Inside the Coaching Mind with Terry Pettit

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 Bill's remarkable tenure at Nebraska, the challenges of athletic leadership today and Greg's path toward becoming a highly-successful AD as well.

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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 "Point Wisconsin," a book that chronicles Badgers' head coach Kelly Sheffield and the 2021 national championship team.

Baylor and Punzel join host Terry Pettit to discuss the upcoming match between the Huskers and Badgers in Madison, outlining the strengths of each program and the potentially significant implications on seeding for the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

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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 Director of Operations for women's volleyball in 2000. She then became the Director of Development and Senior Associate Athletic Director, while also serving as a color analyst on the Cornhuskers' radio broadcasts.

Diane talks with Terry about her goals for the franchise on-and-off the court, ranging from ticket sales to establishing a high-performance team for world-class athletes.

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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 of Title IX through its first national championship in 1995.

His book explores the program's unique relationship with its fans and how the nation's most avid volleyball community evolved in the heartland.

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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 Stanford University. Steve Shondell won four national high school championships at Muncie Burris High School in Muncie, Indiana.

All three speak with host Terry Pettit about their mentors and their challenges in coaching.

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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 daughter.

All three share stories from different perspectives on how Volleyball Day affected their lives.

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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. Kevin's Stanford squad is a National Championship contender, but faces an uncertain future in the Pac-12 or elsewhere.

All three coaches have played instrumental roles in the American Volleyball Coaches Association leadership, and all three join Terry Pettit for an in-depth conversation.

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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, for 16 years she was second-in-command with the University of Louisville's athletic department. Her administrative career culminated by becoming the third-ever female Director of Athletics in the NCAA DIvision I ranks, when she was hired at Rutgers University.

In this episode, Julie has great insight into collegiate sports, as well as the challenges of her own journey.

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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. Coach Pettit also discusses how volleyball has changed and what may come about in the game's future.

Originally aired on 11/20/19.

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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 found at his website, Jim Stone Consulting.

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