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The World is not Fair and What Got You to Good Won’t Get You to Great

December 5, 2022 by

Teamwork Intelligence Conversational Exercise

The following questions are intended for leadership conversation involving coaches and players. The deeper your conversation goes the closer and clearer you get to understanding the heart and mind of each team member. The deeper the better; adverse incidents happen daily—it’s a guarantee.

What Can You Do When Something Unfair Happens?

Let’s Talk About It!

A) Accept the fact that the world is not fair.

Conversation Starters:
What do you mean by the word being fair?
Should you accept the fact that the world is not fair?

B) The most important thing to remember when something you think is unfair happens to you is to not dwell on it.

Conversation Starters
How do you dwell on adversity?
Is there any way the world could be made fairer?

C) When something unfair happens to you, emphasize what you have rather than what you lost.

- Conversation Starters:
  If you can’t make the world completely fair, how can you deal with it?
  Explain this sentence and apply in your team situation: Successful and happy players and coaches never dwell, at least not for long. Such coaches and players are too busy building a team.

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What Got You to Good Won’t Get You to Great

Some coaches are more talented than others. Pause for a moment.

That’s a fact of team sport life that few coaches would dispute. The challenge is how to develop the coaches (head coach or assistant) who appear to have the highest potential. So you might be asking yourself, “How do I go about developing my coaching talents?”

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About Cory Dobbs, Ed.D.

Cory Dobbs is the founder of The Academy for Sport Leadership and a nationally recognized thought leader in the areas of leadership and team building. Cory is an accomplished researcher of human experience. Cory engages in naturalistic inquiry seeking in-depth understanding of social phenomena within their natural setting.

A college basketball coach, Cory’s coaching background includes experience at the NCAA DII, NJCAA, and high school levels of competition. After a decade of research and development Cory unleashed the groundbreaking Teamwork Intelligence program for student-athletics. Teamwork Intelligence illuminates the process of designing an elite team by using the 20 principles and concepts along with the 8 roles of a team player he’s uncovered while performing research.

Cory has worked with professional athletes, collegiate athletic programs, and high schools teaching leadership and team building as a part of the sports experience and education process. As a consultant and trainer Dr. Dobbs has worked with Fortune 500 organizations such as American Express, Honeywell, and Avnet, as well as medium and small businesses. Dr. Dobbs taught leadership and organizational change at Northern Arizona University, Ohio University, and Grand Canyon University.

How High School & Club Teams Can Dominate with Data

August 15, 2022 by

The nation’s top volleyball teams are all in on stats and video. Now those same tools are available to high school and club coaches.

Statistics are vital to college and national volleyball teams. Their coaches comb through the numbers, looking for any faults that could be improved upon. They have members of their staffs dedicated to analysis.

But this data isn’t limited to the nation’s best squads. With Hudl and Volleymetrics teaming up, these insights are also available to high school and club teams.

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication,” Giuseppe Vinci, the founder of Volleymetrics and consultant coach for the U.S. National teams, said. “We’re trying to take something very complex down to just a few numbers that can really help coaches on that level focus on the right things.

“It’s the question that coaches ask themselves every day—what should they coach today? What should they train today? What should they focus on today? That’s what I’m most excited about and what’s going to make the biggest difference. Not just saving coaches time through Hudl Assist or through our platform, but saving them time and making their practices more efficient, more focused, more on point—we can do that with data and video.”

Vinci advises coaches to mainly focus on their side of the net when it comes to stats, rather than study oppo

nent tendencies. He recommends keeping an eye on reception, serving, side-out percentages and first-ball-out percentages.

Hitting efficiency is also always on Vinci’s radar. This number tells a more complete story than simply looking at kills and errors. By calculating (kills-errors)/attempts, hitting efficiency paints a more effective picture of a player’s performance.

“It’s, ‘How many points am I scoring per swing?’” Vinci said. “It’s an average of how many points I’m scoring every time I take a swing. The higher that number is, the more I’m going to score and the more I’m going to win.”

Many of these stats can be tracked on paper, but they’re taken to another level when linked with video. Statistics are useful on the surface, but the story behind each number is more telling—that’s where video comes in.

“We’re talking about the competitive level of sport where you can just learn and improve so fast,” Vinci said. “You’re learning so much. Learning by seeing is just another level of learning.”

“Everybody says a picture is worth 1,000 words. I’ll say a video is worth a million words. That is a big, big thing.”

Best Gifts for Volleyball Coaches

December 18, 2020 by

If you are shopping for Christmas gifts, Holiday gifts, birthday gifts, or end of seasons gifts for your volleyball Coach, we got you covered with these suggestions.

For the more expensive gifts, these are best presented by the team or booster club pooling money to get a super nice gift and save the kids and individual volleyball families time in shopping.

We got all the gifts located on their Amazon platform as we know that can make things easier for you as most already have an account set up. Pricing is subject to change so please check pricing in cart before buying. We recommend these products on either the actual previous use or the desire to purchase at some point and the process of online review. We may be paid an affiliate commission by Amazon for your purchase of these items… at no extra charge to you. This helps support our efforts and the time we invested into making your shopping easier. Happy Shopping!

Love Volleyball Sweatshirt Gift for Volleyball Fans Women Hoodie

The Hoodie that says it all… classic for the Coach you care about.

Volleyball 3D Night Light, Sport Mood Illusion Lamp

Awesome light for the school office or the Coach’s home… this light definitely makes a volleyball first statement in decor.

Volleyball Coach Gift SIGNABLE Personalized Coaches Plaque for Team Signatures

These gifts can bring a tear to a Coach’s eyes as the family comes together to sign this wonderful plaque that the Coach can remember this specific team forever with.

