Episode 35 - Lessons from Growing Volleyball Here and Abroad with Glenn Hoag

From The First Chair Podcast

In this episode, Frank & Thierry welcome Men's National Team Head Coach Glenn Hoag to discuss his illustrious career, building a successful program, the secrets to better planning, analyzing the game and much more. (1:10) - Glenn's bio (2:11) - What was Glenn's favorite moment as an athlete? (4:27) - What is coach Hoag's most memorable moment as a professional coach? (5:40) - Where did coach Hoag's trust come from to take the risk of subbing in Gino Brousseau who had not set all year in a critical pro playoff match? (7:33) - What is Glenn's proudest moment as Head Coach of Team Canada? (12:45) - Why is Glenn Hoag a great program builder? (17:57) - What does coach Hoag look for when recruiting individuals (i.e.: coaches, trainers, etc.) to help him build a program? (19:40) - Why is it important for the national program to have as many athletes playing professional overseas as possible? (22:00) - Why are measures so critical to the success of a program? (25:30) - Is load management as trendy with professional volleyball as it is with North American pro sports presently? (27:38) - Where do you see the team's position now compared to our position with the Rio process in regards to qualifying for the Games? (29:45) - At the very beginning of building a program, what are important factors coach Hoag's look for in order to select athletes during a selection camp? (31:30) - How did Glenn Hoag become so good at planning and periodization? (35:28) - How much time should a coach invest in planning? (37:55) - How does coach Hoag produce his player profiles? (38:50) - What does Glenn do in regards to jump count and load management? Jump Load & Levels (43:10) - How does coach Hoag plan for the difficult schedule that is the Volleyball Nations League (VNL)? (48:10) - Comment est-ce que l'objectif ultime de se qualifier pour les Jeux olympiques affecte la planification durant la VNL et comment ça s'intègre dans un cycle de quatre ans? / How does the ultimate objective of qualifying for the Olympic Games impact VNL planning and how does that affect a quadrennial plan? (52:52) - What does coach Hoag look at on a stat sheet such as the P2 report or a specific one produced by the team scoutman? P2 Report - VNL 2019 - CAN vs ARG (56:35) - Is there a debrief in regards to statistics after every match with the team? (58:35) - Which stats are Glenn looking at during a match? (59:55) - Since the club setting presents big time constraints on volunteer coaches, should the priority be on statistics and game analysis or planning and periodization? (62:15) - What can we expect from the CAN vs AUS match tonight? (64:20) - When the time comes to select 14 athletes for the Olympic qualification tournament, how much will the VNL stats versus practice performances be considered to make the final decision?