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Essex Rebels Women's Head Coach Alex Chinery brings you insight and analysis from the world of professional volleyball coaching. Hear Alex's latest thoughts around coaching on 'Monday Musings' episodes, and join Alex for conversations with his friends from within the coaching world in his 'Coaches Corner' episodes.

  1. 14 - Empowering Athletes to Help Them Reach Their Potential with Ryan Murphy England U18 Men's Head Coach

    12/17/2025

    14 - Empowering Athletes to Help Them Reach Their Potential with Ryan Murphy England U18 Men's Head Coach

    Alex is joined by Ryan Murphy, the new England U18 Men's Head Coach and Head of PE at Croxley Danes School in North London. Ryan and Alex go deep into the Ecological Dynamics approach to sports coaching, touching on work both of them have produced. In the second half of the episode, they break down their plans for the England Junior National Team programmes they are now heading up, including how they plan to empower the volleyball players in their squads to become elite athletes!

    1h 10m

  2. 12/04/2025

    13 - How CLA Develops Winning Teams

    After some time away dealing with a hectic start to the season, Essex Rebels Head Women's Volleyball Coach Alex Chinery is back to discuss how the Constraints Led Approach has helped develop the Rebels Women into a powerhouse team in both BUCS and the Volleyball England Super League!

    29 min

  3. 09/08/2025

    12 - 5 things we learned from the Women's World Championships

    After a stunning weekend of volleyball, Alex is back to break down everything he learned from watching the world best go at it! After Italy and Brazil put on a classic on Saturday, the medal matches on Sunday lived up to the excitement. Alex provides a thematic analysis of what is going on at the top end of the sport, with practical examples to help you when coaching your teams!

    35 min

  4. 08/26/2025

    11 - Preparing for the Season with George Frazer of DHV Odense

    As the new season approaches, Alex sits down with George Frazer the new Head Coach of the DHV Odense Women's team in Denmark. Their conversation touches on how to prepare a team for the season ahead, planning principles of play and the differences between elite level men's and women's volleyball. This is one not to be missed.

    1h 11m

  5. 08/18/2025

    10 - Elite Volleyball Training Is Ecological - FIVB Level 2 Review

    After a summer of travelling, coaching and learning. Essex Rebels Head Coach Alex Chinery is back to discuss his experience at the FIVB Level 2 Coaching Course in Limerick, Ireland last week. Alex explains the importance of interconnected training at the highest level and recounts some of his top learnings from the week learning from Gordon Mayforth, long time professional coach and FIVB tutor.

    29 min

  6. 06/30/2025

    9 - The Importance of the Technical Co-Ordinator with Will McDonald of the Baylor University Bears

    AC is back with another top guest, this time he's back across the pond but with a Brit rather than an American. Joining the show is Baylor Bears technical co-ordinator Will McDonald, a London native who has made his way in the NCAA. Will talks about working with the premier athletes of NCAA teams, how to survive in a high performance environment and what the role of a technical co-ordinator entails. Will also talks about his impact on the culture at Baylor and the impact it has had on him. Showing that being an Analyst isn't all about crunching numbers and confirming that coaching is a person first profession! This is an episode not to miss!

    43 min

  7. 06/09/2025

    8 - All Nations, The Biggest Test In English Volleyball...

    Alex is back with another episode. He recaps BUCS Beach Volleyball Championships and the first weekend of All Nations. Listen on to hear why he thinks All Nations is the proving ground for young volleyball coaches and how the mixture of styles will make you uncomfortable and turbo charge your development as an in game coach!

    30 min

  8. 06/04/2025

    7 - Beyond Drills: The NAC–ACT–MI Revolution in Coaching with Loren Anderson

    Description: In this episode, I’m joined by Loren Anderson—club director, high school coach, and author of the influential blog No More Drills. We dive deep into his latest post, The Ecological Coach’s Manifesto, a heartfelt, thought-provoking exploration of what coaching can become when we let go of control and trust the process. Topics include: • Why drills aren’t the answer • The messy beauty of the Constraints-Led Approach • Loren’s NAC framework (Notice, Adapt, Commit) • ACT and the mental side of learning • Motivational Interviewing and athlete ownership This one is for coaches ready to trade perfection for presence—and let learning breathe.

    2h 8m
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Essex Rebels Women's Head Coach Alex Chinery brings you insight and analysis from the world of professional volleyball coaching. Hear Alex's latest thoughts around coaching on 'Monday Musings' episodes, and join Alex for conversations with his friends from within the coaching world in his 'Coaches Corner' episodes.

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