
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 coac...
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Interviews with the world's best volleyball coaches

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 coac...

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...

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 observe...

In this episode we take a look at playing time and the expectations related to them. Vital Heynen provides a starting point for the discussi...

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...

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 relationship between player and coach could be the most important aspect of being a successful coach. In this episode of the podcast we...

What are the most important skills for a coach? Craig Marshall shares his thoughts in this episode. We start our discussion there, and event...

We’re back! After a busy Summer full of volleyball, work, and book development, we’re back with a new episode of the podcast. Th...

What are the qualities and characteristics of a good assistant coach? In this episode of the Volleyball Coaching Wizards Podcast we get the...

In baseball, managers use pitch counts to help them make decisions on when they might need to replace their pitchers. Could we do something...

Player psychology is an important consideration for coaches at all levels, and in all sports. How much does it factor into how you put toget...

Playing 6 v 6 games in practice is something we all do. It’s a fundamental part of preparing our teams to play in competitive matches....

This episode of the podcast actually takes a different course than most in that it features a question submitted by a listener. He basically...

One of the struggles we can face as coaches is having to work with players who have motivations different than our own. In some cases itR...

The benefits to be had from incorporating more random or distributed (game-like) training in your practices as opposed to the old-school blo...

When it comes to the history of the game, few can beat Bill Neville’s experience and knowledge. In this episode of the podcast he shar...

It is often the case that we, as coaches (and teachers), either coach to the middle of our squad or focus more attention on the weaker playe...

Pre- and post-match team talks have long been the subject of interest and attention, both by those involved in them (players and coaches) an...

In volleyball, as in life, it is often beneficial to break things down in to smaller, more manageable chunks. Mike Lingenfelter talked about...