142 -Alex Porter - 'Players with self awareness understand themselves, their limitations and strengths'

Alex Porter is a former GB athlete and captain now turned coach of volleyball. He works at the University of Essex trying to help athletes progress their dreams of becoming professional volleyball athletes.Show notes:0:50 - Alex provides is sporting credentials3:20 - Overview of the UK and European Volleyball pathway7:00- Explaining the differences in professionalism across European leagues10:00 - The success of the Essex programme in creating pros13:30 - The NCAA volleyball marketing success18:00 - How the UK could have great success20:10 - The differences between gifted and talented and how you recruit it23:50 - Addressing challenging conversation around a players inadequate physical profile27:00 - Supporting the players in developing skill through growth30:00- The use traditional session format36:00 - How do volleyball teams decide strategy in game42:00- How the teams encourages a check and challenge culture for the better of in game decisions48:30 - The differences in player cultures over the generations50:30 - The power of player culture setters56:00- How would Alex like to be described in 3 words Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.