Unlocking College Volleyball: Insights with UCONN asst. coach Peter Netisingha

Meet Peter Netisingha who joined the UConn women's volleyball staff as an assistant coach in February, 2022.I first met Peter this past summer at a volleyball that the UCONN coaches and players were running for high school kids. They did a great job and thought he would be a great guest to talk about what it's like coaching volleyball at Division 1 level. Share his advice for coaches and players that may strive to play in college.
Netisingha in his first year assisting the Huskies saw solid results in the 2022 season. The women’s volleyball program went 17-14 overall and 10-8 in BIG EAST action. The Huskies made it to the BIG EAST semifinals and finished fifth in the conference standings. Netisingha arrives to Storrs after spending a year as a volunteer assistant with fellow BIG EAST member Marquette and also working at University of Ohio for a year. Netisingha has coached at four different NCAA DI schools and owns 11 years of collegiate coaching experience, and also has extensive experience coaching at the club level.Prior to his stint with the Golden Eagles, Netisingha spent three seasons with MKE Sting Volleyball Club in Milwaukee. Before landing in Wisconsin, Netisingha spent three season on staff at Illinois State, aiding the Redbirds to back-to-back Missouri Valley Conference titles. He also served two years as a graduate assistant at Nebraska, where he assisted the Cornhuskers to the 2015 National Championship and an Elite Eight appearance in 2014.Netisingha began his career as a volunteer assistant at Wisconsin from 2009-11, and went on the fill the same role on staff at Ohio for another two seasons.Netisingha graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in sociology.