Alex Amylon is an American volleyball coach and active player. A Rhode Island native, and indoor standout at Newbury College, he took his talent to the beach in the South Bay as a player and exceptional coach. He is a one-stop shop, able to coach at the junior's club, adult and professional level.
03:42 - Coaches who "call it" for practicing under heavy wind conditions(?), talking about AVP Huntington
08:42 - Coaching adults on the sand, and why there are so few in the South Bay who do it, styles of coaching that help with adults, giving up control
21:21 - The ability to diagnose things on the drills you are running, Wendy Jones story,
22:18 - Habits that adult players have that need to be changed vs things that can be left as is, getting rid of "default" plays that work vs plays that do, too much information and chauffeuring through "paralysis through analysis," fundamental challenges from the neck down
37:01 - His time at Newberry College, the Baruch College story with REP George Santos, our stories on how we got into the sport
54:05 - Was there a "level-up" moment that made you think you can do this for a living? The Journey of making a decision to do volleyball full time
1:12:38 - Where the beach can help indoor players and where it cannot, plus, just because you see where someone stands does not mean you know how you got there
1:21:22 - Realizing that one thing does not define you collectively is very liberating, keeping about the work and things will come to you, my first day with "Endless Summer"
1:35:35 - About "Human Design," Ashley Clark, things that transition seamlessly from indoor to the beach, and the things that were more tedious
1:43:43 - Are the "experts" the coaches?
1:50:07 - The not-so-lightning rounds
