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KP Sits Down with NCAA Division III men's volleyball coaches to discuss the 2026 NCAA men's volleyball season.  Joining KP is Glenn DeHaven (Juniata), Doug Burchett (Dominican) and Coach Carlo of NJCU joined the pod this week as well.

KP sits down with Jim and Sofija Mazurski to discuss the VQ Sports Foam Volleyball.  Jim is the CEO of VQ Sports Foam Volleyball and his daughter Sofija loves the volleyball.  KP has partnered up with Jim to try to get this volleyball out to the youth.  Please visit the following site below.

KP Sits Down with NCAA Division III men's volleyball coaches to discuss the 2026 NCAA men's volleyball season.  Joining KP is Glenn DeHaven (Juniata), Evin Giglio (Wentworth), Doug Burchett (Dominican) and Rob Wingert (Misericordia).  Curtis Madson of Concordia Wisconsin joined the pod this week as well.

KP Sits Down with NCAA Division III men's volleyball coaches to discuss the 2026 NCAA men's volleyball season.  Joining KP is Glenn DeHaven (Juniata), Evin Giglio (Wentworth), Doug Burchett (Dominican) and Rob Wingert (Misericordia).  Also, Coach Colton Frey of Bridgewater was able to join the podcast.

KP Sits Down With Quinn Riley and Trent Beeson To Discuss Virginia Volleyball.  Todd Hollenbeck and KP will be at The St James Tournament in Virginia Feb 21st and 22nd.  Quinn and Trent helped hype up the tournament and discussed Virginia volleyball.  

KP Sits Down with NCAA Division III men's volleyball coaches to discuss the 2026 NCAA men's volleyball season.  Joining KP is Evin Giglio (Wentworth), Doug Burchett (Dominican) and Rob Wingert (Misericordia).  Special guest Coach Mike of Ill Tech joined as well.

KP Sits Down with Head Coach Corey Marks of Rockhurst to discuss his program, recruiting, culture and much more.

KP Sits Down with NCAA Division III men's volleyball coaches to discuss the 2026 NCAA men's volleyball season.  Joining KP is Glenn DeHaven (Juniata), Evin Giglio (Wentworth), Doug Burchett (Dominican) and Rob Wingert (Misericordia).  Special guest Coach JW Kieckhefer of Carthage joined the show to give his insights. 

KP Sits Down with LMU Coach Jacob Craig to discuss his new role, team culture and much more!

KP Sits Down with NCAA Division III men's volleyball coaches to discuss the first weekend of 2026 NCAA men's volleyball season.  Joining KP is Glenn DeHaven (Juniata), Evin Giglio (Wentworth), and Doug Burchett (Dominican).  Special guest, Head Coach Richard Gary joined the podcast.

KP Sits Down With Assistant Coach Michael Lanera of LIndenwood to discuss their program, the MIVA and much more! 

KP Sits Down with NCAA Division III men's volleyball coaches to discuss what went on in NCAA Division III men's volleyball from Jan 13th to Jan 19th of 2026 NCAA men's volleyball season.  Joining KP is Glenn DeHaven (Juniata), Evin Giglio (Wentworth), Doug Burchett (Dominican) and Rob Wingert (Misericordia).  We had Head Coach Kevin Judd (Cal Lutheran) on the show as well.

KP Sits Down with NCAA Division III men's volleyball Head Coach Glenn DeHaven to discuss The Kevin Pratte Foundation Tournament at Juniata on January 23rd and 24th.  It will be an awesome NCAA D III tournament with outstanding teams attending.

KP Sits Down With Ball State Head Coach Mike Iandolo to discuss his new role as a head coach, building a staff, creating a culture and the history of Ball State. 

KP Sits Down with NCAA Division III men's volleyball coaches to discuss the first weekend of 2026 NCAA men's volleyball season.  Joining KP is Glenn DeHaven (Juniata), Evin Giglio (Wentworth), Doug Burchett (Dominican) and Rob Wingert (Misericordia).

KP Sits Down with NCAA Division III men's volleyball coaches to discuss the upcoming 2026 season.  Joining KP is Glenn DeHaven (Juniata), Evin Giglio (Wentworth) and Rob Wingert (Misericordia). 

