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Your hosts Matt West 3x All-American and Jackson Metichecchia former Assistant coach at the University of Nevada Reno dissect the sport of volleyball through the life experiences our guests have to share.
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Sunday Sep 06, 2020
Sunday Sep 06, 2020
Todays episode stars Ole Miss Head Coach Kayla Banwarth. On this podcast we will hear Kayla discuss her limited volleyball exposure living in Iowa, the culture of Nebraska volleyball, her first time being apart of the USA team, the sacrifices she made to be an olympian, winning a world championship, the devastation of losing a semi final match of the olympics, how culture over talent created the fortitude to bounce back and become bronze medalists, how she is applying her playing knowledge/experience to her program now, and of course Big Daddy Hacks!
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
Todays episode stars University of Washington assistant coach Jason Mansfield. Jason discuss his various coaching destinations, from his tenure at Stanford to Illinois and now U of W. The difference in culture, process and style each one has presented. The challenges he has willingly faced both as a father and coach. What teaching the game of volleyball means to him and what his style of teaching highlights.
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
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!
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Friday Aug 14, 2020
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!
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
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.
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
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
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
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!
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
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.
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Monday Jun 22, 2020
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.
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
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.