Coaching is about finding a system that works for your players. There are some underlying principles which are applied in any coaching situation but it's about picking the lock to get this group of players to play the best volleyball they're capable of playing for a long period of time.

Coaches are sales people and change agents.

We weren't more physical than Russia, we didn't play faster than Brazil, but we 'out-teamed' our opponents.

Practice is the battle you must win.

Coaching is about finding a system that works for your players. There are some underlying principles which are applied in any coaching situation but it's about picking the lock to get this group of players to play the best volleyball they're capable of playing for a long period of time.

It's not all rainbows and ponies.