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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:

Book Club CYBO Chapter 6 - Competition Jun 29, 2023

Show notes

Competing in practice

What it means to be a competitor

Trash Talk

What you can control

Challenge vs Threat

Training and Trusting Mindsets

Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching Volleyball

The Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a Champion

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CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS - Women's Indoor - with Erik Sullivan (2 of 2) Jun 22, 2023

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-What a Texas practice looks like

-What to do when practice falls short of the team's standards

-How they prepared for the national title match

-Communication between staff and their roles

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CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS - Women's Indoor - with Erik Sullivan (1 of 2) Jun 15, 2023

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-Coaching beach

-Beach vs Indoor specialization

-The culture at Texas

-What made them successful

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REPRESENTATIVE STRENGTH TRAINING FOR VOLLEYBALL with Javi Miller Extrada (2 of 2) Jun 08, 2023

Show notes

-Training through an ecological lens

-Volleyball training: how to jump higher, hit harder, move better

-Traditional weight room workouts vs sport context specific

-Program timing and frequency

-The most important qualities of a strength coach

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REPRESENTATIVE STRENGTH TRAINING FOR VOLLEYBALL with Javi Miller Extrada (1 of 2) Jun 01, 2023

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-Training agility by adding noise

-Representative training and developing "real" agility

-What is skill?

- 4 categories of noise: environment, athlete, tactical, and equipment

-The importance of decision making in training

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APPLYING MENTAL SKILLS with Dan Fisher and Bernie Holliday (2 of 2) May 25, 2023

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-Applying mental skills in practice and competition

-What has led to Pitt's success

-Mental case studies:

Lack of motivation
Perfectionists
Resist making changes
Nervous before competition
Aren't acting like themselves

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APPLYING MENTAL SKILLS with Dan Fisher and Bernie Holliday (1 of 2) May 18, 2023

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-How Bernie's work has changed the program and culture

-Team and individual values

-Applying mental skills in practice and competition

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ACTION CAPACITY - Motor Learning for Coaches May 11, 2023

Show notes

0:44 - What Kasey has been working with in the off season with his players.
6:17 - Introducing Rob and how he has worked with the UMBC staff and team.
7:58 - Describing “action capacity”, and how it can fit into the context of sports.
14:19 - What are the best ways/exercises to achieve action capacity in the category of jumping?
18:46 - Andy’s thoughts on implementing action capacity values when training.
21:34 - How Kasey and Rob have implemented action capacity with athletes they have worked with.
24:51 - What would the volleyball equivalent of the NFL combine look like?

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MOTOR LEARNING with Carl McGown (2016 Rebroadcast) May 04, 2023

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LEARNING ENVIRONMENT with Karch Kiraly (3 of 3) Apr 27, 2023

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1:15 - Karch’s thoughts on using an ecological approach at the professional/national team level.
3:44 - Players’ response to the “Goldilocks” style of exaggerating the two extremes to find the middle ground that works for them.
5:29 - At the national team level, has Karch found that there are variabilities in play style?
9:34 - Has Karch ever thought to experiment with using environmental constraints that naturally come with playing outdoor volleyball in practice for the national team?
12:35 - What should the coach’s role be in the development of youth players?
14:54 - Competitive games that John and Karch have come up with when all the courts at the beach are in use.
19:16 - Competitive games that Karch has come up with for when his players are tired and worn out.

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