Episode 251 - Kelly Hayes

Kelly Hayes is an American volleyball player, coach, and celebrity event manager. She was recently a coach at Garden State Elite and continues to coach privately as well as clinics. Quite frankly, she is having entirely too much fun playing right now. 04:22 - Good coaches: when you do a good job, work looks for you, plus, when kids want to stay at practice, that is a win, creating safe spaces 13:31 - How studying psychology helped her teach/train kids, the twist of turning consequence drills into competitive drills, what percentage of the game is mental and how much do you teach it? NCAA volleyball divisions, and the tiers of each, and who would you choose to play with, post-graduation. 26:31 - Why female players are smarter than their male counterparts, who is actually serious about making the main draw from the qualifier, growing the game through symbolism, activism, or showcases, plus, do active players who coach learn a lot about themselves and improve? 36:20 - The value of the 4-step approach, what is the most difficult set in volleyball? What is "vision to visualization?" And how does it conquer mental obstacles? 54:00 - how does "holding" work? The physical, and the self-correct. How players come in and out of practice, good reps with or vs learning curve, plus, how she got started 1:02:18 - inspiring books that hype you up, athletically, favorite sports movies, great sports quotes 1:18:53 - okay...about Pottstown, plus, playing the validation game, and the risk of becoming what you despise 1:58:20 - How much does the sport define you?