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35. Davide Mazzanti:"Respecting yourself and those around you, that is the key."

35. Davide Mazzanti:"Respecting yourself and those around you, that is the key."

In this Masterclass we feature Davide Mazzanti. Davide is the head coach of the Italian female national team since 2017 and guided them to obtain the European Championship gold medal in 2021, on the home court of that other European powerhouse, Serbia.

26. On the court: The Strength and Conditioning Experts.

26. On the court: The Strength and Conditioning Experts.

We are back with the second part of this weeks 'On the court' series. We sent out 3 questions about physical development in volleyball to 3 top experts in the field. The questions were: 1. Do you have a particular idea of how a volleyball athlete should physically prepare? Having

25. On the court: The performance tools used by Italian pro teams.

25. On the court: The performance tools used by Italian pro teams.

We at volleybrains are fans of staying in our lane, that 'inch wide and mile deep' kind of thing. Don't get distracted, just keep on pumping out interviews with the brightest and best pro volleyball coaches on the globe.😀 BUT! But, once in a while an idea for an article

24. Marcello Abbondanza:"Even after being successful, what we do will change. And it will change again."

24. Marcello Abbondanza:"Even after being successful, what we do will change. And it will change again."

Marcello Abbondanza is an Italian coach with a boatload of experience coaching high level club teams in Italy, Azerbaijan, Poland, Turkey, both the Canadian and the Bulgarian national teams. Being known as one of the most successful coaches in female volleyball of the last decade.

21. Andrea Gardini:'For every player you'll need a different key, your job is to find that key.'

21. Andrea Gardini:'For every player you'll need a different key, your job is to find that key.'

If you are a fan of the small gold medal emoji's 🥇, you should go and take a look at Andrea Gardini's wikipedia page. There are too many World Championship, Olympic, World League and other titles to even start to count. Today we talk to the former athlete who became a successful coach.

18. Daniele Santarelli:'If I knew what volleyball would look like 10 years from now, I would start to adapt already'

18. Daniele Santarelli:'If I knew what volleyball would look like 10 years from now, I would start to adapt already'

Since the 2017-2018 season Daniele Santarelli is the head coach of Italian powerhouse Imoco Conegliano. In this masterclass we talk about his journey and growth as a coach, what makes a great player, the evolution of our game and so much more.

14. Marco Mencarelli:'Never stop improving yourself, your team and your work environment.'

14. Marco Mencarelli:'Never stop improving yourself, your team and your work environment.'

In today's article we feature Marco Mencarelli. Marco has an extensive experience coaching and developing the training programs of the Italian Female Youth teams, he has international experience with the Italian Seniors national team and until recently he was coaching in the Italian Serie A. From this spring Marco became