Saying Inside the Coaching Mind is about volleyball in the state of Nebraska, is like saying the Wizard of Oz is about a tornado and a balloon flight. How does a state with three times as many cows as people, become so enthusiastic and successful, in the sport of women’s volleyball? Join our conversation you will become a better coach, communicator, and team-builder. “
– Terry Pettit
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- David Cook talks Sport Psychology with Terry Pettit – ITCM-011David Cook is a speaker, consultant, coach, author, and film-maker in the field of Sport and Performance Psychology. In 1995 David and Terry Pettit met…
- Steve Morgan talks with Terry Pettit about building an exceptional high school volleyball program in western Nebraska – ITCM 010Steve Morgan coached at Ogallala High School for 45 years. During his tenure the Indians won 984 matches, three state championships and were runners-up four…
- Terry Pettit Talks About Leadership and How Volleyball Has Changed With John Baylor – Part 2 – ITCM-009In part two of being interviewed by John Baylor, Terry Pettit talks about training leadership, and how extraordinary leadership led to Nebraska’s first national championship. …
- Terry Pettit talks about his early vision for Nebraska Volleyball with John Baylor – Part 1 – ITCM-008Terry Pettit talks about what he looks for in hiring a head coach, his vision for Nebraska volleyball, what the differences are between leadership on…
- The Development of a Championship Coach in Omaha – ITCM-007Rene Saunders, the 2016 Volleyball Magazine High School Coach of the Year, talks about her progression from playing two sports in college, to winning four state…
- John Baylor, the Voice of Nebraska Volleyball, On His Development as a Volleyball Sportscaster – ITCM-006John Baylor, who has been the play by play broadcaster for Nebraska Volleyball for twenty-six years has seen more Nebraska volleyball matches live than any…
- Two Players Who Continue to Serve – ITCM-005Barbie Young Gutshall and Janet Kruse Sellon grew up in small towns in Nebraska in the 1980s. Both went on to play volleyball at the…
- UNL Volleyball’s John Cook on Leadership – ITCM-004John Cook, Head women’s volleyball Coach at the University of Nebraska, continues a conversation with host Terry Pettit. The focus this time is how John…
- Coaching High School Volleyball with Sharon Zavala and Bill Root – ITCM003Sharon Zavala and Bill Root have coached high school volleyball for a combined 85 years and thirteen state championships in the state of Nebraska. In…
- Creighton’s Kirsten Bernthal Booth on Building a Program – ITCM-002Three-time national coach of the year, Kirsten Bernthal Booth, head women’s volleyball coach at Creighton University, talks about building a program, developing leadership, and being…
- UNL Volleyball’s John Cook on How He Has Evolved in Coaching – ITCM-001John Cook, head women’s volleyball coach, at the University of Nebraska shares what motivated him to set a goal of working towards a program that…
- Welcome to Inside the Coaching Mind – ITCM-000“Saying Inside the Coaching Mind is about volleyball in the state of Nebraska, is like saying the Wizard of Oz is about a tornado and a balloon flight. How…
- November 16 on the Banks of the Cache La PoudreI live an analog life. I don’t have a bucket list of restaurants that I need to get to. I stopped recording an annual bird…
- A Report From LincolnIt is late spring in Lincoln, Nebraska. The dogwoods planted in backyard gardens, The pear trees on the Boulevard, The plum bushes in wild thickets…
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- How to Watch a Volleyball Match Like a Coach1. While many volleyball fans like to sit at mid-court, coaches prefer sitting behind the endline. Why? The view behind the endline gives a coach…
- Time CapsuleIt is early June in 1954 in a small town in northwestern Indiana that lies forty-five miles from Chicago and fifteen miles south of Lake…
- Walking With Jake at TwilightWe walk beneath the dreams Of ash trees that line our street, Each tree oblivious to An armada of ash borers Forty-five miles to the…
- The Problem With Loyalty in Collegiate Sport and CongressMany teams and athletic departments include “loyalty” as one of the primary tenets in their mission statements. Frequently it is joined with other values like…
- There are Trillions of GalaxiesEach one with more stars than grains of sand on Half Moon Bay. Every star is a sun with a covey of planets. Every second…