Steve Aird – Head Coach, IU Women's Volleyball

Steve Aird – Head Coach, IU Women's Volleyball

From IU Ventures by IU Ventures

October 22, 2025 · 51 min · Episode 29

About this episode

Steve Aird discusses his coaching philosophy and strategies for success in Indiana Women's Volleyball.

Indiana Women's Volleyball Head Coach Steve Aird is in his 8th year in Bloomington. Aird signed a contract extension through the 2029 season on January 1, 2024 after guiding the Hoosiers to one of the best years in program history. A 2-time NCAA Champion as an assistant coach at Penn State, Aird is an elite recruiter and has brought new energy into the Indiana Women's Volleyball program. Hear how he's built an incredible home-court advantage, how he takes a business approach to coaching, how to differentiate your business or program, how to best allocate resources, and how to be both the coach AND the GM. Learn more about Coach Aird at IUHoosiers.com and on LinkedIn , and learn more about IU Ventures at IUVentures.com . This podcast is presented by Kelley Direct Online MBA. Learn more at Kelley.IU.edu

People in this episode

Guest: Steve Aird

Topics covered

  • coaching
  • volleyball
  • business approach
  • recruiting
  • resource allocation
  • home-court advantage

Keywords

  • Steve Aird
  • Indiana Women's Volleyball
  • coaching
  • NCAA Champion
  • recruiting
  • business approach
  • resource allocation

Sponsors

Kelley Direct Online MBA

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Indiana Women's Volleyball, Penn State, IUHoosiers.com, IU Ventures, Kelley.IU.edu

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