Technical Timeout - The Podcast on Coaching Volleyball

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Synopsis

Technical Timeout is a podcast created for you, the volleyball coaches. Whether you have just started coaching or you have been coaching for years, this show will find a way to inspire you and to make you want to get in the gym pronto. Why? Because each episode brings you a successful volleyball coach who shares what they have learned on their coaching journey, the drills they do with their players and the resources they use to keep improving. You are going to want to coach more and to share your own knowledge with people around you. Join LP Mainville, former Team Canada Volleyball captain, on this learning journey every week.

Episodes

  • 23: Cecile Reynaud on value-oriented and athlete-driven practices

    09/12/2015 Duration: 51min

    Cecile Reynaud played volleyball, coached volleyball, now mentors volleyball coaches and writes volleyball books…she can do it all. Since her beginnings as a coach at Florida State over 30 years ago, she has always been passionate about the game. Cecile is a life-long learner who is always seeking ways to improve herself as well as others as coaches.   In the conversation I had with her, we dig a little bit into her career as a coach but we focus on the coaches clinics she has been giving for many years now. What does she tell coaches in every clinic? What is the question she gets most often? What is the biggest mistake she sees coaches make? She answers all of these questions in this episode.   Cecile is very well spoken and she is a great teacher. If you want to be inspired to become a better coach and if you want to know what her simple technique to teaching any value to her players is, you have to listen to this one. You will have a good time and will learn how to give practice back to your players while

  • 22: Patrick Johnston on sponges and spreadsheets, the best learning tools

    04/11/2015 Duration: 42min

    Patrick is a busy coach. At only 28 years old, he is the Head coach of the Fanshawe College Men’s volleyball team, he is also the Technical Director of the London Volleyball Club, one of the fastest growing club in Ontario. This past summer, he was also involved the Team Ontario and the Youth National Team programs.   Patrick is passionate, energetic  and very knowledgable given his relatively short coaching career. That definitely has something to do with the fact that he knows how to surround himself with the right people. As he likes to say it, “shut up and be a sponge”. That is his motto and that’s why he is always learning about coaching.   In this episode, he shares with us the things he has learned coaching over the past few years. We dig into the challenges of coaching club volleyball in Canada and Patrick talks about the pathway to high performance he has help build within his club. On top of that, he tells us about the way he tracks the progression of his college players. What he does is something

  • Defying Gravity (Part 2)

    29/10/2015 Duration: 30min

    Physical Training is an essential part of the development of a volleyball player but unless you are a trainer, it is hard to know when, what and how much you should do with your players in terms of physical preparation. This series is meant to help you ask the right questions to your physical trainer.   This is Part 2 of my conversation with Nicolas Roy. He has been the trainer of the Canadian Men’s National Team since 2009 and recently wrote a book on training the volleyball players called “Defying Gravity: Improve your jump and more for volleyball”. In his book, he walks us through the steps to build the power necessary to play a the highest level.   In this episode, Nico explains what steps follow the acquisition of a good structural balance.  While doing so, he also brings up a couple of misconceptions about hypertrophy and maximal strength, two components of the volleyball player’s training that are very important for the development of power. The best part of this episode is that Nico explains how you

  • 21: James Gravelle on getting a little bit better today

    21/10/2015 Duration: 38min

    In this episode I speak with James Gravelle, head coach of the Windsor University Lancers Men’s Volleyball Team. James played for the Lancers himself many years ago before transferring to the beach and making it on the FIVB World Tour for a few years in the early 2000.  He has been coaching at different levels ever since he stopped playing and he definitely has interesting stuff to share with us in this regard.   Recently, in the summer of 2015, James was named as an assistant-coach of the Canadian Men’s National B Team. That team is made of the extended Senior Men’s A Team players that don’t get to travel as well as young players identified within the Canadian University Volleyball System. So this past summer, James got to work with some of the best players in the country as well as with some of the best coaches, notably, Team Canada’s head coach Glenn Hoag and the B Team’s head coach Georges Laplante.   In this episode, he shares with us what he has learned from spending 4 months with the National Team and

  • Defying Gravity: Improve your jump (Part 1)

