What is your job title?
Will Berdecia is the Director for the OTVA team and the team lead for the U-23 Men’s National Team. He coaches the team directly below the Olympic team (the pre-Olympic team).
- Coached the US Navy men’s team for 5 years
- Coached High School for 10 years
- Coached Club for 15 years
- Acted as Club director for over 10 years
- Qualified over 10 teams
What is your role at Orlando Sports Center?
Will is the director at the Jacksonville location, know as Orlando-Tampa Volleyball Academy. OTVA has three locations.
How many athletes are at Orlando Sports Center?
There are over 600 athletes.
How many coaches are there?
There are over 50 coaches.
How do you use the e-Box Tilt & Table as a Team Director and a Coach?
The e-Box Tilt Table is a valuable training tool! I use it to show coaches video footage of practice and games. We can go frame-by-frame and show clips of the players. It allows us to break down techniques, review specific game footage, and use video as part of our coaching and training process.
How does the e-Box Tilt Table help your team?
The e-Box Tilt Table makes training much more efficient. Instead of moving a TV or setting up a whiteboard on different courts, we can simply roll it from court to court depending on where the team is training. Coaches can easily move it during court rotations, adjust the height, and use it as either a screen or a tabletop.
The players can gather around it as a team without needing chairs. The players can huddle around the tilt-table, watch video clips, write on it, and review points of interest together. It works as both a video tool and a whiteboard, which makes it very useful during practice.
Plus, uploading and reviewing video is much faster! We can move instantly between practice plans, whiteboard notes, and video footage. I also use it for scene playback. One way we have used it: During tournaments, I pulled up games where the team struggled, I was able to go frame by frame and clip by clip and show the athletes exactly what they need to improve, or what to watch out for.
How does it save time during practice?
It is a huge time saver! We can review video instantly right on the side of the court. The portable battery allows us to use it wherever we are, without downtime or extra setup. We can go frame by frame during practice using Hudl software, and we do not have to stop everything or bring out a separate whiteboard. Everything we need is right there.
How does it help with team and skill development?
This generation responds to visual learning. When we put a large screen in front of the athletes, they can interact with it, engage with the material, and stay focused during practice.
Instead of only using X’s and O’s on paper, we can show them real people and real plays. Even better, we can show them clips of themselves and their own team. When athletes see their own practice footage, they become more active learners. It allows for instant skill correction and helps them better understand what they need to do.
We can also use the tools at the bottom of the screen to mark, clip, and highlight key moments.
What problems did it solve for you?
The biggest problem it solved was saving us from wasted time. We only have a limited amount of time to train each week, and this saves 30 minutes or MORE in each practice.
We can put information on the whiteboard, show it on the court during training sessions, and keep all of our practice plans in one place. For example, we can have Drill 1, Drill 2, Drill 3, Drill 4, and Drill 5 ready to go, then simply swipe to the next one. There is no wasted time.
The athletes can see a visual of what we are about to do, and the screen saves the plans for us. We can move instantly from one drill or teaching point to the next.
What problems did it solve for your team?
It saves time, increases the players’ volleyball IQ, and helps them pay attention. The athletes are more engaged because they can see the concepts visually and immediately connect them to what is happening on the court.