Nicole Venditte is in her second season as a full-time assistant volleyball coach at Shippensburg University in 2020. She also serves as the team's recruiting coordinator.
Venditte is an integral instructor in gameday settings and at the team’s practice sessions who also offers valuable assistance with recruiting, scouting and film study. She has also bolstered the team’s social media presence with regular content on various platforms.
Her first season at Shippensburg was a 26-win campaign in which the Raiders qualified for the NCAA Atlantic Region Tournament as a No. 4 seed. Five members of the team earned All-PSAC honors – the most by the team in a single season in 12 years – and two Raiders earned AVCA All-Atlantic Region accolades.
Venditte arrived at Shippensburg after eight successful seasons as the primary assistant coach at Midland University, a consistently nationally-ranked NAIA program in Nebraska. Working under the direction of head coach Paul Geisselman, Venditte was a key instructor on a Warrior squad that reached the NAIA National Quarterfinals four times – including two trips to the national semifinals.
Among her coaching responsibilities at Midland included the creation of practice plans, film breakdown, scouting, scheduling, travel coordination and fund-raising. She was also was tasked for several seasons with oversight of the team’s strength and conditioning efforts.
With the Warriors, Venditte was twice named the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) West Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year. In 2016, Venditte was selected to the AVCA’s “30 Under 30” List for her work as a young coach.
Venditte earned three Great Plains Athletic Conference Volleyball Assistant Coach of the Year awards (2013, 2015, 2016). Overall, she helped instruct 14 NAIA All-Americans, 17 All-Region performers and 53 NAIA Scholar Athletes during a tenure in which the Midland teams combined for a 172-43 record from 2013-18.
With Midland, Venditte served two years as a graduate assistant before being elevated to an assistant coach in 2013. She also spent six seasons as a club coach with Premier Volleyball, developing practice plans and directing teams at tournament.
As a collegiate player, Venditte lettered three years at Dana College.
Venditte earned her bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and Elementary Education (K-12) from Midland in 2011. She also earned a master’s degree in coaching and athletic administration at Concordia-Irvine in 2020.
