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8. Shannon Winzer: 'Don’t fear failure, fear regret. '

8. Shannon Winzer: 'Don’t fear failure, fear regret. '

Hi readers! In this article we're featuring Shannon Winzer. Shannon is the Head Coach of the Canadian Women's National team. She's a former player that developed herself into a world class coach. A lot of great advice to be picked up in the article

7. Jan De Brandt: 'There is no elevator to success, there are only stairs.'

7. Jan De Brandt: 'There is no elevator to success, there are only stairs.'

Hi, this week on volleybrains we're featuring Jan De Brandt. Jan coached all over Europe: Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Italy, Hungary. He's a coach who has an infectious enthusiasm for the game and he gave some interesting answers to our questions. Read all about it

6. Luka Slabe:' We make sure we do a good job on our side of the net, before we worry about the opponent.'

6. Luka Slabe:' We make sure we do a good job on our side of the net, before we worry about the opponent.'

Hi readers, this week we have Team USA Women's Assistant coach and NC State Head Coach Luka Slabe on volleybrains.com. Luka has coached many different levels and teams. Slovenian Champions League teams (I met Luka in 2012 while he coached ACH Volley Ljubljana), the Slovenian Men'

5. Andrea Anastasi:'A coach must follow his own path, make up his own plan.'

5. Andrea Anastasi:'A coach must follow his own path, make up his own plan.'

Andrea started to coach in Brescia in 1994, other Italian clubs, the Italian National Team, the Spanish National Team, Italy again, Polish clubs, Belgium...now we are 26 years later and Andrea coaches the team of Verva Warszawa in Poland. At lot to look back at. A lot of lessons

4. Liam Sketcher: 'You can’t “fix” players, but you can help them improve.'

4. Liam Sketcher: 'You can’t “fix” players, but you can help them improve.'

Liam Sketcher has been part of the Australian Men's Senior National Team since 2017. On a club level he's currently coaching in Switzerland with one of the top teams over there, Volley Schönenwerd. Volley|Brains is really focused on delivering articles of coaches with a clear

3. Angelo Lorenzetti: 'Study the game because it never stops teaching you something new.'

3. Angelo Lorenzetti: 'Study the game because it never stops teaching you something new.'

Hi Volleybrains readers, My first memories of following Italian Serie A1 volleyball are the finals of the 2001-2002 season. Daytona Modena versus Sisley Treviso, one of the truly classic battles. That finals race was won by Modena in 4 games. At Modena were playing legendary players like Andrea Giani, Lloy

2. John Cook: 'Be A Lifelong Learner'

2. John Cook: 'Be A Lifelong Learner'

During the Christmas holidays I had the pleasure to get on a video call with coach Cook. John Cook is the head coach of the Nebraska Huskers volleyball program. Under John's guidance the Huskers went on to grab 4 National Championships. This current season is his 21st straight