TRAINING SETTERS with Jeff Grove (1 of 2)

Jon Mayer· Host0:00

[upbeat music] Welcome to Coach Your Brains Out, the show that explores learning and leadership from the top minds in volleyball and beyond, with your hosts, Jon Mayer and Billy Allen.

Billy Allen· Host0:14

We're excited to welcome to the show the associate head coach at Emporia State, Jeff Grove. Jeff, thanks for joining us.

Jeff Grove· Guest0:22

Yeah. It's, it's great. Nice to meet you guys.

Billy Allen· Host0:25

So, uh, we know we're gonna cover this topic of setting. You, you, you did a presentation, but I also know you have a lot of experience. I wanted to draw on your, your coaching experience. I know you- you've been coaching for, I think, about 30 years or so at the college level.

Jeff Grove· Guest0:39

Yeah.

Billy Allen· Host0:40

Just curious to see how the game has evolved and changed over those years as you's, as you've seen it over the last 30 years.

Jeff Grove· Guest0:46

Well, I think, um, there's a lot more parity than there used to be, um, especially at the collegiate level. I think, uh, juniors level has exploded. It's way bigger than it was when I started out coaching. Um, you know, there might have been six or seven really quality open level teams, you know, like, uh, Orange County and Newport Harbor, you know, Newport and stuff like that, but then it's blown up and it's, uh, it's all across the country now, and there's, there's deep pockets of talent everywhere, so.

Billy Allen· Host1:17

And that's, that's shown up too, uh, like you said, at the juniors level, but I mean, you know, in the '90s, how many schools east of