Podcast appearances and mentions of hugh mccutcheon

Team USA has only ever won four Olympic Gold medals in volleyball. One of those Golds belongs to coach Hugh McCutcheon. He led the men's team to Gold in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Hugh then switched over to coach the U.S. Women's National team to a Silver medal finish at the London Olympics in 2012. Now serving as the Assistant Athletics Director for the University of Minnesota, Hugh talks with Janice about his keys to success, and the differences between winning on a national stage versus winning on a global stage at the Olympics. Links mentioned: For more information go to www.side-out.org. Follow the side-out organization on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sideoutfndn/Have suggestions for the podcast? Email Janice: leaveitbetter@side-out.org

How does a winning Olympic coach approach strategy?  In this episode, Rich sits down with Hugh McCutcheon, the Assistant Athletics Director and Sport Development Coach at the University of Minnesota. Hugh coached the US Men's Volleyball team to the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic games, then coached the US Women's volleyball team to the silver medal at the 2012 Olympic games. He shares his thoughts on coaching, competition, practice, and team-building. ---------Key Quotes:“As a coach and a leader, we're a service provider. The service we're providing is helping the people who are investing the most precious resource they have, their lives, in our endeavor. We're trying to help them to achieve this goal. And that's a significant responsibility.”“I've got nothing wrong with tradition, right? But tradition should only be the right reason for doing anything when it's the right reason. We shouldn't just keep doing stuff just because that's the way we've always done it. We should be basing our stuff in best practice methods.”“There's not just a physical element to the moment of competition, but there's a mental one, and even a social component that goes on in competition. And the mental is not just about performance and executing. It's also about emotional control, which, by the way, is not emotional suppression. We all have emotions. It's creating a space between the emotion and the action.”Practice Makes ProfitAt it's foundation, a plan should answer two questions: What are you trying to achieve?How will you achieve it? To answer these questions clearly and consistently I developed the GOST Framework, which stands for goals, objectives, strategies and tactics. Goals and objectives answer the “What” question—goal is generally what you are trying to achieve and objectives are specifically what you are trying to achieve. Strategy and tactics answer the “How” question—strategy is generally how you will reach the goal and tactics are specifically how you will reach the goal.  Example:Goal: Build a culture of high performance.Objective: Retain 90% of high performers (those rated 4s & 5s) through Q4 of this year.Strategy: Significantly differentiate bonus compensation based on performance.Tactics: Create a bonus comparison chart and share with teams; Design a quarterly performance scorecard;Communicate top performers' results. League of Strategic MindsQuestion: How often should we be looking at our strategy and making changes?Answer: Use a Strategy Tune-up on a quarterly basis consisting of a 2-4 hour review of the current business situation and calibrate goals, objectives, strategies, and tactics accordingly. Winsights: Ideas for AdvantageCarl von Clausewitz, Prussian General and renowned military strategist wrote: “There is no higher and simpler law of strategy than that of keeping one's forces concentrated.” Where is the single most important area for you and your team to focus your resources?--------Time stamps:(01:04) Deep Dive Interview with Hugh McCutcheon (47:09) Practice Makes Profit(50:17) League of Strategic Minds (52:39) Winsights, Ideas for Advantage  ---------Links:Submit a question for Rich to the League of Strategic Minds Rich Horwath on LinkedInRich Horwath on YouTubeRich Horwath on InstagramStrategic Thinking Institute WebsiteInc. Magazine's Top 4 book for 2024: STRATEGIC  BookNew executive development platform: Strategic Fitness SystemSign up for Rich's free Strategic Thinker Newsletter Hugh McCutcheon LinkedInChampionship Behaviors, by Hugh McCutcheon[Subscribe to the Podcast] On Apple PodcastsOn Spotify

This week, my co-presenter the gold medal winning coach Hugh McCutcheon and I continue our exploration of Thriving Teams with the American Football coach Mike Bloomgren. Mike started his career in 2000 as a graduate assistant and the the University of Alabama..He then held various assistant roles before starting at the New York Jets in 2007. From there he moved to Stanford under David Shaw where he was part of the coaching staff that won the Pac 12 championship in 2012, 2013 and 2015.In 2017 he was appointed head coach of Rice University. Mike has terrific energy and some of the highlights of our interview were: His belief that optimism and pessimism are infectious when you are the leader, and they spread more rapidly from the head down than any other direction.The structured way he goes about building connection across the 107 players and 50 staff and their families, and the role this plays in building a sense of care across the team.His philosophy which he describes as Intellectual Brutality, and the role this plays in unlocking the decision making power of the athletes.If you would like to send us any feedback or if you know a great coach, who has a unique story to share, then we would love to hear from you, please contact us at paul@thegreatcoachespodcast.com or contact us through our website thegreatcoachespodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For many strength coaches, the warmup is the best weapon they have. It's a dedicated time each day to work with athletes, whether they make it in the weight room or not. But to really get the most out of it, you have to have a plan to allow you to use the time effectively, build athlete buy in, and gain the confidence of the coaching staff. On this week's episode Rett Larson joins us to share his plan and philosophy of warming up based on his experience in the Olympic volleyball world. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: https://www.hmmrmedia.com/2023/11/hmmr-podcast-episode-310-weaponizing-warmup-with-rett-larson/ »  Support the show: join HMMR PLUS to get full access to our coaching resources. More notes: This episode is brought to you by HMMR Plus. Become a member for full access to our videos, articles, and podcast archives. You can follow Larson on Instagram @Rettasaurus. We also referenced his Sportsmith article "Weaponizing your athlete's warm up: Make it work for you, your athletes and the head coach." For more on volleyball, listen to our recent GAINcast 275 with former US Olympic volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon. For more on warm up strategies, visit the HMMR Classroom and watch Vern Gambetta's Warm Up DVD and HMMR Classroom Lesson 2: Warming up. Warming up has also been a podcast topic on HMMR Podcast 58 and GAINcast 147. More warm up ideas are included in Video Lesson 12: Mini-band exercises, as well as our member hangouts from July 2016 and December 2018. Additional articles on the site about warming up: The science of warming up by James de Lacey, Warm up to play, don't play to warm up by Steve Myrland, Warming up in a chaotic environment by Michael Bingaman, and A good warm up never gets old by Martin Bingisser.

