From The First Chair Podcast

In this guestless episode, Frank & Thierry tackle three different topics: training the skill of attacking, the importance of developing sound relationships with other coaches and some or our favourite warm up games.   (2:50) - Erratum: Apologies to John Forman and Mark Lebedew which we highlighted in Episode 15. John is an American and not an Englishman as originally mentioned and Mark's last name was mispronounced. Congratulation to John who was recently appointed as Technical Director of Charleston Academy.   (4:15) - Resource: Volleyball Explained (YouTube channel, Facebook page)   (6:05) - Why is attacking so important to athletes and coaches?   (7:00) - How did Thierry's experiment with his school athletes on hitting velocity turn out?   (15:50) - What does Frank value in regards to hitting?   (19:00) - How do you train an attacker to recognize the hitting situation better and make a better decision in regards to being aggressive or conservative?   (22:00) - How can a coach challenge an athlete to de