    13/10/2015 Duration: 40min

    Physical Training is an essential part of the development of a volleyball player but unless you are a trainer, it is hard to know when, what and how much you should do with your players in terms of physical preparation. This series is meant to help you ask the right questions to your physical trainer.   This is Part 1 of my conversation with Nicolas Roy. He has been the trainer of the Canadian Men’s National Team since 2009 and recently wrote a book on training the volleyball players called “Defying Gravity: Improve your jump and more for volleyball”. In his book, he walks us through the steps to build the power necessary to play a the highest level.   In this episode, Nico explains what the first step of physical training for the volleyball player should be. We cover what he calls “Structural Balance” and the basics of strength training. This episode will make you rethink the way you train your players but above all, it will give you tips on how to help your players acquire the foundations of a long and hea

  • Huddle #3 - Be patient

    26/08/2015 Duration: 09min

    Technical Timeout is THE volleyball podcast! This is the show where I talk to the best coaches out there to find out what their tricks and tips are so YOU can use them to improve yourself as a coach.   Patience is a virtue, especially in the world of coaching. It seems like a pretty obvious thing but how many times have you been frustrated with a player having a hard time learning something or with the time it’s taking for your team to get a simple concept like sending the ball on the setter when you are in trouble? It happens all the time. No matter how patience we are as a person, we all experience those situations when we feel like the learning is not happening fast enough.      Well, the best coaches in the world keep saying it, you have to stay patient. In this short episode, I share a couple of stories about patience and give you a different point of view on why it is so important to be patient.    Website: www.technicaltimeout.com Facebook Page: /jumpvball Twitter: www.twitter.com/lpmainville Watch our

  • Huddle #2 - Good effort

    12/08/2015 Duration: 11min

    Technical Timeout is THE volleyball podcast! This is the show where I talk to the best coaches out there to find out what their tricks and tips are so YOU can use them to improve yourself as a coach.   “Good effort” is an expression used by most of the best coaches in the world. It seems like a pretty basic thing to say but you would be surprised to see how many coaches don’t take the time to tell their players they are working hard.     Why is it important to say these words? How is this expression related to your players’ mindset? These are questions I answer in this short episode that is meant to be a reflection on volleyball’s best coaching practices.

  • Huddle #1 - "Good job"

    05/08/2015 Duration: 12min

    Technical Timeout is THE volleyball podcast! This is the show where I talk to the best coaches out there to find out what their tricks and tips are so YOU can use them to improve yourself as a coach. This is the first of a new series of shorter episodes I call "Huddles". In these shorter episodes, I will talk about some of the things I have learned talking to the best coaches in the game today so you can learn too without having to talk to all these people.   “Good job” is an expression used by most of the best coaches in the world. It seems like a pretty basic thing to say but you would be surprised to see how many coaches don’t take the time to tell their players they are doing a good job.   Why is it important to say these words? How can we best use them as coaches? These are questions I answer in this short episode that is meant to be a reflection on volleyball’s best coaching practices.     Enjoy!   Website: www.technicaltimeout.com Facebook Page: /jumpvball Twitter: www.twitter.com/lpmainville Watch our

  • 20: Laurie Eisler on why coaching in context is so important

    29/07/2015 Duration: 43min

    Today’s guest is Laurie Eisler. She is the Head Coach of the University of Alberta Panda’s and she is also the club president of the Pandas Volleyball Club in Edmonton. Beyond her impressive track record, Laurie is well known for her great leadership in developing young volleyball players. She does presentations on the topic and mentors a few coaches from the youth club she is with. Her approach is simple, whatever you do, it needs to be in line with the context in which your players are evolving.     In this episode, Laurie talks about why context is so important. She explains why she thinks a lot of youth coaches sometimes prioritize winning over developing players. She also brings a nuance to all the random training talks we have heard of here on Technical Timeout lately and tells us why there is value in training technique with progressions. If you are into that random vs blocked practice debate, this episode will make you think some more. Website: www.technicaltimeout.com Facebook Page: /jumpvball Twitte

  • 19: Josh Nichol on making players uncomfortable and letting them fail

    22/07/2015 Duration: 41min

    Today, I speak with Josh Nichol, a super active coach in Ontario, he is the Head Coach of the George Brown Huskies, he is an assistant coach with John Child at Leaside, he coaches a couple of high school teams and is involved with both indoor and beach Team Ontario! Josh is a super busy guy so I was very happy that he found time to speak to me because he is also super knowledgeable about the game.      In this episode, he shares with us how he managed coaching in an environment where all of his fellow coaches had a high level playing background. The way he worked around it definitely set him on the right path. Josh is really big on letting the players make mistakes and he tells me why in the middle of the interview. And as a teaser, I have to mention that the quote he shares with us at the end of our conversation is one of the most profound and funny one I’ve got on this show, both at the same time.    Website: www.technicaltimeout.com Facebook Page: /jumpvball Twitter: www.twitter.com/lpmainville Watch our T

