Inside the Coaching Mind with Terry Pettit

Brad Ott owns Rebound Sports Therapy in Loveland and Fort Collins, Colorado. Brad has a team of over forty people who have helped college and professional athletes prepare their bodies for elite competition. Physical therapy has changed significantly in the last thirty years, and Brad and Terry talk about how those changes have impacted developmental and college sports. 

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Former Stanford Hall of Fame women's volleyball coach Don Shaw joins Terry in a conversation with Chris Marlowe, who excelled as a competitor on the college basketball and volleyball courts and as Captain of the 1984 Olympics Gold Medal-winning volleyball team. Chris has been the play-by-play voice for the Denver Nuggets for 21 seasons and served as the play-by-play announcer for NBC in the last five Olympic games. 

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Lisa Reitsma and Nancy Meendering came from the same high school in western Iowa. Nancy followed Lisa to the University of Nebraska, where the two left-handed right-side attackers became three-time All-Americans. They are at the top of Husker volleyball records in kills for an individual season, and both played on teams competing for National Championships. They followed different paths to where they are today, helping raise a family with three kids and sometimes coaching them as well. This is their story.

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Val Novak Warrior, a two-time All-American setter at the University of Nebraska shares her insight after watching the Huskers defeat Kentucky in Louisville and lose to SMU in Dallas. Val and Terry are optimistic the Huskers have the right stuff to go on and have another spectacular season.

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Big Ten volleyball analyst Emily Ehman joins Terry to discuss the upcoming season. With the new conference alignment, the Big Ten now has six schools that have won a national championship and has the returning National Player of the Year.

Nebraska has more talent and depth than ever. Wisconsin returns the best B1G offense, with a new setter in place. Purdue and Penn State tied for third place last season with 15-5 conference records and both have plenty of firepower this year. On top of that, four former Pac-12 schools join the league and bring great volleyball traditions with them.

Emily and Terry also discuss why the Big Ten will have more exceptional setters than ever.

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For 35 years, John Kessel was the Director of Sport Development for USA Volleyball, but his impact on the game is not limited to just those accomplishments. His philosophy of coaching has affected just about every high school, club and university coach. Kessel has conducted coaching clinics in all 50 states and more than 80 countries, while also advocating for Para Volleyball and helping that sport grow.

John joins Terry Pettit to discuss the many hats he has worn in promoting volleyball over the years, including his roles at several Summer Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.

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Nebraska women's volleyball coach John Cook talks about last year's run to the national championship match vs. Texas and previews the upcoming 2024 season, featuring the return of all seven starters, plus newcomers Leyla Blackwell and Taylor Landfair.

John and Terry Pettit also discuss the players they would love to have on their team from the other coach's Husker careers.

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Kirsten Bernthal Booth is the Head Women's Volleyball Coach at Creighton University, where she has led the Bluejays to ten consecutive Big East championships and numerous Top 25 rankings, while earning three National Coach of the Year titles.

She is also the President of the Board of Directors for the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), helping guide the sport through an ever-changing collegiate sports landscape.

Equally important is Kirsten's coaching philosophy, which is based on values that every parent and athletic administrator should celebrate.

Kirsten joins Terry Pettit to discuss her role with the AVCA and the Bluejays, which could receive a Top-Ten preseason ranking in the upcoming year.

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