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!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 386
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
LEADERSHIP THROUGH ADVERSITY with Greg Vernovage
-Facing adversity on Mount Everest
-Physical and mental preparation
-Pushing yourself vs staying healthy
-Lessons learned on Everest
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THE LANGUAGE OF COACHING with Dr. Nick Winkelman - Part 3
-Evaluating if our language is working
-The role of praise
-Common coaching language mistakes
https://www.thelanguageofcoaching.com/
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THE LANGUAGE OF COACHING with Dr. Nick Winkelman - Part 2
-Volleyball cueing examples
-Teaching through analogies
-Cueing for groups and returning athletes
https://www.thelanguageofcoaching.com/
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THE LANGUAGE OF COACHING with Dr. Nick Winkelman - Part 1
-The importance of language in coaching
-Feedback: Knowledge of Result and Knowledge of Performance
-External focus of attention
https://www.thelanguageofcoaching.com/
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College Beach Season Debrief
-Coaching changes they implemented
-Biggest struggles
-Tournament preparation
-Start Stop Continue
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RETHINKING VOLLEYBALL with Chad Gordon - Part 2
-Universal language for stats
-Stats in-game
-Predicting the future of stats
-Are serving and passing really the most important skills?
Volley Dork - https://volleydork.blog/
Danny Kinda and Team USA -
RETHINKING VOLLEYBALL with Chad Gordon - Part 1
-Looking at the game objectively
-Rethinking passing and attack efficiency
-What is undervalued and what is overvalued?
Volley Dork - https://volleydork.blog/
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SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS with Dan Guerrero
-Common traits of successful programs
-Prioritizing what matters
-Handling team problems
-Lessons from John Wooden
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JOB INTERVIEWING with Dan Guerrero
-Interview dos and dont's
-Common and Uncommon questions
-Moving up the coaching ranks
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TALENT IDENTIFICATION with Sean Johnson
-Identifying leadership and character
-Interviewing players
-Evaluating your recruiting track record
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LEADERSHIP with Sean Johnson
-Managing staff
-Seeking different opinions
-Stepping into leadership roles
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WAYFINDING with Dr. Carl Woods
-What is wayfinding
-The importance of self-regulation
-Encouraging athletes to explore
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REPRESENTATIVE CO-DESIGN with Dr. Carl Woods
-Representative Dial
-Co-Designing practice with your athletes
-Fostering feedback
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MENTAL TRAINING IN ACTION with Ceci Craft
-Blending the mental and the physical
-Self-Talk and nerves
-Coaches modeling mental skills
-The All Terrain Project https://allterrainproject.com/
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DOMINATING YOUR 3FT WORLD with Ceci Craft
-Committing to the controllables and the space around you
-Dealing with distractions
-3ft world in action
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COACH DEVELOPMENT with Stuart Armstrong - Part 2
-Athlete feedback
-Affordance vs Constraints
-Coaching models
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COACH DEVELOPMENT with Stuart Armstrong - Part 1
-Stuart's coaching path
-Ecological Dynamics approach to coaching
-Practice Design
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Book Club CYBO Chapter 3 - Motor Learning
-Dark Blood release! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QL6WNFK
-Our intros to Motor Learning
-Blocked AND Random training
-Optimal Performance Theory
-What is this crazy thing called Ecological Dynamics we k…
HOLISTIC FOCUS with Dr. Kevin Becker - Part 2
-Holistic focus feedback
-Sports psychology lessons
-Training the mental game
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HOLISTIC FOCUS with Dr. Kevin Becker - Part 1
-What is a holistic focus?
-Internal focus vs. external focus
-When a holistic focus is beneficial
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