Significant Coaching with Matt Rogers

Join us for an inspiring conversation with Coach Alison Crumb, a true embodiment of Significant Coaching. As the head coach of the Peninsula College women's basketball team, Coach Crumb has guided her program to 13 consecutive NWAC Conference Tournament appearances by fostering personal growth and helping her athletes reach their full potential. In this episode, she shares invaluable insights into the transformative opportunities offered by Junior College athletics and why it can be a game-changing choice for many students. Learn more about Alison Crumb here:  https://www.gopcpirates.com/sports/wbkb/coaches/Alison_CrumbSend us a textSupport the showLearn more and connect with Matt Rogers here: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

In this special webinar edition of the Significant Coaching Podcast, we welcome Samantha Birkicht, Head Volleyball Coach at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Coach Birkicht shares invaluable insights into the college volleyball recruitment process, offering her perspective on what she looks for in recruits and how parents can best support their aspiring athletes.We tackle the pressing questions parents often have: Does my child have what it takes to compete at the collegiate level? How can we navigate the recruitment journey effectively?Tune in for an engaging conversation filled with expert advice and actionable takeaways for players and parents alike.Follow Coach Birkicht and the Pioneers on Instagram to see one of the most dynamic and followed collegiate volleyball accounts in the country: UWP Volleyball Instagram.Send us a textSupport the showLearn more and connect with Matt Rogers here: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Kyle Van Den Bosch is in his 20th year as the head coach of the Northwestern College (NAIA) volleyball team entering 2024. Van Den Bosch boasts an impressive 525-147 overall record, winning nearly 80% of his matches while at NWC and is an eight-time Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Coach of the Year.Learn more about Kyle Van Den Bosch here:  https://nwcraiders.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/coaches/kyle-van-den-bosch/2541Send us a textSupport the showLearn more and connect with Matt Rogers here: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Demi Agaiby is the Director of Sports Performance at Beyond Horizons Performance in Chicago, IL. She works with student-athletes to build confident and resilient performers using her 3 E's of Excellence Framework - Educate, Equip, and Empower.  She coaches every performer she works with to reach their performance goals, overcome pre-performance anxiety, and embrace career transitions.  Enjoy!Learn more about Demi Agaiby here:  http://beyondhorizonsperformance.com/Send us a textSupport the showLearn more and connect with Matt Rogers here: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Jarren Dyson is the Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at Army where he joined the West Point Men’s Basketball coaching staff in June 2023.Prior to West Point, he spent five years at Lafayette College where he helped lead Lafayette to back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in 20 years. They won the 2020-2021 Patriot League Central Division Championship. Serving as the Recruiting Coordinator, he helped recruit and develop three Patriot League All Rookie selections, a Patriot League Rookie of the Year and five All Patriot League Selections. He was involved in player development with perimeter players and with student-athlete academics. He was also tasked with managing administrative duties and the day-to-day operations of the program.  He also served as program director for Lafayette's Elite Camp for two seasons.Learn more about Jarren Dyson here:  https://goarmywestpoint.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/jarren-dyson/2048Send us a textSupport the showLearn more and connect with Matt Rogers here: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

In this episode of The Significant Coaching Podcast, host Matt Rogers sits down with University of Tampa head volleyball coach Chris Catanach, a true legend in collegiate volleyball. Now in his 40th season, Coach Catanach has built the Spartan program into a perennial powerhouse, with an astonishing 28 Sunshine State Conference titles, 36 NCAA tournament appearances, and four national championships (2006, 2014, 2018, and 2021).With a career record of 1,169-216 and an .840 winning percentage, Coach Catanach ranks among the all-time greats in both victories and consistency. Tune in to hear about his journey, his approach to building elite teams, and the leadership philosophies that have defined one of the most successful coaching careers in NCAA volleyball history.🎙️ Learn more about Coach Catanach here.Send us a textSupport the showLearn more and connect with Matt Rogers here: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Coach Mike Jarvis was the quintessential East Coast college basketball coach for 5 decades leading Boston University, George Washington University, St. John's University, and Florida Atlantic's Men's Basketball teams from 1985-2014.  His teams advanced to the NCAA National Tournament 9 different times including an Elite 8 and Sweet 16 appearance and led the St. John's Red Storm to the NIT National Championship in 2003.Coach is also responsible for the development of Hall of Fame Center Patrick Ewing's illustrious career.  Coach led Cambridge Rindge and Latin School to 3 straight Massachusetts High School State Championships with Ewing as his star pupil.Learn more about Coach Jarvis here:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_JarvisSend us a textSupport the showLearn more and connect with Matt Rogers here: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Update:  Todd Stepsis was named the Head Football Coach at the University of Northern Iowa in December of 2024 after 7 seasons at Drake University.  