Gold Medal SquaredJun 10, 2020GMS Response on Covid-19COVID-19 UPDATES Updated June 29th, 2020 First, we hope that you and your loved ones are hanging in there during this challenging time. ...
Gold Medal SquaredDec 6, 20185 Tips to Getting Started with GMSSo, you’ve Attended a Gold Medal Squared Coaches Clinic. Now what? Time to apply the principles you learned, the advice you received, and...
Gold Medal SquaredAug 30, 2014Sitting In with the USA MenA few weeks ago I had the chance to go down to Anaheim to spend some time with the USA Men as they played some friendly matches against I...
Gold Medal SquaredJan 20, 2014Tempe Highlights 2014It seems that every year the volleyball coaches clinic in Tempe Arizona gets bigger and better. A big thanks to Jason Watson and the ASU...
Gold Medal SquaredDec 31, 2012Club Volleyball ClinicsPrivate Club Volleyball Clinics This past weekend we were very privileged to have Carl McGown in our gym to run a volleyball clinic for o...
Gold Medal SquaredAug 19, 201210 Days into the 2012 Volleyball Season10 Days in to the Volleyball Season Perpetually Dissatisfied and Always in a Hurry This is the second quote on our whiteboard. This time ...
Gold Medal SquaredJul 11, 2012Times are ChangingThis article was sent to us by a client. Did you ever think Drill Sergeants would do away with the yelling that exists during training? ...
Gold Medal SquaredApr 13, 2012Helicopter CoachesThe other day I was reading an article in a magazine about Helicopter Parenting—the term given to parents who hover over their child’s ev...
Gold Medal SquaredMar 1, 2012Observations in the SandThis spring, we’ve added to our our women’s volleyball program at LMU the grueling task of sand volleyball. We’ve set our portable office...
Gold Medal SquaredFeb 22, 2012Lessons From the Las Vegas InvitationalThis past weekend I coached my first ever 3 day Juniors Tournament in Las Vegas. I’ve spent many days recruiting this tournament, but hav...
Gold Medal SquaredFeb 22, 2012Top 10 Things Coaches do to Sabotage Their AthletesI’m currently working on a new team building presentation for our Volleyball Coaching Foundations Clinic. While doing some research onli...
Gold Medal SquaredFeb 13, 2012Coaching the Kicking Game – Doug BlevinsIn Chico CA, NFL football has been particularly exciting to watch over the last couple of years. Aaron Rodgers is a hometown hero and it...
Gold Medal SquaredJan 31, 2012Improvement IS AddictiveThis post comes to us from Dr. Steve Bain, who not only knows a lot about neuro-science, but is becoming quite a good volleyball coach as...
Gold Medal SquaredJan 25, 2012Super Bowl – Consequence of Little ThingsThe 2011 PAC 12 Season is looking like it will be the last where a true double round-robin is used to determine the conference championsh...
Gold Medal SquaredOct 5, 2011Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Serve for the Cure!At the end of every summer camp season, Mike Wall and I plan a fall fishing trip. Last year, was no different than any year. And, like m...
Gold Medal SquaredMar 23, 2011You Don’t Know What You Don’t KnowWritten by Dr. Carl McGown Our volleyball coaches clinics run for three full days, usually eight hours a day. Time is precious when you o...
Gold Medal SquaredMar 23, 2011Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophisticationby Dr. Carl McGown The philosopher William Of Occam (1300-1349) reputedly said: “Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem.” This...
Gold Medal SquaredMar 23, 2011We Coach the Way We Were CoachedThis is a powerful statement that we discussed in the first session of a GMS clinic. Most of us either teach the game in the same manner ...
Gold Medal SquaredJun 4, 2010Fundamental BeliefsDr. Brent Crouch recently joined Rob Browning’s coaching staff at St. Mary’s College in Moraga, CA. He attended the coaching clinic held ...
Gold Medal SquaredApr 10, 2010GMS in FinlandLauri Hakala was kind enough to put together some thoughts about his volleyball experiences over the past few years. His story follows. H...
