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Inside the Coaching Mind with Terry Pettit

by Terry Pettit Coaching

Conversations on Coaching, Team Building, and Leadership

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  1. Kate and Jack Riggins: The Volleyball Player and the Navy SEAL - ITCM-104

    Kate Crnich was an outside hitter on Nebraska's first National Championship Volleyball team in 1995. Kate recorded 25 kills as Nebraska's defeated Texas in the championship match. Jack Riggins was a Navy SEAL for twenty years. Jack later served as a private consultant to Nebraska volleyball on...

  2. John Baylor - UNL Women's Volleyball Preview - ITCM 103

    John Baylor is entering his 33rd season as the play-by-play broadcaster for Nebraska Volleyball. John joins Terry for a conversation about the competition for positions and what to look forward to in this year's team. The Huskers are ranked #1 in the AVCA preseason coaches poll but will face…

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  3. Teraya Sigler - Nebraska Volleyball - ITCM-102

    Teraya Sigler is a sophomore outside hitter for the University of Nebraska women's volleyball team. As a club volleyball player with the Arizona Storm, Teraya's team won two USAV Open championships. She was ranked the number one recruit in the country when she joined the Huskers last season.…

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  4. Fred Hoiberg, Head Men's Basketball Coach at the University of Nebraska - ITCM-101

    Fred Hoiberg led the Nebraska Men's Basketball to a top 5 National Ranking and the Huskers' best season ever. Fred talks with Terry about coaching his son, Sam Hoiberg, to learn his craft from Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Johnny Orr, and about what he learned from Kevin Garnett, Reggie Miller…

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  5. A Coach, a Poet, and a Psychoanalyst walk into a bar - ITCM 100

    Dr. James Hollis is a prominent Jungian psychoanalyst; Paul Hoover has published over 16 books of poetry and teaches creative writing at San Francisco State; and the host, Terry Pettit, is a former coach at the University of Nebraska and a current author of poetry and non-fiction. 60 years ago,...

  6. Allison Weston, Billie Winsett, and Christy Johnson: What Extraordinary Leadership Looks Like - ITCM 99

    On December 16, 1995, three seniors—Allison Weston, Billie Winsett, and Christy Johnson—led the University of Nebraska to its first Division I National Championship in Women's Volleyball. The ripples from that accomplishment continue to impact Nebraska volleyball today. Weston won the Honda...

  7. Dr. Jeffrey Gold: Servant Leader to the University of Nebraska System - ITCM 098

    Jeffrey Gold, M.D., became the 9th President of the University of Nebraska System on July 1, 2024. He is a former cardiothoracic surgeon and the chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Gold has raised over 800 million dollars in private philanthropy while also mentoring and...

  8. Deb Tyson: From Player to Coach to Director of Athletics - ITCM 097

    When Deb Tyson was recruited to play basketball at Louisburg College in 1974, she had no idea she would also play volleyball. Her head coach, Terry Pettit, had no idea he would coach women's volleyball at the same school, a small junior college in North Carolina. That coincidence changed their...

  9. Jamie Morrison: Being a Complete Volleyball Player - ITCM 096

    Jamie Morrison led the Texas A&M Aggies to their first NCAA DI Championship with a 3-0 victory over the University of Kentucky. Jamie talks with Terry about decisions and behaviors that lead to a championship culture. Jamie was on the verge of a career in accounting before becoming a volunteer...

  10. Volleyball Final 4 Roundtable - ITCM-95

    Kirsten Bernthal-Booth, Val Novak-Warrior and Don Shaw join Terry for a lively conversation about the NCAA DI volleyball Championship and the four teams that will compete for a national championship in Kansas City. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

  11. Jaylen Reyes: Nebraska - ITCM-094

    Jaylen Reyes is the Director of Recruiting and an Assistant Coach for the top-ranked Nebraska women's volleyball team. Jaylen and Terry discuss the roles players play on the Nebraska volleyball team and how Coach Busboom-Kelly makes tactical decisions to leverage their talent. The conversation…

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  12. John Cook: On Leaving the Best Volleyball Program in America - ITCM-093

    John Cook led Nebraska Volleyball to four National Championships in a career that included a stadium match that drew 92,003 spectators. John and Terry talk about the vision for Nebraska Volleyball and some of the extraordinary players that made it happen. See Privacy Policy at...

