>> CHANGES ARE COMING FOR THE U.
OF L. VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM.
THE NEW HEAD COACH WAS ANNOUNCED
WHO IS AN ASSISTANT ON THE KELLY
STAFF.
SHE HAS BEEN AT NEBRASKA WHERE
SHE WON A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
AS A PLAYER AND COACH.
THRILLED TO HAVE WITH US NOW
DANI KELLY T BRAND-NEW
VOLLEYBALL COACH AND FIRST OF
ALL, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE JOB.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> THAT IS WHERE I WANT TO PICK
THINGS UP IS WHEN YOU COME INTO
A PROGRAM AND THE HEAD COACH
NOW, WHERE DO YOU EVEN BEGIN?
AWE
>> FIRST IT WAS GETTING A STAFF
AND THAT WAS SO IMPORTANT.
I AM THRILLED IT IS DONE.
THE STAFF IS COMPLETE.
I CAN'T IMAGINE HAVING TWO
BETTER ASSISTANTS AND RECRUITING
IN JANUARY IS WHEN THAT OPENS UP
AND WHAT THE NEEDS ARE AND WHAT
FUTURE FOR LOUISVILLE VOLLEYBALL
AND WHERE THE TWO BIGGEST
THINGS.
AND RECRUITING WILL BE ONGOING,
BUT STAFF IS DONE AND WE'RE
ROLLING AND PRACTICING.
>> AND RECUTING NEVER REALLY
ENDS, BUT HOW DID YOU SAY THIS
IS THE DIRECTION I WANT TO TAKE
THE PROGRAM.
>> WHAT LED TO THE FACTORS IN
YOU DETERMINING THIS IS WHAT I
WANT TO DO AS A HEAD COACH?
>> LOUISVILLE IS A VOLLEYBALL
COMMUNITY AND I WANT IT TO BE TO
HAVE A TON OF ENERGY, A
PASSIONAL FAN BASE.
THE PLAYERS PLAY WITH A LOT OF
HEART AND HARD WORK BUT WE'RE
ALSO GOING TO BE A DISCIPLINED
VOLLEYBALL TEAM AND DO THE
SKILLING CORRECTLY.
>> AND THE FUNDAMENTALS.
>> AND COMPETE WITH THE TOP 10
IN THE COUNTRY.
>> AND YOU SAID HOW MUCH
NEBRASKA MEANT TO YOU.
WHAT WAS THE OPPORTUNITY THAT
SAID THIS IS THE ONE THAT I
WANT?
>> THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, AND
WHEN I WAS HERE SIX YEARS AGO, I
LOVED IT P AND ALWAYS FELT LIKE
IT WAS HOME, BUT THE PEOPLE IN
LOUISVILLE ARE MY PEOPLE EVEN
THOUGH I AM NOT FROM HERE.
THE CITY WAS HUGE.
AND TOM WAS A MAJOR FACTOR
BECAUSE I KNOW HE CARES ABOUT
ALL THE SPORTS AND THEY ARE
TREATED EQUALLY.
HE WANTS VOLLEYBALL TO BE GREAT.
>> WHAT WAS THE FIRST THING AND
I'M BACK IN THE CITY AND THIS IS
MY FIRST STOP, FIRST THING TO
DO.
>> I WENT TO WAGNER'S AND HAD
CRUISE MISSILED CHEESE AND VEJ
TOOBL -- GRILLED CHEESE AND
VEGETABLE SOUP AND WE HAVE EATEN
THERE LIKE 15 TIMES.
>> THE BIG NEWS IS THAT THE
VOLLEYBALL TEAM WILL BE MOVING
BACK TO CARDINAL ARENA.
FIRST OF ALL, DID YOU GET TO BE
THERE TO EXPERIENCE A MATCH AS
AN ASSISTANT?
>> THE FIRST TIME I WAS AN
ASSISTANT AT TENNESSEE.
AND I REMEMBER IT WAS LOUD AND
CRAZY AND THE SWIM TEAM IS
ALWAYS THERE AND A BIG DRAW FOR
CARDINAL ARENA.
WE PLAYED A COUPLE OF MATCHES
WHEN I WAS AN ASSISTANT AT
LOUISVILLE A WHEN I GOT THE
JOB, I SAID, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
AND LET'S DO IT IF THAT IS WHAT
YOU WANT AND THAT IS THE BEST
AND AFTER TALKING TO PEOPLE IN
THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT, IT IS A
GREAT CALL.
>> WHAT IS THE ADVANTAGE FOR YOU
TO MOVE BACK THERE?
>> A LOT SMALLER, SO WE CAN SELL
IT OUT AND THE CROWD WILL BE
LOUD AND THE FANS ARE RIGHT ON
TOP OF YOU.
AND MAKES FOR A MUCH BETTER
HOME-COURT ADVANTAGE.
AND VOLLEYBALL IS AN INTIMATE
SPORT.
WHEN YOU ARE SITTING CLOSE TO
THE ATHLETES, YOU CAN SEE HOW
POWERFUL THEY ARE AND HOW HIGH
THEY ARE JUMPING AND THE FURTHER
AWAY FROM THE COURT, THE FLOW
SLOWER IT LOOKS.
YOU CAN APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT
MORE AND HEAR THE COMMUNICATION
ON THE COURT WITH THE COACHES
AND EVERYTHING AND IS A LOT
BETTER ENVIRONMENT FOR THE
PLAYERS AND THE FAN.
>> THAT IS A GOOD PERSPECTIVE.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK THE
UPGRADES WILL LOOK LIKE?
>> IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND NEW
AND THEY WANT TO DO SOME UPDATES
THAT MAKE CARDINAL ARENA FEEL
NEW AND MODERN, BUT I ALSO WANT
IT TO FEEL LIKE A TRADITIONAL
FACILIT
FACILITY THAT IS AN HISTORIC
BUILDING AND THEY WILL GET NEW
SEATS AND WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT
GETTING MORE WIN DOSE AND MAKING
THEM MORE OPEN.
RIGHT NOW IT FEELS A BIT OF A
BASEMENT.
SO WE WOULD LOVE TO ADD SEATS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS POSSIBLE
YET, BUT THAT IS AN ONGOING
PROCESS.
>> CERTAINLY AN EXCITING TIME
TALKING ABOUT LOUISVILLE
VOLLEYBALL AND A FACELIFT TO
CARDINAL ARENA AND NEW HEAD
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