Cecile Reynaud played volleyball, coached volleyball, now mentors volleyball coaches and writes volleyball books…she can do it all. Since her beginnings as a coach at Florida State over 30 years ago, she has always been passionate about the gam

22: Patrick Johnston on sponges and spreadsheets, the best learning tools

Nov 4th, 2015 42m 37s

Patrick is a busy coach. At only 28 years old, he is the Head coach of the Fanshawe College Men’s volleyball team, he is also the Technical Director of the London Volleyball Club, one of the fastest growing club in Ontario. This past summer, he

Defying Gravity (Part 2)

Oct 29th, 2015 30m 14s

Physical Training is an essential part of the development of a volleyball player but unless you are a trainer, it is hard to know when, what and how much you should do with your players in terms of physical preparation. This series is meant to

21: James Gravelle on getting a little bit better today

Oct 21st, 2015 38m 50s

In this episode I speak with James Gravelle, head coach of the Windsor University Lancers Men’s Volleyball Team. James played for the Lancers himself many years ago before transferring to the beach and making it on the FIVB World Tour for a few

Defying Gravity: Improve your jump (Part 1)

Oct 13th, 2015 40m 8s

Huddle #3 - Be patient

Aug 26th, 2015 9m 3s

Technical Timeout is THE volleyball podcast! This is the show where I talk to the best coaches out there to find out what their tricks and tips are so YOU can use them to improve yourself as a coach.Patience is a virtue, especially in the wo

Huddle #2 - Good effort

Aug 12th, 2015 11m 9s

Huddle #1 - "Good job"

Aug 5th, 2015 12m 4s

20: Laurie Eisler on why coaching in context is so important

Jul 29th, 2015 43m 59s

Today’s guest is Laurie Eisler. She is the Head Coach of the University of Alberta Panda’s and she is also the club president of the Pandas Volleyball Club in Edmonton. Beyond her impressive track record, Laurie is well known for her great lead

19: Josh Nichol on making players uncomfortable and letting them fail

Jul 22nd, 2015 41m 13s

Today, I speak with Josh Nichol, a super active coach in Ontario, he is the Head Coach of the George Brown Huskies, he is an assistant coach with John Child at Leaside, he coaches a couple of high school teams and is involved with both indoor a

18: Kathy Deboer on finding ways to help coaches achieve their potential

Jul 15th, 2015 56m 4s

Kathy has been the executive director of the American Volleyball Coaches association since 2006. She is also the author of Gender in Competition, a book on coaching about how men and women approach competition in different ways. She is a very k

17: Ben Josephson on defining your coaching philosophy

Jul 8th, 2015 40m 39s

Ben Josephson is the head coach of the Trinity Western Spartans, a program that has put a lot of players on the Canadian National team in the last years. Ben started coaching that team at only 27 years old. He had almost no past coaching experi

Bonus: Bill Neville’s stories from the YMCA camp to the Olympic gold medal

Jul 5th, 2015 30m

This is a bonus episode with all of Bill’s stories ranging from when he got into volleyball to when he won the Olympics with the US Team in 1984. Bill is an excellent story teller and you will have a great time listening to his journey through

16: Bill Neville shares his best coaching advice

Jul 1st, 2015 59m 22s

Bill Neville is a legend in the volleyball world. He has coached on both sides of the border and has done so much for the sport. Crazy to think he got into volleyball by losing a bet. Bill is the National Commissioner or Continuing Education fo

15: John Barrett on fostering a desire to compete within our players

Jun 24th, 2015 40m 53s

In this episode, I am chatting with John Barrett…yes, THE John Barrett from the 1984 Canadian Olympic team, the one that invented the Spike serve. Now I don’t know if he actually invented it but he was surely one of the first one to use it on a

14: Christy Johnson-Lynch on coaching in college, ball control and learning about people

Jun 17th, 2015 41m 20s

Today’s guest is no other than the Iowa State Women’s Volleyball Coach and president elect of the American Volleyball Coaches Association, Christy Johnson-Lynch.Before entering the coaching world, Christy was a setter at Nebraska where she won

13: John Kessel on learning the game by playing the game (part 2)

Jun 10th, 2015 42m 3s

John is the Director of Sport Development for USA Volleyball and the author of many books and of the popular Grow The Game Together Blog. John is passionate about volleyball and about motor learning science and over the years, he’s been able to

12: John Kessel on learning the game by playing the game

Jun 3rd, 2015 48m 4s

11: Sam Ojie on coaching through stories and better delivering your message

May 27th, 2015 39m 13s

Sam Ojie is a Nigeria born volleyball player who played professionally in Europe before settling in the US to start a coaching career in the NCAA.Sam is full of passion and inspiration. He tells stories to his players as a mean of learning n

10 (A): Janie Guimond on a global approach to coaching young players

May 20th, 2015 37m 59s

So this week we have another Athlete episode, but this time, I talk to a female player from the Canadian National Team, fellow Québécois Janie Guimond. Janie is from a very small town in Quebec and is not even 5’5. She wasn’t recruited to uni

09: Vincent Pichette on the four principles of practice planning

May 13th, 2015 41m 8s

Vincent Pichette is the assistant coach on the Canadian National team but he is in charge of coaching the future prospects of the Team during the winter while Head Coach Glenn Hoag (episode 1) is in Turkey with his pro team. That’s why I really

08: Dave Preston on coaching with nature instead of against it

May 6th, 2015 39m 37s

This week I talk with Dave Preston, head coach of the McMaster University Men’s Volleyball team and former assistant coach of the Canadian National Team. Dave is the kind of guy who has done it all. He has coached at pretty much all levels, so

07: (A) Dallas Soonias on patience repetition and Hip Hop of course

Apr 29th, 2015 35m 19s

Today’s athlete is someone who is used to be on a podcast since he has his own show called the Tip…you know who that is, it is Dallas Soonias. Dallas has been on the Canadian National team for more than 10 years and he has had an impressive pro

06: Brenda Willis on teaching how to play without the ball

Apr 19th, 2015 43m 3s

You could be looking for a while before you find a coach like Brenda. Why, Not because she is the only women coach a men’s university volleyball team in Canada. Not because she has been coaching the Queen’s university team for 28 years. Not eve

05: Larry McKay on learning from players and exercising a different kind of leadership

Apr 18th, 2015 43m 14s

Larry is the current University of Winnipeg Men’s Volleyball Team Head Coach and if you are 35 years old, you are probably to young to remember anyone else coaching that team because he has been there since 1989. Amazing!!Now the reason why I