  13. Lee Feinswog - ITCM-092

    Lee Feinswog is the owner and editor of "900 Square Feet" a newsletter that covers every aspect of competitive volleyball from club through college to international play. Lee and Terry have a discussion about the teams they believe will compete for a DI National Championship this year and the...

  14. Kirsten Bernthal Booth: Creighton Head Coach to LOVb Leadership

    Kirsten Bernthal Booth led Creighton Volleyball from the hinterland to prominence in the AVCA Coaches Poll as the Jays were ranked in the top 25 for her last 13 seasons. The Jays finished 32- 3 in her final season as a head coach. Creighton defeated Texas, which had won the previous two national...

  15. Pati Rolf: USA's Most Influential Referee - ITCM-090

    Pati Rolf was a head volleyball coach at North Dakota State, Marquette, and East Carolina before focusing on becoming a prominent NCAA and International Referee. Pati talks with Terry about her journey through every level of officiating, culminating in her appointment as an R1 at the Tokyo…

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  16. Billy Glisan: Creating More Arm speed in American Sports - ITCM-089

    Billy Glisan is the CEO of Powercore360, an organization that trains high school, collegiate, and professional athletes who want to improve their arm speed, with applications to volleyball, baseball, football, golf, lacrosse, and many other sports. He has worked with major league baseball…

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  17. Brian Rosen: A New Head Coach for Blue Jay Volleyball - ITCM-088

    In her twenty-two seasons as the head coach of Creighton Women's Volleyball, Kirsten Bernthal-Booth led the Jays from the hinterlands to national prominence. On April 6, 2025, Kirsten stepped down from the head coaching position to become the President of Business Operations for the LOVB Omaha...

  18. John Baylor: A Preview of 2025 Nebraska Women's Volleyball - ITCM 087

    John Baylor, the play-by-play announcer for the Husker Volleyball team since 1994, joins Terry as they talk about the Husker roster and the players' unique talents as they approach the beginning of the Fall Season. They discuss which players are likely to make major contributions and what the...

  19. Dani Busboom Kelly: On Taking the Reins of Nebraska Volleyball - ITCM-086

    Dani Busboom-Kelly led the University of Louisville's volleyball program to three Final Four appearances and two National Championship matches. Dani returns to her alma mater, where she started three years as a setter and one year as a libero, to become Nebraska Volleyball's fourth head coach.…

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  20. Pat Sullivan: Nebraska Athletics' First Head Women's Volleyball Coach - ITCM-085

    Pat Sullivan was the first Head Coach of the University of Nebraska's women's volleyball team in 1974, 1975, and 1976. She later served as the head women's volleyball coach at George Washington University from 1978 to 1986 and was inducted into the GW Hall of Fame in 1995. Terry and Pat discuss…

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  21. Nickie Sanlin: 2025 NCAA Men's Volleyball National Coach of the Year - ITCM-084

    Nickie Sanlin is the Director of Volleyball Head Coach for the McKendree University Men's Volleyball Team which she started from scratch in 2014. For ten years she coached both mens and womens volleyball teams at McKendree while also serving as an athletics administrator. This past season...

  22. Larry "Doc" Widman: Courage in Competition - ITCM-083

    Doc Widman is a performance psychiatrist and mindset coach who has worked with coaches and teams Nebraska, Creighton and Florida. He has also written a book titled "MAXOUT Mindset: proven strategies that prepare you and your team for battle in business, sport and life." Doc and Terry talk about…

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  23. John Dunning: Coaches and Behaviors We Admire - ITCM-082

    Former Stanford and Pacific Women's Volleyball Coach, John Dunning joins Terry in a conversation about the coaches we learn from: Some of the Coaches mentioned are Fred Strum, Terry Lyskevych, Russ Rose, May Jo Peppler, Linda Dollar, John Cook and Linda Dollar. Terry said, "If I were starting a...

