Episode #18: Bad Coaches! How to Waste Practices and Ruin your Players.

Everyone Needs a Good Coach! There are many excellent volleyball coaches out there. Yet, in the vast majority of coaching, we allow uncertified coaches to work with children for hours each week, months, and even years. JOIN US RIGHT NOW! As Head Coach Mark Burik speaks about BAD COACHES with Chad Mercado, a part-time coach at Better at Beach Volleyball and the head of Take OFF Training Academy. 🎙️ LISTEN ON APPLE PODCAST 🎙️ LISTEN ON SPOTIFY 🎙️ LISTEN ON GOOGLE PODCAST Timestamps: 13:55 - How to Waste Your Practices 14:40 - How Do You Measure and Fix Reps Per Minute? 21:20 - Coach Manual 1:00:18 - Live Q and A 1:21:32 - Better at Beach Volleyball Announcements Head Coach Mark Burik has been coaching sports for 16 years and has over a decade of playing and coaching experience in volleyball. Burik has been a mainstay on the AVP Tour and also competes regularly on the FIVB World Tour. Recognized as one of the top beach volleyball players in the country, he has numerous championships under his belt and has won the legendary Pottstown Rumble three times. He has been a part of the Gold Medal Squared staff, which promotes a system of teaching designed by national team coaches. Brandon started playing volleyball in Chester, Virginia when he was 16 years old for his high school volleyball team. As a senior, Brandon was named Virginia State Player of the Year and has been a coach for more than 10 years. He found success in the National Volleyball League as high as third and also took home the “Most Improved” award in 2016. Chad Mercado played NCAA volleyball for Lees McRae College in North Carolina for four years. In his senior year, he was able to reach the 1,000 kill mark, become the all-time kill leader, and receive the AVCA National Player of the Week award. He subsequently traveled to California to coach the Men's Volleyball team at California Baptist University, which achieved its greatest ever rating in the AVCA D1-D2 Poll, placing 5th in the nation. He spent the previous year playing in the A1 professional division in Holland. Connect with Mark + Brandon: Mark Burik FB https://www.facebook.com/markburikbeachvolleyball/ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-burik-693671102/ IG https://www.instagram.com/markburik/ Twitter https://twitter.com/MarkBurik Brandon Joyner IG https://www.instagram.com/joy_beachvb/ FB https://www.facebook.com/brandon.david.98229 Chad Mercado Website https://sites.google.com/view/takeofftrainingacademy/home IG https://www.instagram.com/ch_addydaddy/ FB https://www.facebook.com/chad.vball09 🔥 💪 🏐 GET DAILY VOLLEYBALL TIPS, ADVICE & DRILLS 🔥 💪 🏐 https://www.betteratbeach.com/pcdrillbook CLICK THE LINK AND WE'LL SEND YOU 🔥My 36 Most Effective Beach Volleyball Drills 🔥My 3 Favorite 50-Minute Workouts For Volleyball Players 🔥My YouTube Playlist Clarifying The Biggest BVB Arguments & Rule Disputes 🔥My Top 20 Lessons Learned From 15 Years As Professional Volleyball Player 🔥SAVE 5% WITH OUR MEMBERS ONLY DISCOUNT CODE for Workout Programs, Online Coaching, Camps, Swag & Merch. https://www.betteratbeach.com/pcdrillbook OR CHECK OUT OUR MEMBERSHIP & GET: 🔥 💪 🏐 VOLLEYBALL TECHNIQUE & STRATEGY 🔥 💪 🏐 VOLLEYBALL COACHING 🔥 💪 🏐 WORKOUTS FOR VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS https://www.betteratbeach.com/virtualtrainingpodcast