Lindsey Behonick
Tim Cates catches up with Oregon State women's volleyball coach Lindsey Behonick about taking over the Beavers program and her goals as a 1st time head coach. Lindsey was one of the top assistant coaches in the country while at Pittsburgh and before that at Concordia University Irvine. Lindsey was an All-American volleyball player at Concordia University Irvine before she got her MCAA from Concordia University Irvine and pursued a career in coaching.
Biography
- All American - Concordia University Irvine
- Asst Coach Concordia - 75-2 and NAIA National Championship
- Asst Coach Pitt - 4 ACC Championships
Topics Discussed
- Building a culture quickly with high standards and expectations as well as build Relationships
- Build a new team roster
- Finding the right balance with athletes who buy into the school and the mission as a whole
- Oregon State University is looking to get back to the NCAA tournament
- Great volleyball players and athletes across the country and volleyball players are good all over
- Got into volleyball through her mom and playing at the YMCA
- Who molded you and is your Mentor: Paul Weisoff, John Speraw, Dan Fisher, many assistant coaches Craig Dyer, Trevor Johnson
- Learning and Evolving is why I do it.
- Difference from Assistant to Head Coach Responsibilities- Focus on the bigger picture with all the little things. Little Things make the Big Things Great.
- Hiring Assistants - Find people who you can trust and buy-in to what you want, Relationship and good humans who also are better at other things.
- Approach into the Pac 12, Wins early in preseason to steer the program into the NCAA tournament.
- Working on competing in the “PROCESS”
- Develop the foundation of standard, and the girls know to control effort and attitude.
- Conversation with check in, allow the girls/players to be part of the training and autonomy in the process
- Important to get my Master’s because I knew I wanted to be in the profession, being an assistant coach at Concordia and being able to get my masters.
- Learned many other experiences from other coaches and athletic directors connections
- Enjoyed the sense of community with the in-person courses