Coach Chijo Podcast
Real conversations about coaching, volleyball, mindset and leadership
Episodes
14 episodes
Stella Asks: What Should I Know Before High School Volleyball? | Coach Vicky & Riley | Ep. 14
Stella is heading into her freshman year and has a lot of questions about what high school volleyball is really going to be like.So she asks Coach Vicky and Riley.How do you handle walking into a gym with older players? How confid...
What Volleyball Is Really Like in China | Coach Bai Yun | Ep. 13
What is volleyball really like in China?In this episode of the Coach Chijo Podcast, I sit down with Coach Bai Yun, a former Chinese National Team player and founder of the largest volleyball club in Beijing. With more than 3,000 athletes...
Isabella Asks Coach Chijo the Questions Every Volleyball Player Wants Answered | Part 2 | Ep. 12
What happens when Super Helper Isabella keeps asking the questions every volleyball player wishes they could ask their coach?In Part 2, Isabella dives even deeper into the coaching decisions that players think about every tourname...
Isabella Asks Coach Chijo the Questions Every Volleyball Player Wants Answered | Part 1 | Ep. 11
Super Helper Isabella turns the tables and interviews Coach Chijo with the questions volleyball players have always wanted answered.From tryout tips and tournament warm-ups to choosing captains and understanding why coaches make substitu...
My Last 24 Hours with John Kessel Changed Everything | Ep. 10
What happens when you spend an entire day learning from one of volleyball's greatest minds?In this solo episode, I share the biggest coaching and teaching lessons I learned after spending 24 hours with legendary volleyball educator John ...
Why Volleyball Festival Feels Like Family | Bryan Kelly | Ep. 9
Why Volleyball Festival Feels Like Family | Bryan KellyWhat makes Volleyball Festival so much more than just another volleyball tournament?Coach Chijo sits down with Bryan Kelly, President of Volleyball Festival, during Volleyball...
What Parents Wish Coaches Knew About Coaching Volleyball | Dina Snook - Ep. 8
What do parents really want from coaches?In this episode of the Coach Chijo Podcast, Coach Chijo sits down with Dina Snook, former volleyball player, volleyball parent, and Coach Chijo Operations Manager, to discuss the coach-parent-play...
Who Gets to Play? Diversity, Access & the Future of Volleyball | Coach Johnitta Clemons - Ep. 7
Who gets the opportunity to play volleyball?In this episode of the Coach Chijo Podcast, Coach Chijo sits down with Coach Johnitta Clemons, Director of Volleyball at Game Day Sports Academy (GSA) in Bakersfield, California, for a powerful...
More Than Volleyball: Coaching on Navajo Nation | Coach Kristen - Ep. 6
In this episode of the Coach Chijo Podcast, Coach Chijo sits down with Coach Kristen, Director of Tuba City Volleyball, Head Coach at Tuba City High School, physical therapist, wife, mother, and community leader on Navajo Nation.Coach Kr...
Coach Blase: From the Australian National Team to 12U Volleyball (And Why He Hates Pepper) - Ep 5
Coach Blase has coached volleyball for nearly 50 years, including serving as Head Coach of the Australian Women's National Team. Today, he's coaching 12U and 15U athletes and helping develop the next generation of players.In this episode...
How Top Court Events Runs Up to 50 Volleyball Tournaments a Year?! | Chris Hames – Ep. 4
How do you run up to 50 volleyball tournaments a year across the country?In this episode of the Coach Chijo Podcast, I sit down with Chris Hames from Top Court Events while we were in Las Vegas at the Emperor’s Cup Volleyball Tournament....
What Players Wish Coaches Knew – Isabella's Perspective as a 16U Player - Ep. 3
What Players Wish Coaches Knew | Isabella’s Perspective as a 16U PlayerWhat do players actually wish coaches understood?In this episode of the Coach Chijo Podcast, Isabella shares her perspective as a 16U club volleyball player an...
The Truth About Being Volleyball Influencers | Coach Donny x Coach Chijo – Ep. 2
What does it really take to build a volleyball brand online?In this episode, Coach Donny and Coach Chijo sit down in Las Vegas during tournament weekend to talk about the reality behind content creation, social media growth, editing, fil...
How We Built the Coach Chijo Brand in Just One Year – Ep. 1
One year ago, Monica and I were basically just “playing coach.”Now we’re traveling across the country running volleyball clinics, building the Coach Chijo brand, meeting thousands of athletes, and recording our very first podcast episode...