Lessons from UCSD Mens Spring Practice, Reps Going From Good to Great, and
3/20/202637 min
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This episode features insights from volleyball coach Tod and Davis on recent practice strategies, some cool new rule changes, and effective training methods.
Discover innovative drills, the importance of deliberate practice, and how to optimize player development.
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First 90 secondsDavis· Host0:02
[upbeat music] Good morning and welcome to The Volley Pod. How are you today, Todd?
Todd· Host0:22
Doing well, Davis. Back at it. You guys played yesterday.
Davis· Host0:24
Oh, man, yes, we did, and we learned a lot and had a lot of fun, and it was a great experience. Came out scathed.
Todd· Host0:32
[laughs] Scathed. Not unscathed, but scathed.
Davis· Host0:34
I like that.
Todd· Host0:35
Yeah.
Davis· Host0:35
Came out scathed.
Todd· Host0:36
Scathed.
Davis· Host0:36
But you know what? It was, honestly, it was a great experience. We're learning how to compete. The teams we're playing, every game in our pool was very close, and it was very competitive, so we are, we're learning, but I tell you what, there's a lot of good teams out there.
Todd· Host0:47
Yep. Hey, everybody's getting better.
Davis· Host0:49
Everyone's getting better.
Todd· Host0:49
It's not just, it's not just you. Speaking of- Yes ... getting better, we're getting more patrons.
Davis· Host0:52
All right.
Todd· Host0:53
Okay? From Patreon, so we wanna sh- give, uh, a couple shout-outs.
Davis· Host0:56
That's good.
Todd· Host0:57
Uh, my niece, Ashley Rollins, is a, a new patron, so thank you.
Davis· Host1:01
Nice.
Todd· Host1:01
Uh, Aaron Brown is a guy that we're gonna get on the pod.
Davis· Host1:06
Very good.
Todd· Host1:06
I'll tell you about him later.
Davis· Host1:07
Nice.
Todd· Host1:07
So he is a new patron, as well as another coach I've been talking to pretty, uh, consistently, a guy named Coach Joe Johnstone. So- Okay ... a thank you to our patrons, and once again, if you have any interest, hopefully you do, in supporting us, check out our, the link at the end of the pod.
Davis· Host1:27
Absolutely. We'll include it in the show notes, and yeah, that'd be awesome.