The World of Sports Performance Podcast

#14 Rett Larson: The Most Beneficial Decision I Ever Made Was Working Abroad

December 22, 2021
The World of Sports Performance Podcast
#14 Rett Larson: The Most Beneficial Decision I Ever Made Was Working Abroad
Show Notes

This week on the World of Sports Performance Podcast we are speaking with Rett Larson. Rhett is currently the S&C Coach for the German Women’s National Volleyball Team. Before working in Germany, Rett worked in the Netherlands with the Dutch Women’s National Volleyball Team and prior to that he worked in China with various teams, but mainly the Women’s National Volleyball Team. As you can see, Rett has a vast amount of experience working abroad, which makes him a great guest for the podcast. Rhett gives us some great stories from China and also goes into detail of the different working cultures in China, Europe, and the US. In this episode we discuss:


  • Advantages and Disadvantages of working abroad 
  • What it’s like working in China
  • Sport Culture in China
    • Individual vs. Team Sport
    • One Child Policy
    • Selection Process / Early Specialization
  • Stories from China
  • Working in Europe compared to China and the US
  • Rett’s warm-up routine that went viral
  • Different working cultures 




Rett can be found on Instagram @rettasaurus and the warm-up video we discussed is unfortunately not available anymore but you can find Rett talking about it here


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