I Think We’re Good Here: Volleyball Podcast
51 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -Your hosts Matt West 3x All-American and Jackson Metichecchia former Assistant coach at the University of Nevada Reno dissect the sport of volleyball through the life experiences our guests have to share.
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#39 - Jonathan Winder
June 04, 2021 15:40 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBOur next guest is current Fresno State Head Women's Volleyball Coach Jonathan Winder. Winder is a 4x All American, AVCA Player of the Year and National Champion. On this episode we discuss Winder's upbringing as a multi-sport athlete, how Balboa Bay was the beginning of a legacy that he would constantly try to uphold. Why he chose to go to Pepperdine and not pursue his love for basketball. His joy for teaching in all walks of life not solely on the court and why that ultimately allowed him t...
#38 - Carli Snyder
May 10, 2021 18:56 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBWe’re back in action with our first guest Professional Player Carli Snyder after a brief hiatus. Carli takes us through her club and recruiting experience. How much the club game has changed and why she believe’s so many recruits transfer after one year. She discusses her time playing for Mary Wise at UF and the track she took to becoming a multiple time all American. She also talks about how the players do evaluations on one another and what that brings to the table. Enjoy!
#36 - Taylor Averill: Workin' Out
March 14, 2021 12:32 - 1 hour - 94.1 MBOur guest today is All Time Great Rainbow Warrior Taylor Averill. Taylor is a current USA national team member and 2x All-American. Taylor has also played professionally in France and Italy. Taylor took sometime a way from "workin' out" to chat about his process in becoming the best volleyball player/person he can be. He talks about his turbulent path from being an average athlete, a position-less volleyball player, to being kicked off of two different college programs. He was met with a tou...
#35 - Carli Lloyd: Communication
March 01, 2021 12:56 - 1 hour - 82.2 MBOur guest today is All Time Great California Bear Carli Lloyd. Carli is an Olympic Bronze Medalist, Italian League, Italian Cup, Champions League, and CEV Cup Champion, as well as a former AVCA Player of the Year. On this episode Carli talks about her path into the volleyball world. A majority of this podcast is discussing how to bring out the potential in your teammates regardless of skill level. Our conversation leads into how a team buys into the process, how individually you buy in, how ...
#34 - Marv Dunphy: G.O.A.T
February 08, 2021 11:42 - 2 hours - 125 MBThe Man, The Myth, The Legend, Marv Dunphy joins us to discuss his journey in volleyball. A Gold Medalist, World Champion, World Cup winner, 4x NCAA Champ. Marv takes us through the ride of lifetime with great stories, a new vantage point, and a great message. If you want to get right to where he starts presenting start in the story skip to minute 28:00. We hope you enjoy there is so much in this podcast: stories about John Wooden, Harlan Cohen, Karch Kiraly, Stork, and many more.
#33 - Salima Rockwell: Offensive Guru
January 31, 2021 12:08 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBTodays guest is All Time Great Nittany Lion Salima Rockwell. Salima starts us off with her upbringings in Pittsburg and wanting to follow her brothers footsteps into becoming a volleyball athlete. Her journey with Russ Rose and the process to becoming at 3 time All American and National Team Member. A majority of the podcast we discuss her philosophies on the setter position and how different the elite setters she's coached have been over time. We touch on how the offensives have differed at...
#32 - Mary Wise: Way Back When
January 23, 2021 18:36 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBOur guest today needs no introduction she is the Head Coach of the Florida Gators Mary Wise. She’s one of the winningest coaches of all time in female sports, she’s a tremendous advocate for the growth of the game and what an amazing person. We discuss everything from her start in the game, to her unique path from head coach at Iowa State to graduate assistant at Kentucky, into becoming the tenured head coach at Florida. Its full of great stories about how the game has evolved and what it ha...
#31 - Lee Nelson: The Greatest Run in Sports History
January 09, 2021 11:25 - 57 minutes - 53 MBTodays episode stars current Head Coach at the University of Nevada-Reno, Lee Nelson. Lee takes us through his time as a player at UCSB and the heartbreaking 5 set loss in the National Championship they suffered. The eclectic group of leadership that team had and how he seen those same personalities on other powerhouse teams he has been on staff for. We go into depth about being a part of what Karch Kiraly calls, “the greatest run in sports history”. We discuss how the 2011 UCSB came to frui...
#30 - Lauren Carlini: Christmas Special
December 25, 2020 17:39 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBTodays episode stars current USA national team setter Lauren Carlini. Lauren takes us through her rise to Wisconsin Volleyball fame detailing her many experiences starting at the ripe age of 6 years old at Sports Performance. The militant fashion in which she learned how to play volleyball. Getting cut from her 14’s team and learning that just because she was good didn’t mean should could act like a diva. Her early decision to be apart of the Badger volleyball family. The connection she had ...
#29 - Kasey Crider: AP Ecological Dynamics - A Different Way to Coach
December 16, 2020 17:12 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBTodays episode stars University of Miami associate head coach Kasey Crider. Kasey is a 2x All American and 2x All MPSF Selection. He also played 1 year in Denmark where he won the Nordic Cup and Danish Pokal Cup, while also winning Danish Superliga Player of the Year. On this episode we discuss Kasey’s playing career starting as a terrible basketball player and quickly developing into a top recruit for Men’s Volleyball. His time at Pepperdine under Marv, playing with Paul Carroll, how his me...
#28 - John Mayer: Introduction to Ecological Dynamics
December 04, 2020 14:21 - 1 hour - 143 MBTodays episode stars current LMU Head Sand Volleyball coach John Mayer. John is also the host of the most listened to volleyball podcast “Coach Your Brains Out”. This podcast can be broken up into two segments. In the first we discuss John’s humble upbringings coming from a house of two teachers, his time in the gnarly environment at Pierce college, how it prepared him for the culture at Pepperdine, kicking a hole through his ceiling from nightmares in the Long Beach Pyramid, losing in the ...
#28 - John Mayer: Introduction to Ecology
December 04, 2020 14:21 - 1 hour - 143 MBTodays episode stars current LMU Head Sand Volleyball coach John Mayer. John is also the host of the most listened to volleyball podcast “Coach Your Brains Out”. This podcast can be broken up into two segments. In the first we discuss John’s humble upbringings coming from a house of two teachers, his time in the gnarly environment at Pierce college, how it prepared him for the culture at Pepperdine, kicking a hole through his ceiling from nightmares in the Long Beach Pyramid, losing in the ...
#27 - James Stuck:The Vet
November 27, 2020 13:56 - 1 hour - 134 MBThis weeks episode stars Team USA Paralympic Captain James Stuck. It’s a tremendous honor to have our first veteran on the podcast. On this episode James describes “getting blowing up” in Iraq and losing his leg, finding his passion for volleyball, moving to Oklahoma 5 months after starting volleyball to seek out his newfound dream in becoming a national team player, the difference between standing and sitting, the rivalry between Team USA and the Brazilians, the ways in which he finds peace...
#27 - James Stuck: Adversity
November 27, 2020 13:56 - 1 hour - 134 MBThis weeks episode stars Team USA Paralympic Captain James Stuck. It’s a tremendous honor to have our first veteran on the podcast. On this episode James describes “getting blowing up” in Iraq and losing his leg, finding his passion for volleyball, moving to Oklahoma 5 months after starting volleyball to seek out his newfound dream in becoming a national team player, the difference between standing and sitting, the rivalry between Team USA and the Brazilians, the ways in which he finds peace...
#26 - Jenna Gray: Kansas Kid
November 19, 2020 15:23 - 1 hour - 145 MBThis weeks episode stars 3x National Champion, 3x All American, and All Time Great Cardinal Jenna Gray. It is a lengthy episode but it can be split up into two segments. In the first we talk about Jenna's start as a volleyball athlete in Kansas, her desire to do everything her sister did, being a gym rat, almost going KU, the evolution of their teams at Stanford, her relationship with both Kevin Hambly and John Dunning plus much more. The second half which start about an hour in we discuss h...
#25 - Paul Carroll: Greatest Australian Volleyball Player Ever
November 08, 2020 16:43 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBToday’s episode stars the great Australian volleyball player in the history of Australian Volleyball Paul Carroll. PC is currently serving as the associate head coach for the Pepperdine Men’s Program his Alma Mater. This podcast covers his illustrious career as a Wave and as a Professional Athlete. Paul was a 3x All American, AVCA POY, and a walking bucket. Paul discusses his unique upbringing as a Australian volleyball player, his start as a setter, assimilating to American culture once arr...
#24 - Larry Wrather: A Black Man in a White Sport
October 11, 2020 19:57 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBOn this episode we talk to current Men's and Women's Head Coach of Fort Valley State University and the Host of Motiv8 MVB Podcast! FVSU is apart of the HBCU Conference. Larry walks us through being a black man in a predominately white sport/world. We bounce off all the walls in this conversation going from sports, politics, police brutality, and everything else in between. It's definitely an uncomfortable conversation, but totally necessary. We want to hear from everyone and hear their pers...
