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Kerry MacDonald 2-Time National Championship Head Coach, Current Director of Sports Science with Volleyball Canada. After two seasons with the UBC men’s volleyball team, head coach Kerry MacDonald has taken a position with Volleyball Canada as their new Director of Sports Science, Medicine and Information. MacDonald’s new role with Volleyball Canada will be leading and... The post The Volleyball Life – Kerry MacDonald appeared first on Gold Medal Squared Blog.

Kerry MacDonald 2-Time National Championship Head Coach, Current Director of Sports Science with Volleyball Canada. After two seasons with the UBC men’s volleyball team, head coach Kerry MacDonald has taken a position with Volleyball Canada as their new Director of Sports Science, Medicine and Information. MacDonald’s new role with Volleyball Canada will be leading and... The post <a href="https://www.goldmedalsquared.com/blog/kerry-macdonald/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Volleyball Life – Kerry MacDonald</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.goldmedalsquared.com/blog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gold Medal Squared Blog</a>.

The Volleyball Life – Kerry MacDonald

In this episode, Frank &amp; Thierry welcome Volleyball Canada Director of Sport Science, Medicine and Innovation Kerry MacDonald to discuss serving velocity, preventing injuries through load management, developing concussion prevention strategies and much more.  (1:18) - How did Kerry's passion for numbers and for volleyball originally begin? (3:22) - How did coach MacDonald progress from a 13U team to a university program? (5:34) - How does coach MacDonald achieve outstanding team success in such a short period of time with various teams? (6:20) - Why did coach MacDonald make the decision to leave the UBC program immediately after winning a USports title in only a second year of head coaching? (7:55) - What were the biggest lessons learned from his position at UBC? (9:05) - What motivated Kerry to try such a radical serving approach with the men's team at UBC?Big Data Baseball by Travis Shawchik (12:10) - What metrics did coach MacDonald utilize in regards to serving? (15:35) - How could a club coach apply some of these lessons in regards to serving? (18:08) - What are the critical factors to observe with spin serves? (19:18) - Why does Kerry abide by the principle that every serve is an independent event? (20:55) - What does serve training look like in Kerry's practice environment? (23:20) - How many serve attempts on average would an athlete do during a practice? (24:08) - What metrics are tracked in regards to serving in practice? (25:00) - Are athletes sometimes serving at empty courts or are there always receivers? (27:40) - When and how did coach MacDonald develop his science based coaching approach? (28:58) - What was Kerry's doctorate on injury prevention really about and what did he learn from it? (34:50) - Why isn't the FIVB concerned about the load the VNL schedule is creating on the athletes? (35:50) - How can club and school coaches manage the jump load for their athletes? (37:36) - How can summer program athletes that go from basically total rest to two training sessions a day be better prepared? (39:16) - Would playing beach volleyball be an appropriate way to prepare for a summer program? (40:00) - Is there a sample pre-training load program available from VC or a provincial association? (42:04) - How should the jump count be monitored in season? (46:25) - What advice does coach MacDonald have in regards to dealing with injuries? (48:15) - What are some general conclusions on concussions in volleyball that Kerry would like to share with coaches? (51:38) - From an injury risk perspective, how improper is the international hitting warm up? (53:20) - What is the actual trend on the recovery of concussions? Should it be more active or passive? (54:24) - Should a baseline test be administered to every athlete at the club level?Head Check Health Making Head Way (57:20) - What is being done with national teams in terms of science, medicine and innovation? (61:20) - How can significant loads over time for some international athletes like Graham Vigrass, Blair Bann and Gord Perrin be sustained?

In this episode, Frank &amp; Thierry welcome Volleyball Canada Director of Sport Science, Medicine and Innovation Kerry MacDonald to discuss serving velocity, preventing injuries through load management, developing concussion prevention strategies and much more.    (1:18) - How did Kerry's passion for numbers and for volleyball originally begin?   (3:22) - How did coach MacDonald progress from a 13U team to a university program?   (5:34) - How does coach MacDonald achieve outstanding team success in such a short period of time with various teams?   (6:20) - Why did coach MacDonald make the decision to leave the UBC program immediately after winning a USports title in only a second year of head coaching?   (7:55) - What were the biggest lessons learned from his position at UBC?   (9:05) - What motivated Kerry to try such a radical serving approach with the men's team at UBC? <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Big-Data-Baseball-Miracles-20-Year/dp/1250094259" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Big Data Baseball</a> by Travis Shawchik   (12:10) - What metrics did coach MacDonald utilize in regards to serving?   (15:35) - How could a club coach apply some of these lessons in regards to serving?   (18:08) - What are the critical factors to observe with spin serves?   (19:18) - Why does Kerry abide by the principle that every serve is an independent event?   (20:55) - What does serve training look like in Kerry's practice environment?   (23:20) - How many serve attempts on average would an athlete do during a practice?   (24:08) - What metrics are tracked in regards to serving in practice?   (25:00) - Are athletes sometimes serving at empty courts or are there always receivers?   (27:40) - When and how did coach MacDonald develop his science based coaching approach?   (28:58) - What was Kerry's doctorate on injury prevention really about and what did he learn from it?   (34:50) - Why isn't the FIVB concerned about the load the VNL schedule is creating on the athletes?   (35:50) - How can club and school coaches manage the jump load for their athletes?   (37:36) - How can summer program athletes that go from basically total rest to two training sessions a day be better prepared?   (39:16) - Would playing beach volleyball be an appropriate way to prepare for a summer program?   (40:00) - Is there a sample pre-training load program available from VC or a provincial association?   (42:04) - How should the jump count be monitored in season?   (46:25) - What advice does coach MacDonald have in regards to dealing with injuries?   (48:15) - What are some general conclusions on concussions in volleyball that Kerry would like to share with coaches?   (51:38) - From an injury risk perspective, how improper is the international hitting warm up?   (53:20) - What is the actual trend on the recovery of concussions? Should it be more active or passive?   (54:24) - Should a baseline test be administered to every athlete at the club level? <a href="https://www.headcheckhealth.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Head Check Health</a> <a href="https://www.coach.ca/making-head-way-concussion-elearning-series-p153487" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Making Head Way</a>   (57:20) - What is being done with national teams in terms of science, medicine and innovation?   (61:20) - How can significant loads over time for some international athletes like Graham Vigrass, Blair Bann and Gord Perrin be sustained?

Episode 37 - Serving Velocity, Load Management and Concussions with Kerry MacDonald

University of British Columbia Men's Volleyball Head Coach Dr. Kerry MacDonald shares his insight and knowledge on overuse injuries in volleyball.Learn more about VERT technology at myvert.com or email us info@myvert.com. Follow us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vertathlete/Twitter: https://twitter.com/vertInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/vertclub/

University of British Columbia Men's Volleyball Head Coach Dr. Kerry MacDonald shares his insight and knowledge on overuse injuries in volleyball. Learn more about VERT technology at <a href="http://myvert.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">myvert.com</a> or email us info@myvert.com. Follow us on social media: Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vertathlete/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/vertathlete/</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/vert" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/vert</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vertclub/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/vertclub/</a>

Ep. 3: Overuse Injuries In Volleyball - Dr. Kerry MacDonald (Extended Interview)