Championship results require championship behaviors from both athletes and coaches. Having guided multiple men's and women's teams at the highest levels, volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon knows a thing or two about what championships behaviors are. On this week's GAINcast he joins us to share his input on finding intention, putting skill acquisition into practice, coaching, and more. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: https://www.hmmrmedia.com/2023/10/gaincast-episode-275-championship-behaviors-with-hugh-mccutcheon/ The following links were also referenced in the podcast or provide some additional reading material on the topic: The GAINcast is sponsored by GAIN and by HMMR Media. Join HMMR Media to get access to a vast library of online training resources, video, articles, podcasts, and more. You can learn more about McCutcheon's background in his University of Minnesota biography. If you like this podcast, we highly recommend his recent book Championship Behaviors: A Model for Competitive Excellence in Sports. Coach Clay Erro has talked more in detail about the role of rules in coaching. Our HMMR Classroom GAIN Video 3 has a detailed presentation from him on the topic. Erro was also a guest on GAINcast 90, where he discussed similar topics. Wade Gilbert was mentioned as another top expert on championship behaviors. He presented in HMMR Classroom GAIN Video 15 (highlights here), as well as discussions on GAINcast 7 and GAINcast 121. We mentioned a couple of New York Times essays over the years on flow and focus. Most recently climber and philosopher Francis Sanzaro wrote about "When I Stopped Trying to Self-Optimize, I Got Better" and philosopher and former dancer Barabara Montero's "The Myth of Just Do It." We also wrote some comments on Montero's work here

Introduction: The Twins led 3-2 after five innings in Milwaukee on Tuesday, with starter Bailey Ober cruising after a rough start. But he was lifted -- to his surprise -- in favor of reliever Dylan Floro, who gave up five runs in the decisive sixth. It underscored two flaws: The Twins are starting to prepare for the future while this year's outcome is very much in doubt, and they lack the trusted bullpen arms to make those decisions in high-leverage games. 8:00: The Lynx won 91-86 over Dallas on Tuesday at Target Center, a game that became heated at the end with a player ejection, fan ejections and opponent calling the home crowd "disgusting." 11:00: Star Tribune writer and editor Jeff Day joins host Michael Rand for a look ahead to the Gophers volleyball season that starts Friday. What should we expect with coach Keegan Cook taking over for Hugh McCutcheon? 34:00: The Gustavus hockey tragedy.

Championship results require championship behaviors. In this episode, Olympic coach Hugh McCutcheon shares a proven framework for competitive excellence that's based on his decades of coaching experience and success.YOU WILL LEARN:· How rivalry can improve performance.· Why competitive excellence matters in business.· How to step up and compete. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: “Championship Behaviors,” by Hugh McCutcheonLeadership ConferenceFree business consultation NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE: “We all want to win, but we can't all win all the time.” – Hugh McCutcheon “Our opponent can draw from us performances that we can't create ourselves.” – Hugh McCutcheon “If you're going to be good, you've got to put the hay in the barn.” – Hugh McCutcheon “You've got to be really clear about what matters most - what is going to help you to achieve the goal. And that's where you want to put your time and energy.” – Hugh McCutcheon “If you're going to have the best chance of that good tomorrow, start by having a good today. Do the work, control the things you can, do your best to help those around you and learn and get better.”– Hugh McCutcheonitsagoodlife.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pick up your copy of Hugh McCutcheon's Championship Behaviors: A Model for Competitive Excellence RIGHT HERE - it really is a must read for every player, coach, & parent! In this episode we are pleased and proud to have Olympic gold & silver medalist, Hugh McCutcheon join us for an important discussion about the state of youth coaching & youth volleyball, in general.   Hugh is among the giants of the volleyball world, both as a player and as a coach.  Inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2018, this native of New Zealand (and former nation team player there) had previously served as the head coach of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Men's Volleyball Gold Medalist squad from the United States and later served in the same role for the London 2012 WOMEN'S Olympic silver medal winning team - also from the United States.   In 2022 - and largely due to his children's experiences in youth sports - Hugh has stepped away from his most recent head coaching position at the University of Minnesota in order to take on a new challenge and newly created role at the university dedicated to mentor and help train coaches of ALL sports about the nature of true ‘Championship Behaviors' - the title of Hugh's 2022 released book that provides ‘A Model for Competitive Excellence in Sports.'   Please enjoy this episode and the wisdom of Hugh McCutcheon - and no matter where you're listening or watching - please subscribe to our YouTube channel so we can continue to bring you the brightest minds and the biggest names from the world of volleyball. We hope you enjoy this podcast & all the FREE content created by the former pro players, coaches - and current volleyball parents - at VOLLEYBALLOGY.  Help support our mission to provide FREE & ACCESSIBLE high-quality content for players, coaches, & families (of varied socioeconomic backgrounds all over the world) by visiting www.volleyballogy.org - or donate what you can today to help us fund future projects.  Thanks for listening/watching!

