Talking Volleyball

Ecological Dynamics and CLA in Sports

This is our second episode using NotebookLM to help us explore a topic. Researchers like Rob Gray at Arizona State University and many others are exploring how we learn t

An AI Listens to Our Podcast on Punishment

We've been away for a while and we are still thinking about what's next. In the meantime, we're still playing with tech ideas to help with learning and communication. Th

Michael Gomez - Picturing the Olympics

Michael Gomez joins us for volleyball, sports and life from another perspective. After a 20 year jaunt in the corporate world at Bose and Sony Electronics, Michael shifte

Adam Johnson - Beach History and Modern Beach Insights

Our “Beach Legends” series continues. In this episode, Adam Johnson joins us to talk about his volleyball journey. We start with a little history. Adam shares how he star

Billy Allen on AVP, Writing, Beach Coaching and Podcasting

More breaking news in this episode. Accomplished player, coach and author of Coach Your Brains Out and host of the podcast of the same name, Billy Allen’s volleyball life

Deitre Collins-Parker on innovating and a new Pro League

We’ve had a few “breaking news” items with a few of our recent guests. In our session today, we talk with Deitre Collins-Parker. From last person chosen for her high scho

John Kessel on Life after USAV

This is an extra treat for the holidays at a different hour for us. John Kessel joined us to talk all things volleyball and his latest labor of love, Puma Hills Mountain

Nick Toth on a Championship Journey

Nick Toth, Assistant Coach at Kings High School joins us to talk about their championship run and his coaching journey. We learn about how to keep the coaching fire burni

Dan Mickle on Tryouts and Missed Opportunities

Dan Mickle, head women’s coach at York College (DIII) and lead coach of the USA Volleyball ParaBeach program joins us to talk about tryouts. Dan’s experience in performan

Craig Friedrichsen uses some torque-y ideas with his U10's team

Coach Craig Friedrichsen joins us for a second visit. Last time we talked about competition with and among our least experienced players. Craig shares a revelation from h

Beach in the City with Beth Van Fleet

Beth Van Fleet joins us this week. Beth is the head coach of the Georgia State University “Sandy Panthers” who completed a successful 2023 campaign with their second cons

Connor Swigart on Ecological Dynamics in the Gym

Today, we are talking with Connor Swigart. Connor talks with us about his motivations to start coaching. His Liberty Hurricanes High School Girls are a high performing pr

Lauren Haight on Volleyball IQ Camps, Building Trust and Coach Behavior

In this episode, Lauren Haight joins us to talk high school and club volleyball in lovely Michigan and beyond. The conversation covered developing a volleyball IQ camp fo

Jay Hosack talks hosting the Men's Nationals and other topics

In this conversation, Jay Hosack of George Mason joins us shortly after hosting the NCAA Men’s Championships. BJ has worked with Jay in USAV CAP programs and knows he’s a

BJ and Steve - High School Volleyball program musings in April 2023

We’ve been away from the podcast for a while and I’m catching up with converting our live streams to podcasts. This episode features BJ and me talking about high school p

A Whole New League - Cecile Reynaud on the Pro Volleyball Federation, a life of coaching and the future of volleyball in the US

This week we catch up with Dr. Cecile Reynaud. Cecile has had quite a coaching journey. Starting right out of college, she led the Florida State Seminoles for 26 seasons

A Second Dose of Pepperdine - Rod Wilde's Volleyball Journey - Fort Dodge to NCAA Champ/Coach and beyond

Rod Wilde of Wilde4Volleyball.com joins us from Madison, Wisconsin this week. After our episode with Tom Sorensen, Rod and BJ connected for our second Pepperdine guest in

From Wisconsin to Pepperdine to National Team to Coaching - A chat with Tom Sorensen

This week we talk with former Olympian and current club coach Tom Sorensen. BJ and Tom share their Wisconsin roots and talk about Tom’s experiences, from high school to P

Talking Volleyball, Ep.50 VCT Topics of the Week with BJ and Steve

After a week off, BJ and I give you a distraction from the constant Super Bowl fare. BJ is scanning the VCT (Volleyball Coaches and Trainers) Facebook topics of the week

Community Coaching in Canada - Karen Jarvis joins us to talk coaching boys and girls in BC.

Our guest this week is Karen Jarvis from Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. Karen has coached both boys and girls in age groups from 12 to 18 in a community environmen