The Volleyball By Design Podcast

In this episode, we head back into the vault and listen to an episode I did with 6x national champion coach Jessy Satti where he not only shares some insight into wining all those championships but he breaks down concepts and strategies that all coaches can get a ton of value from. In this episode, we dive into: Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Click here to register for my free workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

In this episode, I dive into strategies you can use in your gym leading up to the playoffs. This is an important time to make sure you're doing the right things to maximize your opportunity to win in the playoffs. We talk about: Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Join my workshop at www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

This is a topic that is hard to articulate, you can't learn it anywhere on the web but it's extremely important and every high level coach has this in their gym. And that is creating a system and standard of excellence and maintaining that during practices and over the course of a season. In this episode, we dive into: Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

In this episode, we go back into the fault with an interview I did with the Head Coach of the University of Alberta, Brock Davidiuk, as he is an expert setting coach. In this episode, he shares so much technical aspects of setting and provides amazing insights to the position. He talks about: Click here to find out more about his setting academy Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Reach out to me via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

This episode dives into the intangibles of volleyball — the non-skill, non-system factors that directly impact game play, lineup decisions, and winning. We break down the habits, awareness, and behaviours that coaches need to be aware of but don’t always explicitly coach, and why they matter so much on match day. Some things we cover are: Click here to join Digital Volleyball Acacdemy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

In this episode, I break down the exact technology I use in my volleyball program — including apps, software, and equipment that help with practice planning, film, communication, and player development. If you’re looking to save time and coach more efficiently, this episode is for you. The Tech I mention are: Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

Great seasons don’t just happen on the court — they’re shaped by the conversations you have with your players. In this episode, I share how I approach preseason and postseason interviews, what questions truly matter, and how these conversations can transform player development, accountability, and team culture. We dive into: Why preseason and postseason interviews matter more than most coaches realize The key questions that set expectations and drive real player growth How interviews improve trust, communication, and team culture Common interview mistakes coaches should avoid Turning player feedback into actionable changes for next season Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSngh_CoachB

In today's episode, we go back into the vault where Erik Shoji shares some tangible advice that coaches can take and apply in their gym right away with their players. Topics include Click here to view Erik's youtube channel Click here to register for my free workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com Click here to sign up to the waitlist for Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com

In this episode, I went back to past interviews with great coaches and compiled all their advice on building team culture and put it into this episode. There are a ton of takeaways and notes you can get from this episode. We dive into: Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

This custom blocking system taught in the episode has helped many high level teams create chaos on the fly and shut down some of the strongest offenses. If you're a coach looking to improve their blocking toolbox, this episode will change the way you think about blocking. We dive into: Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

In this episode, we dive into hand signals from not only the setter but the coach and other players as well. Then we transition to verbal cues and how you can use verbal cues to communicate effectively with your players and avoid having to burn unnecessary timeouts. In this episode we cover: Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out to me via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

In this episode I walk you through the exact blueprint that took a local high school with zero competitive volleyball experience to 2 regional championships, 1 city championship and a top 4 finish in the province (equivalent to State championships) in just 3 years. We dive into: Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

In this episode, I'm privileged to bring back National Team Middle Daenan Gyimah where we're talking about the evolution of the game and why his coach is the best coach in the world. We dive into: Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

In this episode, I take us back into the vault to an interview I had with pro setter Micah Ma'a where we discuss the tactical and technical aspect of setting. We dive into: Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

In this episode I share 10 strategies on transition that can help your team capitalize when in transition. We dive into: Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

In this episode, I dive into a common problem coaches face with their teams and that is, what to do when the other team goes on a run. In this episode I share strategies to combat this issue. We dive into: Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

In this episode, I sat back and thought about how the greatest coaches in the world got to where they are. Did they do anything similar? Where did they spend a lot of their time? Where did they invest their time and money to get to where they are? I noticed there were patterns that were the same across all high level coaches and I wanted to bring those to the podcast. This is a great episode if you're ready to grow right now as a coach and jump to the next level. Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Click here to join my free workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

In this episode, we dive into a popular discussion regarding volleyball IQ. How can we, as coaches, improve our players volleyball IQ. In this episode we dive into 5 main strategies and a few others to help your players increase their volleyball IQ. We talk about: Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Click here to join my free workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

This episode is a little different. Yes, you'll still get some value out of it as a coach for a variety of reasons but I walk you through my entire process for starting my ProAm Volleyball league. We dive into: Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Click here to join my free workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

In this episode, I dive into the tactical aspect of serve receive and not necessarily the technical. Understanding how to tactically approach serve receive will help increase your sideout percentage. We dive into: Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com Click here to join my free workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com Click here to donate to volleyball kids in need - www.westhillvolleyball.ca Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB