The "Option" Episode 207 - Bryan McDermand

Bryan McDermand is an American Beach Volleyball and Indoor Coach, and a former indoor and open level sand player. He is also the founder and head coach of "Progression Beach Volleyball Club," an indoor sand volleyball club with a state-of-the-art facility in Chicago. His volleyball IQ and application has made him one of the most respected coaches and volleyball minds in his region and to some, the country. This no-frills, straight-to-the-point coach does very few things that do not have a purpose, and I always enjoy trying and failing to catch him off-guard.
01:11 - Celebrating the 10th anniversary of "Progression Beach Volleyball" in Chicago, what a season looks like, expanding the club and improving, the Tryout process,
18:30 - Getting the girls to want to come to practice, challenging kids on what they really want, what they are getting and how they can get there, needing a reason to do something vs doing something, kids who travel to train,
31:00 - About April Ross, navigating through the for-profit business of club volleyball vs the other mission statements of the club, how a coach can help a kid's confidence vs destroying their confidence, plus, is a sporting a event the place where most kids experience a loss?
46:25 - Bryan's fantastic underdog story, not wanting to see kids "missing out," don't let anyone tell you what you can and cannot do, naming coaches who are "about that life"
58:33 - making a platform that discusses coaching in an ethical manner, process and technique, how to do a midseason evaluation, about Ruth Nelson
1:10:00 - Indoor commanding more in-practice attention, story about "Evolution,"
1:21:30 - Beach: does power set up shot, or shot set up power? why I believe indoor players have a leg up on the sand
1:25:08 - Hoppe/Shaw, volleyball emulation
1:30:05 - What does being "coachable" mean to you? Plus, Miles Evans and Chase Budinger are going to Paris
1:35:00 - Which team BELIEVES they are going to win the gold? And who do you think can be in the finals?
1:47:05 - Lightning rounds
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