This week I am joined by Volleyball Coaching Legend and now Author Hugh McCutcheon. Hugh played for NZ in Volleyball at both Junior and Senior level before heading to the States to play college Volleyball. He has become a celebrated coach not only at University level but also international level where he coached the US Men's and Women's teams to Gold and Silver respectively at the Beijing and London Olympics.He has recently written a book called "Championship Behaviors"  which is a lovely piece of work which I have recently read. It was great to have Hugh on the Pod and cool to see a Kiwi doing great things on the international stage. 

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This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, is an absolute treat, featuring Alice Zeimann, the blocking half of the top pair in New Zealand. If you haven't heard of Zeimann and her partner, Shaunna Polley, you will soon. They are currently the No. 31-ranked team in the world, with a win over Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth in last fall's Torquay Elite16. An injury to Polley has limited their competition this season, but when they return, rest assured, they'll be competitive, and are Mewhirter's personal dark horse to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games. We chatted – in that lovely New Zealand accent! – about all manner of topics, including: How Zeimann was recruited by Hugh McCutcheon to play at Minnesota…and then by another Kiwi, Jason Lochhead, at Florida State The wild life of packing your bag and leaving home for almost the entire year, traveling on the Beach Pro Tour The imposter syndrome that comes with being trailblazers in a country without a long history of success in beach volleyball Why a routine is the most important thing to keep you tethered to reality when traveling from country to country, time zone to time zone And, as you can see from the length of this episode, so much more. What a delight it was to have Alice on the show. We think you'll enjoy! SHOOTS! *** Travis Mewhirter and Kent Steffes just published a seminal work on the history of beach volleyball in their new book, Kings of Summer: The Rise of Beach Volleyball. Check it out on Amazon!! https://www.amazon.com/Kings-Summer-rise-beach-volleyball/dp/B0B3JHFKM7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WGJFWHPBGPQ2&keywords=kings+of+summer+book&qid=1658922972&sprefix=kings+of+summer+book%2Caps%2C1328&sr=8-1 We are FIRED UP to announce that we've signed on for another year with Athletic Greens! Stay healthy with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter and get your greens today! https://athleticgreens.com/partner/d35ctoffer-strength/en?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=sandcast_d35ct__a3172__o27&utm_term=cac__a3172__o27&utm_content=sport__a3172__o27 We now have SANDCAST MERCHANDISE!! Rock the gear of your favorite podcast today! https://www.sandcastmerch.com/ If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/ This episode, as always, is brought to you by Wilson Volleyball, makers of the absolute best balls in the game, hands down. You can get a 20-percent discount using our code, SANDCAST-20! https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB SHOOTS!  

Today's episode is on the topic of Championship Behaviours, and we are joined for the discussion with one our past guests the Great Coach Hugh McCutcheon who has just written a book called Championship Behaviours.  Hugh played Volleyball for New Zealand national Junior and Senior teams before transitioning into coaching. In 2005 he was appointed as Head Coach of the USA men's team who went to win the Gold medal at the 2008 Olympics. Then in 2008 he was appointed coach of the USA women's team, and led them to a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics. He is presently the Assistant Athletics Director at the University of Minnesota. If you are interested in learning more about Executive coaching you can reach us through our website https://elevatedleadership.io/ or Paul directly on paul@elevatedleadership.io If you would like to send us any feedback or if you know a great coach, who has a unique story to share, then we would love to hear from you, please contact us at ⁠thegreatcoachespodcast@gmail.com⁠ or contact us through our website thegreatcoachespodcast.com

