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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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 were extraordinary collegiate All-Americans.

The inaugural roster currently includes setter Sydney Hilley led Wisconsin to its first national championship in 2021 and Yossiana Pressley, a former National Player of the Year from Baylor.

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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.

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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-back national championships in 1996 and '97.

Now at 44, Kerri is trying to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

In this intimate conversation, Kerri talks about her new beach partner, her recent foot surgery, her family, her training and her calling to competition.

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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 the team to five Final Fours and the program's first national championship.

Cathy made everything look easy on the court... but it was anything but. This is her journey.

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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 the next level.

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