The Volleyball By Design Podcast

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.

Culture & Playing Time: Are You Sending The Right Message?

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

09-15
24:14

Top Individual & Team Drills That Work On All 6 Major Skills

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

09-01
47:29

Coaches Checklist For The Beginning Of The Season

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

08-25
22:31

Serve Receive, Defense & Path to Libero Of The Year With U21 National Team Libero Quintin Greenidge

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  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

08-18
58:37

Evolution Of The Game, High Performance Practices & Stats With Canadian Men's National Team Head Coach Dan Lewis

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  

08-11
49:41

Creating A Championship Program With 6X National Champion Jessy Satti

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  Join Digital Volleyball Academy at www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Join my free workshop at www.volleyballworkshop.com  Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

08-04
01:17:10

Strategies For In-Game Adjustments & Reading The Opponent

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

07-28
30:47

How To Use AI To Optimize Your Planning, Practices, Games & Player Development

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

07-21
28:58

How To Efficiently Train With 1 Court And Many Players

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

07-14
30:32

An Off Season Practice Template For Coaches

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

07-07
25:39

The Key To Your Off-Season: 10 Strategies For Coaches

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

06-30
37:06

Player Development, Attacking & Culture With Volleyball Coach & Ambassador Donny Hui

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

06-16
01:03:44

How To Increase Speed with National Team Player Daenan Gyimah

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

06-09
28:32

Building A Championship Program With Former USA Men's Volleyball Head Coach John Speraw

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

06-02
01:02:32

Building A Culture Of Excellence In High Performance Sport

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

05-26
28:27

Roadmap To A National Championship With 7 Time National Championship Coach Ken Bentley

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

05-19
01:17:15

Let's Build Your Offense From The Ground Up

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

05-12
43:49

Every Volleyball Equipment You Need, In Priority Order, Given A Budget

I was asked, if I had a limited budget what volleyball aids and equipment would I get in order of importance. This question led me to record this episode and list all the volleyball equipment that I see head coaches have in their gyms and in order of importance so you can prioritize your purchases.  We dive into:  Volleyball Equipment  First Aid  Technology in your gym  Software  Accessories  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

05-05
26:08

What Pros Are Doing That We Can Apply To Our Athletes

In this episode, I share about a ProAm League I started this year consisting of Pro & University players. What's interesting are the things we can learn from these pro players and apply in our gym. Throughout the first set of matches, I noticed things that make these pro's great and I discuss what we can bring to our athletes. In this episode, I dive into: Velocity  Setters  Perception  Ball control  Middles  Preparation  And a few more key concepts  Visit www.coachbleague.ca to watch games and check out the league Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy or visit here - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com  Click here to join my free workshop or go to www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

04-28
28:58

Increase Your Players Vertical Jump Today With Strength & Conditioning Coach Reid Hall

In this episode, we go back in the fault to an episode where Reid Hall dives into 4 key areas of strength and jump training. We talk about Strength Training Schedules  Strength Training (Bilateral & Unilateral)  Posterior Chain  Jump Technique Increasing Power Output  Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation  Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy or go to www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Click here to join my free workshop OR go to www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

04-21
01:04:34

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jessica marsh

Amazing! So, truly helpful and informative. Lots of great information for new coaches. I have learned so much! Thank you for this!!

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