Structuring a MEANINGFUL Practice | Providing EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK with Tama Miyashiro & Erin Virtue

Building intentional feedback into your daily practice planning is a foundational element to help athletes learn and coaches enhance their presence with the team. Tama Miyashiro and Erin Virtue, former Assistant Coaches of the U.S. Women’s National Team, guide coaches through a practice planning process- Plan, Do, Review- and how to build feedback into each step. In this video, Miyashiro and Virtue focus on the “Plan” portion assisting coaches with practical ways they can organize and prepare the learning environment, including an example with a drill they call "Volley School. 0:00 — Why Athlete Collaboration Matters 0:40 — Ownership, Quality, and Engagement 1:45 — Empowering Players to Make Decisions Under Pressure 2:40 — Feedback as a Core Coaching Skill 4:05 — Corrective vs. Motivational Feedback in Practice 5:55 — Internal vs. External Cues (“Logo to Target”) 7:10 — External Cues for Passing: Tilt, Line, and Angles 8:40 — Feedback Rhythm: Frequency, Summary, and Bandwidth 10:00 — Questioning for Understanding: “What did you see? How did it feel?” 14:30 — “Volley School” Demo: Holds, Head Snap, and Quick Feedback Signals #USAV #Coaching #Feedback #PlayerOwnership #SkillAcquisition