He was the 27th head coach in Drake history and took the reins of the program after five seasons as its defensive coordinator.  Learn more about Todd Stepsis:  https://godrakebulldogs.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/todd-stepsis/1257Send us a textSupport the showLearn more and connect with Matt Rogers here: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Ashley Davis is a high school Sophomore who has committed to being the CEO of her significant recruitment journey.  At 15-years old and living in one of the hardest places in the country to get recruited out of (Hawaii), she has made a plan and has put her routines and habits in order to be well ahead of her peers in the recruitment process.  Yes, she is already having in depth recruiting conversations with college coaches all over the country at multiple division levels.  (And she's only 5'4"!)During the conversation, Ashley shared how much more she has learned to control and own her recruitment since beginning to work with Coach Rogers just a few months ago.She provides outstanding advice and direction for any parent or student-athlete trying to build their own game plan for the future.  Enjoy!Send us a textSupport the showLearn more and connect with Matt Rogers here: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Justin "Buck" Buchanan enters his into his 12th year as the Head Coach of the Hendrix College Warriors in 2024.  Coach Buck rebooted a dormant program in 2013 when he led Hendrix to their first game and first win since 1960.  The Warriors went on to win two more games, finishing 3-7.Buchanan has coached 26 All-SAA First Team selections, 14 second team selections and 38 honorable mentions. He also coached 39 SAA Players of the Week and 22 D3football.com National Team of the Week selections, eight D3football.com All-Region selections, seven CoSIDA Academic All-District honorees and one CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team selection.Learn more about Buck Buchanan here: https://hendrixwarriors.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/buck-buchanan/1280Send us a textSupport the showLearn more and connect with Matt Rogers here: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Chris Leonard in his 6th season as the Head Women's Volleyball Coach at the University of Hawai'i-Hilo.  He has the 2nd most wins in the illustrious history of Vulcans Volleyball.Coach Leonard was inducted into the Big Island Hall of Fame in 2015 after a stellar career as a high school and club coach.  He started his second career in 2014 when he joined the Hilo staff as an assistant.  He took over the program in 2019 and has continued to shape into a national power including a 23-8 season in 2019 that culminated in a berth into the NCAA Division 2 National Tournament.Learn more about Chris Leonard here:  https://hiloathletics.com/staff-directory/chris-leonard/99Send us a textSupport the showLearn more and connect with Matt Rogers here: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Chris "Skip" Hanks has been the Head Baseball Coach at Colorado Mesa University for past 31 years.  This future Hall of Famer's coaching career includes 21 National Tournament appearances, four Division II World Series appearances, 12 RMAC Coach of the Year honors, and five Regional Coach of the Year awards.  In 2019 and 2021, he was named the National Coach of the Year by the College Baseball News Writers Association.  If that’s not enough for you, he has a career record of 1069 wins to only 413 losses.  He’s 1 of 8 coaches to lead his teams to over a 1000 victories in the history of D2 baseball!Coach has mentored 30+ players who have been drafted by MLB teams including a World Series Champion (Sergio Romo).  He presently has 2 former players on MLB rosters, one at AAA, two at AA and a couple at A-Ball.  If you are one of those people who think you have to play D1 to become a professional, Coach Hanks is proof in the pudding that it is more than possible.Learn more about Skip Hanks here:  https://cmumavericks.com/staff-directory/chris-hanks/49Send us a textSupport the showLearn more and connect with Matt Rogers here: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Matt Lisle is the Assistant Coach and Recruiting Director for the Softball program at Oregon State University, but you may know him best from the guy sitting on the dock with his brothers every morning telling Dad Jokes trying to get each other to laugh.  That’s right, Matt Lisle is the oldest of the 7 Lisle children, and the 5 brothers are the ones you see on Instagram @Dock Tok and @LoganLisle (the creator of Dock Tok and Matt’s youngest brother), as well as Matt’s personal Instagram @CoachSaysJokes.I came across Coach Lisle a number of year’s back when I was reading about Major League Baseball and the Seattle Mariners star outfielder, Mitch Haniger.  Coach Lisle trained Mitch for a number of years, and they are still close friends today.Coach Lisle has had an amazing career as a baseball and softball coach at every level of college and the pros.  He’s worked with the Chicago White Sox as well as the D3, NAIA, JC, D2 and D1 levels coaching men (baseball) and women (softball).Learn more about Matt Lisle here:   https://coachlisle.com/ and https://osubeavers.com/staff-directory/matt-lisle/2842Send us a textSupport the showLearn more and connect with Matt Rogers here: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Jenny Glenn, Head Volleyball Coach at Metropolitan State University of Denver,  has taken one of the most successful volleyball programs in Division II history to unprecedented heights during her eight years as the Roadrunners' head coach.Heading into the 2024 season, she has compiled an overall record of 191-47 (.803 winning percentage), including a staggering mark of 125-9 in regular-season RMAC play for a .933 winning percentage. Over the past four seasons, MSU Denver is 98-15 overall (.867) and 60-2 in the RMAC (.968), following a three-season (2020 through 2022) run in which the Roadrunners were 73-8 overall (.901) and 47-1 in the RMAC (.979). Glenn's overall winning percentage