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Episode 272 - Zarah Fowler

1 hour 56 minutes Posted Feb 20, 2026 at 5:12 am.

How long did it take to separate Zarah the coach from Zarah the player?

Are you learning about yourself from coaching (as an active player and...person), plus are you a video nerd?

Personalizing your work: the pros and cons

What do you tell your team after a tough loss in the middle of the tournament?

Why do people leave hating the sport: the parent, player and coaching perspective, understanding the difference between coaching girls and boys, and the ground rules

The club system, the paying customer, listening to what the kid wants, present them their reality and options, plus, knowing when to take time off, the difference between coaching hot or cold, the dangers of the former

Attitude adjustment stories, and how the deal, and the risk that comes with it

Controllables, things you can control that the other team cannot take away

Fundamentals that come across as easy to teach, the value of marketing and networking, tip on being recruited, what the coach's bandwidth of attention is, the dynamic shift on who rules indoor women's volleyball

are we role models or are we saints? Good reading material, movies that inspire us

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Zarah Fowler is an American volleyball coach and active player. After briefly playing at Coastal Carolina, she redirected her energy to being a coaching savage at the club level, with the ultimate goal of coaching DI and someday directing her own club. Ambition on steroids.

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