Just a Volleyball Guy
14 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingVolleyball stuff pops up in my mind on a daily basis. Here is just a place I'd like to save my thoughts!
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Confusing Rules in Volleyball
June 22, 2022 17:56 - 27 minutes - 50.4 MBIn this episode I'm gonna talk about the rules that might be a bit confusing for those who are just starting to watch or play volleyball, so it might be helpful for U11 and U12 parents and players.
"My parents saved my life", the player said
July 15, 2021 22:20 - 16 minutes - 8.54 MBToday I am going to tell you a story of how the parents saved the lives of their childredn from a mall shooting without having a single clue.
Once again, about learning, the brain, and teaching sports
March 15, 2021 21:58 - 17 minutes - 8.48 MBIn this episode we talk about the structural changes that happen in the brain when we learn, and how we coaches can use progressions to help our athletes enhance learning by making practice more effective.
Be patient with tall young athletes
March 10, 2021 22:33 - 11 minutes - 5.26 MBIn this episode we talk about the reasons we should be patient with the development of tall young athletes. It has much more science behind it than you expect. I hope you enjoy the show!
How you see yourself and your abilities affects you
March 05, 2021 15:32 - 5 minutes - 2.39 MBContinuing to share what I’ve been learning reading the book Make it Stick: the science of successful learning, by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III and Mark A. McDaniel, today I emphasize part of the chapter Get Beyond Learning Styles. In this article, I copy and paraphrase part of the chapter: the softball example was changed for volleyball (for obvious reasons) so that it goes better with the theme of my blog. The most important part, though, is that the way you see (or don’t see) you...
Embrace Difficulties
March 04, 2021 02:43 - 18 minutes - 8.92 MBMake difficulties part of your learning routine. Learn better by embracing difficulties. This video is based on the chapter Embrace Difficulties found in the book Make it Stick: the science of successful learning, by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III and Mark A. McDaniel (2014).
The Pygmalion Effect and the Development of the Volleyball Player
September 04, 2020 23:40 - 13 minutes - 6.63 MBHow do the labels and expectations we have affect the development of our athletes? Are you sure?
Types of Practice, Memory & Learning and Sports Performance
September 03, 2020 18:50 - 10 minutes - 5.05 MBHow do the types of practice influence the way one learns? What does change in the brain then, and how does that affect the athletic performance in sports?
Learning Progressions & Volleyball Offensive Systems
September 02, 2020 19:31 - 18 minutes - 8.78 MBHow would we apply the widely known educational conpept of learning progressions in volleyball? How would it influence the position specialization and how would it contribute for the development, over many years, of great specialized players who have a great generalist background?
The Perfect Technique?
August 31, 2020 17:41 - 5 minutes - 2.63 MBIn your sport, what are the best techniques? What is the best method to teach/coach? What to teach/coach first? What is the best way to succeed?
Motor Development & Coaching Young Athletes
August 29, 2020 15:29 - 12 minutes - 5.93 MBIn this episode we talk about the stages of motor development and how they influence coaching youth sports. The sports coach has a critical role in this process and can either contribute to a great motor development or to impair it tremendously.
The Holy Grail of Volleyball and How to Conquer It
August 27, 2020 13:14 - 9 minutes - 4.72 MBNature explains why the center of anything drags our attention. In this episode I try to reason how it translates to volleyball.
About Sports Progressions
August 25, 2020 22:59 - 12 minutes - 6.1 MBSports Sciences have already shown that it is paramount for sports organizations, coaches, school programs and teachers to consider concepts related to human growth and maturation, as well the dense theories of motor development, when a young athlete starts...
Volleyball Development and the Chess metaphor
August 25, 2020 19:15 - 5 minutes - 2.58 MBIn the last few weeks I have been defending that position specialization in volleyball as well the progression of the offensive systems (which is directly related to position specialization) in youth volleyball should be a process of many years...