Episode 42 - High Performance Coaching, Data Driven Planning, Athlete Profiling and More with Shayne White

From The First Chair Podcast

In this episode, Frank & Thierry welcome Waterloo Warriors Men's Head Coach and Junior National Team Assistant Coach Shayne White to discuss high performance coaching, data driven planning, athlete profiling and more. (1:00) - How is training going with the Junior National Team that is preparing for the U21 World Championships? (1:44) - What is Shayne working on personally to become a better coach? (3:34) - What did coach White learn from coach Joao Bravo, given his extensive volleyball background? VNL Symposium 2019: Joao Bravo - Defence and Reception: Training Cue Reading and Technical Skills (5:25) - Is trying to execute simply but very efficiently the present trend in volleyball? (7:20) - Did Shayne value sound fundamentals as an athlete too? (8:40) - Did footwork skills transfer well from soccer to volleyball? (10:00) - Should the indoor club season start later? (14:30) - How did Shayne start his coaching career? (17:15) - When did coach White come to the Ontario Volleyball scene? (18:53) - What were some of the first lessons learned at the university level as a coach? (21:49) - Does coach White have a scientific or mathematical degree that pushed him to use an analytical approach to make decisions? (22:40) - What are some lessons learned from assisting Chris Lawson for seven years? Episode 27 with Chris Lawson (26:00) - Why did Shayne take on a indoor development role with the OVA? (27:44) - How did his work with the OVA change his coaching style? (29:55) - As a former Canada Games Head Coach, what advice do coach White have for the next candidate? (34:17) - How did Shayne's seasonal planning evolve over the years? (36:50) - What are some specific examples of shifting focus from winning first to athlete development first? (41:20) - How can a 14U coach incorporate load management in his or her planning? (44:50) - How does coach White individualize his planning to provide maximal help to each athlete? (49:10) - How can a club coach profile his or her athletes to maximize development and long term success? (55:58) - What are the statistics that are particularly important for Shayne? How are they tracked and how are they utilized? (61:55) - How does coach White design drills initiated by a poor passes? (63:50) - What is different for the athletes when they are training to defend versus a 1 pass or a 2 pass? (66:00) - How is cue reading trained particularly with middles in regard to defending against a perfect pass? (68:15) - When and how are post-game stats shared with the athletes? (70:40) - Are any stats shared with the athletes during a match?