TRANSITIONS with Angie Akers

Coach Your Brains Out, by Gold Medal Squared

Show Notes (Angie Akers episode 2)

• 1:11 - Challenges Angie faced when transitioning to coaching April and Alix + dealing with the pressure of coaching an already successful team.
• 1:57 - Adjusting coaching to fit the circumstances within their team.
• 5:06 - Dealing with awkwardness and discomfort within teams to develop better relationships later.
• 7:58 - Transitioning from an Assistant Coach for the Dutch to a Head Coach with Team USA.
• 9:49 - Describing April and Alix’s excellence.
• 12:35 - Implementing “Dutch Directness” in practice and coaching.
• 15:14 - Will the US national team develop more cohesiveness between teams, modeling after other foreign teams.
• 16:40 - Tailoring coaching to the individual (particularly in the case with April and Alix).
• 17:45 - Dealing with differences in scouting judgement before games (e.g. wanting to serve different players.
• 18:10 - “Don’t get married to your plan” - being adaptive and flexible with strategies during games.
• 19:23 - Reflecting on the year - what Angie wants to work on as a coach.
• 21:19 - What Angie is “dominating” in: areas she believes she’s doing well in.
• 21:54 - Listener Questions
  • 22:05 - The most difficult part of coaching the A-Team/April and Alix.
  • 22:41 - April’s perspective on facing disappointment or undesired results.
  • 24:10 - Angie’s favorite part of the Olympic experience