Troy Dannen was introduced as the University of Nebraska's 17th Director of Athletics on March 26th. Troy talks with Terry Pettit about the challenges and possible solutions to issues during uncertain times in college athletics. The former AD at Northern Iowa, Tulane and Washington discusses his leadership philosophy and what he believes will repla…

Merritt Beason is a senior captain for the University of Nebraska women's volleyball team and a returning AVCA First-Team All-American. The Alabama native joins Terry Pettit to talk about leading with empathy, as well as the changes she is making to become an even stronger player during the upcoming NCAA volleyball season. See Privacy Policy at htt…

Former Arizona head volleyball coach Dave Rubio joins Cassidy Lichtman, Director of Volleyball for Athletes Unlimited and Cursty Le Roux, assistant volleyball coach at the University of Texas in a discussion with Terry Pettit. In this episode, the group talks about how they leveraged their talent, as well as the talent of the people they played or …

Three assistant women's volleyball coaches from Creighton, Kansas State and UCLA discuss their roles in recruiting, training and developing players at their successful programs. Two of the coaches - Angie Oxley and Fiona Nepo - starred at the University of Nebraska, while Stevi Robinson excelled at indoor volleyball at Pepperdine and beach volleyba…

As a freshman this past season, setter Bergen Reilly helped lead Nebraska Volleyball to a Big Ten title and an appearance in the NCAA Championship Game against Texas. Former All-American and Huskers' assistant coach Val Novak Warrior joins Reilly and Terry Pettit in a conversation about the setter position and what it takes to play at a supreme lev…

Taryn Kloth, along with partner Kristen Nuss (TNK), is currently ranked 2nd in the world in beach volleyball and will likely represent the U.S. in this year's Paris Summer Olympics. Their meteoric rise from an unranked team that had trouble getting into professional tournaments, to one that won the Beach Pro Tournament Finals in December, is a stor…

Jordan Larson has led USA Women's Volleyball to silver, bronze and gold medals in the last three Olympics. As she prepares to play in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, Jordan also continues in her new role as an assistant coach at her alma mater, the University of Nebraska. Terry chats with Jordan about balancing the two and much more! See Pr…

Bill Byrne was a Hall-of-Fame Director of Athletics for 30 years at Oregon, Nebraska and Texas A&M. His son, Greg, has been an AD at Mississippi State, Arizona and is currently at Alabama, where the Crimson Tide are currently preparing for their College Football Playoff matchup with Michigan on New Year's Day. The two join Terry Pettit to discuss B…

It is one of the best volleyball rivalries in the entire nation: Nebraska vs. Wisconsin. John Baylor has been the play-by-play announcer for Nebraska Volleyball since 1994, calling each of the Cornhuskers' five national championships. Dennis Punzel is a beat writer for the Wisconsin State Journal, covering Badger Volleyball. He has also authored "P…

On Wednesday, January 24th, 2024, the Omaha Supernovas will host the Atlanta Vibe in the first-ever match of the new Pro Volleyball Federation at the CHI Center. The President of the Supernovas, Diane Mendenhall, was a state champion volleyball player at Ogallala High School and college coach before becoming the University of Nebraska's first Direc…

Former Nebraska All-American setter Val Novak Warrior joins Terry in a conversation with John Mabry about his recently released book, "Nebraska Volleyball: The Origin Story." Mabry, the former sports editor of the Lincoln Journal-Star, has written the first book on the history of Nebraska volleyball, from its beginning years following the enactment…

Three Hall-of-Fame volleyball coaches share insights about their teaching methods and the adjustments they would make if they were coaching today. Laurie Corbelli played on the 1984 U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team and won a silver medal, then was the head coach at Texas A&M from 1993 through 2017. Don Shaw won four national championships at St…

On August 30th, history was made as a Nebraska volleyball match set a world record, with 92,000 people in attendance. Lexi Rodriguez, the Cornhuskers' stellar libero, played in the match. Randy Gobel coordinated the infrastructure for the event at Memorial Stadium. Stephanie Thater-Brown, a former Huskers' All-American, attended the match with her …

Keegan Cook, Beth Launiere and Kevin Hambly have been stalwarts in Pac-12 women's volleyball leadership. Keegan departed for Minnesota in December, only to see his former Washington Huskies opt for the Big Ten in 2024. Beth is entering her 34th season at Utah, and will begin her final year in the Pac-12 before the Utes slide over to the Big XII. Ke…

Julie Hermann walked-on to the University of Nebraska women's volleyball team, earned a scholarship and became an all-conference outside hitter who played in the Cornhuskers' first-ever NCAA Tournament win. Following graduation, she moved into coaching, serving as an assistant at Wyoming and Georgia before landing the head job at Tennessee. Then, f…

