The VolleyNerd Podcast

Myths About Club Volleyball That Players and Parents Believe

This is a group podcast with Andrew Clifton, Davis Ransom, and Sean Thomas, all experienced club coaches who provide their two cents about club volleyball from an insider

Play Pain-Free Volleyball with Kha Tran from Athletic Truth Group and @painfreevolleyball

Kha Tran not only helps others to keep themselves playing harder and longer through joint health, he also has used the ideas he describes on this podcast to go from havin

Get Fueled Up! Energy Management for Leaders with Dale Bacon

This episode is a bit of a different type of podcast for us! We go in detail with Pastor and Leadership Educator, Dale Bacon, in order to find out how to make the most ou

De-fense (Clap Clap) De-fense (Clap Clap) with TVNP Host Davis Ransom

Everyone that plays, coaches, or even watches volleyball knows the excitement of watching a stellar defensive team dig tons of balls. In this episode, TVNP Host Davis Ran

How To Dominate the Net (Blocking is Hard) with UCSD Men’s Assistant Coach Jake Penolio

Loaded with blocking tips, fundamentals, and key principles, this episode features Jake Penolio, former pro middle blocker, and key figure of UCSD’s current success. He s

The Vaue of Varied Experiences with Michael Bonner, Director of Saddleback Valley Volleyball Club

Michael Bonner has been all around the game of volleyball. He has been a highly successful coach, club director, referee, and more. Through his experience with some of th

Coaching Emotions with Doctoral Candidate Britney Oliver Sillas-Navarro

So often in coaching it is not the skills of the team that allow the team to win, but the strength of their will and how well the team control the state of their emotions

How To Win @ Serving with TVNP Host Davis Ransom

Serving is so, so crucial to success in volleyball. Analyzing, in detail, your own approach as a volleyball coach to serving, can really help you and your athletes. From

Program Building with Nabil Mardini

How do you build a program from the ground up? Nabil Mardini has done it. As the head coach for L.A. Pierce College (CA) he won multiple state championships with a progra

Physical and Mental Toughness with Luis Cuatok (Part 2)

This super practical episode gives coaches games, drills, and ways of thinking about how to train toughness that will make any team better! Many coaches hope for tougher

Physical and Mental Toughness with Luis Cuatok

Physical and mental toughness are often elusive. In this episode we go into what toughness looks like on the volleyball court and how we can start to develop it within ou

Evoking Joy in Volleyball with Loren Anderson (Part 3)

Loren Anderson from Rise Volleyball Academy takes a different approach to club volleyball. In this episode we explore why volleyball should be viewed as a lifetime game,

Evoking Joy in Volleyball with Loren Anderson (Part 2)

An important discussion challenging the status quo in youth volleyball. The owner of Rise Volleyball Academy discusses why we are often off-base with how we, as coaches,

Evoking Joy in Volleyball with Loren Anderson (Part 1)

Loren Anderson is the Owner of Rise Volleyball Academy in Idaho and they do things differently out there! They pride themselves on evoking Joy through volleyball! This en

Competing at the Highest Level of College Volleyball with UCLA Assistant Coach John Hawks

This episode focuses on UCLA Men’s Volleyball Assistant Coach John Hawks and how he helps his teams consistently compete at an extremely high level. Coach Hawks has had a

Pro Beach Grind with Skylar del Sol

Dynamic, up and coming beach athlete Skylar del Sol talks with The VolleyNerd Podcast about “The Grind” of working your way up the ladder into the elite ranks of beach do

Difference Makers in the Recruiting Process with Kara Hill from My Recruiting Solutions

Kara Hill is a leader in the juniors volleyball recruiting space. By connecting with coaches about what they wanted she crafted a business model that is a win-win for ath

Competitive Team Culture with One of the Nation’s Top Club Coaches, Luis Cuatok

Many coaches simply hope that their team’s culture will be championship level. Other coaches are more intentional about creating the culture that is necessary for their t

Ultimate Underdog Mentality with Gonzaga University’s Faith Smith

The ultimate underdog, 5’5” setter Faith Smith from Gonzaga University, has such an incredible mindset that has helped her to be so successful in her sports career. We ta

Learn Volleyball Faster with Alex Haapamaki

Great talk with Coach Alex Haapamaki from Sweden! He explains how a mentor can help athletes transfer skills from practice to the game and how to help athletes develop th