Playing the Long Game: Building Better Athletes with Ryan Freeburg PART 2

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Ryan Freeburg on recruiting, player development, and the future of volleyball in Alabama.

Continuing our conversation with United Birmingham Director Ryan Freeburg, we dive into recruiting, player development, exposure, and the future of volleyball in Alabama. Ryan shares his perspective as both a club director and Division I coach, discussing what helps athletes get recruited, why exposure matters, the importance of skill development at younger ages, and the challenges that can come from prioritizing short-term results over long-term growth. We also discuss confidence, attacking mechanics, communication, coaching philosophy, and Ryan's vision for year two of United Birmingham. In Part 2 of our conversation with Ryan, we discuss: the current state of volleyball in Alabama recruiting and player exposure what college coaches are actually looking for the importance of high-level competition youth skill development confidence and long-term athlete growth winning now versus developing future players attacking mechanics and injury prevention communication between setters and hitters technical skills versus tactical strategies coaching philosophy and player development Ryan's vision for year two of United Birmingham Whether you're an athlete, parent, or coach, this…

People in this episode

Guest: Ryan Freeburg

Topics covered

• recruiting
• player development
• volleyball in Alabama
• confidence
• coaching philosophy
• long-term growth

Keywords

• volleyball
• recruitment
• player exposure
• skill development
• coaching
• confidence
• long-term growth
• attacking mechanics
• communication

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United Birmingham, Division I

Places: Alabama

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