 KP Sits Down With Travis and Andrew Fuller To Discuss The Boys' Winter Invitational In Louisville, Showcase Dec 11 and Tournament Dec 12th - 14th

KP sits down with Coach Tafa of Roots, Todd Hollenbeck, and Josh Lobert of Mavs to discuss Kansas City volleyball and a camp in Kansas City Nov 1st and 2nd!  All high school boys'/ 8th graders are welcome to sign up for the camp that features schools from NJIT, UC Merced, Lindenwood (day 2) and other NAIA schools.  Sign up on www.middlehitter.com.

KP interviews members of the Frontier High School team to discuss the September 6th outdoor stadium game that took place in Buffalo, New York.

KP sits down with with Coach Patrick Gibson and Coach Jay Kudilka out of Oregon to discuss sanctioning boys' high school volleyball.  On October 6th Coach Patrick Gibson is presenting to the state of Oregon to try to get boys' volleyball sanctioned.

KP sits down with strength and sports performance coaches Josh Walters and Joe Virginio.  They discuss the importance of strength training, recovery and much more for youth volleyball players. 

KP Sits Down With Dr. Brockman, Keyon Haynes, and Tristan Rowley to discuss UMES men's volleyball.  UMES is starting their first NCAA Division I men's volleyball season this year.  The season starts up in January of 2026.  The squad is training this fall, attending classes and building their culture.

KP interviews members of the Frontier High School team to discuss the September 6th outdoor stadium game in Buffalo, New York.

KP and Todd sit down with Coach Jenny Ross, Bodie McBride and Niisu Wilkinson to discuss the KP Volleyball Camp at E3 in New Mexico on Sept 20th and 21st.

KP Sits Down With Tracy Stevens And Lucas Waller To Discuss Tennessee Volleyball And A Camp In Tennessee August 9th and 10th!  All high school boys' are welcome to sign up for the camp that features schools from Lewis, Juniata, Wentworth, Rockhurst and Maryville.  Sign up on www.middlehitter.com.

KP Sits Down With Devin Busam And Cooper Aron To Preview The 2025 AAU Boys' Volleyball Championship Tournament.

KP Sits Down With Ashlyn Riding and Niko Orro To Discuss Central and Northern California Boys' Volleyball.  They discuss high school and club volleyball.  Also, they highlight some camps that are coming up in the Central/Northern CA Region.

KP Sits Down With Coach Justin Beaumont Of LIU And John Howard III To Discuss East Coast Volleyball.  They go over club and high school volleyball.  Also, KP is running KP'S Volleyball Camps in Brooklyn at LIU on July 12th and 13th.  The camp is open to all high school boys' volleyball players.  The camps coaches will be from NYU, NJIT, LIU, Manhattan, STAC, NJCU and Misericordia.

KP Sits Down With Coach Niko Lambert And Coach Nick Baker To Discuss Florida Volleyball.  They discuss high school and club volleyball.  Also, they discuss the July 8th and 9th camp that KP is running in Orlando with coaches from UCLA, USC, Barry, George Mason, PFW and BYU. 

KP Sits down with Coach Andrew Fuller of The Academy Volleyball Club to discuss a boys' club tournament taking place in Louisville in December of 2025.  They discuss Indiana high school volleyball and much more.

KP Sits Down With Coach Nick Amado From Golden West Community College To Discuss His Career And The 2025 State Championship!

KP sits down on the Coaches Huddle for episode 8 with Glenn DeHaven (Juniata), Evin Giglio (Wentworth), Rob Wingert (Misericordia), and Doug Burchett (Dominican) to discuss NCAA D III men's volleyball.  They cover the NCAA Final Four, Championship, GCU cutting men's volleyball, players of the week, give out awards highlight players, and much more.

KP sits down on the Coaches Huddle for episode 8 with Glenn DeHaven (Juniata), Evin Giglio (Wentworth), Rob Wingert (Misericordia), and Doug Burchett (Dominican) to discuss NCAA D III men's volleyball.  They cover the NCAA tournament, discuss who is going to the final four and much more.

KP sits down with Maatias Ferrell (Windward), Josh Mugo (Texas All Stars), and Joaquin Corrales (Valcano Vista New Mexico) to discuss the Inaugural First Point Tournament in Austin, Texas.

KP sits down on the Coaches Huddle for episode 7 with Glenn DeHaven (Juniata), Evin Giglio (Wentworth), Rob Wingert (Misericordia), and Doug Burchett (Dominican) to discuss NCAA D III men's volleyball.  They cover the NCAA tournament, highlight players, and predict outcomes and much more.