Hugh McCutcheon is a native of New Zealand, where he was national team volleyball player. He played on the New Zealand junior and senior national teams from 1988 to 1990 before coming to the US. He soon began an illustrious coaching career, leading the US Men's National Team to Olympic Gold in 2008 in Beijing, and the US Women's National team to silver at the 2012 London Olympics. He then became the head coach for the women's volleyball team at the University of Minnesota from 2012–2022, leading the team to numerous NCAA tournaments and building them into a national powerhouse. After announcing his resignation from the volleyball team at the conclusion of the 2022 season, in January 2023, McCutcheon became the assistant athletics director/sport development coach at Minnesota. McCutcheon has just published a brand new book Championship Behaviors: A Model for Competitive Sports Excellence which is the major topic of our discussion today. It is a wonderful handbook for getting the culture, skill development, and leadership aligned to have a successful season, by someone who has accomplished this at the very top levels of competitive sport.  REGISTER NOW! The 2023 Way of Champions Conference will be held August 4-6, 2023 at Colorado Academy in Denver, CO. PHIL JACKSON, 11X NBA CHAMPION COACH, WILL BE JOINING US AS A GUEST PRESENTER FOR THE EVENT!!! Click here to learn more and register.  You can save $100 until April 1 by entering EARLYBIRD at checkout, as well as get access to the best hotel rooms right across the street from Colorado Academy. Its going to be amazing to be back in person in 2023!  This week's podcast is brought to you by our friends at Sprocket Sports.  Sprocket Sports is a new software platform for youth sports clubs.  There are a lot of these systems out there, but Sprocket provides the full enchilada. They give you all the cool front-end stuff to make your club look good– like websites and marketing tools – AND all the back-end transactions and services to run your business better so you can focus on what really matters – your players and your teams.  Sprocket is built for those clubs looking to thrive, not just survive, in the competitive world of youth sports clubs.  So if you've been looking for a true business partner – not just another app – check them out today at https://sprocketsports.me/CTG. Become a Podcast Champion! This weeks podcast is also sponsored by our Patreon Podcast Champions. Help Support the Podcast and get FREE access to our most popular online courses, a $300 value. If you love the podcast, we would love for you to become a Podcast Champion, (https://www.patreon.com/wayofchampions) for as little as a cup of coffee per month (OK, its a Venti Mocha), to help us up the ante and provide even better interviews, better sound, and an overall enhanced experience. Plus, as a $10 per month Podcast Super-Champion, you will have access to never before released and bonus material, including: Downloadable transcripts of our best podcasts, so you don't have to crash your car trying to take notes! A code to get free access to our online course called “Coaching Mastery,” usually a $97 course, plus four other courses worth over $100, all yours for free for becoming a patron. Other special bonus opportunities that come up time to time Access to an online community of coaches like you who are dedicated listeners of the podcast, and will be able to answer your questions and share their coaching experiences. Thank you for all your support these past four years, and a special big thank you to all of you who become part of our inner circle, our patrons, who will enable us to take our podcast to the next level. https://www.patreon.com/wayofchampions

Wait! Use code "VOLLEYPOD" for 20% off of almost anything on The Art of Coaching Volleyball's platform INCLUDING memberships, nearly all of the books, printouts, and more! https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/ Also, be sure to follow The VolleyPod on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/aoc.thevolleypod/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheVolleyPod for exclusive content and immediately useful tips and drills! As an attacker, using the entire court to score can be crucial. One of the "key" swings that attackers can use to "unlock" the whole court is sharp cross-court. This shot forces the blockers and diggers to dial their defense around which can expose the middle of the court for numerous kills. However, many athletes hit sharp cross-court in a manner that can be dangerous for either: their legs/knees, like when they land on one leg, or their shoulders, when they swing outside of their body line. This episode focuses on how to hit sharp angle safely, but also with a lot of power and efficiency. Also, Tod and Davis discuss some options for what to do when you have front row players who are not physically capable of blocking over the net. They also go into some ways that coaches can evaluate whether or not having a big blocker is more useful than having a smaller, more skilled player in the front row. Finally, they share multi-time a very insightful book written by Hugh McCutcheon, an Olympic medalist as the coach for both the U.S. Men's National Team and the U.S. Women's National Team. Skill of the week: Attacking sharp cross-court Scenario of the week: Front row players that can't block Videos Discussed on the Pod This Week: From The Art of Coaching Volleyball, the following video is an instructional video about hitting AND defending sharp angle swings: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/drill-to-train-attacking-and-defending-the-angle/ From Titans Volleyball, this video is a collection of crazy angle swings. Watch and learn from the best! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EugO_ogF40Q From Power Volleyball, this video is also collection of super sharp angle swings. Check out the 30 second mark for possibly the sharpest angle ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EugO_ogF40Q The Resource of the Week can be found here: Hugh McCutheon's book, Championship Behaviors, is available widely, but you can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/Championship-Behaviors-Competitive-Excellence-Sports/dp/1629379573 AND McCutcheon has an incredible TEDTalk, based on the same topic, available here: https://www.ted.com/talks/hugh_mccutcheon_championship_behaviors

1:30 - How Hugh manages to maintain a healthy lifestyle despite all the craziness that comes with being a coach.3:12 - Does Hugh allow himself to set aside free time for things like watching a TV Show.6:11 - Explaining the idea of being a woman and a warrior that Hugh emphasized to his players and in his book.9:36 - What is coopetition, and how does Hugh incorporate it into practices? 11:47 - How does Hugh create a team mentality rather than one focused on individual results?15:27 - Differences between outcome goals, task goals, and daily goals.19:48 - Fostering a mentality where once practice starts, athletes switch into a different mode where they are focused and attentive.22:24 - Explaining the nuances of role clarity and communication with athletes.24:56 - The biggest influences Ken Ravizza has had on Hugh as well as his team.Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

1:56 - Hugh's “retirement” and what his new upcoming role will look like in the next few years..4:55 - Will Hugh ever make a comeback to being involved on court as a coach?9:10 - Should there be more barriers between coaches and players (especially young athletes) in terms of influence?Plus, check out Hugh's book titled: Championship Behaviors: A Model for Competitive Influence14:25 - How Hugh first navigated the evidence-based approach for coaching and education, and ways that new coaches can implement it.17:13 - Describing the distinction between “what you are” and “what you do”.19:20 - How do we improve our “salesmanship” as a coach?20:43 - Hugh's strategies for convincing athletes that don't initially buy into his ideas.22:05 - How to get chips in the “emotional bank account”?23:47 - Is salesmanship an important skill with coaches to develop?27:19 - The downsides of using sarcasm as a coach.Coach Your Brains Out: The Art and Science of Coaching VolleyballThe Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a ChampionBecome a Patron to support the show.

