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ENGINEERING YOUR ENVIRONMENT with Wade Gilbert – Part 1 Feb 06, 2020

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ENGINEERING YOUR ENVIRONMENT with Wade Gilbert – Part 1 Wade Gilbert is the professor of Sport Science at Fresno State University and the author of Coaching Better Every Season. In this episode, he talks about how coaches can engineer their environments to improve learning and culture. They discuss practice design and developing values such as competitiveness...

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2020 Big Rocks Jan 30, 2020

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2020 Big Rocks To start the new year, your four hosts discuss their big areas of focus and what they are going to do to improve. They also announce book recommendations as they reveal their favorite coaching-related books they read last year. Gold Medal Squared At Your Fingertips Join GMS+ and gain complete access...

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Setting with Jonathan Winder, part 2 Jan 23, 2020

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Setting with Jonathan Winder, part 2 This week we continue our conversation with the Jonathan Winder, Head Coach of Fresno State. This week we discuss how he teaches decision-making, giving effective feedback to setters, and the skills that make a great setter. We also answer some listener questions. Gold Medal Squared At Your Fingertips...

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Setting with Jonathan Winder, part 1 Jan 16, 2020

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Setting with Jonathan Winder, part 1 This week’s podcast features the Head Coach of Fresno State, Jonathan Winder. We discuss his time playing at Pepperdine with John Mayer, his keys to setting and teaching setting at different levels, as well as the importance of balance and movement patterns. Gold Medal Squared At Your Fingertips...

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Moving Up The Ranks w/ Jamie Morrison, part 2 Jan 09, 2020

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Moving Up The Ranks with Jamie Morrison, part 2 Today’s podcast is the second part of our conversation with former assistant coach for the Women’s National volleyball team and head coach for the Dutch National team, Jamie Morrison. He tells us about the differences between working with European and American players and coaches. Gold...

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Moving Up The Ranks w/ Jamie Morrison, part 1 Jan 06, 2020

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Moving Up The Ranks with Jamie Morrison, part 1 On today’s podcast, we talk to former assistant coach for the Women’s National volleyball team and head coach for the Dutch National team, Jamie Morrison. He tells us about moving up the ranks as a coach and his journey starting as a tech coordinator. Gold...

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GMS Director Mike Wall Part 1 Dec 11, 2019

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GMS Director Mike Wall, Part 1 USA Men’s Volleyball Assistant Coach and Gold Medal Squared Director Mike Wall is our guest this week. Mike has a wealth of assistant coaching experience, both in women’s and men’s volleyball. In this episode, Mike shares some candid stories about his experiences as an assistant coach and offers some...

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TRAINING AND TRUSTING MINDSETS part 2 Dec 05, 2019

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TRAINING AND TRUSTING MINDSETS part 2 Bernie Holliday, Pittsburg Pirates Director of Mental Strength, discusses training and trusting mindsets in volleyball and baseball. Gold Medal Squared At Your Fingertips Join GMS+ and gain complete access to the Gold Medal Squared library of Drills, Videos, Skill Courses, and GMS Stats to help you win more!...

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REDEFINING FAILURE with Courtney Thompson Nov 27, 2019

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REDEFINING FAILURE with Courtney Thompson National Champion and World Champion, Team USA’s setter Courtney Thompson joins us to talk about how she approaches failure and the culture of learning on the National Team. Gold Medal Squared At Your Fingertips Join GMS+ and gain complete access to the Gold Medal Squared library of Drills, Videos,...

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TRAINING AND TRUSTING MINDSETS Nov 21, 2019

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TRAINING AND TRUSTING MINDSETS with Bernie Holliday Bernie Holliday, Pittsburg Pirates Director of Mental Strength, discusses training and trusting mindsets in volleyball and baseball. Gold Medal Squared At Your Fingertips Join GMS+ and gain complete access to the Gold Medal Squared library of Drills, Videos, Skill Courses, and GMS Stats to help you win...

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