KP sits down on the Coaches Huddle fro episode 6 with Glenn DeHaven (Juniata), Evin Giglio (Wentworth), and Rob Wingert (Misericordia), to discuss NCAA D III men's volleyball.  They cover each region, highlight players, go over AVCA rankings, predict conference tournament outcomes and much more.

KP sits down on the Coaches Huddle for show number 5 with Glenn DeHaven (Juniata), Evin Giglio (Wentworth), Rob Wingert (Misericordia), and Doug Burchett (Dominican) to discuss NCAA D III men's volleyball.  They cover each region, highlight players, go over AVCA rankings and much more.

KP sits down with First Point Board Members Kenny Rogers and Sarah Conklin to go over the Inaugural First Point High School Boys' Volleyball Tournament in Austin, Texas that takes place on March 28th through 30th.

KP sits down on the Coaches Huddle fro episode 4 with Glenn DeHaven (Juniata), Evin Giglio (Wentworth), Rob Wingert (Misericordia), and Doug Burchett (Dominican) to discuss NCAA D III men's volleyball.  They cover each region, highlight players, go over AVCA rankings and much more.

KP sits down on the Coaches Huddle fro episode 3 with Glenn DeHaven (Juniata), Evin Giglio (Wentworth), Rob Wingert (Misericordia), and Doug Burchett (Dominican) to discuss NCAA D III men's volleyball.  They cover each region, highlight players, go over AVCA rankings and much more.

KP sits down on the Coaches Huddle fro episode 2 with Glenn DeHaven (Juniata), Evin Giglio (Wentworth), Rob Wingert (Misericordia), and Doug Burchett (Dominican) to discuss NCAA D III men's volleyball.  They cover each region, highlight players, go over AVCA rankings and much more.

KP sits down with Glenn DeHaven (Juniata), Rob Wingert (Misericordia), and Doug Burchett (Dominican) to discuss NCAA D III men's volleyball.  They cover each region, highlight players, go over AVCA rankings and much more.

KP Sits Down With NAIA Head Coach Jeremy Thornburg of Defiance College.  They talked about his volleyball background, Defiance College and how he is going to build the men's volleyball program.

KP sits down with Tracy Stevens (C2 Attack/Tennessee), Sarah Conklin (First Point/North Carolina) and Tracy Labreche (Alabama) to discuss how to start up boys' high school teams, First Point, how to get your state publicity and much more!

KP sits down with Co Head Coaches of GCU Men's Volleyball, Coach Jon Girten and Coach Bryan Dell'Amico. They talk about their new roles, what Coach Werle meant to the program, how they are moving forward and much more.

KP sits down with Head Coach Colton Frey of Bridgewater College.  The 2025-2026 will be the first year for the NCAA Division III Bridgewater program.  Coach Frey discusses his background in volleyball, how he will run the program and much more.

KP sits down with Roosevelt Head Coach Kelly Magliano to discuss her NCAA Division II program in Chicago.

KP sits down with Coach Ramius Pruiss of Frog Jump Volleyball.  They discuss the Frog Jump Volleyball website, what is posted on the site and Coach Ramius' background in volleyball. 

KP sits down with Coach Brian Hogg of Lincoln Memorial to discuss his program.

Tommy Morris interviews KP about the 5 star ranking on Middle Hitter.  They go into detail about what new projects KP is working on and how he is growing the game.

KP sits down with Merrimack Head Coach Ray Lewis to discuss his program.

KP sits down with LIU Head Coach Justin Beaumont to discuss his program. Coach Beaumont talks about how he got involved in volleyball, the culture he is building and he announces for the first time on the show the assistant he just hired.

KP sits down with Barry University Assistant Coach Charles Norman to discuss how he got involved in volleyball, the new Barry program and the culture that he helping build at his college.

KP sits down with Springfield Coach Charlie Sullivan to discuss his coaching career, Springfield, leadership and his involvement in USA volleyball. 

KP sits down with UCLA Coach John Hawks to discuss his first task on the job, building his staff, the new 2026 NCAA roster 18 limit rule and much more. 

KP sits down with AVCA Boys' Director Brad Wilson and Culver Stockton College Head Coach Jeff Lipton to discuss the AVCA Boys' Showcase on December 21st in Louisville, Kentucky. Many college NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIA programs will be at this event.  Boys' volleyball players in the '25, '26, '27 and '28 class should check it out! 