Former U.S. Men's and Women's National Volleyball Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon talks about the mission and vision for a Gold Medal team, the three levels of trust, the elements of competitive excellence and his decision to move towards mentoring coaches.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Show Date: 12/12/22 Andy started the show with his "Soap Box" topic, and then moved into college and high school sports. Wrestling, Hockey, Basketball, Football and Volleyball. U of M Head Women's Volleyball Coach Hugh McCutcheon steps down after taking the Lady Gophers to 3 National Final 4 appearances in his career. Andy and Dan talk about the history of the Annual Army-Navy game and the NFL's three games this Saturday. Dan talks about the upcoming Football Title games in D3 and D2 this weekend. The D1 College Bowl season kicks off Friday with 2 games and Saturday with 7 games. He provides updates on the World Cup semi-final games this week and the Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams. Sports and Songs Podcast Links: https://www.facebook.com/sportsandsongs1 https://twitter.com/SportsandSongs1 https://www.instagram.com/sportsandsongs/ https://www.sportsandsongspodcast.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sportsandsongs/message

The Gophers wrap up 2022 this weekend with a home and home series with St. Cloud State.   Also, Coach Frost reflects on the impact that Hugh McCutcheon has had on Gopher Sports. 

The Gophers wrap up 2022 this weekend with a home and home series with St. Cloud State.   Also, Coach Frost reflects on the impact that Hugh McCutcheon has had on Gopher Sports. 

Vicki Swenson played Division One Volleyball.   Her daughter Sam was an All Big Ten star for the Gophers, and now she has twins that have signed onto play for the program.   What is the future of the program after Hugh McCutcheon and what kind of chance do they have today' against Ohio State?   Find out with Vineeta and Vicki!

Vicki Swenson played Division One Volleyball.   Her daughter Sam was an All Big Ten star for the Gophers, and now she has twins that have signed onto play for the program.   What is the future of the program after Hugh McCutcheon and what kind of chance do they have today' against Ohio State?   Find out with Vineeta and Vicki!

Introduction: After a discouraging start to the season, the Wild seem to be back on track. They have five points in their last three games, the latest coming in a 3-1 win at Montreal on Tuesday. The Wild played the ideal road game in that contest and gained confidence that they can win a tight-checking game. 6:00: Star Tribune Timberwolves beat writer Chris Hine joins Michael Rand for a look at the uneven 2-2 start for the Wolves. How much of the early struggles -- chemistry, transition defense, defensive rebounding -- is easily fixable and how much is concerning in the long-term? Plus Rand gets into Karl-Anthony Towns' comments about Anthony Edwards needing to take care of his body better. 28:00: Mystery solved with Hugh McCutcheon.

Coach Dave Shondell joins host Cory Palm to discuss the Boilermakers going 1-1 last week to go to 15-3 overall, 6-2 in Big Ten play. They also preview one of the biggest weeks of the season with matches against #3 Nebraska and at #9 Minnesota. Shondell also talks about Gopher head coach Hugh McCutcheon and his pending retirement.

On Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse's 77th birthday, he joins host Michael Rand for a look at some of the biggest stories in Minnesota sports. The Vikings are 5-1 after another "horseshoe" game Sunday in which they were badly outgained but still defeated the Dolphins 24-16. It made Reusse think back to the Bud Grant days. The Gophers football team had no such luck in losing its second straight game, while the Gophers volleyball team will have to learn to live without head coach Hugh McCutcheon after this season. The Wild gave up a touchdown in each of their first two games, but at least you can still be optimistic about Minnesota United and the Timberwolves.

Does the Coach like that many players got an extra year of eligibility because of Covid?   A really honest take from Coach McCutcheon.Good luck to the Gophers tonight against Ohio State!

Does the Coach like that many players got an extra year of eligibility because of Covid?   A really honest take from Coach McCutcheon.Good luck to the Gophers tonight against Ohio State!

Hugh McCutcheon, Gopher Volleyball coach talks about his team following a tough loss to a good Stanford team. What they need to improve and how he sees this season playing out.

Darren 'Doogie' Wolfson gets another episode of The Scoop kicked off with some of his latest notes before welcoming on guests. Featured on today's show are Minnesota Twins President of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey, Twins OF Kyle Garlick, Gophers volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon, LSU commit Jaxon Howard, and Iowa State commit Carson Hansen.

This week: potential nurses strike/passing of David Tomassoni, soy-soled shoes going to Minnesota's frontline workers, childcare economic development grants and legendary Golden Gopher volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon

