Just a Volleyball Guy

JVBG #14: Confusing rules in volleyball

In this episode I'm gonna talk about the rules that might be a bit confusing for those who are just starting to watch or play volleyball, so it might be helpful for U11 a

JVBG #13: "My parents saved my life", the player said

Today I am going to tell you a story of how the parents saved the lives of their childredn from a mall shooting without having a single clue.

JVBG #12: Once again, about learning, the brain, and teaching sports

In this episode we talk about the structural changes that happen in the brain when we learn, and how we coaches can use progressions to help our athletes enhance learning

JVBG #11: Be patient with tall young athletes

In this episode we talk about the reasons we should be patient with the development of tall young athletes. It has much more science behind it than you expect. I hope you

JVBG #10: How you see yourself and your abilities affect you

Continuing to share what I’ve been learning reading the book Make it Stick: the science of successful learning, by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III and Mark A. McDan

JVBG #9: Embrace Difficulties

Make difficulties part of your learning routine. Learn better by embracing difficulties. This episode is based on the chapter Embrace Difficulties found in the book Make

JVBG #8: The pygmalion effect and the development of the volleyball player

How do the labels and expectations we have affect the development of our athletes? Are you sure?

JVBG #7: Types of practice, memory, learning & sports performance

How do the types of practice influence the way one learns? What does change in the brain then, and how does that affect the athletic performance in sports?

JVBG #6: Learning progressions & volleyball offensive systems

How would we apply the widely known educational conpept of learning progressions in volleyball? How would it influence the position specialization and how would it contri

JVBG #5: The perfect technique?

In your sport, what are the best techniques? What is the best method to teach/coach? What to teach/coach first? What is the best way to succeed?

JVBG #4: Motor development & coaching young athletes

In this episode we talk about the stages of motor development and how they influence coaching youth sports. The sports coach has a critical role in this process and can e

JVBG #3: The holy grail of volleyball and how to conquer it

Nature explains why the center of anything drags our attention. In this episode I try to reason how it translates to volleyball.

JVBG #2: About sports progressions

Sports Sciences have already shown that it is paramount for sports organizations, coaches, school programs and teachers to consider concepts related to human growth and m

JVBG #1: Volleyball development and the chess metaphor

In the last few weeks I have been defending that position specialization in volleyball as well the progression of the offensive systems (which is directly related to posi