The Front Row Podcast The Art of Coaching Volleyball

The Front Row talks with USC women’s head coach Mick Haley about why he thinks indoor volleyball would be better with 8 substitutions, down from 15 in the college game and up from 6 in the international game.

Haley, who was the USA women’s national team coach at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and has won 3 NCAA championships (two at USC, one at the University of Texas), says the sport will go to a higher level and attract even more elite athletes with a change in the substitution rules.

The Front Row talks with Doug Beal, former CEO of USA Volleyball and head coach of the U.S. men’s 1984 Olympic gold medal team, about whether volleyball needs to tinker with its rules to attract a wider audience.

In the first of a three-part series, Beal offers his views on why the sport should consider the following changes: using a clock, eliminating open-hand tipping and allowing front-row players to block anything they can reach, even if it’s while the setter is handling the ball.

The Front Row talks with Kevin Hambly, new head coach of Stanford's women's volleyball team, about changes he’s making to a Cardinal club that just won the NCAA title. Hambly touches on goal-setting, teaching players to move more efficiently, making the most of swing blocking, how he convinced the late Carl McGown that rotation defense isn’t always bad, and why club coaches should be more patient when training setters.

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