Footwork, Hands & Decision Making with Canadian Olympian Setter Brett Walsh
6/8/20261 hr 8 min
In this episode, I sit down with former Canadian National Team setter and Olympian Brett Walsh (@Brettjwalsh) to break down the key skills that separate good setters from great ones.
We dive into setter footwork, hand positioning, jump setting, and the importance of transferring energy efficiently through the body. Brett also shares his thoughts on developing decision-making, reading the game, creating offensive advantages, and helping setters become more than just ball distributors.
Topics in this episode include:
- One-foot vs. two-foot setter footwork
- Hand positioning and ball contact
- Jump setting mechanics
- Setter decision-making
- Training the setter position
- Vision and reading the game
- How setters can dictate the flow of a match rather than simply set the ball
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First 90 secondsBrian Sing· Host0:00
You're listening to the Volleyball by Design Podcast. Today, we've got a great one for you. I have a special guest on today's episode. We have a na- a former national team setter, a former Olympian who was at the 2024, uh, Olympic Games, and also a professional setter obviously. Just a, a, a guy who's a wealth of knowledge, um, in the setting space. And on our conversation today, we literally broke down the setting position from the ground up. We talked about footwork. We talked about hand positioning. We talked about decision-making. We talked about some, a little bit more higher advanced level setting techniques. Uh, we talked about how he trains his athletes. We talked about decision-making. I mean, it's a really, really great conversation on setting. Um, there's a, a lot of nuggets that you can take away from this episode, so I, I encourage you to take notes. You're probably gonna wanna listen to this again when you come back to this. I took a ton of notes, as I normally do on these interviews. Um, but it's a lot of tangible things that you guys can take back to your gym. And, um, I'm r- honestly just super grateful that he came on, and like I said, just a wealth of knowledge. So this is an episode you definitely don't wanna miss. Stay tuned. [upbeat music] Hi, I'm Coach Brian Singh, and after a number of years coaching competitive volleyball and as the head coach of the biggest college in Canada, I've become obsessed with helping coaches improve their knowledge and skills of the game by teaching them how to coach efficiently and effectively to ultimately reach their volleyball goals. I created the Volleyball by Design Podcast to give you simple, actionable, step-by-step strategies so you can get clarity and apply what you learn right away.