Velocity Based Training & Strength Training For Volleyball Players With Head Strength Coach Cole Hergott of Trinity Western University
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
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The Technical Differences Between Digging, Reception & Scoop Defense
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
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A Complete Breakdown Of Winning The First National Championship In Program History With Head Coach Grant Wilson
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
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Strategies & Fallacies On Coaching The Next Generation In Volleyball
A little bit of a different episode, but on today's show we dive into strategies that will help equip you with the tools you need to coach this current generation of athletes. We dive into:
Coaching Strategies
Different types of learners
Mental Toughness
Coaching Delivery
And a few more strategies to help coach your athletes
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Strategies on Improving Your Players Individual Defense Part 2
I did an episode back in December of 2024 where I shared 10 strategies on improving your teams individual defense. In this episode, I dive deeper and share some more strategies as well talk motor patterns that your players should have in their toolbox to play better defense. In this episode we dive into:
Mindset
How to train the defensive mindset
Reading
Movement Patterns
Technical work with defense
And a few more key concepts
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The Volleyball By Design podcast gives coaches simple, actionable, step by step strategies so you can get clarity in your coaching and apply what you learn right away.