Carolyn Campbell has been named the new Southeast Community College Volleyball Coach.  SCC Sports Information had an opportunity to visit with Campbell. Here are excerpts from that conversation.

SCCSI: Congratulations and welcome!
Campbell: "Thanks, I'm excited. I have confidence we'll move this in the right direction. It may take some time, but we'll get there."

SCCSI: Tell us about yourself.
Campbell: "I coached three years at Nebraska Wesleyan. a year at Lincoln East High School before that. I did a year at Lincoln Northstar High School. I was at Omaha Mercy prior to that and I spent six years at various middle schools in Omaha. I got my start at Omaha Bryan High school and we took our team to the state tournament for the first time I school history when I was there as the assistant."

SCCSI: It sounds like you have strong connections that will help in recruiting.
Campbell: "Yea, I've coached club for 17 years and having those connections in Bellevue, Omaha, and Lincoln, will be valuable. Knowing those people and having them say to kids that I'm good to play for, will be a benefit. I want to bring in kids from the bigger schools and the small schools as well."

SCCSI: It's people like yourself who develop players at a young age who have helped make Volleyball in Nebraska so strong. What is your take on Volleyball across the state?
Campbell: " Volleyball in Nebraska is Crazy! There is no other state that has volleyball programs like Nebraska. It's very good competition across the board, and every year is different as to which team, or school is going to be good because these players put in the work through the off season, and everybody gets better. These are hard working girls who want to play the sport that they love."

SCCSI: How do you see this SCC opportunity?
Campbell: "I think this is a great stepping stone for a lot of different players to go to different things. I'm very much a relationship person. I like to develop relationships with my players. I like to watch them grow. There's more to volleyball than the sport. There's what kind of person are they. Even if they're finished after two years, but still moving on, and pursuing their career, or whatever they choose to do after a two year school, then great. Those who are wanting the four year experience, I have so many college coach connections that I can help out. I think that's important in taking the program to the next level. I would love it to be a feeder program to local colleges within Nebraska."

SCCSI: What's next in building next years roster?
Campbell: "I've already had three current players reach out to me and asked, "when can we meet?", and that tells me they have the passion for it. We're scheduling some time to meet and get to know each other. I want to get started as soon as I can. I'd like to get some practices in if it works for everyone's schedule. I want to see what we have and what we're going to nee for talent, because there's a big tournament in Omaha during Presidents week and I'll be coaching and looking at kids from club teams that I've had prior experience with. If I need to fill a certain position, I'll have a good idea on how to fill it, and see if the player is available."