Captivate Podcasts

Focusing on progress over immediate results; that’s how Corinne Hamer and Cayla Kapelke run things at the Infinity Volleyball Club in Colorado. These youth club owners are molding the stars AND the coaches of tomorrow. In their family-oriented environment, Corinne and Cayla are pushing coaches to be able to perform the same drills they put their players […]

With four national championships under his belt, the current head coach of Nebraska’s Cornhuskers volleyball team is spilling the secrets to competing at his level. Hear Coach John Cook explain why he prefers practices to matches, and why he believes the best coaches start out as dedicated school teachers. John also tells Janice what he

Decades ago, before volleyball took off in popularity, many of the most talented players came to the sport from other sports. For Jim Stone, he was a jump-shooting basketball player before he jumped over to the volleyball court. Jim spent nearly 30 years at the University of Ohio, and served as head coach of the USA

The winningest coach in Texas A&M history has thoughts on volleyball you may have never heard before. Laurie Corbelli knows how to rally her teams to perform at levels they’ve never reached. The current Volleyball Operations Consultant for the Pro Volleyball Federation is a former Olympic silver medalist. Whether it’s competing against her fellow coach

When Sharon Dingman became the head coach of Colorado College volleyball, she realized she had a platform that she could do a lot more with than just win games. “Giving Back to the community” is a big part of Sharon’s philosophy. A personal brush with cancer helped her discover HOW she could give back. Now Dingman is a Board Member

At just 22 years old, Cecile Reynaud was thrust into being the Head Coach of Florida State University’s Women’s Volleyball program. As one of the top female coaches, Cecile recognized many women in the sports coaching world weren’t being taken as seriously as their male counterparts. So Cecile decided to do something about it. She’s

Meet the winningest female coach in Division I volleyball history: Mary Wise. She led the Florida Gators for 34 seasons. Find out what it takes to build a remarkable career, in the face of early challenges. Hear how a little luck went a long way. Also, Mary and Janice touch on the importance of mentorship, and the

On August 2nd, 2023, sports history was made at a volleyball game in Lincoln, Nebraska. More than 92,000 fans packed into a stadium to watch an NCAA match — making it the largest crowd to ever watch a women’s sport.  As the Director of Operations for the University of Nebraska’s Volleyball program, Lindsay Peterson helped

Two of the Grand Rapids Rise’s top players, Camryn Turner and Paige Briggs-Romine, chat with Janice about the new fame they’ve found since stepping up from college volleyball into the pro league. Paige and Camryn share their personal stories of beating the odds, and the differences they’ve had going from a male coach to a