  • 18: Kathy Deboer on finding ways to help coaches achieve their potential

    15/07/2015 Duration: 56min

    Kathy has been the executive director of the American Volleyball Coaches association since 2006. She is also the author of Gender in Competition, a book on coaching about how men and women approach competition in different ways. She is a very knowledgeable woman and she shares her wisdom with us in this episode.     Kathy first talks about what the AVCA does for coaches in the USA but we quickly dig into more concrete stuff like random and blocked practice. We go on to talk about the data the AVCA has been collecting in order to create a new tool to help coaches help their players achieve the college level. It is truly fascinating. But my favourite part of this interview is the advice question from the Quick Attack Question Round. She really nails it even though I modify the question and she sheds light on why coaches sometimes get mad.   Website: www.technicaltimeout.com Facebook Page: /jumpvball Twitter: www.twitter.com/lpmainville Watch our Tips of the Week on Youtube

  • 17: Ben Josephson on defining your coaching philosophy

    08/07/2015 Duration: 40min

    Ben Josephson is the head coach of the Trinity Western Spartans, a program that has put a lot of players on the Canadian National team in the last years. Ben started coaching that team at only 27 years old. He had almost no past coaching experience and had to learn everything while coaching one of the best team in the country. A lot of things could have gotten wrong but his passion for learning allowed him to stay on top of things and to transition smoothy into the head coach position.   Ben is a coach who cares, he says it himself, caring about your playing and wanting the best for them is at the core of being a coach. In this episodes, Ben cares about us and he shares with us his best tips on finding your coaching philosophy. He explains why you should make it short, like an elevator pitch in the business world. You will want to go back to the drawing board if you still haven’t defined your own coaching philosophy.   For him, communication is essential and it shows in the way he communicates his ideas. Desp

  • Bonus: Bill Neville’s stories from the YMCA camp to the Olympic gold medal

    05/07/2015 Duration: 30min

    This is a bonus episode with all of Bill’s stories ranging from when he got into volleyball to when he won the Olympics with the US Team in 1984. Bill is an excellent story teller and you will have a great time listening to his journey through volleyball.    If you liked Episode 16 with him, you will definitely like this one, and if you haven’t listened to episode 16, go and listen to it. It is the second part of the interview with Bill and it’s the one where we really dig into his habits as a youth volleyball coach. Very worth listening to that one.     Hope you enjoy as mush as I did!   Website: www.technicaltimeout.com Facebook Page: /jumpvball Twitter: www.twitter.com/lpmainville Watch our Tips of the Week on Youtube

  • 16: Bill Neville shares his best coaching advice

    01/07/2015 Duration: 59min

    Bill Neville is a legend in the volleyball world. He has coached on both sides of the border and has done so much for the sport. Crazy to think he got into volleyball by losing a bet. Bill is the National Commissioner or Continuing Education for USA Volleyball so he knows his stuff. He is also the head coach at Nevillizms, which according to him is a name found by his wife.   In this episode Bill speaks about how assumptions about kids lead them to learn what they can’t do instead of what they CAN do. He shares his winning formula, his thoughts on parallel learning and on problem solving. On top of that, we get to learn about his 3 rules to become a good volleyball coach.     This episode is so instructive. I hope you guys enjoy.   Check out our other resources   Website: www.technicaltimeout.com Facebook Page: /jumpvball Twitter: www.twitter.com/lpmainville Watch our Tips of the Week on Youtube

  • 15: John Barrett on fostering a desire to compete within our players

    24/06/2015 Duration: 40min

    In this episode, I am chatting with John Barrett…yes, THE John Barrett from the 1984 Canadian Olympic team, the one that invented the Spike serve. Now I don’t know if he actually invented it but he was surely one of the first one to use it on a consistent basis and you will understand why it is not surprising coming from John in this episode.  John is an excellent speaker and he communicates his ideas very well. In this episode you will find out about what he is reading these days, you will learn why he reads so much and what book he always has with him in his bag. We don’t go into anything too technical but we speak about a question that every coach will ask themselves at some point in their career: How can I get my players to want to compete more? Not sure we come up with an answer but John’s thoughts on the matter will fuel your own reflexion, GARANTEED!!  Website: www.technicaltimeout.com Facebook Page: /jumpvball Twitter: www.twitter.com/lpmainville   Watch our Tips of the Week on Youtube    

