Coaching is hard - so here are some resources to make it easier!

This page is a "living" page and is updated regularly! Check back often for new ways to help support your coaching!

Coach Education (Podcasts, Websites, Courses, Blogs, etc. )

•  Train to Train Stage (14U-16U) Team Systems Information- A quick snapshot at some different systems we encourage at the 14U/15U/16U levels.
•  SIDEOUT with VNS Video Podcast - For all fellow volleynerds, Megan & Jon chat all things volleyball, including special guests!
•  Volleyball Canada Coaching Page - NCCP coach pathway, professional development opportunities, technica/tactical resources
•  Coaching Nova Scotia - Information on NCCP Multisport Courses, Professional Development Webinars, VIP Coach Program
•  Nova Scotia Women & Girls In Sport Task Force - Professional development opportunities & support for coaches & sport leaders who identify as female in Nova Scotia.
•  Volleyball Coaches of Canada Facebook Group - A collaborative fb community for VB Coaches in Canada of any level to gather and share ideas, ask questions. They do free, interactive Q & A sessions with some of the world's best coaches each weekend. All interviews are recorded for viewing and sharing afterward.
•  Volleyball Canada's YouTube Page - A great resource for matches of Team Canada, plus great drill ideas for beach and indoor, as well as interviews and PD sessions with Team Canada coaches and players.
•  Canadian Sport Centre - Atlantic (CSC-A) You Tube Page - A large resource of locally hosted PD sessions on a variety of coaching topics (multi-sport).
• / The Art of Coaching (AOC) - Website of coach education, drills, videos, courses & information
• Gold Medal Squared (GMS) - Website of coach education, drills, videos, webinars, courses & information
• Coaching Volleyball - John Foreman (USA Coach, co-author of Volleyball Coaching Wizards) is the owner and site is full of tools, drills, blogs, and recently video chats with guests from all over the world, discussing volleyball.
•  Passin' Dimes Podcast - Josh Nichol (Team Canada Performance Analyst & Coach with Team Canada Beach) covers all things Canadian Volleyball, often interviewing athletes, coaches and other volleyball greats. New episode every Friday.
•  From the 1st Chair Podcast -  Frank St. Denis & Theirry Lavigne, both of Mavericks VC in Ottawa, chat all things coaching volleyball
• Growing the Game Together - USAV John Kessel Blog
•  Karch Kiraly's Volleyblog (USAV)
•  Coach Your Brains Out Podcast - Affiliated with GMS, a different guest each episode who discusses on and off court topics relating to coaching volleyball
•  FIVB Beach Volleyball Video Sample Drills
•  FIVB Beach Volleyball Drill Resource