Developing Decision Making, When You Don't Have a Full Team At Practice, and Inside the Box with David Epstein
5/15/202634 min
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This episode Tod Mattox and Davis Ransom share tips from Doug Lemov about how to make decisions effectively and discuss ideas for how to get better when not everyone is at practice. Actionable. Insightful. Thoughtful.
The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos of the Week
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/the-mental-side-of-setting-and-decision-making/ Christy Johnson-Lynch
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/8-game-mimicking-drills-that-promote-decision-making/ Christy Johnson-Lynch
https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/illinois-chaos-drill-improves-decision-making/ Kevin Hambly
Resource of the Week
https://davidepstein.com/inside-the-box-tips/
David Epstein is the author of the #1 New York Times best seller Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, and of the New York Times best seller The Sports Gene
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First 90 secondsDavis· Host0:01
[on-hold music] Good morning and welcome to the Volley Pod. How are you today, Todd?
Tod Mattox· Host0:16
Davis, we're back at it. I'm doing well.
Davis· Host0:18
Back at it.
Tod Mattox· Host0:18
It's, uh, it's all good. It's good. I'm getting ready for a little trip this week, a little volleyball trip down to lovely Texas.
Davis· Host0:25
Nice.
Tod Mattox· Host0:26
Yep.
Davis· Host0:26
Tell us about that. Yeah, what's going on out there?
Tod Mattox· Host0:27
Well, I'm heading to Houston. I'm gonna see Tobias there, and then we're gonna drive up to- Okay ... Dallas. Tobias is my son who runs Catalyst Volleyball Club. And we're gonna hop in the car on Tuesday and go up to Dallas for the- Okay ... Aligned Volleyball Summit 2020. JVA is putting this program on for, uh, club directors with a full schedule, lineup of, of great educational sessions.
Davis· Host0:55
Okay.
Tod Mattox· Host0:55
So I'm looking forward to get- going to a bunch, and then I do one with Troy Glabe from Sports Performance.
Davis· Host1:01
Nice. Okay.
Tod Mattox· Host1:02
I do one, and my title is... Now let me look at my title. Alternatives, alternative training, and I'm- let me get it right here. Alternative training and competition models.
Davis· Host1:15
Okay. Very cool.
Tod Mattox· Host1:16
So- That sounds awesome. Yeah.
Davis· Host1:17
Nice.
Tod Mattox· Host1:17
So we're, we're talking a lot about, uh, what's going on in the rest of the world, how they're training kids, how that differs from the US. So yeah, it should be fun.
Davis· Host1:25
That's gonna be great. That's awesome.
Tod Mattox· Host1:27
Good stuff.
Davis· Host1:27
Well, this week you are up on the