How do you follow up a podcast with the coach of a back-to-back State Champ? You bring on another back-to-back State Champ!  It is a back-to-back back-to-back.  Join us as we talk with Kathleen Rustad and Nicole Martin of the 2025 Cla...

Join us in this 4 part series where we talk with the head coach of the State Championship teams from each class.  In the second episode of the series, we are joined by Stephen Willingham (Lakeville South Cougars) and talked about their Bac...

Join us in this 4 part series where we talk with the head coach of the State Championship teams from each class.  In the first episode of the series, we chat with Dan Westby (Marshall Tigers) and hear about the experience of winning the sc...

How do you follow up an episode where we talked to the coach of a 7-time State Champion program?  Bring on another 7-time State Champion coach...and her daughter...who is now her boss.  We are excited for the opportunity to talk with ...

How do you go from being the coach during the first volleyball match you ever watched, to winning 7 State Titles?  Well, as this coach would say, "I try not to screw things up."  In this episode, you will hear from MNVBCA Hall of Fame...

We had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Becca Rue, the head coach of the Delano Tigers.  The Tigers have been consistently one of the top programs in the state for the past two decades.  In this episode, we get to learn a lit...

Join Darin Swenson (Litchfield), Becca Pulju (Sebeka), and Greg Ueland (Roseville) as they discuss their highlights from this year's MNVBCA Coaches Clinic.  It was another great year to attend the clinic.  If you missed out, maybe you...

Curious who is presenting at this year's clinic? Wondering what they are going to talk about?  Join Greg Ueland (Roseville) and Darin Swenson (Litchfield) as they preview this year's schedule! 

In this episode we are joined by one of the driving forces behind the journey to get boys volleyball sanctioned by the MSHSL in Minnesota!  Krista Fleming (Shakopee Sabers) joins us to talk about the long road she and Jenny Kilkelly (and m...

We are excited to be joined by Tod Mattox for this episode.  Tod is a coach from the west coast with 40+ years of experience.  He is a co-founder of the VolleyPod and has recently released two books of lists for volleyball coaches, pl...

The MNVBCA Coaches Clinic is July 30th and 31st at Lakeville South High School.  This year we are excited to welcome Michigan State University Head Coach (and former University of Minnesota Assistant Coach), Kristen Kelsay as our Keynote S...

We continue our discussion with Stephen Willingham (Lakeville South Cougars).  If you enjoyed Part 1 of this discussion, you are going to love the conclusion.  Find out why Coach Willingham feels the need to apologize for our game, bu...

Looking for some creative ways to train youth players in your program?  This is the episode for you!  Join us as we talk with Stephen Willingham (Lakeville South Cougars) about thinking differently about the ways that we train younger...

We are back for a 2nd Season of the MNVBCA Pod! In this episode, we chat with the new MNVBCA President, Lonnie Morken from Mabel-Canton.  What does the future of Minnesota Volleyball look like? What are you looking forward to this summer?&...

We are nearing the end of October, which means we are starting the playoffs!  Let's check in with Jackie Richter (Lakeville North Panthers) and hear how she prepares her team for the transition from the regular season to their first playof...

In this episode we talk with Scott Jackson (Wayzata Trojans) about how to teach players to "play with emotion, but not be emotional players."  Coach Jackson has been a part of State Championship and National Championship teams, and he shar...

In this episode we talk about making adjustments during matches and during the season.  We are joined by John Yunker, head coach of the Champlin Park Rebels (not the Patriots).  Plus, we review the MNVBCA Top 10 Coaches Poll for Week ...

In this episode of The MNVBCA Pod we talk with Lonnie Morken (Mabel-Canton) about the best spot to serve an opponent, what is the right size for a youth volleyball team, and we discuss the latest editions of the MNVBCA Top 10 Coaches Poll. ...

In the latest episode of The MNVBCA Pod, we asked ChatGPT how we could change the rules of volleyball.  Hear what Darin Swenson (Litchfield), Marty Kiebel (Maple Lake), and Greg Ueland (Roseville) thought about the proposed AI rule changes...

Scouting is one of the ways that you can prepare your team to compete at the highest level.  In this episode, we are joined by Dan Westby (Marshall Tigers).  Dan has led the Tigers to a Minnesota record 9 State Championships.&n...

In this episode, Lonnie Morken (Mabel-Canton), Josh Wastvedt (Burnsville), and Darin Swenson (Litchfield) talk about the things you should be thinking about before you host your first match of the season. 

The 2024 Minnesota volleyball season is here!  Join Darin Swenson (Litchfield) and Greg Sayuk (New Prague) in a discussion about recommendations (and in some cases, requirements) for running and participating in a preseason and post-season...

Building a successful volleyball program is more than teaching the fundamentals and skills of the game.  Join our conversation with Kelsey Morken (Spring Grove) as she shares a number of ways that you can help build and promote your progra...

The 2024 MNVBCA Coaches Clinic is over, but that doesn't mean we stop talking about it. Join Darin Swenson (Litchfield), Becca Pulju (Sebeka), and Greg Ueland (Roseville) as they recap their favorite takeaways from this year's clinic. &nbs...

What does your first practice look like?  We chat with Lonnie Morken (Mabel-Canton), Marty Kiebel (Maple Lake), and Greg Ueland (Roseville) and get some ideas of what their first day (or week) of practice will look like this year.