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Doug Beal for President
In an election year, there is no better option for President than Doug Beal! He’s not a Democrat, not a Republican, nor Independent. He’s just Doug. I’m sure he has the wit and capacity to do a better...
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25 Failsafe Rules for Dads (Coaches) Raising Daughters (Female Athletes)
Even though our objective as a volleyball coach is to coach volleyball, we are also teaching life lessons through volleyball. The following list fittingly came out in time for Father’s Day and many of...
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Hugh McCutcheon on Coaching Men vs Women
This past Sunday, I was in a volleyball conundrum. The USA Men and the USA Women played at the same time. Ironically in very different time zones as the men played France in France and the women...
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What to Do When You Don’t Win
Even great teams struggle. I often believe the struggle is a gift, but it certainly doesn’t feel much like a gift when your team is going through it. As a coach, I have learned it is important to...
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USA Volleyball Coaching Clinic in Charleston
This Saturday, I am fortunate to be doing a coaching clinic with USA Volleyball’s John Kessel and Erskine Head Coach, Heather Vahjen. Through this silly little website, I’ve had a great opportunity to...
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What Coaches Should Focus On
Had a very successful weekend of coaching clinics for the USAV Palmetto Region. John Kessel spoke his magic about specificity, demonstrated effective and efficient drills, and stories galore about the...
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Goal Setting
This is a piece I wrote for the Art of Coaching Volleyball… The Next Coaching Move Terry Liskevych asked me to contribute to The Art of Coaching Volleyball to provide my perspective, from a younger...
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One Month in at Miami Volleyball
What do you do after you land the job and actually arrive on campus? Hold your breath and hang on for the ride. Is it the journey or the destination? I sometimes ponder this question when recruiting...
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Uncomfortable Coaching
Saw this great post by Vernon Gambetta, a coach of elite athletes of almost 40 years: We talk a lot about having our athletes get out of their comfort zones to move forward and progress. How about us?...
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Bill Gates Believes the AVCA Convention is Extremely Important
The now philanthropic Bill Gates starts this TED talk by saying, “Everyone needs a coach.” In Bill’s riveting speech about teachers, he provides information on why the United States is performing so...
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Terms to Understand Generation iY
Eight Terms to Understand Generation iY June 4, 2013 — By: Tim Elmore I know, I know. One minute you think you’ve figure out this new generation of kids and the next, you feel you’re on a learning...
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What to do when they Cry!
If you’ve ever coached a volleyball team, you just might have had a few players cry. Hopefully, they are tears of joy after a tremendous victory, but most of the time the tears seem trivial to a...
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Best Friends and the 7 Team Cultures
Saw this post come across my feed this morning. I think it speaks volumes. I’m not the type of coach that frowns upon friendships within a team and certainly team chemistry is essential to team...
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Are You a Maker or Taker?
Humbly, I’ve received a few compliments on my blog writings from people I have much respect and admiration. I’m not fishing for compliments, but I did score a whopping 380 on the English portion of my...
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Who is Karch Kiraly?!?!
After a great sand workout with my Miami Volleyball Team this morning, it quickly turned into a solemn day when one of the players asked, “Who is Karch Kiraly?”. We quickly learned that 5 of our 10...
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What matters most in coaching
Thanks Vern Gambetta for his wisdom and insight into coaching longevity. If I were writing this 30 or 40 years ago it would have been a very different blog post. I would have focused on...
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Positive Coaching
The Harvard Business Review again supports my positive coaching style. The Neurochemistry of Positive Conversations by Judith E. Glaser and Richard D. Glaser | 11:00 AM June 12, 2014 Why do...
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Specialization in Volleyball
Specialization in Volleyball is a big topic. Hugh McCutcheon wants players that are good in all six skills, but great at one or two skills. Doug Beal stated, “Great specialization always equals greater...
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