S3E4: Euro Talent, Hawai'i Insider, Building a Program From Scratch

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of European players on NCAA volleyball and the importance of culture in building successful programs.

We argue whether the surge of European players lifts the NCAA at the expense of USA Volleyball, then turn to how culture and community create lasting power. Devin Young’s hire at Pacific sparks a blueprint for rebuilding fast with Europe, the portal, club stars, NIL, and storytelling. • tradeoffs between international recruiting and USA athlete development • whether the NCAA should test international roster caps • why Hawaii’s culture creates stars and traveling crowds • tapping Asian ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Matthew Houlihan, Arielle Houlihan, Chad Gordon

Topics covered

• European players in NCAA
• USA Volleyball development
• Hawai'i culture
• program building
• international recruiting
• NIL
• storytelling in sports

Keywords

• European players
• NCAA
• USA Volleyball
• Hawai'i
• program building
• NIL
• international recruiting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NCAA, USA Volleyball

Places: Hawai'i, Pacific, Europe, Asia

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