  24. Brad Black: Why Nebraska Volleyball, Stryker, Disney and others have "5 Box leadership." - ITCM-081

    Brad Black is the President and CEO of Humanex Ventures who has over 35 years of experience in helping businesses, hospitals, school districts, athletic teams and cities build talent-based communities. Brad talks with Terry about Five Box Coaches who like John Cook, Dani Bussboom and several…

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  25. Laura "Bird" Kuhn and Diane Mendenhall: Why the Omaha Supernovas are so Successful ITCM-080

    The Supernovas' Head Coach and General Manager join Terry for a conversation about the success and challenges of building the most successful professional volleyball franchise in the U.S. The Supernovas sit atop the PVF standings with a 12 and 5 record and are averaging over 11,500 in attendance....

  26. Greichaly Cepero-De Romero, Amber Holmquist-Limbaugh and Laura Pilakowski-Buttermore: How Nebraska Volleyball Touched Three Remarkable Women - ITCM 079

    Nebraska Volleyball broadcaster John Baylor joins Terry in a lively discussion with Amber Holmquist, Laura Pilakowski, and Greichaly Cepero, who, along with fellow sophomore Lindsay Wishmeier, were members of Coach Pettit's last recruiting class and John Cook's first National Championship. They...

  27. Katie Schumacher-Cawley and Jess Mruzik: Penn State, 2024 NCAA DI Champions - ITCM-078

    Penn State head women's volleyball coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley and Final Four MVP Jess Mruzik join Terry to discuss a season that would make a great script for a Hallmark Movie. For Penn State to prevail, several things had to happen: They had to learn from regular season losses to Pitt and...

  28. Norah Sis and Kendra Wait: Creighton Volleyball and the Beautiful Team - ITCM-077

    Norah Sis and Kendra Wait were All-American volleyball players for Creighton University. Both earned Big East Player of the Year honors and started all four years for the Blue Jays. They are also both playing for the Pro Volleyball Federation in their first season of professional volleyball.…

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  29. Ray Bechard: Rock Chalk Winning With Class - ITCM 076

    Ray Bechard, the Head Women's Volleyball Coach at the University of Kansas for 27 years, announced his retirement last week. Ray joins Terry to discuss his journey in building a program that advanced to 13 NCAA tournaments and a berth in the Final Four in 2015. Coach Bechard was selected Big 12...

  30. NCAA Volleyball Sweet 16: Terry talks with John Baylor, Val Novak-Warrior, and Dennis Punzel about the Regional Championships on December 12-15 - ITCM 075

    Sixteen teams have advanced to four Regional Championships in the NCAA Division I Volleyball Tournament. Husker play-by-play announcer John Baylor, former Husker All-American Val Novak-Warrior, and Wisconsin State Journal reporter Dennis Punzel join Terry in discussing the matchups. The…

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  31. Mike Malaska: On Becoming an Extraordinary Teacher and Coach - ITCM 074

    Mike Malaska is a world renowned teacher in the game of golf. What sets him apart is the process he has developed to teach the game to people that aren't touring professionals. His holistic view of learning has application to everyone teaching volleyball, basketball, mathematics, or any other...

  32. Brad Ott: Physical Therapy in the Age of the Elite Athlete - ITCM-073

    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...

  33. Dan Fisher: Pitt Head Volleyball Coach on The Journey to Championship Volleyball - ITCM-072

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  34. Sam Erger: SMU Head Volleyball Coach on Finding the Right Fit - ITCM-071

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  35. Chris Marlowe: NCAA VB Champion, Olympic Gold Medalist, Nuggets Broadcaster - ITCM-070

    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…

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  36. Lisa Rautenberg and Nancy Metcalf: Two Lefties Who Came to Play - ITCM 069

    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,...

