Girls 15.1 Head Coach, NEVBC FounderAfter a decorated playing career, co-founder and director Cat Dailey Minyard is passing along her volleyball expertise to the next generation of athletes in the Northeast. Cat has previously been an assistant coach for her alma mater, Yale University, as well as Amherst College. She is now the ESPN+ broadcast analyst for the Yale women's volleyball home matches. She is also a Lead Coach for Gold Medal Squared, the leaders in volleyball coaches' education and training, and has presented at the AVCA Convention on the topics of college recruiting and club management. Before founding Northeast Volleyball Club with her husband Garrett, Cat played professional volleyball in the Italian Serie A league for Volley Millenium Brescia, leading her team to a 25-7 record and winning the 2018 Italian A2 Championship. Before Italy, Cat completed her master’s degree in Entrepreneurship at Durham University in the U.K., while also leading Durham to two national championships and capturing league MVP honors.Originally from Southern California, Cat was a Top 20 college recruit nationally after competing at the highest level of club volleyball with Laguna Beach Volleyball Club. She played for Cal Berkeley for two years, including an NCAA Final Four appearance in 2007, before transferring to Yale. At Yale, Cat was the unanimous selection for the 2008 Ivy League MVP and an AVCA All-Region honoree, and she led the team to an NCAA tournament postseason win over Ohio.As a coach, Cat specializes in developing athletes with a high “volleyball IQ” who understand how the game works at the highest levels. At Northeast, Cat guides the NEVBC Directors and has served as Head Coach at the U12, U14, U15, U16, and U17 Girls levels, as well as assistant coaching in the Boys Club program. Cat is also the NEVBC Director of College Recruiting, where her goal is to find the right fit for all Northeast athletes who want to play after high school. In that role, Cat has helped over 60 NEVBC athletes go on to play in college since 2018 at all levels, from the ACC to the Patriot League to the NESCAC.