#23 -Krista (Vansant) Hendrickson: Dual Threat
October 04, 2020 15:45 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBToday’s episode stars All-Time Great Husky Krista Vansant. Krista is AVCA POY, EPSNW POY, 3x All American, Ex USA National Team Member and the current Assistant Coach at Indiana University. Krista talks about her upbringing as tenacious gym rat, running an offense at the tender age of 8 years old, always playing up in club and how it prepared her for the rest of her career. The pride, joy, excitement, and sense of failure she felt at the University of Washington. Her defeating year abroad in...
#22 - Matt West & Jackson Metichecchia: Your Hosts
September 28, 2020 17:48 - 1 hour - 85.2 MBToday Jackson and I are the guests! Our Hosts Matt Tarantino and Rich Barraza take the mic and the lead the discussion. Learn about my upbringing in a volleyball family and Jackson rude awaking that it was actually cool to play volleyball in the valley. We talk about everything from different coaching styles, parents in club volleyball now trying to form super teams, our takes on personalities we want from our athletes or teammates, and of course things we’ve learned from Marv himself. Take ...
#21 - Cassidy Lichtman: Work Hard and Be Nice
September 15, 2020 11:22 - 1 hour - 60 MBTodays episode stars All Time Great Cardinal Cassidy Lichtman. Cassidy discusses her current endeavors with the Non-Profit PathSports.org. The Non-Profit is dedicated to creating better people through sports. The idea is to provide young athletes with guidance in to how to be better teammates, build character, respect, etc. Cassidy also discusses her struggle with chronic leg pain since the age of 9 years old, her upbringing as a gym rat in San Diego, her time as a multi-position athlete in ...
#20 - Kayla Banwarth: Big Daddy Hacks
September 06, 2020 22:17 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBTodays episode stars Ole Miss Head Coach Kayla Banwarth. On this podcast we will hear Kayla discuss her limited volleyball exposure living in Iowa, the culture of Nebraska volleyball, her first time being apart of the USA team, the sacrifices she made to be an olympian, winning a world championship, the devastation of losing a semi final match of the olympics, how culture over talent created the fortitude to bounce back and become bronze medalists, how she is applying her playing knowledge/e...
#19 - Jason Mansfield: A Born Teacher
August 30, 2020 22:55 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBTodays episode stars University of Washington assistant coach Jason Mansfield. Jason discuss his various coaching destinations, from his tenure at Stanford to Illinois and now U of W. The difference in culture, process and style each one has presented. The challenges he has willingly faced both as a father and coach. What teaching the game of volleyball means to him and what his style of teaching highlights.
The Trailer
August 23, 2020 21:21 - 1 minute - 1.71 MBFor those of you that want a brief introduction to what our Volleyball Podcast is all about take a listen and enjoy some of our favorite moments from our top viewed guests! We've got Olympians, World Champions, All Americans, Physical Specimens, Hot Takes, and All World People! Come take a listen!
#18 - Keegan Cook: Timing Is Everything
August 14, 2020 18:38 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBToday’s guest is the University of Washington Head Coach Keegan Cook. In this episode Keegan talks about the responsibilities that come with being a young coach, his 10 years at SMC, working with one of the greatest coaches of all time Jim McLaughlin, the tough conversations that come with the territory, having banter with his assistants and much more!
#17 - Aaron Mansfield: The Brain
August 09, 2020 09:13 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBOur guest today is the Head Coach of LMU Lions Aaron Mansfield. On this episode Aaron discuss his maturation process as a coach from his beginnings at UCSB, to Santa Clara and now LMU. He talks about wanting to become the first non-power 5 school to win a ring. The difference between the Art and the Science of being a good leader and his stance on how importance the mental side of the game really is.
#16 - James Shaw: The Media Activist
July 16, 2020 16:49 - 56 minutes - 88.7 MBToday’s podcast is in cahoots with Stanford Alumni and podcast host himself James Shaw. James is a 3x All American, MPSF POY, and Current National Member. In this podcast James details the importance of Stanford in his life. He grew up bleeding cardinal red as his father Don Shaw coached both the men’s and women’s side of the program. James also goes discuss his struggle with injuries, self discovery, and now losing the program that gave him so much. Check out @aminuteofyourtime when you get...
#15 - Jaylen Jasper: The Voice
July 12, 2020 18:37 - 54 minutes - 49.1 MBThis weeks guest is Current Stanford Athlete Jaylen Jasper. For those of you tuning in that haven’t heard, Stanford recently announced that they will be cutting their Men’s Volleyball Program. We brought Jaylen on to discuss his journey to Stanford, what Stanford means to him, and to tell us and our listeners what is currently going on with the program and how we the volleyball community can help. You can help by following the process @savestanfordmvb and signing the petition using the link ...