  37. Val Novak Warrior: Where the Huskers Go From SMU: - ITCM 68

    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. NOTE;...

  38. Emily Ehman: Huskers, Badgers and Boilers, Oh My! - ITCM 67

    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...

  39. John Kessel: What You Teach, You Learn - ITCM 66

    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…

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  40. John Cook: 25 Years at Nebraska Volleyball - ITCM 65

    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…

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  41. Kirsten Bernthal Booth: Character-Based Coaching - ITCM 64

    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…

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  42. Paul Hammel: The Last Living Reporter in the State of Nebraska - ITCM 63

    For four decades as a journalist in Nebraska, Paul Hammel has covered everything from University of Nebraska football and volleyball matches to pie-baking contests, the Legislature, and corruption in private businesses and government. In reality, Paul is not the last living reporter, but is…

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  43. Jaylen Reyes: Nebraska Volleyball's Attention to Detail - ITCM 62

    Associate Head Coach Jaylen Reyes reveals the secret to Nebraska's consistency in women's volleyball. He talks about his role as recruiting coordinator and what the Cornhuskers look for in potential recruits, beyond the physical requirements. Jaylen also shares what he learned about coaching from...

  44. Nebraska Athletic Director Troy Dannen: Leadership Through Uncertainty - ITCM 61

    Troy Dannen was introduced as the University of Nebraska's 17th Director of Athletics on March 26th. Troy talks with Terry Pettit about the challenges and possible solutions to issues during uncertain times in college athletics. The former AD at Northern Iowa, Tulane and Washington discusses his...

  45. Merritt Beason: Leadership On The Court - ITCM 60

    Merritt Beason is a senior captain for the University of Nebraska women's volleyball team and a returning AVCA First-Team All-American. The Alabama native joins Terry Pettit to talk about leading with empathy, as well as the changes she is making to become an even stronger player during the...

  46. Dave Rubio, Cassidy Lichtman and Cursty Le Roux: Talent and the Art of Coaching - ITCM 59

    Former Arizona head volleyball coach Dave Rubio joins Cassidy Lichtman, Director of Volleyball for Athletes Unlimited and Cursty Le Roux, assistant volleyball coach at the University of Texas in a discussion with Terry Pettit. In this episode, the group talks about how they leveraged their…

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  47. Angie Oxley, Fiona Nepo and Stevi Robinson: Why Assistant Coaches Matter - ITCM 58

    Three assistant women's volleyball coaches from Creighton, Kansas State and UCLA discuss their roles in recruiting, training and developing players at their successful programs. Two of the coaches - Angie Oxley and Fiona Nepo - starred at the University of Nebraska, while Stevi Robinson excelled…

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  48. Bergen Reilly and Val Novak Warrior: Setting For a Championship Team - ITCM 57

    As a freshman this past season, setter Bergen Reilly helped lead Nebraska Volleyball to a Big Ten title and an appearance in the NCAA Championship Game against Texas. Former All-American and Huskers' assistant coach Val Novak Warrior joins Reilly and Terry Pettit in a conversation about the…

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  49. Taryn Kloth: The Evolution of a Beach Volleyball Star - ITCM 56

    Taryn Kloth, along with partner Kristen Nuss (TNK), is currently ranked 2nd in the world in beach volleyball and will likely represent the U.S. in this year's Paris Summer Olympics. Their meteoric rise from an unranked team that had trouble getting into professional tournaments, to one that won…

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  50. Jordan Larson's Transition to Coaching - ITCM 55

    Jordan Larson has led USA Women's Volleyball to silver, bronze and gold medals in the last three Olympics. As she prepares to play in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, Jordan also continues in her new role as an assistant coach at her alma mater, the University of Nebraska. Terry chats with...

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