Meet Erik Shoji an American professional volleyball player who plays as a libero for ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle and the U.S. national team. Shoji was a bronze medalist at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and the 2018 World Championship; the 2014 World League and 2015 World Cup winner, and a two–time Champions League winner (2022, 2023) with ZAKSA. Member of U.S. Men's National Team since 2013 Finished first among diggers and second among receivers at first Olympic Games (Rio 2016) Has played professionally in Germany, Austria, Italy, Russia and Poland Became first four-time First Team All-American in hi ..read more

Meet Spyros Chakas! A phenomenal volleyball player from Greece that was recrutied to come play for @hawaiiathletics Men's Volleyball program. As he enter his senior season he sits down with me and shares his journey and what is next ..read more

Meet Coach Ellen and hear about the team she is building to be competitive in the Big East and beyond. Trying to mirror the success the men and women's basketball team have built with a winning culture. The Toledo, Ohio native played professionally with Sagres NUC, one of the top teams in the LNA, the top professional league in Switzerland. During the 2011-2012 season, she was match MVP three times, and helped out the Neuchatel, Switzerland club to finish second in the league. Sagres also reached the Swiss Cup final and the quarterfinals of the CEV Challenge Cup, a European-wide championship ..read more

Meet Maire Zidek, she stopped by the podcast to share her volleyball journey. It was a fascinating conversation about more than just the game of volleyball. Marie is really focused on creating a better place for women's volleyball and carrying on the torch from the last generation of female coach's that brought volleyball to what it's current level is today. Marie Zidek was named the sixth head coach in DePaul volleyball history on Dec. 22, 2017 and entered her sixth season as the leader of the program in fall of 2023. Zidek’s team boasted an outright seventh place conference finish, marking t ..read more

USC women's volleyball associate head coach Amy Pauly has been named the first head coach of the Orlando Pro Volleyball Federation, the organization announced today (June 19). She will also serve as Orlando's Vice President of Operations. Pauly had served on the USC coaching staff since 2020, when she joined the Trojans as an assistant coach. USC's lead recruiting coordinator, Pauly moved into the associate head position in spring 2023.  @OrlValkyries   @realprovb  https://orlandoprovb.com ..read more

Meet Leisa Rosen Head coach of the Fresno State Volleyball team! In her first year she coached her team win the Mountain West championship! In her time in Ann Arbor, Rosen coached 12 All-Americans and guided the Wolverines to postseason play 19 times. Michigan earned a total of 468 victories, including 66 wins over Top 25 opponents in her tenure and was ranked or received votes in the AVCA Top 25 poll in each of the last 14 seasons. Compiling 20 winning seasons in her tenure, the Wolverines advanced to seven Sweet 16s, two Elite Eights and the 2012 Final Four. Michigan racked up 38 All-Big Ten ..read more

Member of the Men's National Team since 2013 Captained U.S. MNT during all tournaments played in 2019 Played professionally in Italy since 2015 Represented U.S. on Men's Junior, Youth National Teams as junior athlete With 2009 Boys Youth National Team, became youngest setter to play for U.S. in a world championship Four-year starter at USC. Three-year co-captain. Three-time AVCA All American (2012, 2014, 2015). Two-time winner of the Off The Block Lloy Ball Award (2014, 2015) presented to the nation's top men's collegiate setter Meet Micah Christenson, setter for the Men's National Team. Marri ..read more

? Get to know Jake Barreau, the powerhouse addition to Michigan State's volleyball coaching team! In this exclusive video, we delve into Jake's journey from his appointment as Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator on Feb. 12, 2022, to his second season with the team in Fall 2023. ? With an impressive background as an associate head coach for two decades, Jake brings a wealth of experience and a winning mentality to the Michigan State volleyball program. Learn about the unique coaching philosophy and strategies he brings to the court, influenced by both his extensive coaching career and hi ..read more

Meet Hudson Bate's Ohio State Men's Volleyball Associate Head coach. He stopped by the podcast to share his amazing volleyball history! • Named Ohio State associate head coach in June 2019 • Also serves as the program’s recruiting coordinator • Four members of the 2023 Recruiting class were named Volleyballmag.com Fab 50 roster with Wetzel earning the No. 4 spot on the list … He joined Dan Hurley, Jack O’Riordan and Niko Williams on the roster • In 2023 helped coach the Buckeyes to a 23-10 record, MIVA regular-season and tournament titles and a berth in the 2023 NCAA Tournament in Fairfax, Vir ..read more

Meet Maggie Carley a member of the Women's UCONN Huskies volleyball team. She joins the podcast to share her journey to UCONN and tells us what that first year was like. The four-year letterwinner from Trumbull High School was selected to All-State First Team senior year … Was also selected to AVCA All-America and All-FCIAC First Team … Was an AVCA Best and Brightest recipient and a two-time captain … Finished senior year with a season-high in assists with 802 … Broke the 1,000 career assists total finishing with 1,307 assists ..read more