Dani Busboom Kelly Reveals Mother’s Game-Time Interruption to Help With Coaching Decision

When Dani Busboom Kelly said, “My family and I can’t wait to get to work and bring more championships home,” following her appointment as the Huskers’ new volleyball head coach, many believed she was talking about her on-court kin. Or maybe it was a nod to her actual family members for their support in her career. After all, you can hardly attain success without those close to you standing firm by your side. But who would have thought her comment was fueled by the fact that her family is really a part of her coaching process?

Husker Max‘s Lincoln Arneal took to X on September 2 to share how Busboom Kelly’s mom has played a crucial role in the latter’s coaching strategy over the years. “NU coach Dani Busboom Kelly on how she decides when to call a timeout in matches,” reads the caption of the post, before quoting Dani on the matter.

“Usually it’s just a feel. It’s definitely taken me a while to get better at calling timeouts,” Busboom Kelly said, “My mom used to try to call them for me from the stands.” The fourth head coach of the program’s history further stated, “I would see her across the way in Louisville being like, ‘Time out!’ Then it made me not want to call the timeout,” joked the Nebraska alum, underscoring even how she’s not immune to her mom trying to tell her how to do her job despite the former proving well she’s good at it.

NU coach Dani Busboom Kelly on how she decides when to call a timeout in matches: pic.twitter.com/g6A2bwjsHN

— Lincoln Arneal (@Lincoln_VB) September 2, 2025

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