Inside the Coaching Mind with Terry Pettit

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, and Chris Mullin. This is a must-listen for anyone interested in coaching. Join our Facebook group: http...

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, Hoover and Pettit were students in Jim Hollis' poetry class at Manchester University. That relationship...

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 Broderick Award for the best player in women's college volleyball; Winsett was recognized as the NCAA Woman...

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 developing leaders. Dr. Gold talks with Terry about servant leadership, critical thinking...

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 professional journeys. Pettit became the head women's volleyball coach at Nebraska, and Deb Tyson be...

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 assistant at UC-Santa Barbara and an assistant coach for USA Volleyball. See Privacy Policy at https:...

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 https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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 also makes it evident that Jaylen is a servant leader and explores whether or not Jaylen is int...

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 https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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 "brand" of each team and their head coach. You can reach Lee at news@900squarefeet.com See Privacy Policy...

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 championships, in the NCAA Eastern Regional Semifinals. Kirsten was the President of the AVCA unti...

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 Olympics and the Director of Officials for USA Volleyball. Pati continues to have a significant impact on wom...

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 players, PGA Tour golfers, and collegiate volleyball players at Creighton, Nebraska and Northern Colorado, as...

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 professional franchise. On the same day, Associate Head Coach Brian Rosen was named the Head Coach of Cre...

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 challenges are for the new head coach in determining a starting lineup.  See Privacy Policy...

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. Dani joins Terry in a conversation about the outlook for the 2025 Husker team and their goal of...

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 the challenges of transitioning from a club program to a varsity sport at Nebraska, while also teac...

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 McKendree, a Division II school, was the champion of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Assoc...

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 the process of developing a plan to handle the stress of competition whether you play for...

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 coaching academy, John Dunning is the first person I would try to persuade to join the faculty." Se...

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 other Nebraska head coaches who fit the teacher-coach-leader model that is not common today. Anyone in...

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. Topics include: What Brooke Nuneviller brings to the franchise, the Development of Regan Cooper, updat...

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 talk about the impact of Coach Cook, their trip to China, and how a dream...

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 Wisconsin. They had a must-win situation in late November when they had to beat Nebraska to host a Regiona...

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. Kendra is a setter for the Omaha Supernovas, and Norah is an outside hitter for the Orlando Valkyries. The...