About this episode
1:40 - Helping athletes learn how to handle pressure better (Chapter 15 of Rob’s book) 3:18 - Approaching coaches who would rather have “perfect” practices by removing pressure and anxiety within the practices. 4:50 - How and when would Rob implement pressure and anxiety? 11:41 - Explaining the challenge point hypothesis (Chapter 14), and dealing with obstacles that come with implementing it into practice. 12:31 - How can coaches adjust practice activities if they are too difficult/if there is too much failure (especially at the junior level). 16:00 - Unique qualities about the volleyball community that have stuck out to Rob. 19:18 - What kind of coaching instructions can end up making a player’s vision and serve receive skills worsen? 22:21 - How setters and attackers can improve their peripheral vision to improve sets and score more points. 25:30 - What inspired Rob to focus this year on interviewing more coaches for his podcast, and what has he learned from them so far? Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching Volleyball The Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a Champion Become a Patron to support the show.