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The Volleyball By Design podcast gives coaches simple, actionable, step by step strategies so you can get clarity in your coaching and apply what you learn right away.
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In this episode, we dive into a popular discussion regarding volleyball IQ. How can we, as coaches, improve our players volleyball IQ. In this episode we dive into 5 main strategies and a few others to help your players increase their volleyball IQ. We talk about:
Volleyball IQ is game understanding + perception + decision making + anticipation
Block Training vs Game Training
Video
Decision Making & Cues
Types of drills
Problem Solving
And a few more key concepts
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This episode is a little different. Yes, you'll still get some value out of it as a coach for a variety of reasons but I walk you through my entire process for starting my ProAm Volleyball league. We dive into:
My Vision
Step By Step Process to Start
Draft Combine
Unique Rules
Tickets
Staff
Coaching
Etc.
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Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
In this episode, I dive into the tactical aspect of serve receive and not necessarily the technical. Understanding how to tactically approach serve receive will help increase your sideout percentage. We dive into:
Long Angle vs Short Angle
Spin vs Float
Different footwork
Film
Mindset
Libero
Seams vs Passing zones
Increasing Sideout %
Short Serves vs Long Serves
And a few more key concepts
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Click here to donate to volleyball kids in need - www.westhillvolleyball.ca
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In this episode, I dive into the conversation regarding playing time and how it affects the culture of your team. We talk about:
Dealing with players, parents and administration
Volleyball Manual
Popular scenarios on your team regarding playing time and culture
Strategies to help deal with the playing time dilemma for coaches
And a few more key things
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Click here to join my free workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com
Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
In this episode, I dive into some drill concepts as well as team and individual drills. These drills are vetted and proven and used by the best coaches in the world. We dive into:
Fundamental vs Skill
Block Train vs Game Train
6 Individual skill drills
7 Team Skill Drills
Multi Skill Drills
Performance Indicators
How To Implement Progressions and Variations
And much more
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Click here to join my free workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com
Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
In this episode, I share a list of items that will help coaches be more prepared and ready for the beginning of the season. We dive into:
Equipment
Planning
Training
Structure
Reporting
Meetings
Etc.
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Click here to register for my free workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com
Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
In this episode, we are privileged to have on 2025 Libero of the tournament at the NORCECA Championships Quintin Greenidge where he not only dives into the technical and tactical aspects of being a Libero but tells us the insights from what the best coaches did for him to get him to the next level. He dive into:
Serve Receive - Technical
Defense - Technical
Club
Film
Strength Training
And a few more key concepts
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Click here to register for my free workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com
Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
At DVA LIVE 2025, there were amazing guest speakers that provided real insights that helped coaches with their teams. One of them was head coach Dan Lewis who had a great presentation about his planning process, player development, evolution of the game and so much more. In this episode, you get to hear some important points he made during that presentation in which you could apply to your team. He dives into:
New phases of volleyball
Guiding Principles
A drill he uses every single practice and how you can cater it to your team
Static/Block Training vs Game Training
Stats
Culture
And a few more key concepts
Purchase DVA LIVE 2025 (All Video Replays & Access to all resources shared) - www.volleyballworkshop.com/dvalive2025
Join Digital Volleyball Academy at www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
In this episode, we have the privilege of having 6X National Champion Jessy Satti on and he talks about how his club is the largest club in Canada and why they're so successful. He also talks about how he's gone to 9 18U provincial championships in a row. It's a great episode. We dive into:
Keys to growing a club
Retaining Athletes
Seasonal Planning
Practice Planning
Phases of Training
Top Drills he uses
Setter work
And a few more key concepts
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Join my free workshop at www.volleyballworkshop.com
Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
In this episode I share several strategies that you can use in games to adjust and give your team an advantage. We discuss:
Match Prep
Matchups
Blocker Tendencies
Serving Strategy
Backcourt Defense
Substitutions
Offensive Plays
Timeouts
Setter
And a few more key concepts
Join Digital Volleyball Academy by visiting www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Join my free workshop at www.volleyballworkshop.com
Attend my virtual coaches clinic at www.volleyballworkshop.com/dvalive2025
Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
There's no secret that Ai is taking the world by storm but did you know we can use it to help us with volleyball? AI can not only save you time as a coach but can help you be more efficient with your team. In this episode we talk about:
AI Video in Volleyball
How AI can help you plan practices
Obtaining information at the fastest rate
Allow you more opportunity to learn
Strategies on using AI for your team
And a few more key concepts
