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Post by qww on Sept 13, 2022 17:28:39 GMT -5
Thought this one might be interesting for people in here. Kent sat down for 4.5 hours breaking down his thoughts on attacking, blocking, defending, passing and mentality that he thinks most people (even pro's today) are missing but that helped him succeed.
It's on Youtube at but also in podcast apps, search for Learn Beach Volleyball Fast podcast!
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Post by butteryhands on Sept 13, 2022 19:39:32 GMT -5
This stuff makes me want to jab a fork in my skull.
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Post by beachvolleymike on Sept 13, 2022 21:28:36 GMT -5
This stuff makes me want to jab a fork in my skull. Haha. Haven’t listened. Don’t know if I want to. |
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Post by blackmambabeto on Sept 13, 2022 22:51:56 GMT -5
I haven’t listened yet, I wonder how many times he’ll mention Stanford
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Sept 13, 2022 23:00:47 GMT -5
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Post by ajm on Sept 14, 2022 0:53:19 GMT -5
Not quite sure what Kent is trying to accomplish here. Obviously he wants to sell more books, but he’s almost pushing it as a how-to-win book which it really isn’t. Is he angling to get back into the game as a coach? As a promoter?
It’s been mentioned here before, but he does have a lot of baggage and burned bridges from when he played. I do enjoy his Facebook posts and the book is good (hard to tell exactly how much of the writing is his). But he does come across as a bit condescending in all these interviews, and regardless of what his ambitions are, I’m not sure he’s doing himself any favors.
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Post by moderndaycoach on Sept 14, 2022 7:42:27 GMT -5
Holy sh*t, 4.5 hours!? I can only imagine this is just old man type of rambling about what kids don't know today blah blah.
I will attempt to listen to some of it but I am going to assume this episode is likened to when the old boomers in office settings try to tell the interns or new hires that you don't actually need computers and they have made the workforce worse, and back in their day showing up early, working through lunch, and giving up all personal time to destroy your life at home is how you really succeed in this world.
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Post by guest2 on Sept 14, 2022 8:53:42 GMT -5
I haven’t listened yet, I wonder how many times he’ll mention Stanford Probably not as often as he refers to discredited mindset research. I'd love to hear him talk about his career for 4.5 hours but don't have much interest in this |
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Post by dunninla3 on Sept 14, 2022 21:47:40 GMT -5
I tried to listen, but after about 45 minutes it just seemed too slow... I'll give it another try only b/c I enjoyed his appearance on Sandcast.
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Post by sonofdogman on Sept 14, 2022 21:52:09 GMT -5
Apparently, of you approach at an angle, rather than straight on, you can hit a set across a table of about five feet instead of only one specific spot. I didn't follow the logic on that. The set goes where it goes. You can approach that set from any angle, but how it becomes hittable across an immensely wider range fruits logic to me.
I didn't listen to more than about three 15 random segments.
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Post by ajm on Sept 15, 2022 21:29:28 GMT -5
Steffes now has a video up on FB scouting film of Norway vs Qatar in the Cancun finals last year. His first attempt at posting the video on YouTube was quickly blocked by the FIVB on copyright grounds.
He claims a month of his coaching would get Qatar to beat Norway, but in response to a question in the comments he says he wouldn’t actually coach because he already has a job. Again it seems like a strange way to sell a book about the sport’s history, but he’s clearly putting a lot of time and effort into it.
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Post by dunninla3 on Sept 15, 2022 22:10:59 GMT -5
Steffes ... Again it seems like a strange way to sell a book about the sport’s history, but he’s clearly putting a lot of time and effort into it. I don't think it has anything to do with the book. It seems he has found an audience because of the book launch, appearance on Sandcast, that will listen to him. I think he likes being listened to. It is his only involvement in volleyball at this point. Plus, there is the power of an idea. He thinks his ideas will work, but as you point out, he has a real job and does not have time to actually coach a team nor does her have time to become the marketing director for AVP or FIVB ... this is as close as he can get. |
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Post by ajm on Sept 16, 2022 0:26:49 GMT -5
Just watched the entire 90 minute scouting video and it is incredibly entertaining. It doesn’t even matter if he’s right about everything (he isn’t) or whether he overanalyzes every play (he does). But he isn’t afraid to criticize the players, whether it’s fundamentals or just positioning, and it’s refreshing compared to all the current commentators who blindly praise everything. It feels like watching John Madden with the telestrator in the 1980s, complete with catch phrases and cultural references. Check it out before the FIVB takes it down again.
I’m not sure it would work as well with live color commentary since he spends so much time on every point, and I’m sure nobody could afford him anyway. But I’d love to see VBW or the AVP give him a shot or at least have VBM put up post-match analysis videos. It would certainly add some much-needed spice to the way beach volleyball is covered.
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Post by timvb17 on Sept 16, 2022 3:34:43 GMT -5
Is there a direct link to the analysis? I don't have a Facebook account anymore so can't look it up.
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Post by ajm on Sept 16, 2022 10:00:21 GMT -5
Is there a direct link to the analysis? I don't have a Facebook account anymore so can't look it up. Try this link: 1drv.ms/v/s!AmtKLOUaRO5hgY4oi0zyIOlP-mUQSg?e=j6zeh1 You may have to copy/paste the URL. |
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