Just a Volleyball Guy Peter Bristotte
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- Sports
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Volleyball stuff pops up in my mind on a daily basis. Here is just a place I'd like to save my thoughts!
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JVBG #14: Confusing rules in volleyball
In this episode I'm gonna talk about the rules that might be a bit confusing for those who are just starting to watch or play volleyball, so it might be helpful for U11 and U12 parents and players.
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JVBG #13: "My parents saved my life", the player said
Today I am going to tell you a story of how the parents saved the lives of their childredn from a mall shooting without having a single clue.
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JVBG #12: Once again, about learning, the brain, and teaching sports
In this episode we talk about the structural changes that happen in the brain when we learn, and how we coaches can use progressions to help our athletes enhance learning by making practice more effective.
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JVBG #11: Be patient with tall young athletes
In this episode we talk about the reasons we should be patient with the development of tall young athletes. It has much more science behind it than you expect. I hope you enjoy the show!
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JVBG #10: How you see yourself and your abilities affect you
Continuing to share what I’ve been learning reading the book Make it Stick: the science of successful learning, by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III and Mark A. McDaniel, today I emphasize part of the chapter Get Beyond Learning Styles. In this article, I copy and paraphrase part of the chapter: the softball example was changed for volleyball (for obvious reasons) so that it goes better with the theme of my blog. The most important part, though, is that the way you see (or don’t see) yourself and your abilities in determined situations might change your future decisions things related to similar situations.
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JVBG #9: Embrace Difficulties
Make difficulties part of your learning routine. Learn better by embracing difficulties. This episode is based on the chapter Embrace Difficulties found in the book Make it Stick: the science of successful learning, by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III and Mark A. McDaniel (2014).