We turn the tables on this episode of "Inside The Coaching Mind," where Terry Pettit becomes the interview subject! In speaking with University of Nebraska volleyball play-by-play announcer John Baylor, Terry talks about training and developing leaders, as well as how extraordinary leadership led to the Cornhuskers' first national championship. Coa…

Hall-of-Fame coach Jim Stone talks about the coaching behaviors that create a more interactive and efficient practice. For 26 years, Jim was the Head Women's Volleyball Coach at Ohio State University and a frequent coach for USA Youth National Teams. He has authored "A Game Plan for Better Practices" and his journal on coaching volleyball can be fo…

Hall-of-Fame coach Shelton Collier and former Nebraska All-American outside hitter Gina Mancuso-Prososki discuss their roles with the Omaha franchise in the brand-new Pro Volleyball Federation League. ' The eight-team venture will begin play in February 2024 and the Omaha franchise will feature 14 players, many of whom played internationally and we…

Hall-of-Famer and current Florida women's volleyball coach Mary Wise talks about her start in coaching as a 21-year-old at Iowa State. She also shares why Kathy DeBoer has made a greater impact on volleyball than any other person while serving as the Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association. See Privacy Policy at https://ar…

Kerri Walsh Jennings is a five-time Olympian, qualifying four times in beach volleyball and once in indoor volleyball. Kerri won three consecutive gold medals with partner Misty May-Treanor, making them the most dominant beach volleyball team of all-time. She was also a four-time All-American at Stanford University, leading the Cardinal to back-to-…

While attending the University of Nebraska, Cathy Noth was Big 8 Conference MVP as an outside hitter when she trained to become a setter for her junior and senior seasons. That experience led to four years as a setter with the U.S. National Team. After her playing career ended, Noth spent ten years as an assistant coach with the Huskers, helping th…

Tim Miles, the head coach for San Jose State men's basketball, won the Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year award in 2022-23. Miles led the Spartans to their first 20+ win season in more than 40 years. He is the former head coach at Nebraska, Colorado State and North Dakota State, carrying a reputation for taking underachieving programs to th…

University of Nebraska head softball coach Rhonda Revelle talks about her career as a player and hall-of-fame coach with the Cornhuskers. Coach Revelle led her squad to the Big Ten Conference Tournament Championship last season and is recognized as one of the most thoughtful and forward-thinking coaches in college softball. Rhonda and Terry Pettit …

Creighton head volleyball coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth joins host Terry Pettit in a conversation with Dr. Scotta Morton, the former Director of Mental Performance at the University of Missouri. Scotta is the founder "Go For It Mental Performance Coaching" in Columbia, Missouri and shares her ideas about building a healthy identity for both coaches …

Former U.S. Men's and Women's National Volleyball Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon talks about the mission and vision for a Gold Medal team, the three levels of trust, the elements of competitive excellence and his decision to move towards mentoring coaches. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art…

Nebraska's Director of Athletics, Trev Alberts, talks about the process of searching for the best fit for Nebraska football. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

NCAA Division I Volleyball Committee chair Pauline Thiros joins the show and reveals the process of at-large selections and how teams are seeded in the upcoming NCAA DI Women's Volleyball Championship. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Big Ten / ESPN volleyball analyst Emily Ehman joins the show and discusses broadcast preparation routines, her time as a student-athlete at Northwestern University and the best place to grab a coffee in her hometown of Bloomington, Indiana. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do…

Former Nebraska libero Lindsay Peterson and Husker play-by-play announcer John Baylor give their insights on the exceptional liberos who have played for Nebraska, including Danny Busboom, Kayla Banwarth, Justine Wong-Orantes, Kenzie Knuckles and Lexi Rodriguez. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:/…

Kathy DeBoer, Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association, joins Inside The Coaching Mind to discuss college volleyball's growing popularity, how Title IX can affect the sport and much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Nebraska Cornhuskers' head women's volleyball coach John Cook joins Inside The Coaching Mind to discuss the 2022-23 season outlook and a horse named Bud! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lyndsey Oates is beginning her 18th season as the head coach of the University of Northern Colorado's volleyball team. She has the most experienced team with the greatest depth UNC has ever had. They just returned from a trip to Italy and Greece where she had the opportunity toevaluate her talented freshman class. Lyndsey also chairs the NCAA Volle…

Janice Kruger and Nancy Grant-Colson played on the earliest Women’s volleyball teams at Nebraska and helped build the foundation to remarkable consistency. Kruger went on to great success as a head volleyball coach at Nebraska-Omaha and the University of Maryland. Grant-Colson coached high school volleyball in Lincoln throughout her career as an ed…

