The Volleyball By Design Podcast

In this episode we have the privilege of hearing from John Speraw who is now the CEO and president of USA Volleyball. This episode is taken from a presentation he gave at DVA Live 2022 which is my annual virtual coaches clinic I run every year. In this presentation, he talks about what's important to him in winning a championship program. Definitely worth the listen.    Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy or visit www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Click here to join my free workshop or visit www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

An article was shared with me by national team player Daenan Gyimah that was created by the national team sports psych coach. I think it's a very important conversation that coaches should be aware of and implementing in their program. In this episode, we dive into:   7 Components of high performance culture  A culture of excellence  Understanding the culture matrix  And a few more key concepts  Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy or visit www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com  Click here to join my free workshop or visit www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

In this episode we are privileged to welcome the 2024-2025 USPORTS Womens volleyball national championship coach Ken Bentley who secured his 7th national championship in his career. He shares a wealth of knowledge including:  Strength Training Program and Philosophy  Off season planning and schedule  Training technical work  Planning for upcoming season  Match Preparation  What made him win a championship  Setting technical work  And a few more key concepts  Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy or visit www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com  Click here to join my free workshop or visit www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

In this episode I walk you through a step by step approach to building your offense from the ground up. We start at the very beginning on advance through to higher level conversation. We dive into:  The goal of your offense  Type of offense  How to determine who's playing what position  Hitting Lanes  Number System  Middle Attacker  1 on 1's  Setter Attack  Out of System Play  2nd Contact  Offensive Plays  Backcourt Attack  And a few more key concepts  Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy or visit www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Click here to join my free workshop or visit www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

I was asked, if I had a limited budget what volleyball aids and equipment would I get in order of importance. This question led me to record this episode and list all the volleyball equipment that I see head coaches have in their gyms and in order of importance so you can prioritize your purchases.  We dive into:  Volleyball Equipment  First Aid  Technology in your gym  Software  Accessories  And a few more key concepts  Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy or visit www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com  Click here to join my free workshop or visit www.volleyballworkshop.com  Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

In this episode, I share about a ProAm League I started this year consisting of Pro & University players. What's interesting are the things we can learn from these pro players and apply in our gym. Throughout the first set of matches, I noticed things that make these pro's great and I discuss what we can bring to our athletes. In this episode, I dive into: Velocity  Setters  Perception  Ball control  Middles  Preparation  And a few more key concepts  Visit www.coachbleague.ca to watch games and check out the league Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy or visit here - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com  Click here to join my free workshop or go to www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

In this episode, we go back in the fault to an episode where Reid Hall dives into 4 key areas of strength and jump training. We talk about Strength Training Schedules  Strength Training (Bilateral & Unilateral)  Posterior Chain  Jump Technique Increasing Power Output  Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation  Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy or go to www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Click here to join my free workshop OR go to www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

In this episode we are privileged to welcome Cole Hergott to the podcast who is the strength & conditioning coach for all varsity teams and players at Trinity Western University. He's been a part of a couple national championships with the volleyball program and we dive into how strength training plays a vital role in that. We talk about Scheduling for off season and in season  How many days a week do the teams strength train and what does it look like  All the exercises volleyball players should be doing  Velocity Based Training  1 x 20 and 5 x 5  How to strength train with no weight room  Tactical way to train hitting and jumping  And a few more key concepts  Click here to join my free workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com  Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

In this short episode, I go through some technical differences between the 3 as well as the pros and cons for different techniques. We dive into: Which muscles you're using for each one  Stance and Position  Pro's and Cons Which one is the best  Some interactive things you can do to see the difference  And a few more key concepts  Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy or visit www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Click here to join my free workshop or visit www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSIngh_CoachB

In this episode, we are privileged to have on National Championship Coach Grant Wilson who is the head coach of the men's volleyball program at Brandon University who just won their first ever USports National Championship!  In this episode, we dive into the entire season and a complete breakdown of what it took to win a national championship. We talk about: Seasonal Planning  Practice Structure  Understanding how to look at stats and film  Match Prep  Block-Defense  Serving Strategy  Culture  Visualization  And a few more concepts  Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy or visit www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com  Click here to join my free workshop or visit www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB