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Hidden Points Treasure Hunt, High School Good To Great, and The Serve Is Not 'Closed Loop'. Nothing Is..
The VolleyPod presented by The Art of Coaching Volleyball›
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https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/how-to-make-the-court-larger/ Jim Stone
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https://coachmikegee.substack.com/p/the-serve-is-not-closed-loop-nothing Mike Gee writes a very interesting article discussing why treating skills like they are closed loop skills is not the way to go. Gee's take is that everything is open loop and should be treated as such in order to generate the most learning.
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"Hidden Points Treasure Hunt, High School Good To Great, and The Serve Is Not 'Closed Loop'. Nothing Is.." is an episode of The VolleyPod presented by The Art of Coaching Volleyball. Runtime 23 min. Published September 25, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