#14 - Courtney Thompson: The Headband-It
July 07, 2020 18:24 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBThis weeks episode features all time great Husky Courtney Thompson. Courtney is a World Champion, Olympic Silver and Bronze medalist. An NCAA National Champion and 3x First team all American. Court has always had a chip on her shoulder and her ability to compete and make the people around her better is what makes her quite possibly the most contagious personality to ever set foot in the American Sports Center. Courtney walks us through her volleyball journey starting with strongly disliking ...
#13 - David Hunt: The Worker Bee
June 29, 2020 07:31 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBDavid is one of if not the hardest working person in the business. Listen to David talk about how he developed his work ethic, where his excitement and curiosity to learn the game stems from and what keeps him fired up to keep learning. Dealing with knuckleheads, learning how to be patient, teaching volleyball to a group that doesn’t speak your language nor cares to learn it. How he makes his athletes better people and trying to establish a quality culture.
#12 - Josh Tuaniga: The Calculated Risk
June 23, 2020 05:47 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBThis podcast details how All-Time Great 49er Josh Tuaniga was able to become a back-to-back National Champion, 4x All American, and AVCA Player of the Year. Josh discuss his love for studying the game even from the young age of 13, his admiration for his older brother Gus, having a great mentor like Tyler Hildebrand, and waking up at 4:30 just to set Nick Amado balls for 30 minutes to get the edge the needed to go back to back.
#11 - Kim Hill: Greatest USA Tryout Athlete Ever!
June 16, 2020 02:21 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBOn this episode, hear Kim discuss her path to becoming the greatest thing to ever come out of the USA National Team tryout. Kim talks about everything from her club career in Portland, Oregon to becoming the MVP of the FIVB World Championships. Kim also discusses the difficulties she overcame through using her Christian faith, crying restlessly her first year abroad and dealing with one of the toughest losses of her career.
#10 - Micah Christenson: The Hawaiian Dirk Nowitzki
June 04, 2020 06:17 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBToday’s guest is All Time Great Trojan Micah Christenson. Micah is the current national team captain, 3x all-American, world cup, world league, italian superego champion, an olympic bronze medalist, 2x gatorade player of the year as a basketball athlete, and self proclaimed hawaiian Dirk Nowitzki. Here him talk about coming up through the USA pipeline, becoming the national team setter, his time in italy, losing in the the semi finals of an Olympics, bouncing back, his plan's to play until...
#9 - Micah Ma'a
May 29, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 96.2 MBListen to all time great bruin Micah Ma'a talk about growing up on the island, the influence families such as the Mckibbin's, Shoji's, and Crabb's had on his game, becoming a position less player in an era where specialization is praised, exploring his curiosity, playing for Speraw, and how fighting has earned him respect with his teammates. Give it a listen!
#9 - Micah Ma'a: The Winningest Junior National Champion of All-Time
May 29, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBListen to all time great bruin Micah Ma'a talk about growing up on the island, the influence families such as the Mckibbin's, Shoji's, and Crabb's had on his game, winning 7 Junior National Championships, becoming a position less player in an era where specialization is praised, exploring his curiosity, playing for Speraw, and how fighting has earned him respect with his teammates. Give it a listen!
#8 - Jordan Larson
May 26, 2020 21:40 - 1 hour - 114 MBListen to All Time Great Cornhusker Jordan Larson discuss her evolution as a volleyball player. From an 8 year old gym rat to current USA National Team Captain. You'll hear everything from winning championships to toxic environments to having a great time playing on team that maybe weren't the best on paper, but still incredibly memorable.
#8 - Jordan Larson: The Governor
May 26, 2020 21:40 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBListen to All Time Great Cornhusker Jordan Larson discuss her evolution as a volleyball player. From an 8 year old gym rat to current USA National Team Captain. You'll hear everything from winning championships to toxic environments to having a great time playing on team that maybe weren't the best on paper, but still incredibly memorable.
#7 - Madi Kingdon: Ms. Hard or Harder
May 21, 2020 06:51 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBListen to all time great wildcat Madi Kingdon talk about her evolution as an athlete and teammate. From recognizing hit the ball through the block isn't always the best idea to understanding where her teammates are coming from better, Madi takes us through it all!
#7 - Madi Kingdon
May 21, 2020 06:51 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBListen to all time great wildcat Madi Kingdon talk about her evolution as an athlete and teammate. From recognizing hit the ball through the block isn't always the best idea to understanding where her teammates are coming from better, Madi takes us through it all!