If you would like to send us any feedback or if you know a great coach, who has a unique story to share, then we would love to hear from you, please contact us at thegreatcoachespodcast@gmail.com or contact us through our website thegreatcoachespodcast.com Our Great Coach on this episode is Hugh McCutcheon. Hugh played Volleyball for New Zealand national Junior and Senior teams before transitioning into coaching. He started as an Assistant at Brigham Young University and was part of the team when it won the the NCAA championships in 1999 and 2001. He became a head coach for the first time in 2001, leading the Austrian Hotvolleys, In his first season there, the team won the Inter-Liga, the Austrian Cup and the Austrian League championships. In 2005 he was appointed as Head Coach of the USA mens team and the team went on to win gold medals at the America's Cup in Brazil, the NORCECA Continental Championship in Canada and then ultimately the Gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. In 2008 he was appointed coach of the USA womens team, and led them to three World Grand Prix golds and a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics. And in 2011, he was named head coach of the University of Minnesota's volleyball team. Hugh is a coach with a strong sense of purpose; and the kind of deep-seated wisdom that comes through living and succeeding in multiple countries and cultures. He is articulate and passionate about the importance of coaching in a way that is tailored to the individual. As a father, he is also aware that the role of sport can play in young peoples lives as it allows them to, in his words, learn life lessons without incurring the same kind of colletral damage you get if you screw up in life. Some of the key highlights from our discussion were: The false narrative that anything less than perfection is worth celebrating. The mission statement he wrote with the USA Mens team that guided them on the path to the 2008 Olympic Gold medal. And His views on the 3 types of trust needed within high-performing teams, the first being the athletes ability to trust themselves, the 2nd being their ability to trust their teammates and the third focused on the trust between athlete and coach. And the role that relationships play in each of these areas. I enjoyed this conversation a lot, I actually chased Hugh for quite a while to do it, and I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Back for another episode of The Scoop, Darren 'Doogie' Wolfson cracks open his latest notes on the Wolves before getting into conversations. Guests on the show include Minnesota hockey legend Lou Nanne to discuss the Wild (8:28) and Gophers basketball commit Taurus Samuels talking about his move to Minnesota (20:01). Doogie was able to catch up with the Gophers Coach Caravan recently where he spoke with Athletics Director Mark Coyle (32:31), football coach PJ Fleck (36:32), men's basketball coach Ben Johnson (40:37), volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon (44:39), and soccer coach Erin Chastain (48:31).

Gopher volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon joins Mike Max to talk about the push to sanction boys volleyball as an official high school sport in Minnesota.

Mike Max is in today and begins the show discussing the push for legalized sports betting in Minnesota. Later, Gopher volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon joins to talk about the efforts to sanction boys high school volleyball in Minnesota. Plus, we get some advice from Dr. Roni Cohen-Sandler for handling our teens and their phones.

Gopher Volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon joins the guys a day after his team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen by beating Stanford in straight sets. Up next for coach McCutcheon is the Baylor Bears, in Madison. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Clarence and Stephen welcome University of Minnesota Golden Gophers head coach, Hugh McCutcheon (5:11 - 27:54). They discuss prepping for the NCAA tournament, Hugh's coaching philosophy and much more! Then, Clarence and Stephen make their own tournament selections. You won't want to miss their bracket predictions!

KDLM Sports Wrap, November 29th, 2021 REWIND: Gophers beat Wisconsin 23-13 to take Paul Bunyan's Axe for the second time in four years; Zeke reads sad Badger fan tweets from after the game, Adam Thielen catches two touchdowns in 34-26 loss to San Francisco; now in fifth place on the Vikings all-time touchdown catch list, Byron Buxton signs a seven-year deal with the Twins in what could make him one of the most beloved Twins of all-time...if he can stay healthy. SECOND HALF: Gopher PxP voice Mike Grimm calls into the show to recap the Gopher Football win over Wisconsin on Saturday and the chaos that ensued. Plus, Gopher Men's basketball is 5-0 heading into tomorrows Big Ten/ACC Challenge against Pitt, and Hugh McCutcheon's Gopher volleyball team is back in the NCAA tournament for the seventh-consecutive season.

This Sunday edition of 'The Scoop' is interviews only with the guests including ESPN's Bobby Marks (2:10), Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson (35:36), Gophers volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon (1:07:31), Stanford commit Lucas Heyer (1:17:15), and Vikings safety Xavier Woods (1:27:00).

In Part 3 of our conversation with Regan Pittman, a three-time All-American in volleyball at the University of Minnesota, shares what she — a top-10 prospect — thought of rankings, what she would tell her 8-, 12-, and 16-year-old self, and what she learned from her Hall of Fame coach with the Gophers, Hugh McCutcheon.  Winning Is Not Everything is a podcast aimed at bringing sanity back to youth sports with conversations with blue-chip athletes and coaches.

Kolejnym gościem #VolleyTime był Tomasz Wasilkowski, pełniący obecnie rolę asystenta trenera Patricka Duflosa w zespole Arago de Sète. Jednego z najbardziej utalentowanych polskich trenerów młodego pokolenia pytaliśmy o jego bogatą karierę poza granicami Polski (Francja, Niemcy, Katar), a także o staże trenerskie u takich sław jak Karch Kiraly czy Hugh McCutcheon.

Mike Max talks with University of Minnesota Gopher Volleyball Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon about matches being postponed, having to manage the schedule, what makes a good player and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Justin Gaard is joined by Hugh McCutcheon to review the Penn State and Nebraska weekends. The Gophers are now 9-1 on the season after sweeping the Nittany Lions and splitting against the Huskers.

Mike Max talks with University of Minnesota Volleyball Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon on finally starting their season, dealing with the pandemic, what could bother college athletes the most, defining intelligence and more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paige Tapp joins Rob Espero in a continued conversation from VolleyballMag.com (https://bit.ly/3nKGCFX) to discuss the upcoming oppotunity to compete in the United States in a women's professional league, Athletes Unlimited. Paige discusses the "Minnesota Middle" connection, playing with a high-caliber program, which will result in matchups vs. MANY former Golden Gopher Middles, athletes and friends. Paige then discusses the scoring methodology and discusses the opportunity to play with and against some some of the top volley-ballers in the the world. She closes out the episode by "drafting" who she would want in Week 1 of the competition (if she was a team captain) and who she would consult to help build her team-- citing that Hugh McCutcheon's and Karch Kiraly's phones would blow up from text messages from former athletes in the competition!

Volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon had some great advice on leading with consistency and empathy to build trust among team members and inspire responsibility to one another as well as individual effort. This got me thinking about coaches who lead with fear, in particular about the environment on the U.S. Women's Olympic Gymnastics Team that allowed the years of abuse perpetrated by Larry Nassar. To see more on Nassar, watch Netflix's documentary Athlete A (trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzeP0DKSqdQ) and check out this article in Glamour: https://www.glamour.com/story/women-of-the-year-2018-larry-nassar-survivors. You can view the victim impact statements from the Nassar state court sentencing hearing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXlYRDMVULU.

Hugh McCutcheon is a volleyball coach with outstanding lessons for anyone who is trying to motivate, inspire, and lead others. He is the head coach of the women's volleyball team at the University of Minnesota, where he has led the Golden Gophers to three NCAA Final Four appearances and been named Big Ten Coach of the Year twice. He also coached the Men's and Women's U.S. Olympic Volleyball Teams to gold and silver medals. I loved his messages on building trust among team members and mastery in individuals. I find myself quoting him almost weekly since our interview; I know you're going to find some great inspiration here. You can find out more about Hugh here: https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/coaches/hugh-mccutcheon/2330. Follow him on Twitter @McCutcheonMN.

A special rebroadcast of a classic CYBO episode with the great Hugh McCutcheon.

Hugh McCutcheon joins Justin Gaard to review the final regular season weekend and preview the NCAA Tournament.

Hugh McCutcheon joins Justin Gaard to review the final regular season weekend and preview the NCAA Tournament.

  It took a matter of weeks for Lee Feinswog to rebound from being laid off. Not a month had gone by from the moment he received a call from the higher-ups at Turner, for whom he freelanced to write college volleyball stories on NCAA.com, when he began scrolling through his phone, idea and contact in hand. His passion for writing about the sport came as a surprise, even to him. Here was a guy who had covered LSU basketball in the Shaq days, who had written about the highest levels of the NBA, MLB, who ran in circles with some of the best writers in the country – and he was smitten by college volleyball. It’s possible that it was the novelty of it, at the time. He had watched his first men’s match only a year before, a semifinal of the NCAA Championship where, as fate would have it, he sat next to Hugh McCutcheon, then the head coach of the women’s national team and one of the most brilliant minds in the game. “I learned more that day than you could possibly imagine,” Feinswog said on SANDCAST: Beach volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter. A few days later, he found himself in Anaheim, watching the women’s team practice at the invitation of McCutcheon. But Turner, which owned NCAA.com, was bleeding money, and the first to go were the freelancers, including Feinswog. McCutcheon, though, wasn’t the only contact Feinswog had made at that semifinal. He had also exchanged contact information with the editor at Volleyball Magazine, Aubrey Everett. “All of a sudden, I was like, ‘Wait, I sat next to the editor of Volleyball Magazine,’” Feinswog recalled. “I sent her a note and said ‘I’m a free agent, can you use me?’ “You guys have never seen Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid but it’s kinda like where he goes, ‘Well, considering I’m desperate and you’re exactly what I need…’ so I picked up with the magazine and wrote for them for four, five six years as a freelance writer.” Despite holding what was basically a monopoly over volleyball coverage, the magazine wasn’t immune to the downsizing of the journalism industry as a whole. The print edition was shrinking, circulation was down, the website was limited. Simply put: It wasn’t going to last long. Feinswog knew this, as did Ed Chan, who had subscribed to the magazine for more than 40 years and had been one of its most reliable freelance photographers. They agreed that, when the magazine hit a certain threshold of pain, it would be willing to sell. They’d be the ones to buy it.   “It got to that point,” Chan said. “So I asked if they were interested in selling, and they said yes.” It was the simplest of business negotiations, almost to comical levels. Feinswog was driving down I-10 in Houston. Chan called and said “We can buy volleyball magazine, you want to buy it?” “Ok, sure.” “That was it,” Feinswog said, laughing. “That was our business negotiation. And that’s how we became publishing magnates.” He says this jokingly, but on a relative scale, Volleyball Magazine – since renamed VolleyballMag.com in Feinswog’s and Chan’s ownership of the publication – is without a doubt the most reliable and regular source of news coverage on all things volleyball, be it beach, indoors or otherwise. Their goal was to become the daily digital news source of volleyball, which is exactly what has happened. They cover college women. They cover college men. They cover the pros, to the point that Feinswog watched every single match during the 2016 Rio Olympics. Not just every American match. Every match. “And then I was like, ‘Wait, now college is about to start?’” he said. They have covered the AVP and the NVL and the World Series of Beach Volleyball and p1440 and CBVA and every other iteration of professional volleyball there has been on the beach. They have covered the college game. And while competitor sites such as Volleymob and FloVolley have either shrunk or folded, VolleyballMag has grown and expanded at an impressive, if not staggering, clip. The number of stories that are read through organic Google searches has exploded by 800 percent in the four years they’ve owned it. They’ve hired freelancers to cover whatever the two of them cannot, expanding to juniors and even to Brazil. It was Feinswog who named the very podcast on which he told this story. Yes, SANDCAST: Beach volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter was as much Feinswog’s creation as it was Bourne’s and Mewhirter’s. Now a new chapter of VolleyballMag.com begins, as the magazine – “magazine” used loosely here, since there is no longer a print edition – has been acquired by p1440, equipping them with the resources they’ve long needed but haven’t possessed. “It’s amazing really,” Chan said. “It’s kind of like making the transformation from being a garage band to getting a recording contract. We had all these ideas. We wanted to expand to juniors. We wanted to expand to Brazil. Normally we would be ‘OK, how are we going to pay for this? Who are we going to get to buy into this? How are we going to promote it?’ With p1440, if they see it as a viable idea, they greenlight it and we go with it.” “There is a vision,” Feinswog added. “There is an expectation of greatness on a tremendous scale. All I can tell you is you’re going to see more amazing things not just on VolleyballMag.com but from p1440.”

