Chad Teichert begins his second season at Idaho State. In his first season at Idaho State he led the Bengals to a 10-match win season, the first since 2006. He posted a 10-20 overall and 5-11 Big Sky record his first season with the Bengals.

Teichert brings to Idaho State over 25 years of coaching experience, both on the high school and club level. He is one of the top volleyball clinicians in the nation and one of the nation's winningest high school coaches. Teichert has organized and conducted over 450 camps and clinics for players and teams at all levels, including high school, club, and collegiate level.

He was perhaps the most successful high school coach in Wyoming history, leading three separate schools for a cumulative record of 397-83 (.827), winning 10 state titles in 16 years, including a run of eight straight titles. Also including among his high school exploits was a 142-match winning streak in Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho. Teichert in his time sent several athletes to Division I programs around the country. He also was an assistant coach with the National Junior Olympic Team, coaching several eventual college All-Americans and Olympians.

His teams at Cokeville (1983-93) Mountain View (1994-98) and Green River (1998-2000) combined to win 43 of the 65 tournaments they entered as well, a .661 tournament championship percentage.

Teichert, who left the coaching profession in 2000 to care for his wife Kristine during an illness, spent seven years as one of the foremost clinicians and teachers of the game. He developed and organized the highly successful "State Champs" Coaching Clinics, with coaches from Alaska to California to New York attending. He also was a member for a time with the Mikasa National Advisory Board, and he worked with both Mizuno and Blocksport in securing sponsorships for the Wyoming All-Star match. He also has spent time coaching various club volleyball programs for both the AAU and USA club programs.

Teichert is a former student-athlete himself, having wrestled while at Brigham Young, where he graduated with a degree in physical education in 1982, with minors in history and English. Teichert qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 150-pound weight class in 1980. He has four children; Kami 23, Rondo 20, Tanner 16, Caleb 13. His wife Kristine passed away in 2000. Before his first season at Idaho State Teichert was married to the former Susan Bluemel of Lyman, Wyoming.