 KP sits down with Head Coach Jay Hosack of George Mason to discuss the new NCAA 18 roster size for D1 that will be enforced for the 2025/2026 academic year.

KP sits down with Head Coach Thiago Lopes of St. Thomas Aquinas to discuss volleyball, his college, philosophy of coaching and much more!

KP sits down with Ben Blasi, the sixteen year old CEO of Servin Swag to discuss some volleyball and talk about his business.  Check out his website below to purchase some volleyball joggers.

KP sits down with Head Coach Chris Schortgen of Manhattan University to discuss his volleyball background, coaching philosophy, what he is looking for in recruits and much more.  Manhattan will start their inaugural season in the 2025-2025 academic season and play in the NEC.

KP sits down with Coach Spencer Wickens of Stanford, Coach Matt Pollock of Pepperdine, Coach Jared Goldberg of The Masters to discuss the new 18 NCAA D 1 roster limits, fall college training, Nov 16th Men's Volleyball College Exhibition at Clovis East High School in Fresno with (Menlo, Stanford, Long Beach, Pepperdine, The Masters, Jessup, UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz and Simpson) and KP'S Showcase that will take place at the Nov 16th tournament.  The Showcase will be for all 9th-12th grade boys from 1:30 pm to 2:55 pm at Clovis East High School, all the colleges will have a coach watching the Showcase.  The Showcase is hosted by Valley Volleyball Academy and WCVBA.  To register contact Valley Volleyball Academy or DM KP.

KP sits down with NAIA Head Coach Jeff Lipton to discuss his program and coaching philosophy.

KP and D Bus start off season 3 by interviewing The Academy Volleyball Club Directors out of Indianapolis.  Andrew is building a powerhouse in the Midwest.  

KP and D Bus sit down with Dara Silverman, Caedan and Isaiah Agustin to discuss the KP Volleyball Camp.

KP and D Bus sit down with Jack Loper to discuss the 2024 AAU Championships.  Loper played for WAVE in the 2023-2024 season and will be attending Stanford in the fall of 2025.

KP sits down with Coach Gleason, the new PFW head coach.  They discuss getting the new job, MIVA, culture and much more.

Tommy Morris interviews KP and Jerry Strub about www.middlehitter.com.  For nearly 20 years Jerry ran Middle Hitter and now is passing it on to KP.  The website is a hub to get access to NCAA Division I, II and III programs.  NAIA and community college program information is on the site.  Most importantly the the commitment list will still be on the site and much more.  Thank you Jerry for all your hard work and dedication.  KP is excited to take over the website.

KP and D Bus sit down with Coach Doug Burchett of Dominican University to discuss his program, NCAA Division III Volleyball, and much more!

Tommy Morris guest host the show to interview Francie Pratte and KP about The Kevin Pratte Foundation.  They discuss KP'S recruiting process way back in 2005, the KP Volleyball Camp, the 2024 Kevin Pratte Foundation Auction and how to get involved in The Kevin Pratte Foundation.

KP sits down with Coach Todd Hollenbeck to discuss Menlo College men's volleyball.  They will be transitioning from NAIA to NCAA Division II and playing in the MPSF Conference.

KP sits down with Marcel Doumerc to discuss how he helps prepare athletes to be financially successful by teaching them important business strategies.

KP sits down with Devin Busam (Mira Costa), Elliott Scully (Ohio) and Ryan Louis (Arizona) to discuss the 2024 boys' high school season.  They talk about multiple states and regions.  Please DM KP @kprecruiter to provide him info for the 2024 Volleyball Magazine High School recap article, due by Friday, June 7th.

KP sits down with Justin Dowdle (Auburn Club Volleyball), Bin Lincoln (UCSD Club Volleyball), and Jason Borchin (Sac State Club Volleyball) to discuss moving on from club college to NCAA men's volleyball.

KP sits down with Chaz, Wes, and Jameson to discuss recruiting stories, and the transition from club/high school boys' volleyball to NCAA Division I volleyball.

KP sits down with Cole Hauser (OCC), Lucas Shepard (SD Mesa), and Ricardo Lorja to discuss playing community college volleyball and going over the 2024 season.

KP sits down with Coach Donovan Martinez to discuss his role with NTDP, how the organization selects the coaches/athletes and much more.

