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Co-hosts Mark Thomas and Mike Houlihan start the show talking about the importance of evaluating everyone in your program. Then, they discuss potential evaluation timelines in the "Game Film" segment. Mark and Mike end the show providing recommendations on how to evaluate different roles within a program, including yourself in the "Talkin' Shop" segment. 

Co-hosts Mark Thomas and Mike Houlihan open the show talking about the best locations to record training and match film in the "Warm-Up" segment. In the "Game Film" and "Talkin' Shop" segments, they discuss what they look for in film by position and common feedback they provide athletes in those positions. 

Co-hosts Mark Thomas and Mike Houlihan open the show discussing what to evaluate athletes on when they tryout with little or no previous volleyball experience. In the "Game Film" segment, they provide recommendations on how to evaluate returners and veteran athletes. Mark and Mike break down tryout planning strategies and the drills vs. game play debate for tryouts in the "Talkin' Shop" segment. 

Co-Hosts Mark Thomas and Mike Houlihan begin this podcast discussing the importance of team values. Continuing this topic in “Game Film”, they breakdown the impact head coaches have on team values and ways coaches can discover which values they want in their program. In “Talking Shop”, Mark and Mike talk about making values marketable, strategizing how to help athletes buy-into your standards. and ways athletes can hold themselves accountable to fulfill the values of the team. 

Co-Hosts Mark Thomas and Mike Houlihan open this podcast discussing which stats they share with their program and stats they take after practices and matches. In the “Game Film” segment, they talk about the importance of helping athletes interpret stats with team balance and impact in mind. In the final segment “Talking Shop”, they talk about “practice staples,” long term goals assisting practice planning, and post-practice evaluations. 

Co-Hosts Mark Thomas and Mike Houlihan begin this podcast discussing stat taking in-matches. In the “Game Film” segment, they lay out what they stat in-practice and coaches utilizing available resources to get stats they need for impactful decisions. Mark and Mike end the show discussing self, staff, and team evaluation techniques to ensure your highest priorities are worked on in practice. 

Co-Hosts Mark Thomas and Mike Houlihan open the podcast discussing their short-term focuses when in-season. During “Game Film”, they dive into what guides long-term planning in their programs. Mark and Mike end the show “Talking Shop” with club and high school coach Tyler Wingate about club and high school program differences, and how Tyler navigates multiple roles in the New England volleyball community

Co-Hosts Mark Thomas and Mike Houlihan open the podcast discussing the importance of knowing your team before setting goals. During “Game Film”, they explore head coaches having goals for themselves and staff. Mark and Mike end the show “Talking Shop” about setting realistic goals with your team, and tips for reaching those goals through training. (55min) 

Co-Hosts Mark Thomas and Mike Houlihan open the podcast discuss how to increase efficiency in training. During “Game Film”, they dive into their defensive strategy for a faster offensive system. Mark and Mike end the show exploring the impact of a faster tempo offense, and tips for implementing a faster offensive system. (58min)

Co-Hosts Mark Thomas and Mike Houlihan open the podcast discussing “work/life balance” as coaches. Then, they dive into a range of passing drills and training ideas to prepare athletes for game-like scenarios. After these topics, Mark and Mike conduct an interview with Georgia Southern University assistant coach Efrain Negron on breaking down passing strategy and technical cues. (58min)

Co-Hosts Mark Thomas and Mike Houlihan open the podcast discussing their pre-season checklists and what they get done prior to day 1 of pre-season. Then in the Game Film segment, they dive into the importance of modifying your offensive system to the strengths of your attackers. Mark and Mike end the show talking shop about cultural investment and training assistant coaches before pre-season begins. (61min)

Co-Hosts Mark Thomas and Mike Houlihan open the podcast discussing what they do during off-seasons to improve as coaches for the upcoming season. They also break down what they look for in both training and match film.    After these topics, Mark and Mike shift to an interview with David Beck (First Assistant & Recruiting Coordinator for University at Buffalo - Division I, MAC) about leadership ideals, empowerment vs. encouragement, and the importance of knowledge shared throughout a coaching staff. (70min)