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!
Two-time Olympian Courtney Thompson discusses the importance of passion in pushing through burnout and low moments. She also talks about how to come off the bench, the importance of trust and "truth …
Two-time Olympian Courtney Thompson discusses the importance of passion, how it can drive perseverance, whether it's teachable, and how it can be unique to each player.
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CYBO Book Club
For this installment of the CYBO Book Club, the hosts go through the Coach Your Brains Out book! One chapter at a time. In this first episode, the guys share their own introductions to …
Baylor University head coach Ryan McGuyre joins us after an amazing season to talk about his ability to adapt to current situations — from the wide variety players and per…
We talk to Professional Volleyball Player Cody Kessel about growing up as a coach’s son and the impact parents have on an athlete. How …
Soon to be former Director of Sport Development at USA Volleyball, John Kessel discusses lessons learned throughout his coaching career. In part two we talk mo…
Soon to be former Director of Sport Development at USA Volleyball, John Kessel discusses lessons learned throughout his coaching career including how his pract…
Former Pittsburgh Pirates assistant General Manager Kyle Stark talks to us about developing a world-class team culture. Kyle is a former …
Former Pittsburgh Pirates assistant General Manager Kyle Stark talks to us about developing a world-class team culture. Kyle is a former volleyball …
We talk with AVP Champion and WAVE Volleyball’s Beach Program Director Matt Olson about the ins and outs of running a successful beach club and what makes his prog…
We talk with AVP Champion and WAVE Volleyball’s Beach Program Director Matt Olson about the ins and outs of running a successful beach club and what makes his prog…
The head coach of the University of Georgia takes us through his experience coaching Canada’s Women’s National Team as well as rebuilding Georgia into a successfu…
The head coach of the University of Georgia takes us through his experience coaching Canada’s Women’s National Team, working with new players and a different cult…
ENGINEERING YOUR ENVIRONMENT (And Youth Sports!) with Wade Gilbert – Part 2 Part 2 of our discussion with Wade Gilbert, the professor of Sport Science at Fresno State University and the author of Coa…
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 t…
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 …
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…
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 t…
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 Dutc…
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 Morris…