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Episode 253 - Bryan McDermand

2 hour Posted Sep 21, 2025 at 12:00 am.

Does your beach program go year-round, or is it seasonal? Plus, players that have other sports and other activities, and how deep is their love?

The distinction between girls and boys and what makes them gel on the indoor and beach scene, the luxury of not having playing time drama, the trap of "typecasting" players at a young age

No, you cannot just teach a taller person to do what short players can do(?), mistakes, and understanding the "why" and the correction

Consequence drill, the debate, the good, bad and ugly

Making glorious mistakes, psychological and physical shelf life for young players, adversity and different ways to deal with it

Not a lot of positive reinforcement in Eastern European successful players, but it has a huge drawback

A mind/body/spirit exercise that is useful in preparation and process, self-evaluation,

Do NCAA rule changes affect the way club coaches teach technique?

Recognizing life events that spark the need for change

Sports movies that inspired you

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Bryan McDermand is an American beach volleyball coach and is currently the program director at "Progression Beach Volleyball Club" in Illinois. He is one of the beautiful minds of the sport and the work put he in, as well as the cleverness in how it was done, reflects well on him, his club, and the sport of beach volleyball. This is a treat.

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