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Welcome to Triple Block Heads; the podcast for all things volleyball. Each episode, the trio of Block Heads will discuss topics that will hit home for a variety of volleyball enthusiasts, from beginners to collegiate athletes and volley nerds in between. The Block Heads bring a combined 50 years of coaching experience ranging from club to the highest levels of Division 1.
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- Yesterday43 min
TBH Episode 45: RPI Decoded: How Scheduling Can Make or Break Your Season
Send us Fan Mail Hosts Makani, Marc, and Frank explain NCAA volleyball’s Rating Percentage Index (RPI) and how it drives scheduling, tournament selection, and recruiting. They define RPI as 25% team winning percentage, 50% opponents’ winning percentage, and 25% opponents’ opponents’ winning percentage, noting that 75% is largely outside a team’s control once the season starts, making scheduling crucial. They discuss non-conference preseason tournaments, return obligations, guarantees/pay game...
- 2 weeks ago41 min
TBH Episode 44: Navigating The Shift: Club to High School Transition
Send us Fan Mail In this Triple Block Heads episode, Makani, Frank, and Marc discuss the complexities club volleyball players face transitioning into high school season, emphasizing mindset and perspective as much as physical readiness. They break down scenarios for elite, “twos,” and lower-tier club athletes across strong and weak high school programs, including challenges like adjusting to different systems, leadership expectations, inconsistent training, and the temptation to equate self-w...
- Aug 20, 202632 min
TBH Episode 43: Balancing Act: Understanding Intensity Levels in Training
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of “Triple Block Heads,” Makani, Marc, and Frank discuss structuring volleyball training intensity using a red/yellow/green practice model to manage load, reduce injury risk, and peak late in the season. Marc explains that after an off day, practices should start at “yellow” rather than going hard, then cycle intensity through the week (including game-week adjustments), with “green” days targeting about 110% of match output. They describe measuring intensity u...
- Aug 6, 202644 min
TBH Episode 42: Coaching Littles 13 and under
Send us Fan Mail In this Triple Block Heads episode, Makani, Marc, and Frank discuss Frank’s first season coaching a 12U team while also coaching 17s, including the challenge of balancing eight straight weekends of tournaments. Frank describes how beginners grew socially and structurally, from not knowing gym routines to creating their own games and playing queens, and how his team progressed from basic blocking principles to running slides and a 5-1 with kid-friendly rotation names like “ban...
- Jul 23, 202640 min
TBH Episode 41: Summer Club Tryouts
Send us Fan Mail In this Triple Block Heads volleyball podcast episode, the hosts discuss how club volleyball tryouts shifted over the last decade from fall to summer, driven by competition, national trends, and “peer pressure” as early-offering clubs forced others to adapt. They explain Iowa’s USA Volleyball regional rules, including offer-holding deadlines and a two-wave summer system (mid-July and early August) that helps athletes compare options and clubs build rosters, contrasted with lo...
- Jul 9, 202638 min
TBH Episode 40: The Volley Venture: The Business of Private Equity in Volleyball
Send us Fan Mail In this Triple Block Heads episode, Makani, Frank, and Marc discuss how youth sports—and especially club volleyball—have shifted from many small “mom-and-pop” organizations to consolidation by large ownership groups and private equity. They define private equity broadly as investors adding liquidity to rapidly expand clubs and facilities, often seeking returns by building real-estate assets and monetizing the entire “volleyball experience” through tournaments, software, merch...
- Jun 25, 202635 min
TBH Episode 39: Navigating June: Athlete's Dilemma and Decisions
Send us Fan Mail The Triple Block Heads hosts joke about Frank shaving his head, then discuss how club volleyball athletes should navigate June’s overlapping options: club college showcases, on-campus prospect camps, and preparing for nationals. Prompted by a message from Dennis Rios, they argue that on-campus camps provide the most information for athletes facing June 15 recruiting decisions, while club showcases function like “trailers” best used earlier in the process to sample coaches’ st...
- Apr 23, 202644 min
TBH Episode 38: Volleyball Unplugged: High Performance Memories and Evolution
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Triple Block Heads volleyball podcast, Makani, Marc, and Frank discuss the USA Volleyball High Performance Tournament (later the All-Star Tournament) and how it evolved, emphasizing its unique features: regional pride, USA development camp ties, international teams, a combined boys/girls event, and international rules with limited subs and best-of-five formats. They describe how the event challenges coaches to rapidly evaluate players, build cohesive te...
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Welcome to Triple Block Heads; the podcast for all things volleyball. Each episode, the trio of Block Heads will discuss topics that will hit home for a variety of volleyball enthusiasts, from beginners to collegiate athletes and volley nerds in between. The Block Heads bring a combined 50 years of coaching experience ranging from club to the highest levels of Division 1.
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