CLUB COACHING with Amir Lugo-Rodriguez (2 of 2)
Aug 6, 2026 · 33 min · 9 segments
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Amir Lugo-RodriguezGuestJohn MayerHost
Aug 6, 2026 · 33 min · 9 segments
Amir Lugo-RodriguezGuestJohn MayerHost
Where are you at right now with the principles you use to design a practice or evaluate, you know, how effective an activity is?
Um, and like, I think the, for me the concept of a, of a bad practice, first and foremost, has always been more like self, like a self-reflective thing versus putting that on, on the group that I'm with.
Um, so this past year it was everything that we do is we are just gonna try and create a problem, um-
So like, hey, if we're doing, you know, an over-the-net pepper drill, then no contact.
Or, hey, every first ball you have to dig it this way, or your logo needs to face this.
Um, for passing, that was like a really, like fun one to mess around with and just add like a bunch of like different kind of like constraints for them.
We didn't really do a lot of drills that were you were trying to hit like a certain score, so to speak, because we were always just trying to figure out, like how can you guys beat this problem that we've created and put in front of you.
So I think right now, um, in terms of like training design, it was let's give them a bunch of different problems and see who can, who can figure it out.
Uh, this problem that we give you, it may not resonate and, you know, okay, you went through the drill and you got it, and we'll move on to the next one.
And that was also kinda like discussed with the parents and, and the girls.
'Cause, you know, you walk, walk into practice and we're doing some kind of like over-the-net activity, and hey, the first contact needs to be nontradition- nontraditional.
So you can't have a normal platform dig, and you can't have a normal overhead dig.
And the girls are like kicking balls or like trying to head the ball or-
Where are you at right now with the principles you use to design a practice or evaluate, you know, how effective an activity is?
Um, and like, I think the, for me the concept of a, of a bad practice, first and foremost, has always been more like self, like a self-reflective thing versus putting that on, on the group that I'm with.
Um, so this past year it was everything that we do is we are just gonna try and create a problem, um-
So like, hey, if we're doing, you know, an over-the-net pepper drill, then no contact.
Or, hey, every first ball you have to dig it this way, or your logo needs to face this.
Um, for passing, that was like a really, like fun one to mess around with and just add like a bunch of like different kind of like constraints for them.
We didn't really do a lot of drills that were you were trying to hit like a certain score, so to speak, because we were always just trying to figure out, like how can you guys beat this problem that we've created and put in front of you.
So I think right now, um, in terms of like training design, it was let's give them a bunch of different problems and see who can, who can figure it out.
Uh, this problem that we give you, it may not resonate and, you know, okay, you went through the drill and you got it, and we'll move on to the next one.
And that was also kinda like discussed with the parents and, and the girls.
'Cause, you know, you walk, walk into practice and we're doing some kind of like over-the-net activity, and hey, the first contact needs to be nontradition- nontraditional.
So you can't have a normal platform dig, and you can't have a normal overhead dig.
And the girls are like kicking balls or like trying to head the ball or-
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