Trev Alberts is on a journey from All-American linebacker, to an injury-plagued career in the NFL, to a football analyst on ESPN and CBS, to then becoming the Athletic Director at Nebraska-Omaha where he was charged with making tough decisions to make an athletic department financially viable. For the last year, he has been the Director of Athletic…

Dave Shondell is beginning his 19th season as the head coach of Purdue's women's volleyball team. His father, Dr. Don Shondell played a significant role in developing coaches and promoting the sport while building and coaching the men's volleyball team at Ball State University. All three son's played for their father at Ball State, and all three ha…

Wisconsin's Sydney Hilley and Nebraska's Nicklin Hames met for the tenth time incollege volleyball careers when Wisconsin defeated Nebraska for the Badgers'first NCAA National Championship. The two setters talk with Terry Pettit abouttheir journey to become exceptional players and where they are headed next.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/p…

Gwen Pell Egbert has won national championships as a player and as a coach. She has trained two club players that went on to be captains of the U.S. Olympic volleyball teams. She was a setter hitter at the University of Nebraska, won six state volleyball championships as a high school coach, and is currently the volunteer coach at the University of…

Dani Busboom Kelly won a national Championship as a libero for the University of Nebraska in 2006. She won a national championship as an assistant coach at Nebraska in 2015. Now she is in position to compete for a national championship as the head coach for the number 1 ranked University of Louisville women’s volleyball team. She talks with Terry a…

Terry Pettit and Jordan LarsonJordan Larson started every match in the last three Olympics. During her professional career, she has won awards in international competitions as the best server, the best passer, the best defensive player, the best blocker, and the best attacker. She was the MVP in the Tokyo Olympics. She talks with Terry Pettit about…

Karch Kiraly had already won three individual Olympic Gold Medals as a competitor when he became the head coach of the USA Women's National Volleyball Team in 2012. In August, Kiraly led his team to the Gold Medal in Tokyo Olympics. Kiraly talks about his leadership group and the culture that was created that allowed the team to flourish despite se…

Bruce Rasmussen has been the Director of Athletics at Creighton University for close to twenty-eight years. He has hired exceptional coaches and led fundraising efforts that allowed Creighton to have some of the best basketball, volleyball, baseball, and soccer facilities in the country. But it is Bruce's servant leadership that puts the well-being…

Lexi Sun is a returning 5th year senior on the University of Nebraska women's volleyball team.The All American outside hitter talks about her journey to self-awareness, confidence, and thevalue of her work with Brett Haskel, a sports psychologist at the University of Nebraska, and thedevelopment of a new brand, "The Sunny Crew."Links for this episo…

2020 AVCA National Coach of the Year Craig Skinner talks about Kentucky's preparation to win the NCAA Division I Women's volleyball championship. Craig gives insight into his game plan and why he had confidence in his team going into the championship match with the University of Texas.Note: The audio version of this podcast will show up in your fee…

Salima Rockwell talks about her playing career as an All American setter with Penn State and the U.S. National Team. She also discusses her career in coaching with Texas and Penn State and becoming one of the best volleyball color analysts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-…

Kelly Sheffield, is the Head Women's Volleyball Coach of the Wisconsin Badgers, the team that is currently ranked number 1 in the AVCA Division 1 volleyball poll. The Badgers have started the season 10-0 but have had challenges with Covid-19 both with their own team and with their opponents. Coach Sheffield talks with Terry about the Big Ten, and t…

Terry Pettit interviewing Tom HilbertTom Hilbert is the highly successful women’s volleyball coach at Colorado State University. During Coach Hilbert’s tenure, the Rams have qualified for twenty-three consecutive NCAA National championships. In his conversation with Terry, he talks about the unique challenges of coaching his least experienced team …

Clockwise...Terry Pettit, Lori Endicott, Christy Johnson and Kelly Hunter.Lori Endicott, Christy Johnson, and Kelly Hunter are extraordinary women who played the setter position for Nebraska Volleyball. Christy and Kelly led the Huskers to National Championships and Lori was named "The Best Setter in the World" in the Barcelona Olympics. In today's…

Support our podcast with your donation.George Lundeen, a world-class figurative sculptor from Holdrege, Nebraska works with a team of ten other sculptors to create the largest sculpture project in decades: Stations of the Cross at Cloisters on the Platte. George talks with Terry about becoming an artist and developing a team for a once in a lifetim…

John Cook and Terry Pettit Talk About Coaching During a Pandemic in the first episode of our new season.In Season II, episode 1, Nebraska Head Volleyball Coach John Cook talks with Terry Pettit about coaching during COVID in the coming season.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#…

Ronnie D. Green became the Chancellor of the University of Nebraska on May 16, 2016. In the six years prior to that he served as the Harlan Vice Chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. In today’s podcast he describes his leadership philosophy as servant leadership that evolved before “it was cool to do so.” We talk about B…