The Sideline

We are joined this week by Billy Ebel- Assistant Coach of Kansas. Billy began his career at Ball State whilst volunteering at Muncie Burris Laboratory High School in Muncie, Indiana. He moved on to become the assistant at his former high school team, Bishop Miege before moving into the collegiate ranks as a volunteer assistant at UMKC. He then moved on to Lipscomb for five seasons before landing at Kansas. Tune in to hear more about Billy's journey!

Join us as we get vulnerable and talk about mental health for coaches during this time. We both have had our fair share of struggles, and we hope to resonate with someone out there. Let's talk about it... let's break the stigma! 

Join us this week as we tackle a few topics! We talk about the return of Division I volleyball and which games we found interesting from the first few weeks of play, announcing volleyball and how to help sports information, how to win and what we focus on, and of course- recruiting through a pandemic. Thanks for listening!

Tune in as we sat down with Jake Barreau from the University of Oklahoma. Jake is currently the Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for the Sooners. Prior to joining the staff at Oklahoma, Jake was also the Assistant Coach for Missouri State where he helped coach the Bears to a pair of MVC regular season titles. Additionally, Jake was also the Volunteer Assistant at Wisconsin in 2013 where the Badgers reached the NCAA Championship Match. Tune in to hear more about Jake's journey! 

We are joined this week by a new head coach- Heather Stout from Catholic University. Heather began her collegiate coaching career at New York University before taking an assistant position at FDU. Meanwhile, she was also the 17s Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for DIGS Volleyball Club in Oakland, NJ. Listen in as Heather talks about everything from diversity, mentors and much more!

We sat down with Jordan Lay- Head Coach at Lamar University- for another wonderful episode. Jordan is in his first season at Lamar after coming from Wofford. He also made stops at West Alabama and Belhaven. Jordan gave us some great insight on work/life balance, how to cultivate a winning culture, and much more. Thanks for tuning in! 

We were joined this week by Noah Cotterman- current Graduate Assistant for both the Men's and Women's Volleyball programs at Park University in Gilbert, AZ- for a wonderful conversation. Noah told us all about his coaching journey, what it's like working for two programs and his coaching mentors. Tune in to hear more about Noah! 

Today we are joined by Craig Dyer from Creighton University. Craig has an extensive history in the Division I collegiate coaching world- having been at Penn State (Men's and Women's), Pitt, Marquette, Seton Hall, and Rutgers before joining the Bluejays staff three years ago. He is a graduate of Susquehanna University which is also where he started his career. In addition, he is one of the founders of Neurofuel. Tune in to hear more about Craig's journey!

Tune in today as we sit down with Ciara Jones from Howard University. Ciara started her career at the club level as the Recruiting Coordinator for Top Select. She then went on to become the DOVO at Clemson before landing at Howard. Listen in to hear more about Howards trip to Africa, what it means to coach at an HBCU, and much much more. Thanks Ciara for joining The Sideline!

Join us as we sit down with Anders Nelson- Associate Head Coach of Kentucky- as we chat about his journey. Anders is a 2011 Graduate from Ball State. He came to Kentucky from Arkansas, where he assisted the Razorbacks to a 22-10 clip while they saw the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2006. He was previously the volunteer assistant at Kentucky as well! Since being at Kentucky, he has earned the AVCA 30 under 30 award, helped recruit the #1 ranked recruiting class, and helped the Wildcats advance to the Elite 8. Listen for more on Anders journey!