  • 14: Christy Johnson-Lynch on coaching in college, ball control and learning about people

    17/06/2015 Duration: 41min

    Today’s guest is no other than the Iowa State Women’s Volleyball Coach and president elect of the American Volleyball Coaches Association, Christy Johnson-Lynch. Before entering the coaching world, Christy was a setter at Nebraska where she won a national championship in the 90s. What she learned as a player, she took it with her when she started coaching and her passion for the game really shows in the interview. In our conversation, Christy tells me about what it’s like to coach in college before  I start digging a little bit deeper into her coaching habits. I was able to find out why her program has earned the nickname of Libero U and what she does to make sure her setters learn to be neutral. If you wonder what that means, you will find out by listening to her interview. And if you are interested in listening to a down to earth and practical episode with lots of clear tips, this one is for you.   Website: www.technicaltimeout.com Facebook Page: /jumpvball Twitter: www.twitter.com/lpmainville Watch our Tip

  • 13: John Kessel on learning the game by playing the game (part 2)

    10/06/2015 Duration: 42min

    John is the Director of Sport Development for USA Volleyball and the author of many books and of the popular Grow The Game Together Blog. John is passionate about volleyball and about motor learning science and over the years, he’s been able to combine both to become one of the best volleyball instructor in World.  Doug Beal, CEO of USA Volleyball and coach of the great US Team of the 80s said this about John: "I am quite confident there is not an individual who has touched more parts of our sport in more parts of our country for a longer period time than John Kessel.” John has a huge experience in coaching youth and he shares it with us in this episode.  In this episode, we also talk about learning, about technique and John shares a few of his rules, but personally, I think the best part of this interview is when John challenges me to stop using the word TRY. Thanks to our Sponsor Jump Volleyball Training You can watch the Jump Volleyball Training Tip of the Week on on their Youtube Channel Follow the Jump V

  • 12: John Kessel on learning the game by playing the game

    03/06/2015 Duration: 48min

    John is the Director of Sport Development for USA Volleyball and the author of many books and of the popular Grow The Game Together Blog. John is passionate about volleyball and about motor learning science and over the years, he’s been able to combine both to become one of the best volleyball instructor in World.  Doug Beal, CEO of USA Volleyball and coach of the great US Team of the 80s said this about John: "I am quite confident there is not an individual who has touched more parts of our sport in more parts of our country for a longer period time than John Kessel.” John has a huge experience in coaching youth and he shares it with us in this episode. 

  • 11: Sam Ojie on coaching through stories and better delivering your message

    27/05/2015 Duration: 39min

    Sam Ojie is a Nigeria born volleyball player who played professionally in Europe before settling in the US to start a coaching career in the NCAA.   Sam is full of passion and inspiration. He tells stories to his players as a mean of learning new things. He loves using images and analogies and he shares a few of them with us. If you want to know why coaching is like Salsa, you need to listen to this episode. Sam will make you want to play for him if you dare to listen to this episode! Show Notes on our Technical Timeout Website When you are done listening, check out the Jump Volleyball Tip of the Week on Youtube Follow us by liking our Facebook Page

  • 10 (A): Janie Guimond on a global approach to coaching young players

    20/05/2015 Duration: 37min

    So this week we have another Athlete episode, but this time, I talk to a female player from the Canadian National Team, fellow Québécois Janie Guimond.   Janie is from a very small town in Quebec and is not even 5’5. She wasn’t recruited to university but managed to be a starting libero on the University of Montreal’s team before becoming the libero of Team Canada. She has a lot of determination and she is the walking proof that coaches should be careful before cutting players.     In this episode, Janie really helps us see the role of a volleyball coach through the eyes of a player. She talks about her university coach and about how he was able to treat her like more than just a volleyball player, but more like a human being, with a personal life outside of volleyball. She vouches for a more global approach in coaching young kids and shares a very cool drill to train defense! You don’t want to miss that one. All show notes at http://www.jumpvolleyball.com/podcast Watch our Tip of the Week videos on our Faceb

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