KP sits down with Coach Sarah Conklin, Duncan McGehee (Belmont Abbey), Thomas Demps, and Owen Conklin to discuss boys' high school volleyball in North Carolina.  Coach Conklin and First Point are on a mission to help get boys' high school volleyball sanctioned in North Carolina.  Please check out www.ncboyshighschoolvolleyball.com to learn more!

KP sits down with Tracy Stevens, Caleb Blanchette (C2 Attack/USC), EJ Woods (Athletic Director), and Coach Wendy to discuss the high school boys' volleyball in the state of Tennessee.  All gave great insight on the topic.  If you want to learn more about Tennessee boys' high school volleyball listen to the show and visit https://www.tennesseeboysvolleyballassociation.com/

KP sits down with Devin Busam (Mira Costa) and Finn Kearney (Sandra Day O'Connor) to discuss The Best Of The West 2024 tournament, high school volleyball, and the college recruiting process.

KP sits down with Kolby Drinnen to discuss the state of Missouri sanctioning high school boys volleyball.  KP looks forward to learn more about the state and bring on athletes/coaches from the St. Louis area.

KP sits down with Parker Gantt, Ethan Gundrum, Zack Karns, and Carter Shomock to discuss Ohio sanctioning high school boys' volleyball.  The athletes talked about the upcoming 2024 season, highlighted top players and high school programs.

KP sits down with John Clinton, Jensen Pascua, Gabe Repplinger, and Paxton Wright to preview the 2024 Colorado boys' volleyball high school season.  We did our best to discuss a number of teams and athletes.  Looking forward to doing a 2024 season recap show in June to highlight more athletes and teams.

All the details for the Non Profit 501c3 Kevin Pratte Foundation July 13th and 14th.  USC, Hobart, Pepperdine, Stanford and MIT will be the coaches running the camp in San Diego, CA.  Please go to www.kevinprattefoundation.com to sign up! Spots will go fast.  All proceeds from the camp will go towards The Kevin Pratte Foundation Scholarship.  We award high school students scholarships to help pay for their high school travel club volleyball fees.

KP sits down with Marty O'Brien, Gavin Gonzalez, and Henry Truitt to discuss preview the 2024 Illinois high school boys volleyball season.  

KP sits down with Bennet Tchaikovsky, Luke Morrison, Dylan Gallagher and Devin Busam to discuss CA Southern Section Boys HS Volleyball.

KP sits down with Parker Tomkinson (Carlsbad), Christian Connell (Torrey Pines), and Sean Fleming (Eastlake) to discuss/preview the 2024 San Diego high school boys volleyball season.

Season 2 starts off with KP getting interviewed by Tommy Morris.  In the interview Tommy has KP discuss his volleyball journey, playing in college, coaching career, college recruiting services, Volleyball Magazine and KP's non-profit organization that he is starting up!

KP sits down with Coach Dave jones to discuss the boys' high school club beach volleyball league he created in 2013.  Coach Jones gives a ton of information about how the league has grown and how he is working at making it a sanctioned CIF sport.

KP sits down with Domino and Trevell to discuss high school club volleyball in the Florida and Arizona region.

KP sits down with Aiden, Marty, Gabe, and Eric to discuss the start of the 2023-2024 boys' club volleyball season.

KP sits down with Coach John Hawks of Loyola Chicago to discuss numerous volleyball topics.

KP sits down with Lucas, Gavin, Jonas, and Deangelo to discuss 2023 fall boys New York high school volleyball.

KP sits down with Joel, Ryan, John and Sam to discuss Virginia boys' high school volleyball.

KP sits down with Vinny, Ambrose and Charlie to discuss Wisconsin volleyball.

KP sits down with Coach Matt Pollock to discuss Pepperdine and other volleyball topics.

KP sits down with Coach Gary Sato to discuss UCS, recruiting and much more.

KP sits down with Kellen, Josh and Tristan to discuss U19 USA, club, recruiting, and other volleyball topics.

KP sits down with Coach Spencer Wickens to discuss how he got involved in volleyball, his mentors and Stanford men's volleyball.

KP HERE sits down with head coach Steve England of Hobart College.  The two discuss how Hobart will start their first men's volleyball season in '24, recruiting and much more!

KP sits down with Ben Hutchinson '24 (Ohio State) from Indiana to discuss the history of volleyball in the state of Indiana, boys' club volleyball, how high school volleyball became a sanctioned sport in Indiana, college recruiting, USA National Team Development Program and much more!