Talking Volleyball

Steve Hammond, B.J. LeRoy

Two coaches, some guests and YouTube audience questions. We want to focus on the game, particularly for coaches and players who are just starting out.

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52 episodes
Updated Jan 24, 2025

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May 30, 2022 · 57 min
Ep. 27 “Coaching, Player, and Team Priorities - Which come first and when?”
We are on our own this week. We talk about coaches, over-coaching and some of our blind spots, How might you teach exercises like speedball more effectively. What about summer camps and how to conduct them? In the last half, we challenge the “there is no I in team” mindset. Is is always team before the individual? Or maybe we should focus on bringing mentally and physically healthy players into the team? We’ll explore that a bit. It’s a challenging discussion, so stop by and check it out.
May 26, 2022 · 1 hr 2 min
Carmelo Dela Fuente on Datavolley and Statistics
Carmelo Dela Fuente joins us to talk about the basics of Data Volley. We'll also talk through some thinking about statistics and how to use them to help your players grow. This one has some demonstrations online, so if you are interested, you may want to have a look at the YouTube livestream recording later on.
May 23, 2022 · 1 hr 4 min
Mark Kirlin: What have we learned as coaches?
Mark Kirlin joins us. Mark brings a wealth of high school and club coaching experience to this session. We will talk about what valuable lessons we have learned as coaches and what we would have told our younger selves about coaching. We hope it helps you. So, join us
May 21, 2022 · 58 min
Loren Anderson - What we can learn from the Sitting Game
Loren Anderson joins us today to talk about his experience at the Paralympic Sitting Team Training Center. The shift in perspective will change how you think about learning. Take a listen. It will change how you help your players learn the game.
May 18, 2022 · 1 hr 9 min
BJ and Steve talk ways newer coaches can grow the game
This week BJ and I are on our own. We talk about ways to grow the sport and share some ideas on getting more kids into playing. Maybe our conversation will spark some ideas for you. So, come join the conversation.
May 11, 2022 · 58 min
Dan Mickle on Athlete Mental Performance and Health
Dan Mickle rejoins us to discuss performance psychology and how to help good players become great players. Dan also discusses his work in paralympic beach and college indoor coaching.
Apr 24, 2022 · 1 hr
Ray Lewis - A Journey to D1 Coaching and More...In
In this episode, Ray Lewis joins us. Ray has a unique volleyball journey in progress. Ray’s experiences include an NAIA Championship, winning the SIAC Conference Championship in his first year and starting two D1 Mens’ programs. He is one busy coach. So join us to learn more.
Apr 18, 2022 · 1 hr 8 min
Daryl Adams - Diverse Perspectives
Daryl Adams joins us to talk about his coaching journey and working in diverse and economically challenged communities. Culture differences that coaches might miss can make a big difference when working to build trust with athletes and other coaches.
Apr 10, 2022 · 1 hr 13 min
Punishment/Consequences - Why?
In this episode, we explore reasons that coaches use punishment and consequences in their coaching. We are joined by Heidi Anderson, John Kessel, David Cordes and Loren Anderson, who share their thoughts, experiences and learnings.
Apr 9, 2022 · 54 min
E21: Dave McGee - Off Season Work
As we begin uploading our back catalog, Dave McGee, Head Coach of the Hollins University Women’s Program joins us. Dave and BJ share some reflections on Carl McGowan, charting, learning from mistakes, coaching philosophies, strategy and more. Dave shares some really useful ideas about eye work and focus and how to improve his team’s performance.
Feb 3, 2022 · 52 min
David Roper - First Year High School Head Coaching and More
David Roper, Head Coach at Colleton Prep Academy in South Carolina joins us to discuss ideas for newer coaches working with existing teams. We cover coaching with Covid, ideas for warmups, scouting and more.
Jan 19, 2022 · 55 min
Jim Keane - On-Court Communication
Jim Keane of Saint Anselm College joins us to talk about his ideas for on-court communications. We cover geographical differences and his suggestions on how to get the most from communication without overloading your athletes. Just Smile by LiQWYD https://soundcloud.com/liqwyd Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/-just-smileMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/lMGw8bTCBww