Ruth Nelson is an American volleyball coach, innovator, teacher, motivator, sports marketer, fundraiser and visionary. From making an impact on the juniors scene, to accruing over 500 wins coaching at the collegiate level, all the way to the pros and USA national team, the half of a century's work in her wheelhouse is well-documented. She is the innovator of BYOP (bring your own parent) - a junior's system where the parents assist in the process and player development of the junior. She is in the hall of fame under multiple volleyball institutions, including USA volleyball, and AVCA.
Tune in, as chat up "BYOP," the parental learning curve of the sport their child plays, how coaches can navigate emotional investment in their players, parents and players understanding a "team commitment," why some kids are excited to come to practice and some are not, avoiding position specializations at certain age groups, avoiding 'making everything about you,' remembering Flo Hyman, our love for long time coach Mario Trebit, where coaches and role models cross paths, the money made in coaching in the past vs today, being a coach vs being a trainer, knowing that success is harder for some more than others, teaching offensive and defensive systems, why female players are smarter than the male players, and MORE!
