43: D1 vs D3 Volleyball, A Coaching Couple's Honest Take (Part 1)
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Susan Forbes interviews coaching couple Ben and Nancy Somera about the differences between D1 and D3 volleyball.
What if everything you've been told about the gap between D1 and D3 volleyball is missing the bigger picture? In this episode, Susan sits down with Ben and Nancy Somera, a married coaching duo leading programs at two different division levels. Ben is the head coach at Wesleyan University (Division III), and Nancy is the head coach at Fairfield University (Division I). Together, they offer a rare side-by-side look at what coaching, recruiting, and competing actually look like at each level. Be...
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Host: Susan Forbes
Guests: Ben Somera, Nancy Somera
Topics covered
- D1 volleyball
- D3 volleyball
- coaching
- recruiting
- competition
- sports education
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Wesleyan University, Fairfield University
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