Technical Director’s Log – May 22, 2019
After some interesting weeks of practice - for both good and bad reasons - the team was back in action over the weekend in a regionally-oriented tournament.
Training different types of skills
There are different types of skills in volleyball - precise vs. improvisational. Training them each requires a different approach.
It’s not enough to just try harder
It's not enough to just try harder - as either a player or a coach. It takes deliberate practice to improve. How can you put that concept to work?
Building relationships
A volleyball team is a collection of relationships. A whole lot of relationsihps! Do we give this enough thought and attention?
The impact of games on development
There are some significant drawbacks to playing games - especially scored ones. With some thought, though, we can work around them to our benefit.
If you think it’s them you should think some more
It's easy to place blame on players for their lacking in things like coachability and mental toughness, but to do so is a form of hypocrisy.
Remember what matters to them
Above and beyond all our coaching priorities we must also account for the priorities of the players when planning and running our sessions.
Book Review: The Little Book of Talent by Daniel Coyle
The Little Book of Talent features a bunch of really interesting things to think about as a coach, in a very consumable fashion.
The problem with the “just go for the ball” mentality
The "just go for the ball" mentality coaches and players adopt is one I discourage because it leads at best to inefficient play and at worst to injury.