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Medaille College Volleyball
2020-21 Medaille College Men
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Coaching Log – July 20, 2020

It's been an interesting start to my time coaching at Medaille. I'm starting to get a handle on everything, but there's a lot of work to be done!

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The influence on those around us

We coaches (should) know how much we can influence those around us, emotionally and otherwise. It's something we also need to teach our players about.

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2018-19 Charleston Academy
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Technical Director’s Log – December 27, 2018

In this entry to my Technical Director's log I talk about some of the things I did during the last couple weeks of practice before the holidays.

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Volleyball Coach Development
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The coaching environment you create matters a lot

Comments from a brain researcher at an exercise science conference speak to the influance of the coaching environment we create on our athletes.

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2018-19 Charleston Academy
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Technical Director’s Log – December 7, 2018

The last couple of weeks of work in my role as Technical Director at Charleston Academy have focused on our coaching and how it can be better.

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Knowing which kind of feedback to provide

The level of your players should influence the type of feedback you give them in terms of whether you go more positive or more negative.

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Never say you don’t care

While you may not actually care about something someone says to you, for the sake of the relationship - and possible learning - you shouldn't ever say that.

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Whose ball? Seam responsibilities

Whose ball is it? This is a question which should be answered before your team steps out on the court through understanding basic principles of seam responsibility.

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Reversion to the mean and why you need to understand it

As much as we may wish it otherwise, players (and teams) don't always play at one consistent level. They have a distribution of performances. This has implications for our coaching.

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