The VolleyNerd Podcast

Coaching experience is a huge benefit when it comes to helping your players, as long as you learn for each experience! Beloved youth coach Sean Thomas explains his philosophy and how to make the most out of each day. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/davis-ransom/support

Mastering the fundamentals of motor learning allows coaches to help their athletes speed up their learning. Who doesn’t want to speed up learning? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/davis-ransom/support

This practice template can be applied to a lot of different practice goals, has a lot of application to the match, and has a cumulative effect. Steal it! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/davis-ransom/support

Playing volleyball and whole training are great, but there are even faster ways to accelerate our athletes’ learning. Coach Tod Mattox from The Art of Coaching and the Head Coach at The Bishops School, goes in depth on practical methods that we can use right now to help our athletes fulfill their highest potential. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/davis-ransom/support

Getting recruited to play college volleyball is a huge challenge even if you are a star in high school and club. Incoming Cal Poly Pomona setter Colleen Kennedy shares her recruiting story and how she ended up deciding on Cal Poly Pomona through the highs and the lows of the recruiting process. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/davis-ransom/support

Sophomore Outside Hitter Taimani Toilolo joins The VolleyNerd Podcast to discuss dealing with mental health as an athlete. She goes into her ups and downs and how they have led her to become who she is today. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/davis-ransom/support

Chelsea Speaks won a Bronze Medal in club as a setter then played for Fresno Pacific University for four years. She had to switch to libero in order to get on the court and she did! Check out her story of competition and fierce determination! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/davis-ransom/support

Self-determination theory, the importance of a mission statement, how to manage our energy, self talk, and many more topics are discussed in this important overview of mental skills training from UCSD All-Everything, Roxanne Brunsting --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/davis-ransom/support

Leveling up your game is hard. College Beach Volleyball Coach Paul Araiza dives into what it takes to take your game to the next level. He talks about taking charge of your confidence by putting in the work and shares his story of the grind to becoming an AVP Pro. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/davis-ransom/support

San Diego Mesa Head Men’s Coach David Proffitt gives us his take on why athletes choose junior college volleyball, The Cal Promise Program, and enhanced stats for winning at the JC level. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/davis-ransom/support