Just a Volleyball Guy

Peter Bristotte

Volleyball stuff pops up in my mind on a daily basis. Here is just a place I'd like to save my thoughts!

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14 episodes
Updated Mar 29, 2022

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Mar 29, 2022 · 26 min
JVBG #14: Confusing rules in volleyball
In this episode I'm gonna talk about the rules that might be a bit confusing for those who are just starting to watch or play volleyball, so it might be helpful for U11 and U12 parents and players.
Jan 11, 2022 · 16 min
JVBG #13: "My parents saved my life", the player said
Today I am going to tell you a story of how the parents saved the lives of their childredn from a mall shooting without having a single clue.
Dec 24, 2021 · 17 min
JVBG #12: Once again, about learning, the brain, and teaching sports
In this episode we talk about the structural changes that happen in the brain when we learn, and how we coaches can use progressions to help our athletes enhance learning by making practice more effective.
Nov 19, 2021 · 11 min
JVBG #11: Be patient with tall young athletes
In this episode we talk about the reasons we should be patient with the development of tall young athletes. It has much more science behind it than you expect. I hope you enjoy the show!
Oct 8, 2021 · 5 min
JVBG #10: How you see yourself and your abilities affect you
Continuing to share what I’ve been learning reading the book Make it Stick: the science of successful learning, by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III and Mark A. McDaniel, today I emphasize part of the chapter Get Beyond Learning Styles. In this article, I copy and paraphrase part of the chapter: the softball example was changed for volleyball (for obvious reasons) so that it goes better with the theme of my blog. The most important part, though, is that the way you see (or don’t see) yourself and your abilities in determined situations might change your future decisions things related to similar situations.
Sep 21, 2021 · 18 min
JVBG #9: Embrace Difficulties
Make difficulties part of your learning routine. Learn better by embracing difficulties. This episode is based on the chapter Embrace Difficulties found in the book Make it Stick: the science of successful learning, by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III and Mark A. McDaniel (2014).
Aug 9, 2021 · 13 min
JVBG #8: The pygmalion effect and the development of the volleyball player
How do the labels and expectations we have affect the development of our athletes? Are you sure?
Jun 15, 2021 · 10 min
JVBG #7: Types of practice, memory, learning & sports performance
How do the types of practice influence the way one learns? What does change in the brain then, and how does that affect the athletic performance in sports?
May 11, 2021 · 18 min
JVBG #6: Learning progressions & volleyball offensive systems
How would we apply the widely known educational conpept of learning progressions in volleyball? How would it influence the position specialization and how would it contribute for the development, over many years, of great specialized players who have a great generalist background?
Mar 10, 2021 · 6 min
JVBG #5: The perfect technique?
In your sport, what are the best techniques? What is the best method to teach/coach? What to teach/coach first? What is the best way to succeed?
Jan 27, 2021 · 12 min
JVBG #4: Motor development & coaching young athletes
In this episode we talk about the stages of motor development and how they influence coaching youth sports. The sports coach has a critical role in this process and can either contribute to a great motor development or to impair it tremendously.
Nov 11, 2020 · 9 min
JVBG #3: The holy grail of volleyball and how to conquer it
Nature explains why the center of anything drags our attention. In this episode I try to reason how it translates to volleyball.
Sep 7, 2020 · 12 min
JVBG #2: About sports progressions
Sports Sciences have already shown that it is paramount for sports organizations, coaches, school programs and teachers to consider concepts related to human growth and maturation, as well the dense theories of motor development, when a young athlete starts...
Aug 25, 2020 · 5 min
JVBG #1: Volleyball development and the chess metaphor
In the last few weeks I have been defending that position specialization in volleyball as well the progression of the offensive systems (which is directly related to position specialization) in youth volleyball should be a process of many years...