From Ohio State Player to coaching at Louisville - Parker Mikesch Interview

In this episode, we sit down with Parker Mikesch, assistant coach for the Louisville Cardinals women's volleyball, to talk about his volleyball journey, playing at Ohio State, and how he transitioned into coaching at one of the top programs in college volleyball.

We also dive into:

Recruiting philosophy
Evaluating athletes beyond talent
Match scouting and film breakdown
Preparing game plans
Working with Dan Meske and the Louisville staff
The evolving world of college volleyball recruiting

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0:00
2:40 Hawaii Trip
6:14 Where is PM from
8:55 path to Ohio State **
11:40 highlights at OSU *
13:33 The locker room *
15:15 Coaching path **
18:45 volunteering **
19:20 Willing to do anything
19:50 Dan's conversation **
21:00 Processing data **
22:00 Great lesson ***
24:50 UNC Next **
28:30 The coaching hook **
30:00 pursuit of getting better**
32:00 Dan ** Teaching them better by getting to know them better
33:55 Coaching not an easy career *
35:00 Coaching more than X and O's ** between the ears
36:30 karch experience ** Gio
38:50 pressure moments **
39:33 don't break them down ** The little interactions
40:30 coaching your age **
43:45 Don't forget what it feels like to be a player **
45:10 Parker's Role **
47:18 What makes Louisville special ***
50:10 Message to players that feel overlooked ***
52:15 Recruiting and transfer portal Reese ** TCU
54:00 Sticking things out **
56:00 How can recruits stand out ***
58:10 Pregame routines *
59:00 emotion ** calm
59:40 Resetting **
1:00:35 Payton Peterson **
1:02:30 scouting as a libero ****
1:04:55 Chest high pass - Gage ** being attacked or attacking
1:07:24 spring season *
1:10:20 What clubs can do w their players **
1:12:05 mentor
1:13:40 Toughest position in volleyball **
1:18:10 Middles can set
1:19:10 creativity of outside hitters.
1:20:40 away from the court
1:23:30 Who is next ** Spencer

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