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Coach Your Brains Out

Coach Your Brains Out is founded by professional beach volleyball players and college coaches 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, so set your notifications accordingly!

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Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
34 minutes
Episodes
386
Years Active
2015 - 2025
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MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING with Dr. Jonathan Fader - Part 2

MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING with Dr. Jonathan Fader - Part 2

  • 1:30 - When asking athletes open-ended questions meant to stimulate their own thought, how important is it to leave them time/space to answer it?
  • 2:34 - Guidelines for what kind of questions to ask.
  • 4:…
00:30:03  |   Fri 25 Mar 2022
MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING with Dr. Jonathan Fader - Part 1

MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING with Dr. Jonathan Fader - Part 1

  • 2:50 - Introducing Dr. Fader and the topics of this episode.
  • 3:46 - Becoming a better listener.
  • 4:22 - What Dr. Fader hopes to accomplish with his book.
  • 5:38 - Why many already existing programs are ine…
00:32:30  |   Thu 17 Mar 2022
THE INNER KNIGHT

THE INNER KNIGHT

Filled with lessons on practice, competition, and mindset, The Inner Knight is a powerful tale for athletes, coaches, and anyone who wants to achieve greatness.

Meridian Kay dreams of becoming a champ…

00:29:23  |   Thu 10 Mar 2022
STORYTELLING with Jamie Morrison - Part 2

STORYTELLING with Jamie Morrison - Part 2

1:22 - Why Jamie prioritizes out of system attacking and how he uses storytelling to improve it. 

3:34 - Common problems that teams face when out of system.

5:26 - Changing the mindset to be more explo…

00:28:54  |   Thu 03 Mar 2022
STORYTELLING with Jamie Morrison - Part 1

STORYTELLING with Jamie Morrison - Part 1

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…

00:28:58  |   Thu 24 Feb 2022
PRACTICE PERIODIZATION - Motor Learning for Coaches

PRACTICE PERIODIZATION - Motor Learning for Coaches

  • 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, a…
00:30:56  |   Thu 17 Feb 2022
BILLY ALLEN WITHIN THE GAME

BILLY ALLEN WITHIN THE GAME

-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!…

00:45:58  |   Thu 10 Feb 2022
BLOCKING with Travis Hudson

BLOCKING with Travis Hudson

  • 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 block…
00:37:00  |   Thu 03 Feb 2022
TEAM CULTURE with Travis Hudson

TEAM CULTURE with Travis Hudson

  • 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 phys…
00:34:10  |   Thu 27 Jan 2022
SCOUTING with Luka Slabe - Part 2

SCOUTING with Luka Slabe - Part 2

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

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00:26:57  |   Thu 20 Jan 2022
SCOUTING with Luka Slabe - Part 1

SCOUTING with Luka Slabe - Part 1

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

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Support the show h…

00:30:10  |   Thu 13 Jan 2022
REINVESTMENT THEORY - Motor Learning for Coaches

REINVESTMENT THEORY - Motor Learning for Coaches

  • 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 effec…
00:35:01  |   Thu 06 Jan 2022
HOW WE LEARN TO MOVE with Rob Gray - Part 2

HOW WE LEARN TO MOVE with Rob Gray - Part 2

  • 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 athl…
00:24:35  |   Thu 30 Dec 2021
HOW WE LEARN TO MOVE with Rob Gray - Part 1

HOW WE LEARN TO MOVE with Rob Gray - Part 1

  • 0:28 - Introducing Rob.
  • 1:51 - Describing what Rob calls the “Coaching Revolution” + what this means for co…
00:29:30  |   Thu 23 Dec 2021
PRACTICE DESIGN with Mike Gee - Part 2

PRACTICE DESIGN with Mike Gee - Part 2

  • 0:29 - How Mike adjusts games in practice based on skill level or age group.
    • Very similar across the board.
    • Based on the principle of “keeping everything together”.
    • Simplifying everything for beginners.
00:25:49  |   Thu 16 Dec 2021
PRACTICE DESIGN with Mike Gee - Part 1

PRACTICE DESIGN with Mike Gee - Part 1

 

00:33:23  |   Thu 09 Dec 2021
SMARTER VOLLEY with Joe Trinsey - Part 2

SMARTER VOLLEY with Joe Trinsey - Part 2

 

  • 1:03 - Drawing from his own experience, how Joe has tried to develop skills within young and beginner players.
  • 3:22 - Eliminating unforced errors in high school volleyball.
    • Coaching a mentality of mak…
00:36:55  |   Thu 02 Dec 2021
SMARTER VOLLEY with Joe Trinsey - Part 1

SMARTER VOLLEY with Joe Trinsey - Part 1

  • 1:49 - Why Joe has been taking a break from social media and the internet + what he has gained from it.
    • 3:45 - Freeing up time to focus on his own thoughts and opening up time to write a new book/trai…
00:31:08  |   Thu 25 Nov 2021
GUIDANCE HYPOTHESIS - Motor Learning for Coaches

GUIDANCE HYPOTHESIS - Motor Learning for Coaches

  • Introducing Kasey, Andy, and Harjiv + why they think motor learning is important.
    • 0:42 - Kasey’s thoughts.
    • 2:00 - Andy’s thoughts.
    • 3:46 - Harjiv’s thoughts.
  • 6:16 - The Guidance Hypothesis in relation to …
00:36:51  |   Thu 18 Nov 2021
YOUTH COACHING with John O'Sullivan - Part 2

YOUTH COACHING with John O'Sullivan - Part 2

  • 0:39 - Balancing development of athletes, starting from a young age and lasting as they become older.
    • 0:42 - David Epstein - “cult of the head start” (balancing long term development and short term de…
00:24:49  |   Thu 11 Nov 2021
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