and how coaches can become better at this skill.7:52 - With so many players on a roster, how does Dan organize 1-on-1s or other methods of personal communication?11:41 -

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00:31:54

CHAMPIONSHIP BEHAVIORS with Hugh McCutcheon (2 of 2)

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2023/02/16

1:30 - How Hugh manages to maintain a healthy lifestyle despite all the craziness that comes with being a coach.3:12 - Does Hugh allow himself to set aside free time for things like watching a TV Show.6:11 - Explaining the idea of being a woman and a warrior that Hugh emphasized to his players and in his book.9:36 - What is coopetition, and how does Hugh incorporate it into practices? 11:47 - How does Hugh create a team mentality rather than one focused on individual results?15:27 - Differences

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CHAMPIONSHIP BEHAVIORS with Hugh McCutcheon (1 of 2)

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2023/02/09

1:56 - Hugh’s “retirement” and what his new upcoming role will look like in the next few years..4:55 - Will Hugh ever make a comeback to being involved on court as a coach?9:10 - Should there be more barriers between coaches and players (especially young athletes) in terms of influence?Plus, check out Hugh’s book titled: Championship Behaviors: A Model for Competitive Influence14:25 - How Hugh first navigated the evidence-based approach for coaching and education, and ways that new coaches can

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00:32:40

CUEING ATTRACTORS - Motor Learning for Coaches

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2023/02/02

1:32 - Despite the losses, where does Andy see success in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ development?2:15 - Andy’s predictions for the upcoming season.2:44 - Diving into the idea of attractors and cuing, and how do they fit into the way we interact in our sports?6:29 - Are attractors universal within all athletes when they start, or do they develop from coaching and instruction?9:28 - Examples of attractors in volleyball.17:35 - Andy’s thoughts on constraining with fluctuators in mind vs. with attractors

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00:50:46

ECO-D FOR YOUTH VB with Loren Anderson (Part 2 of 2)

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2023/01/26

1:13 - What is something coaches can do to easily incorporate ecological dynamics for the first time?Giving more authority to the players10:06 - Loren’s thoughts on the belief that “fundamentals need to be taught first” before there can be any variability in practice.17:51 - More insight into practice design that uses the constraints led approach.34:05 - Attributing a reason for doing something to a specific habit or action.42:05 - Benefits of encouraging players to start a donor sport.Coach Your

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00:43:33

ECO-D FOR YOUTH VB with Loren Anderson (Part 1 of 2)

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2023/01/19

1:50 - How has Loren explored ecological dynamics in the past?2:50 - What originally pushed Loren to start learning about ecological dynamics?9:47 - Have there ever been instances where Loren has questioned the effectiveness of certain aspects of the ecological approach?13:31 - Does Loren think his teams would have won more if they followed a traditional approach?15:28 - Differences between ecological dynamics and the traditional methods of coaching.Explaining within the lens of junior club

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