From The First Chair Podcast

Dans cet épisode sans invité, François et Thierry présente trois capsules : des concepts au sujet d'une technique précise sont discutés, une pratique réussie d'une autre organisation civile est présentée, et des conseils entourant le bien-être de l'entraîneur sont proposés.   (0:58) - Premier épisode en français, certains épisodes avec des invités francophones seront produits en français exclusivement et les épisodes sans invités seront fréquemment produits dans les deux langues officielles.   (2:30) - Épisode spécial sans invité, 3 capsules seront présentées : une technique, une pratique réussie et le bien-être de l'entraîneur   (4:52) - Ressource proposée : John Kessel, auteur du blog Grow the Game Together, invité à nombreuses reprises sur diverses balladodiffusions (Technical Timeout, Coach Your Brains Out, The Apiros Podcast,  The Way of Champions - Changing the Game Podcast, Just Kickin' It)   (7:00) - John Kessel sera un des entraîneurs à l'affiche lors du symposium international d'entraîneurs présenté

In this episode, Frank & Thierry welcome Maverick Volleyball Club Athlete Development Director Bruce Dunning to discuss Long Term Athlete Development.       (1:15) - Recommended resource: Play Volleyball Like a Kid by USA Volleyball (From Child's View, Parents Find Full Ice Hockey No-Fun by USA Hockey, Let's See How the Adults Like It by the FA)   (4:10) - Recommended resource: Outliers, the Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell   (6:40) - Long Term Athlete Development and its canadian debut   (9:40) - Shortcomings in canadian sports (LTAD, p. 21)   (12:22) - The 10 Key Factors (Sport for Life, LTAD, p. 23)   (13:20) - Volleyball for Life (Train to Train, p. 17, Learn to Compete, p. 18)   (13:50) - VCDM.org website (12U-Learn to Train B, 14U-Train to Train A, 16U-Train to Train B, 18U-Learn to Compete)   (14:22) - Volleyball Canada Skill Matrix (12U-Learn to Train B, 14U-Train to Train A, 16U-Train to Train B, 18U-Learn to Compete)   (18:20) - Importance of respecting the competition to practice ratio   (

In this episode, Frank & Thierry welcome Maverick Volleyball Club president Kerry MacLean to discuss a coach's purpose.      (1:00) - Recommended resource: Building Your Inner Coach by Brett Ledbetter (TEDx talk, 17:34 min)   (2:30) - How can a club volleyball coach focus on the process   (3:15) - Be a lifelong learner   (3:40) - Invest time in practice planning (for those interested, Chris Lawson did an OVA webinar on How to Design Good Drills in the General Preparation Phase)   (4:20) - Expose the athletes to the various aspects of a high performance environement   (6:10) - Provide playing opportunities to all athletes     (9:00) - Develop your own character   (11:00) - Kerry's bio   (13:30) - What was Kerry's playing career at McMaster like?   (15:45) - Why Kerry got into coaching so early?   (18:10) - What is Kerry's coaching style?   (21:50) - What would Kerry do differently if he had to start his coaching career?   (24:20) - Coaches should collaborate with officials, not confront them   (28:00) - Wh

Welcome everyone to the From The First Chair Podcast! Frank St-Denis and Thierry Lavigne are proud to launch this new project with the goal of creating positive and constructive conversations related to coaching volleyball, lifelong learning and everything in between.  In this episode, our hosts tackle the following topics: (01:30) - The main goal of the From The First Chair Podcast (03:30) - How the podcast will work (04:14) - Thierry's bio (06:30) - How Thierry walked on at Laval as a tall and unknown kid (09:20) - How Thierry got into coaching (13:15) - Thierry's first lesson as a young coach (17:31) - Thierry's coaching philosophy (19:25) - Frank's bio (21:18) - How Frank went from an intense tennis player to a passionate and driven volleyball coach (26:24) - Why does Frank coach so much? (33:09) - What would Frank do differently if he had to start his coaching career over? (39:10) - What's next for the podcast and where to find it.   Thanks for listening and don't miss our next episode wher