The Volleyball By Design Podcast

Brian Singh

  • 35 minutes 5 seconds
    How The Best Volleyball Coaches Build Culture

    In this episode, I went back to past interviews with great coaches and compiled all their advice on building team culture and put it into this episode. There are a ton of takeaways and notes you can get from this episode. We dive into:

    • Documents & Pillars 
    • Communication 
    • Standards 
    • Relationships 
    • Special culture items per team 
    • Amazing quotes on culture 
    • And so much more 

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    Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

    15 December 2025, 6:37 pm
  • 23 minutes 16 seconds
    How To Build A Custom Blocking System That Shuts Down Any Offense

    This custom blocking system taught in the episode has helped many high level teams create chaos on the fly and shut down some of the strongest offenses. If you're a coach looking to improve their blocking toolbox, this episode will change the way you think about blocking. We dive into: 

    • Blocking terminology 
    • The custom blocking system 
    • How to implement it 
    • Different Variations 
    • And a few more key concepts 

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    Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

    8 December 2025, 5:02 am
  • 30 minutes 27 seconds
    Say Less, Coach More: Mastering In Game Hand Signals & Verbal Cues

    In this episode, we dive into hand signals from not only the setter but the coach and other players as well. Then we transition to verbal cues and how you can use verbal cues to communicate effectively with your players and avoid having to burn unnecessary timeouts. In this episode we cover:

    • 10 different hand signals 
    • Different positions that have different purposes 
    • Play calling 
    • Verbal cues and how to create them 
    • And much more

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    Reach out to me via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

    1 December 2025, 6:23 pm
  • 46 minutes 59 seconds
    The Exact Blueprint That Took Us To Multiple Championships and Top 4 In The Province In 3 Years

    In this episode I walk you through the exact blueprint that took a local high school with zero competitive volleyball experience to 2 regional championships, 1 city championship and a top 4 finish in the province (equivalent to State championships) in just 3 years. We dive into:

    • The 3 year plan 
    • Culture 
    • Planning 
    • Player Development 
    • What moved the needle the most 
    • Core ideas to elevate programs 
    • And a few more key ideas 

    Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com 

    Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com 

    Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

    28 November 2025, 2:21 am
  • 59 minutes 38 seconds
    What Elite Coaches Do Differently: National Team Player Daenan Gyimah on the Game's New Evolution

    In this episode, I'm privileged to bring back National Team Middle Daenan Gyimah where we're talking about the evolution of the game and why his coach is the best coach in the world. We dive into: 

    • 6 Skills/Tactics that is being used more at the highest level 
    • The skills of a Middle Blocker 
    • His pro team's scheduling and training 
    • Importance of training environment 
    • A few drills 
    • Why his coach is the best in the world 
    • And a few more key concepts 

    Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com 

    Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com 

    Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

    17 November 2025, 5:04 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    Into The Vault: The Art Of Setting With Pro Setter Micah Ma'a

    In this episode, I take us back into the vault to an interview I had with pro setter Micah Ma'a where we discuss the tactical and technical aspect of setting. We dive into:

    • Setting technique 
    • Decision making 
    • Key factors to making a great setter 
    • And a few more key concepts 

    Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com 

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    Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

    4 November 2025, 4:47 am
  • 37 minutes 46 seconds
    Transition Systems 101: Coaching The In-Between Game

    In this episode I share 10 strategies on transition that can help your team capitalize when in transition. We dive into:

    • 7 different types of transition 
    • Footwork 
    • Switching Patterns 
    • Transition off Dig 
    • Creative offense in transition 
    • And a few more key concepts 

    Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com

    Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com 

    Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

    28 October 2025, 5:21 pm
  • 27 minutes 31 seconds
    How To Stop The Run: Coaching Strategies to Shift Momentum And Prepare For These Moments

    In this episode, I dive into a common problem coaches face with their teams and that is, what to do when the other team goes on a run. In this episode I share strategies to combat this issue. We dive into:

    • The Mental Side 
    • Timeouts 
    • Rotation Issues 
    • Play Calls 
    • Train it in Practice 
    • Perfect 12 Drill 
    • Tactical 
    • And a few more key concepts 

    Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com

    Click here to join my workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com

    Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

    21 October 2025, 5:39 am
  • 29 minutes 9 seconds
    The Smartest Investments You Can Make To Grow As A Coach

    In this episode, I sat back and thought about how the greatest coaches in the world got to where they are. Did they do anything similar? Where did they spend a lot of their time? Where did they invest their time and money to get to where they are? 

    I noticed there were patterns that were the same across all high level coaches and I wanted to bring those to the podcast. This is a great episode if you're ready to grow right now as a coach and jump to the next level. 

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    Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

    13 October 2025, 2:09 pm
  • 34 minutes 12 seconds
    5 Proven Ways To Increase Your Players Volleyball IQ

    In this episode, we dive into a popular discussion regarding volleyball IQ. How can we, as coaches, improve our players volleyball IQ. In this episode we dive into 5 main strategies and a few others to help your players increase their volleyball IQ. We talk about:

    • Volleyball IQ is game understanding + perception + decision making + anticipation 
    • Block Training vs Game Training 
    • Video
    • Decision Making & Cues 
    • Types of drills 
    • Problem Solving 
    • And a few more key concepts 

    Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com 

    Click here to join my free workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com 

    Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

    6 October 2025, 3:40 pm
  • 44 minutes 49 seconds
    Inside My Experience Launching a Pro-Am Volleyball League

    This episode is a little different. Yes, you'll still get some value out of it as a coach for a variety of reasons but I walk you through my entire process for starting my ProAm Volleyball league. We dive into: 

    • My Vision 
    • Step By Step Process to Start 
    • Draft Combine
    • Unique Rules 
    • Tickets 
    • Staff
    • Coaching 
    • Etc. 

    Click here to join Digital Volleyball Academy - www.digitalvolleyballacademy.com 

    Click here to join my free workshop - www.volleyballworkshop.com

    Reach out via Instagram @BrianSingh_CoachB

    30 September 2025, 2:39 pm
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