and conference winning percentage are the best in the program's history. MSU Denver has spent nine weeks ranked No. 1 in Division II (four weeks in 2022, five weeks in 2021) by the American Volleyball Coaches' Association, was No. 3 in the final poll in both 2021 and 2022, and finished at No. 4 in 2020. The Roadrunners, No. 7 in the final 2023 poll, have been ranked in the top 10 in 39 consecutive polls, as was as 51 of the last 53, heading into the 2024 season. Learn more about Jenny Glenn here:  https://roadrunnersathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/coaches/jenny-glenn/1299Send us a textSupport the showLearn more and connect with Matt Rogers here: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Dominic Parker begins his first season as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Eastern New York state after 10 years as an assistant coach at the NCAA Division I, II, III and NJCAA levels, including a run to the NCAA Division III Tournament Quarterfinals last winter at Christopher Newport (Va.) and a National Championship at NJCAA Richard Brand College in 2015.  Learn more about Dominic Parker here:  https://ritathletics.com/staff-directory/dominic-parker/503Send us a textSupport the showLearn more and connect with Matt Rogers here: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Scott Winterburn is the Head Baseball Coach at the University of La Verne in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC). After leading his alma Mater, Asuza Pacific, for one year, Scott took over the Leopard program in 2001 and quickly turned it into a national power.He’s led the Leo’s to 6 SCIAC titles and 8 NCAA National Tournaments in the last 23 years. Most recently, he was named SCIAC Coach of the Year and D3baseball.com Region 10 Coach of the Year in 2023 and 2024.He’s had 6 players move on to play professionally including Scott Lindeen who was a 26th round pick by the Miami Marlins in 2005 and his All-American son, Joe Winterburn who was drafted in the 40th round by the Boston Red Sox in 2014.Learn more about Scott Winterburn here:  https://leopardathletics.com/staff-directory/scott-winterburn/15Send us a textSupport the showLearn more and connect with Matt Rogers here: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Josh Collins is in his 13th season as the Head Coach of the Southwestern Oklahoma State University volleyball team, while also serving as an Assistant Athletic Director for Gameday Operations.Collins – who became SWOSU Volleyball’s winningest coach during the 2016 season – enters the 2024 fall campaign with a career record of 183-163 after leading the Bulldogs to a winning record in each of the past six seasons. Most recently, the Dawgs went 19-9 (12-4 GAC) in the 2023 season and finished third place in the Great American Conference.  He was named the Great American Conference Coach of the Year in 2018 and 2021 and was recognized at the OklahomaSports.Net Small College Coach of the Year in 2021.Learn more about Josh Collins here:  https://swosuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/coaches/josh-collins/506Send us a textSupport the showLearn more and connect with Matt Rogers here: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Spencer Henke was named the Interim head men's basketball coach at Saint Leo University in St. Leo, FL in May of 2024 for the 2024-25 season following four seasons as an assistant coach on Lance Randall's staff from 2020-24.  Randall took the Assistant Men's Basketball Coach position at the University of Wisconsin this summer.Henke first arrived at Saint Leo as a graduate assistant (2020–21) and helped lead the Lions to a Sunshine State Conference tournament title in 2021. In the summer of 2021, he was promoted to the Head Assistant Coach and Director of Recruiting positions. Henke coordinated individual workouts, weekly recruiting and team schedules, and all team travel. On top of this, Henke played a pivotal role in developing scouting reports. Prior to the 2023-24 season, he was one again promoted to associate head coach.Learn more about Spencer Henke here:  https://saintleolions.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/spencer-henke/631Send us a textSupport the showLearn more and connect with Matt Rogers here: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Haylee Pruse is a 2024 graduate of Kamehameha Schools and Lanakila Volleyball Academy in Maui, Hawaii where she finished her high school career as a First Team Maui Interscholastic League Division 1 All Star.  She was a Varsity Team Captain her Junior and Senior seasons, as well as a Team Captain at Lanakila from 2018-2024.  She's a natural leader and role model!She is 1 of 4 original Significant Recruiting graduates receiving multiple offers to play collegiately while ultimately choosing to play at Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA where she will major in Environmental Studies.  We had a great conversation about what she learned about college recruiting and herself this past year.   Enjoy!Learn more about Haylee Pruse here:  https://athletics.whitman.edu/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/haylee-pruse/5367Send us a textSupport the showLearn more and connect with Matt Rogers here: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Mark Yoshino has led the Bellevue College Bulldogs baseball squad for 31 years, 26 of those years as the Head Coach.  He is the winningest coach in Bellevue Baseball's storied history.  He has helped over 200 young men move on to the 4-year college ranks, and he's seen a very impressive 38 of his players get drafted into the professional ranks.Learn more about Mark Yoshino here:  https://www.bellevuecollege.edu/athletics/sports/baseball/coaches/Send us a textSupport the showLearn more and connect with Matt Rogers here: https://linktr.ee/coachmattrogersSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/significantcoaching/messageDid you like what you heard and want more?New Podcasts every week. Remember to subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.