Matt Buttermore | Head Volleyball Coach | Omaha - One Question Leadership Podcast

10/20/24 • 17 min

@1QLeadership Question: Can a team show consistent growth if most of the players come from the transfer portal?

From the 2023 AVCA Convention, Matt Buttermore, Head Volleyball Coach at Omaha, talks about what he valued about the volleyball day matchup, which pitted Omaha against Nebraska and saw record attendance and viewership. He also gives his thoughts on transfers and NIL.

you don't know exactly how a transfer will fit in
we can't try to do the same things we did last year
if we keep growing great teams, the sport will continue to grow

The conversation wraps with Buttermore sharing advice for people who want to be in a head coaching role. - One Question Leadership Podcast - Tai M. Brown

@1QLeadership Question: Can a team show consistent growth if most of the players come from the transfer portal?

you don't know exactly how a transfer will fit in
we can't try to do the same things we did last year
if we keep growing great teams, the sport will continue to grow

The conversation wraps with Buttermore sharing advice for people who want to be in a head coaching role. - One Question Leadership Podcast - Tai M. Brown

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@1QLeadership Question: Does age matter if someone has the capacity to do the job?

Tangela Cheatham, Deputy Athletic Director for Sport Administration and Senior Woman Administrator at Central Michigan, talks about being trusted with an executive level position at an early age. The woman who hired her, CMU Director of Athletics Amy Folan, was also trusted early in her career.

credits 'supported autonomy' as a critical development tool
most of her current responsibilities were new experiences when she was hired
understands that she will never know everything, thus she is always willing to learn

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anytime there is change, there is opportunity
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