Overlooked "Soft" Volleyball Skills, My Team Always Starts Slowly, and MVP Mindset

About this episode

The episode discusses overlooked volleyball soft skills, strategies for starting matches strong, and features insights from mental performance expert Zach Brandon.

Support The Volley Pod by engaging with us on Patreon at: ⁠ https://www.patreon.com/cw/thevolleypod ⁠ This episode features insights from volleyball coach Tod Mattox and Davis Ransom on overlooked and high value volleyball "soft skills" like enhanced awareness. The two coaching buddies discuss how to start matches strong and get momentum then share a great mental performance resource from Zach Brandon at MVP Mindset. The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos of the Week https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/team-chemistry-how-to-mold-a-good-team-into-a-great-team/ Stephanie Schleuder https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/positive-self-talk/ Amanda Jones https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/using-journals-in-practice-to-improve-culture/ John Dunning Resource of the Week MVP Mindset Consulting is Zach Brandon's mental training business. Zach is a Certified Mental Performance Coach who works with the Arizona Diamondbacks and many other youth and higher level teams to help them achieve peak performance more consistently while also enhancing their love and enjoyment of their sport. https://mvpmindsetconsulting.com Check out our host Tod Mattox's books! Available…

People in this episode

Hosts: Tod Mattox, Davis Ransom

Topics covered

• soft skills
• match momentum
• mental performance
• team chemistry
• coaching resources

Keywords

• volleyball
• soft skills
• mental performance
• coaching
• team chemistry
• match strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arizona Diamondbacks, MVP Mindset Consulting

Books & works: The Volleyball Journey: A Handy Guide Book for Players and Parents, The Volley Coach’s Book of Lists

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