Episode 26 - Inner Drive, Coach Development and Technical Tips with Louis-Pierre Mainville

From The First Chair Podcast

In this episode, Frank & Thierry welcome OVA High Performance Director LP Mainville to discuss his illustrious career, developing inner drive, improving the arm swing, coaching peeves and much more. (1:02) - How are LP's and Thierry's past linked? (2:54) - Resources: Jump Volleyball YouTube Channel, Technical Timeout Podcast (5:57) - Why was Technical Timeout the inspiration behind the FTFC podcast? (10:30) - What is LP's favorite Technical Timeout moment? Grow the Game Blog - John Kessel FTFC Episode 9 - Thoughts on the International Coaching Symposium (13:38) - LP's bio (18:53) - What is LP's most memorable moment of his playing career? (26:13) - Why did LP start coaching at such a young age? (29:25) - Who are LP's mentors? (30:08) - What is LP's coaching philosophy? (32:36) - Where did LP develop his inner drive? Who influenced him to become this way? (35:00) - Resource: The Secret to Raising Smart Kids (37:13) - How do you teach an athlete to develop his or her inner drive in a practice setting? (38:13) - Resource: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (41:24) - What has being the OVA's High Performance Director taught LP? (43:58) - What does LP envision as the next critical step for the OVA in terms of athlete and coach development? (51:14) - What are LP's biggest coaching peeves? (52:02) - How can coaches be better role models for their athletes? (56:52) - How to improve your athletes' arm swing? (60:40) - Resource: The Most Common Hitting Mistake (61:00) - How to help a right handed right side hit better? (63:25) - Why middle and right side attackers should be set more often? (69:10) - Why coaches need to self-reflect about their performance as much as their athletes' performance?