The Volleyball By Design Podcast
Jun 1, 2026 · 23 min · 12 segments
As coaches, we often focus on what athletes should be doing in the gym during the offseason. In this episode, we discuss practical ways athletes can continue developing their skills without touching…
I would say, uh, a year ago, right around this time, so I'm looking back, and, uh, July 7th and June, whatever, 30, 30th, uh, the week before, I did an ep- I did a, an episode on off-season, and I actually did two.
So the part one was str- it was called "10 Strategies to Apply to Your Off-Season Training," and then the part two to that was an off-season practice template for coaches.
Uh, really, really great episodes, and I think they, they covered a lot of off-season stuff.
But what I didn't talk in those episodes were things that you can, um, have your players do off the court.
It was strictly on court and things like that, which, don't get me wrong, I think they're...
It's, it's important, without a doubt, that they do stuff [chuckles] on the court because you have to.
Um, in Canada, seasons are officially over, um, and the off-season has officially begun.
And in the US, I believe m- in many states, seasons are over, and in many states, uh, we're starting to talk about nationals, and we're getting ready for that, or we're getting ready for the last big tournament or whatever the case is.
Uh, I'm, I'm no- I can't remember the full schedule in different states, but yeah, we're, we're getting to the end.
And this is the perfect time to talk about off-season training, at least to start thinking about it, because off-season's huge, and there's no doubt about that.
So I wanna discuss a couple things that, um, I think that we as coaches need to be aware of and things that we can help our athletes prepare, uh, when they're not on the court.
I will say off-season, though, is about repetition, okay? It's the only time of the season where your athletes can rep the skill out to an extent where they can acquire the skill much faster.
You know, when seasons start, at the beginning of the season, you have a bit more time to rep certain skills out, but i- the reality is once a season's going, w- uh, as coaches, we don't have time to spend two hours a practice working on serve receive or working on setting.
We probably have maybe 20 minutes to work on a certain skill, then we have to move on, or we have to match prep or, you know, who knows what we gotta do, or we gotta work on systems and things like that.
I would say, uh, a year ago, right around this time, so I'm looking back, and, uh, July 7th and June, whatever, 30, 30th, uh, the week before, I did an ep- I did a, an episode on off-season, and I actually did two.
So the part one was str- it was called "10 Strategies to Apply to Your Off-Season Training," and then the part two to that was an off-season practice template for coaches.
Uh, really, really great episodes, and I think they, they covered a lot of off-season stuff.
But what I didn't talk in those episodes were things that you can, um, have your players do off the court.
It was strictly on court and things like that, which, don't get me wrong, I think they're...
It's, it's important, without a doubt, that they do stuff [chuckles] on the court because you have to.
Um, in Canada, seasons are officially over, um, and the off-season has officially begun.
And in the US, I believe m- in many states, seasons are over, and in many states, uh, we're starting to talk about nationals, and we're getting ready for that, or we're getting ready for the last big tournament or whatever the case is.
Uh, I'm, I'm no- I can't remember the full schedule in different states, but yeah, we're, we're getting to the end.
And this is the perfect time to talk about off-season training, at least to start thinking about it, because off-season's huge, and there's no doubt about that.
So I wanna discuss a couple things that, um, I think that we as coaches need to be aware of and things that we can help our athletes prepare, uh, when they're not on the court.
I will say off-season, though, is about repetition, okay? It's the only time of the season where your athletes can rep the skill out to an extent where they can acquire the skill much faster.
You know, when seasons start, at the beginning of the season, you have a bit more time to rep certain skills out, but i- the reality is once a season's going, w- uh, as coaches, we don't have time to spend two hours a practice working on serve receive or working on setting.
We probably have maybe 20 minutes to work on a certain skill, then we have to move on, or we have to match prep or, you know, who knows what we gotta do, or we gotta work on systems and things like that.
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