Education
Jeff Nygaard attended Robert M. Louisiana Follette High School in Madison, Wisconsin where he played volleyball under coach Randy Ramig.
Jeff Nygaard attended Robert M. Louisiana Follette High School in Madison, Wisconsin where he played volleyball under coach Randy Ramig.
He is a middle blocker. He is a middle blocker. Nicknamed "Little Ny" because his older, and then larger, brother Brad also played on the volleyball team, Jeff Nygaard improved quickly to become a key and then a star player.
In 1989 and 1990, he played for the Wisconsin Select volleyball club
Jeff was an assistant coach for the Whittier College women"s volleyball team in 2009. Currently Jeff is active as a featured professional on the volleyball website Volleyball 1on1, where he produces instructional volleyball videos featuring himself and other well known volleyball professionals.
Jeff is the Head Coach of the University of Southern California Men"s Volleyball team
In 1996 and 2000 he was a member of the Men"s Olympic National Indoor Team.