Volleyball Coaching Wizards Paulo Cunha Interview

Paulo Cunha of Portugal may have coached professionally and at the national team level, but through it all his day job was as a teacher. So he knows how to balance the demands of the two careers. Not only does he have a track record of success as a coach, but he has also directed coaching education at the national level.

His resume includes:

• Winner of 8 league titles, 7 cups, and 6 Super Cups in Portugal
• First Portuguese coach to lead a team to a European cup final four.
• 3 times Portuguese Association of Volleyball Coaches Coach of the Year
• Coached the Portuguese Junior National team

Here's some of what Paulo discusses in his interview:

     - Teaching and coaching at the same time
     - Making career decisions
     - Managing a team with players of different status levels (pros vs. non-pros)
     - Coaching the genders
     - Cultural differences in coaching and players