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32. Dani Busboom Kelly:"All of my players need to have a great experience, I take that very personal"

32. Dani Busboom Kelly:"All of my players need to have a great experience, I take that very personal"

In today's Masterclass we feature Dani Busboom Kelly. Dani is the Louisville Cardinals head coach and was awarded the AVCA Coach of the Year award last December. Louisville finished their 2021 regular season with 'zero' defeats and went on to play the National Championship semi final.

31. Glenn Hoag:"It is my responsibility to help my sport to grow"

31. Glenn Hoag:"It is my responsibility to help my sport to grow"

In this Masterclass we feature Glenn Hoag. Glenn has over 2 decades of experience in coaching pro teams, he is the head coach of the Arkas Spor team since 2010, but for sure Glenn is best known for being the head coach of Canada's Senior Men's national team.

30. Hugh McCutcheon:"It's about committing to a standard of competitive excellence."

30. Hugh McCutcheon:"It's about committing to a standard of competitive excellence."

Last week we highlighted Hugh McCutcheon's recent TedTalk, this week we'll cover our conversation we had with him. Hugh is of course known for coaching both the USA Men's as Women's teams for an extended period between 2005 til 2012.

29. On the court: Championship Behaviours with Hugh McCutcheon

29. On the court: Championship Behaviours with Hugh McCutcheon

I listened to Hugh McCutcheon's Ted Talk in the autumn of last year, I was driving home, I remember I was nodding my head...a lot. I also remember that when I entered our home that my wife and me rewatched the talk from the beginning. It's that good.

28. Michal Winiarski:"I have the same attitude towards coaching as I had towards playing, I want to be the best I can be."

28. Michal Winiarski:"I have the same attitude towards coaching as I had towards playing, I want to be the best I can be."

Michal became a volleyball coach after a long and successful playing career. He's the former captain of the Polish National team, 2014 World Champion, 2012 World League winner, 2009 Champions League winner, Italian Champion with the team of Trentino and won multiple Polish Championships and Cups.

27. Alan Knipe:"Our culture is by design, not by default."

27. Alan Knipe:"Our culture is by design, not by default."

Alan Knipe is the head coach of Long Beach State. The 2018 and 2019 NCAA National Champion. Alan is of course also known as the former head coach of Team USA's men's team (2009-2012). In this masterclass he takes us with on a deep dive into the importance of team culture and accountability.

26. On the court: The Strength and Conditioning Experts.

26. On the court: The Strength and Conditioning Experts.

We are back with the second part of this weeks 'On the court' series. We sent out 3 questions about physical development in volleyball to 3 top experts in the field. The questions were: 1. Do you have a particular idea of how a volleyball athlete should physically