Pre-conference vs. pre-season

In most places, matches played before league or conference play starts don't count for much. In US college volleyball, though, that isn't the case.

Coaching Log – Apr 4, 2016

Our first week of Spring practice following Spring Break concluded with some tournament play where we got to get a good look at the team.

Volleyball Coaching Job Search Log – Feb 19, 2016

This week saw me waiting on developments from last week's interviews, but not without looking at what else is available on the job market.

Prowling the volleyball coaching job market

With the completion of my PhD drawing near, I've entered the volleyball coaching job market. Where will it take me?

A defacto U.S. professional volleyball league?

Could the expected move of the top US collegiate conferences shift volleyball at that level to a kind of defacto professional status?

Comparing NCAA and professional volleyball – Part III

In this final entry of my comparison between the NCAA and professional volleyball arenas I take a closer look at the coaching side of things.

Comparing NCAA and professional volleyball – Part II

In this post I take a look at the differences and similarities between NCAA Division I and professional volleyball from the perspective of available resources.

Comparing NCAA and professional volleyball – Part I

Here's a comparison between European professional and NCAA Division I volleyball on the basis of the training and competitive commitments involved in each.