Justin Gaard is joined by Volleyball Coach Hugh McCutcheon to talk about the season and how Hugh got from New Zealand to the United States for a long career in volleyball.

On this special episode of Fan On Demand, Justin Gaard is live from the Gopher Coach's Caravan at the Arboretum in Chaska. He's joined by athletic director, Mark Coyle, head coach of women's basketball, Lindsay Whalen, head coach of women's volleyball, Hugh McCutcheon, and head football coach, PJ Fleck.

On this special episode of Fan On Demand, Justin Gaard is live from the Gopher Coach's Caravan at the Arboretum in Chaska. He's joined by athletic director, Mark Coyle, head coach of women's basketball, Lindsay Whalen, head coach of women's volleyball, Hugh McCutcheon, and head football coach, PJ Fleck.

Hugh McCutcheon joins Justin Gaard to talk about the consistency it takes to have the season they are having and the week that was with Hugh's International Hall of Fame induction.

Hugh McCutcheon joins Justin Gaard to talk about the consistency it takes to have the season they are having and the week that was with Hugh's International Hall of Fame induction.

Hugh McCutcheon joins Justin Gaard to preview the 2018 season, opening the season with the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, the prospect of playing in the Final Four at Target Center and his induction to the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.

Hugh McCutcheon joins Justin Gaard to preview the 2018 season, opening the season with the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, the prospect of playing in the Final Four at Target Center and his induction to the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.

Justin Gaard and Hugh McCutcheon review the 2017 Gopher Volleyball season, which ended with a Sweet 16 loss to USC.

Justin Gaard and Hugh McCutcheon review the 2017 Gopher Volleyball season, which ended with a Sweet 16 loss to USC.

Justin Gaard and Hugh McCutcheon review the 1st and 2nd Round wins and preview the Sweet 16 matchup versus USC.

Justin Gaard and Hugh McCutcheon review the 1st and 2nd Round wins and preview the Sweet 16 matchup versus USC.

Justin Gaard and Hugh McCutcheon review the 1st and 2nd Round wins and preview the Sweet 16 matchup versus USC.

Justin Gaard and Hugh McCutcheon review the 1st and 2nd Round wins and preview the Sweet 16 matchup versus USC.

Justin Gaard and Hugh McCutcheon review the last few weeks and preview two upcoming home matches against Purdue and Iowa.

Justin Gaard and Hugh McCutcheon review the last few weeks and preview two upcoming home matches against Purdue and Iowa.

Justin Gaard and Hugh McCutcheon discuss the past two weeks in Gopher Volleyball, including the first loss of the season to Michigan State.

Justin Gaard and Hugh McCutcheon discuss the past two weeks in Gopher Volleyball, including the first loss of the season to Michigan State.

Justin Gaard and Hugh McCutcheon discuss the past two weeks in Gopher Volleyball, including the first loss of the season to Michigan State.

Justin Gaard and Hugh McCutcheon discuss the past two weeks in Gopher Volleyball, including the first loss of the season to Michigan State.

The Annual Holiday Spectacular is on!   There will be food and drink / Laughter and Fun as we pack the house with all of our TNL hosts from the year plus other terrific volleyball people.   Plus, hear from all Four of the coaches headed to Columbus with thier teams to vie for a National Title. Hugh McCutcheon, Jerritt Elliott, John Dunning and John Cook will join us. Tune in for the best, and maybe by 11am the worst, TNL has to offer.  

We're back from Nashville.  On this episode we chat about FIVB Olympic Beach Volleyball update, College Volleyball Weekly, Recap our Trip to Nashville and we chatted with Minnesota Women's Head Volleyball Coach Hugh McCutcheon.

Hugh McCutcheon, Jaime Morrison, Andrea Becker, Don Flora, Molly Menard, Tim Kelly, Erik Sullivan, Chris McGown and others on this final TNL episode of 2014

University of Minnesota's head volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon joined us to talk about the love of sport and how to properly develop young athletes.  Coach shared his story growing up in New Zealand playing multiple different sports and developing over his lifetime a love for volleyball.  He talked about how he came to focus on one sport, volleyball, his transition to coaching and some of his principles of success. For more information, visit The McCarthy Project. Coach Hugh McCutcheon Bio: Hugh McCutcheon enters his third year at the helm of Golden Gopher Volleyball. Completing two seasons as the Gopher head coach, McCutcheon has led Minnesota a 56-15 record, named the 2013 AVCA North Region Coach of the Year and has coached three individuals to All-America honors in the past season seasons. Complete bio

What do you do to follow up a great show that had Sinjin Smith?  You book Minnesota Head Women's Volleyball Coach, Hugh McCutcheon and USA Women's National Team libero, Nicole Davis.