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...

People in this episode

Host: Susan Forbes

Guests: Ben Somera, Nancy Somera

Topics covered

• D1 volleyball
• D3 volleyball
• coaching
• recruiting
• competition
• sports education

Keywords

• D1 volleyball
• D3 volleyball
• coaching couple
• recruiting
• sports education
• volleyball programs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wesleyan University, Fairfield University

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