Volleyball Coach Funny Definition T-shirt Trainer Gift Tee

For those days your Coach can’t remember exactly what their job title is… this should help when they look in the mirror.

Volleyball Photo Frame | Coach (Autograph) Picture Frame | Black

Another frame memento for the team to sign and gift their volleyball coach.

Volleyball Coach Gift T-Shirt Funny Thank You Gift

Volleyball Coach’s deserve a little respect and this shirt embraces just that.

Volleyball Tote Bag

Gift your volleyball Coach this great tote bag that is perfect for the beach, picnics or tournaments.

Volleyball Coach Tactic Board Strategy Training Aids Equipment – Zipper Closure

This zipper enclosed strategy board can help your Coach draw up the plays for the next game and do it in a neat fashion!

Christmas Pillows Holiday Xmas Gifts Volleyball

Looking for a Christmas gift for your volleyball Coach? This pillow can help capture their passion for the game and their passion for the game too!

You Don’t Scare Me I Coach Girls Volleyball T-Shirt

This shirt warns people about what they are up against… in a fun way that empowers your Coach.

20oz Tumbler Mug, Volleyball Coach, Personalized Engraving Included

If you have the time for this personalization process this tumbler mug can start your Coach’s day off right with their coffee.

Best Coach Ever Stainless Steel Tumbler

For the “best” volleyball coach. Apparently they only made one mug for the “best.’ And yet there are supplies available! You can get them for your assistants and write “Second” in front of best with a white sharpie. 🙂

Coach Shelf Desk Decor and Signature Pen

As mentioned before… there is no higher title a coach would prefer to be called. Not your Majesty, not your Honor, not Boss. For some, the exception might be Mom or Dad. Get this ordered and also have the team sign. Beautiful gift from the heart for a shelf in the office!

Handheld Whistle

Hand Squeeze Whistle. This handheld whistle is loud, easy to use and allows coaches to coach verbally while still managing a scrimmage or running a drill. It is also more pandemic friendly as you can wear a mask with it and also are not dealing with whistle drool etc. I personally use it in camps, training and refereeing scrimmages like our Real Run program.

JBL Boombox – Waterproof Portable Bluetooth Speaker – Black

I have found these JBL portable speakers to be top quality and have a good bass end. I recently ran over their JBL Extreme speaker with my Honda while we prepared for an outdoor bodyweight strength for volleyball bootcamp. The Extreme series seems to be discontinued, but this looks like most comparable as gift . These are awesome to bring to practice or on the team bus. Great for lunch outside during the tournament or in the volleyball weight room.

SAMSUNG 50-inch Class Crystal UHD TU-8000 Series – 4K UHD HDR Smart TV with Alexa Built-in (UN50TU8000FXZA, 2020 Model)

Coaches watch a lot of video and a big screen TV can help them pick up things on the volleyball scouting duties a laptop will not. This would go great on the wall in their office or if they have life outside of volleyball in their own home. She will appreciate this gift that helps her help her team. This Smart TV has Alexa built in and many next gen apps available to it all for a low price and a reliable brand.

New Apple Watch Series 6 (GPS, 44mm) – Blue Aluminum Case with Deep Navy Sport Band

Managing time is often the most challenging aspect of a volleyball coach’s job. This watch helps me to receive texts from late or sick players without checking my phone during practice. It allows me to not carry a stopwatch so I can time players. The vibrate feature allows me to set a timer to keep me focused on the task and the agenda. It allows me to dictate a note for future consideration during a practice without running to a notebook. The truth is many volleyball coaches consider this an expensive luxury item for their kids… but not themselves. Coaches can really make their practices more productive and less stressful with this watch and I love mine.

Hamilton Beach Dual Breakfast Sandwich

Imagine how great a mood your coach will arrive to morning practice after he has had a great simple breakfast sandwich made painless with this awesome contraption.

Solo Stove Bonfire Fire Pit – Large 19.5 Inch Stainless Steel Outdoor Smokeless Firepit

Help your coach relax and unwind after your team has 30 plus turnovers and you see their blood pressure rise on the sidelines. This smokeless fireplace is portable and looks sharp and will allow your coach to sit down with their favorite beverage and just chill as they watch the flames dance. Also can be a nice way to help Coach connect with their family in a circle. Innovative twist on a time honored classic.

YETI Tundra Haul Portable Wheeled Cooler

This is a great luxury item that a coach is unlikely to splurge on themselves. They can use it for their family or for their team, or perhaps for the girls night out (yes female coaches like a Yeti too.)

Teamwork and Culture Shaping

October 13, 2019 by Leave a Comment

In this video Bill Wadley recently retired Men’s Swimming Coach Ohio State discusses shaping and changing cultural barriers and shifting well-established habits which becomes the challenge of cultural shaping. Coach Wadley discusses the goals and barriers that impact faculty and staff success and how to simplify systems and structure. This presentation also explains how culture can be the springboard for establishing student life goals which enhance learning.

The video is applicable to coaching any sport, not just swimming.

This video is provided by Glazier Clinics’ Head Coach Academy

You can also check out more videos like this one at the Glazier Clinics Online Learning Vault

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Free Mobile Analysis Kit

March 27, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Hudl gives you everything you need to analyze your games. And now when new schools or clubs purchase a qualifying package, we’ll give you everything you need to record them too.

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Everything you need to get started with Hudl.

One 9.7″ iPad

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Travel Bag

HDMI Cords

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Offer is only valid in the U.S. and Canada for new schools and clubs purchasing Hudl products. Limited supply available. Minimum purchase required. Cannot be combined with other Hudl discounts. Full payment must be received to reserve your kit.