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**Coach Your Brains Out, by Gold Medal Squared**

Coach Your Brains Out, by Gold Medal Squared has been releasing weekly podcasts going on five years now! Founded by professional beach volleyball players John Mayer and Billy Allen, the primary goal is practical, useful education that will help you become a better coach. Our podcasts are released every Thursday afternoon, so set your notifications accordingly!

Latest Episodes:

STORYTELLING with Jamie Morrison - Part 1 Feb 24, 2022

Show notes

1:48 - How Jamie sets up successful presentations like he did at the AVCA Convention.

3:11 - How storytelling can teach skills effectively.

4:39 - Are analogies similar to stories, and are they equally effective?

4:47 - Confusion to “aha” moment in athletes.

5:50 - Going into depth on Jamie’s presentation about setting at the AVCA Convention.

7:16 - Explaining how Jamie used med-balls as part of his storytelling.

9:45 - Will stories still be remembered even months later?

11:00 - Why Jamie believes storytelling is more effective than verbally communicating tips and advice.

12:53 - Cases when Jamie doesn’t have a story planned.

16:04 - Explaining Jamie’s “train track” story.

17:34 - Similar to how the med-ball story can be physically manifested, can the train track story also be tangibly implemented or is it just a cue?

19:32 - Implementing stories in practice.

22:06 - Will Jamie use stories on what not to do, as opposed to what to do?

23:10 - Will Jamie use stories in matches as well?

24:56 - Balancing practice time with verbal feedback and storytelling.

26:05 - Jamie’s tips on coming up with stories and how he personally comes up with them.

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PRACTICE PERIODIZATION - Motor Learning for Coaches Feb 17, 2022

Show notes

0:55 - What Harjiv has learned from working with the Orlando Magic.
- Learning about basketball
- Working with data analytics + coaching staff
- Biomechanics
2:40 - Periodization of what we do, how we do it, and when we do it.
- Will practice really reflect game performance?
- Tracking specificity
6:58 - To develop an effective practice plan, start from “why are we doing this
- finding the purpose.
7:47 - Combining skill acquisition with strength and conditioning.
8:27 - Compared to the traditional methods of strength and conditioning, why is periodization so new for developing skill acquisition?
10:57 - Considering variables of time, how coaches should manage the load of practices and the amount of skill acquisition development.
- Balancing it out
- Building confidence closer to tournaments
14:41 - From a skill acquisition perspective, should coaches simplify development closer to tournaments?
19:52 - Do coaches and should coaches adjust practice depending on the physiological load of strength and conditioning before practices?
- Meeting with coaches to adjust practice plans
- Synergy or balance between practices and strength and conditioning
- Possibly using the load as a constraint?
24:55 - Planning practices and strength and conditioning workouts together.
27:43 - Being aware of the complexity of confidence.
29:01 - Figuring out a way to know if all the work being put into practice planning is fostering actual development within athletes.

Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

BILLY ALLEN WITHIN THE GAME Feb 10, 2022

Show notes

-Mindset and preparation

-Focusing on what you can control

-Mindfulness practice and self-talk

-Training and trusting mindsets

-Lessons learned from Coach Your Brains Out

-Writing

Check out Billy's books! https://www.amazon.com/Billy-Ketch-Allen/e/B07JCJ9Z9T

Within The Game Podcast https://www.withinthegame.com/

BLOCKING with Travis Hudson Feb 03, 2022

Show notes

0:46 - Travis’ approach to blocking practices.
- Physicality is a big part of blocking.
- Training blocking technique to make up for lack of physicality.
- Maximizing the capabilities of your individual blockers.
3:16 - Effective blocking games Travis uses in practice.
- Eye sequencing.
- Verbalizing.
7:08 - Identifying the cause of errors through verbalization.
8:06 - “Late and right rather than early and wrong”
8:54 - Why Travis sometimes doesn’t want his pin blockers to swing block.
13:34 - Important technical aspects Travis focuses on.
17:56 - Why Travis has his setters change tempos during blocking practice.
- Train blockers - only the setters and attackers know the tempo that they are running.
18:45 - Common characteristics of the best blockers.
- Variability - Travis’ best blockers were good at blocking for different reasons.
21:47 - If a blocker isn’t as physical as some others, how can they make up for that lack of physicality?
- Keeping things simple and trying to get good touches.
- Pressuring the attackers rather than trying to completely shut them down.
24:12 - Time spent working on blocking during practices.
- Depending on the time of the season.
26:01 - Training competitiveness in blockers - what Travis believes to be one of the most important characteristics in good blockers.
28:39 - Why Travis spends time with Western Kentucky fans, teaching them volleyball and the rules.
- Growing the volleyball fanbase.
33:21 - Foreseeable challenges to Western Kentucky’s success.

Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

TEAM CULTURE with Travis Hudson Jan 27, 2022

Show notes

1:31 - What Travis does in between seasons to sustain coaching success.
- Experience playing two seasons in one calendar year.
2:22 - Did playing two consecutive seasons bring about more injuries or physical issues?
- Not as much physical difficulty, but struggled with mentality.
3:39 - How Travis tackled mental health issues with his players.
- Ramping up communication, reducing stress.
5:04 - What team culture and coaching aspects has Travis implemented to have such a successful program?
- Truth, respect, and trust - only two people in the history of the program have left.
- Admitting the weaknesses of the program to find the right people.
9:40 - Convincing athletes to join a smaller program.
10:58 - Travis’ thoughts on the importance of team culture in his program.
13:37 - Key components and people that have helped shape Travis’ team culture.
- Being truthful.
16:28 - How Travis makes “10, 11 and 12” players/backup players feel important.
- Being straightforward with them.
19:13 - What parts of Travis’ culture has changed since he first started to create it?
23:17 - Are there any unique aspects of Travis’ team that stands out?
24:49 - What does Travis do off the court to establish an effective team culture?
- Developing athletes as strong communicators.
33:02 - Travis’ advice for coaches struggling to come up with their own team culture.
- Finding the right fit for you and your team.

Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

SCOUTING with Luka Slabe - Part 2 Jan 20, 2022

Show notes

-Scouting your own players
-Embracing your role
-Passion as a coach
-Having hard conversations
-Learning from Karch

Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904

Support the show https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

GMS+ https://www.goldmedalsquared.com/cybo

SCOUTING with Luka Slabe - Part 1 Jan 13, 2022

Show notes

-Tokyo experience
-Scouting philosophy
-How much time he spends scouting
-What he looks for
-Making scouting accessible to players

Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904

Support the show https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

GMS+ https://www.goldmedalsquared.com/cybo

REINVESTMENT THEORY - Motor Learning for Coaches Jan 06, 2022

Show notes

1:04 - The guidance hypothesis: the dichotomy of implicit and explicit learning.
- Generally well developed and researched.
1:49 - Rich Masters and the role of implicit and explicit learning on the effects of pressure and stress on performance.
2:54 - Defining explicit and implicit learning.
4:52 - Using golf putting as an example of studying the effects of implicit and explicit learning.
6:00 - Tendencies to believe that implicit learning is drastically superior to explicit learning.
- Both implicit and explicit groups in the golf putting study improved.
6:32 - How the introduction of pressure and stress changed the results of the study.
- The implicit group found little to no decrease in performance while the explicit group had detrimental effects to their performance.
7:14 - Combating “choking” from a motor learning perspective.
8:46 - Defining choking and its causes.
10:15 - Rich Masters methods to induce implicit learning.
- “Dual-task learning”
13:25 - Creating an effective environment for implicit learning
15:16 - Balancing explicit learning and implicit learning: how much time should athletes spend in each environment?
- Depends on the athlete’s skill level.
20:58 - Despite having a heavy emphasis on implicit learning, does Kasey still debrief with his athletes or give them direct instructions?
- Overlapping elements.
26:39 - Using the theories to also guide communication with athletes.
30:13 - How coaches can know if they have actually established an effective implicit learning environment with benefits to their athletes’ performance.

Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

HOW WE LEARN TO MOVE with Rob Gray - Part 2 Dec 30, 2021

Show notes

0:40 - Can perception action be observed in examples of limiting constraints?
1:39 - Discussing the efficiency of constraints: should they be used to develop certain movement patterns, or to move athletes away from undesired movement patterns?
3:20 - Rob’s ideal timeframe: when to change constraints.
7:24 - How coaches can recognize when certain coaching strategies are actually effective and worthwhile.
- 7:40 - “Not all variability is good variability”.
10:22 - Importance of accepting mistakes and letting them happen.
11:20 - How would Rob organize the type of games within an allotted time frame during practices?
- Constraint based games vs. straightforward/traditional games.
12:55 - Forward vs. backward movement study example: how the results of corrective treatment can be overshadowed by results of overemphasizing technical errors.
19:27 - Approaching the mental side of sports.
21:18 - Importance of explicit positive feedback from coaches to their athletes.
22:15 - “Holes” in the ecological dynamics approach of coaching.
Where can people find more information about Rob and his new book?
- https://perceptionaction.com

Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904

Support the show:

https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

HOW WE LEARN TO MOVE with Rob Gray - Part 1 Dec 23, 2021

Show notes

0:28 - Introducing Rob.
- Where to find Rob’s podcast + his new book, How We Learn to Move.
  - https://perceptionaction.com
1:51 - Describing what Rob calls the “Coaching Revolution” + what this means for coaches.
3:40 - Rob’s thoughts on John Wooden’s philosophy of repetition.
6:14 - Do laws of learning really exist?
7:50 - Changing constraints or purposes changes the results.
10:58 - Principles of Rob’s self-organization model.
13:05 - Taking the constraints led approach to be a “masterchef” in self-organization
14:58 - What constraints should be used to coach young athletes?
- Letting them trial and error techniques
- Letting athletes figure out solutions: giving the goals and intent of practice, but not giving them the answers
16:28 - First approaching a college level team: what constraints would Rob use + what would his process be like?
18:45 - Approaching situations where coaches might like to change technique (using the example of launch angle).
19:15 - Traditional approach vs constraints led approach
21:16 - When dealing with an athlete with a deeply ingrained technique, is it worth it to change it, or try changing something else (TIm Tebow example).
23:36 - In what situations should constraints be more extreme to effectively train athletes?
- 23:49 - Deliberately using wrong technique to understand better technique.
25:04 - Should coaches help athletes understand the method to succeed, or just help them achieve the right technique?
26:23 - Describing the “connection ball” constraint.

Get CYBO the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098630904

Support the show:

https://www.patreon.com/coachyourbrainsout

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