#6 - Micha Hancock
May 16, 2020 09:02 - 56 minutes - 87.9 MBHear Micha layout her unique path in becoming a Nittany Lion, leading her team to back-to-back National Championships, becoming the AVCA Player of the Year, making it through preseasons with Russ Rose, the Italian Superlega, Polish Plusliga, and her current status with the USA National Team.
#6 - Micha Hancock: The Machine
May 16, 2020 09:02 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBHear Micha layout her unique path in becoming a Nittany Lion, leading her team to back-to-back National Championships, becoming the AVCA Player of the Year, making it through preseasons with Russ Rose, the Italian Superlega, Polish Plusliga, and her current status with the USA National Team.
#5 - Madi Bugg
May 06, 2020 04:35 - 1 hour - 110 MBListen to Madi discuss her progression as a setter. From a 9 year old kid trying to serve balls over the net in between sets at the local high school to 3x All-American, 3x Pac 12 Setter of Year, Bundesliga Champion, and current professional volleyball player for Champions League team ASPTT Mulhouse in France.
#5 - Madi Bugg: The Smooth Operator
May 06, 2020 04:35 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBListen to All Time Great Cardinal Madi Bugg discuss her progression as a setter. From a 9 year old kid trying to serve balls over the net in between sets at the local high school to 3x All-American, 3x Pac 12 Setter of Year, Bundesliga Champion, and current professional volleyball player for Champions League team ASPTT Mulhouse in France.
#4 - Josh Taylor: Part 2
May 03, 2020 22:03 - 36 minutes - 54.5 MBOn this episode we will be discussing Josh meeting his beautiful new wife, his new found love for Missouri, his quick transition into coaching and how he quickly took over the helm as the head at Mizzou.
#4 - Josh Taylor: The Coach
May 03, 2020 22:03 - 36 minutes - 33 MBOn this episode we will be discussing Josh meeting his beautiful new wife, his new found love for Missouri, his quick transition into coaching and how he quickly took over the helm as the head at Mizzou.
#3 - Josh Taylor: Part 1
May 03, 2020 20:55 - 1 hour - 101 MBListen to Josh talk about his route into becoming a 2x All-American, 3x MPSF All-Conference, All Decade Pepperdine Wave, and Member of the National Team. In this podcast will discuss the influence Hawaii provided him in his journey to finding volleyball, playing with Taylor Crabb and the McKibbins, the junior national team, the recruiting process, and becoming an all time great wave.
#3 - Josh Taylor: The Player
May 03, 2020 20:55 - 1 hour - 61 MBListen to Josh talk about his route into becoming a 2x All-American, 3x MPSF All-Conference, All Decade Pepperdine Wave, and Member of the National Team. In this podcast will discuss the influence Hawaii provided him in his journey to finding volleyball, playing with Taylor Crabb and the McKibbins, the junior national team, the recruiting process, and becoming an all time great wave.
#2- Rich Barazza
April 30, 2020 18:51 - 1 hour - 98.5 MBHear Rich talk about his unorthodox journey in becoming a coach at SMBC, Pierce CC, Pepperdine and now the director of volleyball operations at Mamba Academy. From not being able to touch rim, pseudo assistant coach at Pierce CC, Beau Daniels, getting cut from UCSB, learning from Pepperdine greats: David Hunt, Jonathan Winder, and Marv Dunphy, about everything from how to run an offense to dealing with egos.
#2- Rich Barraza
April 30, 2020 18:51 - 1 hour - 98.5 MBHear Rich talk about his unorthodox journey in becoming a coach at SMBC, Pierce CC, Pepperdine and now the director of volleyball operations at Mamba Academy. From not being able to touch rim, pseudo assistant coach at Pierce CC, Beau Daniels, getting cut from UCSB, learning from Pepperdine greats: David Hunt, Jonathan Winder, and Marv Dunphy, about everything from how to run an offense to dealing with egos.
#2- Rich Barraza: Captain America
April 30, 2020 18:51 - 1 hour - 59 MBHear Rich talk about his unorthodox journey in becoming a coach at SMBC, Pierce CC, Pepperdine and now the director of volleyball operations at Mamba Academy. From not being able to touch rim, pseudo assistant coach at Pierce CC, Beau Daniels, getting cut from UCSB, learning from Pepperdine greats: David Hunt, Jonathan Winder, and Marv Dunphy, about everything from how to run an offense to dealing with egos.
#1- Matt Tarantino
April 27, 2020 00:39 - 1 hour - 91.2 MBMatt taking us through his journey as a volleyball athlete. A story that includes being 6-5 at 13, coach on ones, Wilfredo Leon, Pepperdine, of course Marv Dunphy, and life in the workforce as a 2 time All American.