Bump Set Chat! The place to hear from your favorite volleyball personalities!

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...

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 s...

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 mo...

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...

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 Americ...

🏐 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 expe...

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...

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 c...

Taylor Hammond joined the Stanford staff as The Kawika and Erik Shoji Assistant Men's Volleyball Coach and Recruiting Coordinator in July 2023. He enters his first season with the Cardinal in 2024. Hammond comes to The Farm after spending the 2023 season as an assistant at UC San Diego. Prior to his stint with the Tritons, he was the top assistant and recruiting coordinator at Orange Coast Col...

Kupono Fey from University Hawaii Volleyball team to the pros and back home coaching UH!

Meet Karly Berkland who plays for the the UConn women's volleyball team as a libero. She is from Williamsburg, Iowa. She shares her path from playing volleyball at an early age when her mom who was a volleyball coach would let her on the court sometimes during practice. Then club ball for the Iowa Rockets. She talks about the tough things and sacrifices she made during her path to UCONN. She a...

In this podcast Pat Ryan, the director of the Connecticut-based Husky Volleyball Club joins us to share his fascinating story of how his passion for volleyball ignited and how he transformed that passion into a thriving volleyball club. From playing the game late in high school to a driving force in the volleyball community, Pat Ryan's story is a testament to determination and love for the gam...

Meet Peter Netisingha who joined the UConn women's volleyball staff as an assistant coach in February, 2022.I first met Peter this past summer at a volleyball that the UCONN coaches and players were running for high school kids. They did a great job and thought he would be a great guest to talk about what it's like coaching volleyball at Division 1 level. Share his advice for coaches and p...