University of the Pacific

Terry Liskevych was born in Germany and attended school in Chicago. In 1976, he came to UOP to coach women’s volleyball and immediately raised the level of play to national prominence. In 1979 and 1980, his teams placed fourth and second in the national tournament known then as the AIAW. From 1981 through 1984, Pacific finished fourth, fifth, fourth and third in the NCAA tournament. His overall record at Pacific in nine seasons was 267-85-2, and an unprecedented 64-3 in league play (three years in the NCAC, two in NorPac and one in the PCAA).

During his time at Pacific, seven different players were selected as First Team All-Americans. Three of his players - Jayne Gibson-Mchugh, Eileen Dempster and Terry McGrath (all Pacific Hall of Famers) - were on the USA National Team. In 1983, the five-time conference coach of the year was named the NCAA National Coach of the Year. 

In 1985, Liskevych left Pacific to become the USA Women’s National Volleyball Team coach for 12 years. His teams won the Bronze Medal in 1992 and finished seventh in the Olympic Games twice. In 1995, his team finished first in the Grand Prix World Cup with a 57-16 record. He has won numerous national and international awards for his coaching - including Women’s International Coach of the Year in 1995 - while racking up over 300 international victories.

Terry has been a longtime nationally and internationally recognized volleyball clinician, having administered and spoken at over 300 national and international clinics. During this same period, he has been an author, co-author and presenter of many articles, research papers and learned society meeting presentations. He has written several books related to volleyball skills and strategy development.

He is a motivational speaker, clinician and presenter, while serving as a consultant to many leagues and schools in volleyball and sports psychology. He has traveled throughout the world more than 80 times to over 20 countries, promoting the sport of volleyball.