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Coach Your Brains Out

    In April of 2015, I started a coaching podcast with John Mayer and Nils Nielsen. We spent our first episode huddled over an iPhone talking about warmups. The conversation went all over the place and the audio was rough, but it was fun to get together and talk volley and different coaching ideas. I titled the podcast “Coach Your Brains Out” as a joke, thinking we’d come up with something better later. We never did.

    Over two years and one hundred and something episodes later, we’re still going strong putting out an episode a week. We usually record remotely now and our sound has gotten better thanks to some microphones. We’ve also added Andrew Fuller to the crew. It’s crazy to look at the list below and see all the amazing guests who’ve come on and shared with us. If you’re into coaching or playing sports (especially volleyball) then this podcast is for you. I’ve learned a lot doing this podcast; it’s made me a better player and coach. That’s why I still do it.

    CYBO Crew
    Original Crew, standing by books to look smart.

     

    Here is a list of all our episodes. They can all be found at CoachYourBrainsOut.com or any podcast service such as iTunes. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a review.

    Full Episode List (note: numbers aren’t accurate as most episodes were released in 2 parts)

    1. WARM UPS
    2. Train the Gap – MINDSET
    3. Train the Gap – CHALLENGE VS THREAT STATE
    4. Train the Gap – GUIDED DISCOVERY
    5. Train the Gap – KARCH KIRALY
    6. PRIVATE LESSONS
    7. READING
    8. FEAR OF FAILURE with Ty Tramblie
    9. PASSING
    10. START WITH THE WHY with Anthony Darmiento
    11. MOVIE COACHES
    12. DON’T MAKE EXCUSES A Tribute to Kerri Walsh and April Ross
    13. BUILDING A TEAM CULTURE
    14. SCIENCE AND SUPERSTITION IN SPORT with Dr. Ricky
    15. DISCIPLINE AND PUNISHMENTS
    16. DESIGNING PRACTICE with Trevor Ragan
    17. PLAYING THE SYSTEM
    18. QUESTION YOUR BRAINS OUT 1
    19. QUESTION YOUR BRAINS OUT 2
    20. OPTIMAL PLAYING STATES with Adam O’Neil
    21. EARLY SPECIALIZATION with Ryan Doherty
    22. TEAM MIXING AND COURT DEMEANOR
    23. CHALLENGES OF BEING A FAVORITE with April Ross
    24. CREATIVE (CRAZY) DRILLS
    25. HOW TO BE A FOLLOWER with Tyler Hildebrand
    26. SHOULD PLAYERS CONTROL PRACTICE? with Doug English
    27. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS with Joe Trinsey
    28. NCAA FINALS, LITTLE BLOCKERS, AND SUBBING
    29. EXPECTATIONS with Phil Dalhausser
    30. EXTERNAL FEEDBACK with John Kessel
    31. LEGACY with James Kerr
    32. DECISION TRAINING with Loren Anderson
    33. TOM BLACK
    34. CHINESE DIVING CULTURE with Rett Larson
    35. OLD SCHOOL vs NEW SCHOOL with Mike Dodd
    36. DELIVERING UNDER PRESSURE with Chris “Geeter” McGee
    37. 50th EPISODE – A Look Back
    38. USING VIDEO
    39. REDEFINING FAILURE with Courtney Thompson
    40. SETTING with Courtney Thompson
    41. MOTOR LEARNING with Carl McGown
    42. SO YOU WANT TO BE A COACH with Pat Madia
    43. FEEDBACK with Ashley Merryman
    44. CHALLENGE vs THREAT AND PARTICIPATION AWARDS with Ashley Merryman
    45. TAKING OVER A NEW PROGRAM with Brooke Niles
    46. TRANSITIONING FROM PLAYER TO COACH with Sean Rooney
    47. RIGHT SIDE APPROACH with Todd Rogers
    48. ROUTINES with Matt Fuerbringer
    49. ANSON DORRANCE by Eric Hodgson
    50. QUESTION YOUR BRAINS OUT 3
    51. QUESTION YOUR BRAINS OUT 4
    52. NUTRITION with Shelley Holden
    53. LEADERSHIP with Karch Kiraly
    54. MARV DUNPHY by Eric Hodgson
    55. BE CONSISTENT with John Kessel
    56. GRATITUDE with Andrew Fuller
    57. TEAM CULTURE with John Speraw
    58. VALUE SCORING IN PRACTICE
    59. ROLE PLAYING with Jake Gibb
    60. OLYMPIC LESSONS with Tom Black
    61. CARL MCGOWN TRIBUTE
    62. SERVING MINDSET with Andrea Becker
    63. JOHN DUNNING
    64. ONE THING
    65. CRATING BEACH PAIRS with Beth Van Fleet
    66. CONFIDENCE with Adam O’Neil
    67. MAX POTENTIAL with Reid Priddy
    68. TEAM CULTURE with Hugh McCutcheon
    69. 100th EPISODE! Gold Medal Cubed
    70. ARMSWING with Austin Einhorn
    71. SELFISH TO SELFLESS with Kevin Barnett
    72. ADVERSITY with Kelsey Robinson
    73. GAME TALK with Charlie Sullivan
    74. HUMILITY with Jack Bauerle
    75. BILLY BILLY BILLY ALLEN!
    76. LIBERO with Dustin Watten
    77. METHODS OF FINDING PRINCIPLES with Brent Crouch
    78. MINDFULNESS with Shane Day
    79. COMMON COACHING QUESTIONS with BJ Leroy
    80. MARV DUNPHY
    81. PARENTING AN ATHLETE with The Better Halves
    82. THE CAPTAIN CLASS with Sam Walker
    83. CHOP WOOD CARRY WATER with Joshua Medcalf
    84. BEACH DEFENSE with John Hyden

    Thanks for listening. Please let us know your favorite episodes in the comments below!

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