Temple Athletics is an informative, student-produced program that offers an in-depth exploration of the diverse array of sports played by Temple students. Through engaging interviews with coaches and student-athletes, viewers are treated to an insider's perspective on the challenges and triumphs of competing at a high level in collegiate sports.
Women’s Volleyball
Tommy Sladek and Simone Daniels interview Temple Volleyball players Alyssa Drachslin and Dara Peric. The players speak on their transition from across the country (California) and out of the country (Serbia) to the City of Brotherly. The players each give their input on their respective goals for the season and discuss the rivalries that ensue between the schools. Later in the program, Volleyball Head Coach Bakeer Gaines joins the two hosts to talk volleyball strategy. Gaines emphasizes the positive effect spectators have on the players at home games and the triumph the team has accomplished by defeating USF–a team they played ten times and lost. Closing out the show, Gaines relays his experiences recruiting players and how his personal experience of having been an international student has aided him in relating to international students on his team.