I Think We’re Good Here: Volleyball Podcast

The Trailer

For those of you that want a brief introduction to what our Volleyball Podcast is all about take a listen and enjoy some of our favorite moments from our top viewed guests! We've got Olympians, World Champions, All Americans, Physical Specimens, Hot Takes, and All World People! Come take a listen!

#18 - Keegan Cook: Timing Is Everything

Today’s guest is the University of Washington Head Coach Keegan Cook. In this episode Keegan talks about the responsibilities that come with being a young coach, his 10 years at SMC, working with one of the greatest coaches of all time Jim McLaughlin, the tough conversations that come with the territory, having banter with his assistants and much more!

#17 - Aaron Mansfield: The Brain

Our guest today is the Head Coach of LMU Lions Aaron Mansfield. On this episode Aaron discuss his maturation process as a coach from his beginnings at UCSB, to Santa Clara and now LMU. He talks about wanting to become the first non-power 5 school to win a ring. The difference between the Art and the Science of being a good leader and his stance on how importance the mental side of the game really is.

#15 - Jaylen Jasper: The Voice

This weeks guest is Current Stanford Athlete Jaylen Jasper. For those of you tuning in that haven’t heard, Stanford recently announced that they will be cutting their Men’s Volleyball Program. We brought Jaylen on to discuss his journey to Stanford, what Stanford means to him, and to tell us and our listeners what is currently going on with the program and how we the volleyball community can help. You can help by following the process @savestanfordmvb and signing the petition using the link below: https://www.change.org/p/stanford-university-reinstate-the-stanford-men-s-volleyball-program?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_23354124_en-US%3A4&recruiter=1129383434&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition

#14 - Courtney Thompson: The Headband-It

This weeks episode features all time great Husky Courtney Thompson. Courtney is a World Champion, Olympic Silver and Bronze medalist. An NCAA National Champion and 3x First team all American. Court has always had a chip on her shoulder and her ability to compete and make the people around her better is what makes her quite possibly the most contagious personality to ever set foot in the American Sports Center. Courtney walks us through her volleyball journey starting with strongly disliking the game at the ripe age of 12, attempting to watch her first volleyball match ever and having it rained out, to State Champion at Kentlake High School, going in to the University of Washington a nervous wreck, being a disaster the first two years and winning a ring. She also touches on the cultures of both of the Olympic quads she played in and how vastly different they were and the pro’s and con’s to both of them. Enjoy!

#13 - David Hunt: The Worker Bee

David is one of if not the hardest working person in the business. Listen to David talk about how he developed his work ethic, where his excitement and curiosity to learn the game stems from and what keeps him fired up to keep learning. Dealing with knuckleheads, learning how to be patient, teaching volleyball to a group that doesn’t speak your language nor cares to learn it. How he makes his athletes better people and trying to establish a quality culture.

#12 - Josh Tuaniga: The Calculated Risk

This podcast details how All-Time Great 49er Josh Tuaniga was able to become a back-to-back National Champion, 4x All American, and AVCA Player of the Year. Josh discuss his love for studying the game even from the young age of 13, his admiration for his older brother Gus, having a great mentor like Tyler Hildebrand, and waking up at 4:30 just to set Nick Amado balls for 30 minutes to get the edge the needed to go back to back. 

#11 - Kim Hill: Greatest USA Tryout Athlete Ever!

On this episode, hear Kim discuss her path to becoming the greatest thing to ever come out of the USA National Team tryout. Kim talks about everything from her club career in Portland, Oregon to becoming the MVP of the FIVB World Championships. Kim also discusses the difficulties she overcame through using her Christian faith, crying restlessly her first year abroad and dealing with one of the toughest losses of her career. 

#10 - Micah Christenson: The Hawaiian Dirk Nowitzki

Today’s guest is All Time Great Trojan Micah Christenson. Micah is the current national team captain, 3x all-American, world cup, world league, italian superego champion,  an  olympic bronze medalist, 2x gatorade player of the year as a basketball athlete, and self proclaimed hawaiian Dirk Nowitzki. Here him talk about coming up through the USA pipeline, becoming the national team setter, his time in italy, losing in the the semi finals of an Olympics, bouncing back, his plan's to play until 2028 and more!

#9 - Micah Ma'a: The Winningest Junior National Champion of All-Time

Listen to all time great bruin Micah Ma'a talk about growing up on the island, the influence families such as the Mckibbin's, Shoji's, and Crabb's had on his game, winning 7 Junior National Championships, becoming a position less player in an era where specialization is praised, exploring his curiosity, playing for Speraw, and how fighting has earned him respect with his teammates. Give it a listen!