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy or visit www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Click here to join my free workshop or visit www.volleyballworkshop.com/dvalive2025
Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
I get asked all the time from coaches, how do I efficiently train my players with just one court. There are so many skills to work on but it's hard to do it with one court. Yes, 2 courts is better than 1 but we can absolutely effectively train with 1 court. In this episode I dive into:
How we can break the net up
Serving and passing drills that allow us to train multiple skills
Ball control with 1 court
Adding offense with one court
And a few more key concepts
DVA Live 2025 - www.volleyballworkshop.com/dvalive2025
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy or visit www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Click here to join my free workshop or visit www.volleyballworkshop.com
Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
In this episode, I share a good general plan for an off season practice. Remember the goal of off season is to get multiple touches and how you do that in practice is important. We talk about:
First thing you need to do
Multiple drills you can use in practice
Accountability
Offense vs Defense
And a few more key concepts
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy or visit www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Click here to join my free workshop or visit www.volleyballworkshop.com
Reach out via IG @BrianSingh_CoachB
The off-season can play a significant role in how successful your team is next season. What are the keys to your off season? There is a lot of wasted time and misconceptions with what needs to be done in the off season. In this episode we dive into:
The single most important aspect of your off season and why teams don't improve during the off season
Debriefs, Reflections & 1 on 1's
Character and Culture
Camps, Clinics, etc.
Skill Development
Performance Indicators
Video Delay
Strength Training
And a few more key concepts
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy or visit www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Click here to join my free workshop or visit www.volleyballworkshop.com
Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
In this episode, we our privileged to have on one of the most known volleyball coaches in North America, Coach Donny Hui. In this episode we dive into:
Practice Planning & Structure
Player Development
Culture
Drills
Standards
Attacking Breakdown
And a few more key concepts
To find out more about Coach Donny, you can visit www.elevateyourself.org
Click here join Digital Volleyball Academy or visit www.digitalvolleyballacaemy.com
Click here to join my free workshop or visit www.volleyballworkshop.com
Reach out via instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
The game is speeding up and it's important for coaches to be teaching athletes the proper mechanics to execute the skills with speed in mind, so as the athlete develops, they'll be able to adapt and grow with higher level volleyball. In this episode, Daenan breaks down how to train athletes to increase their speed with multiple different skills. He dives into:
What he's seeing at the higher level
Split Step
Drills to train speed
Answers great questions asked by coaches
And a few more key concepts
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy or visit www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Click here to join my free workshop or visit www.volleyballworkshop.com
Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
In this episode we have the privilege of hearing from John Speraw who is now the CEO and president of USA Volleyball. This episode is taken from a presentation he gave at DVA Live 2022 which is my annual virtual coaches clinic I run every year. In this presentation, he talks about what's important to him in winning a championship program. Definitely worth the listen.
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy or visit www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Click here to join my free workshop or visit www.volleyballworkshop.com
Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
An article was shared with me by national team player Daenan Gyimah that was created by the national team sports psych coach. I think it's a very important conversation that coaches should be aware of and implementing in their program. In this episode, we dive into:
7 Components of high performance culture
A culture of excellence
Understanding the culture matrix
And a few more key concepts
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy or visit www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Click here to join my free workshop or visit www.volleyballworkshop.com
Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
In this episode we are privileged to welcome the 2024-2025 USPORTS Womens volleyball national championship coach Ken Bentley who secured his 7th national championship in his career. He shares a wealth of knowledge including:
Strength Training Program and Philosophy
Off season planning and schedule
Training technical work
Planning for upcoming season
Match Preparation
What made him win a championship
Setting technical work
And a few more key concepts
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy or visit www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Click here to join my free workshop or visit www.volleyballworkshop.com
Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
In this episode I walk you through a step by step approach to building your offense from the ground up. We start at the very beginning on advance through to higher level conversation. We dive into:
The goal of your offense
Type of offense
How to determine who's playing what position
Hitting Lanes
Number System
Middle Attacker
1 on 1's
Setter Attack
Out of System Play
2nd Contact
Offensive Plays
Backcourt Attack
And a few more key concepts
Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy or visit www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com
Click here to join my free workshop or visit www.volleyballworkshop.com
Reach out via instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB
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Amazing! So, truly helpful and informative. Lots of great information for new coaches. I have learned so much! Thank you for this!!