SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter
Episodes
Matt Levoe: A Ref's Guide to Beach Volleyball
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Matt Levoe, one of the most respected referees in the game o...
Joao Pessoa Elite16 Recap: Norway Remains King; Brazil Women Reload
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, is an international Beach Access, where Travis and Kyle Friend travel...
Leon Luini, Ruben Penninga: The Good Friends Reuniting for a Rising Dutch Federation
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Leon Luini and Ruben Penninga, two of the rising starts of t...
Troy Field: Growing the Game While Growing His Own Game
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Troy Field. Long one of the most entertaining players on the...
Mailbag! Answering ALL of the Questions Around the AVP League
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne, Travis Mewhirter, and Savvy Simo, features, well, us – and you! We answered all – or a...
Geena Urango: The Veteran Who Is "Still Tapping Into New Things" in Beach Volleyball
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Geena Urango, one of the OGs on the podcast and a member of ...
AVP League Miami Recap: Is "Home Court" Advantage Real?
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Beach Access, where Travis Mewhirter and sometimes Kyle Friend and sometimes Tri Bourne break down all things domestic beach volleyball. To...
AVP League Week 1 Recap: Is This The Future of Beach Volleyball?
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Beach Access, where Travis Mewhirter and occasionally Kyle Friend break down professional beach volleyball on both the AVP Tour and th...
Marcio Sicoli: "The Wizard" Behind Mel and Brandie's Olympic Silver Medal
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Marcio Sicoli, the longtime head coach of the Pepperdine bea...
Trevor Crabb, Theo Brunner: The (Very Candid) Manhattan Beach Open Champs
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Trevor Crabb and Theo Brunner, the recent AVP Manhattan Beac...
Hermosa Open Recap: The Vibes, The Partnerships, The Play -- The Purest Beach Volleyball Tournament
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Hermosa Open was AWESOME, one of the purest beach volleyball tournaments we've been to in a long time. All good vibes from the players and fans, s...
Hermosa Beach Open Preview: The Old School, True Open Tournament Beach Volleyball Needed
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Beach Access, where Travis Mewhirter and his producers, including a celebrity appearance from Producer Mom, preview this week's Hermos...
Brooke Niles, Nick Lucena, and FSU Beach Volleyball's New Coach: Travis Mewhirter
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Florida State Beach Volleyball’s entire (and new) coaching...
AVP Chicago: " HOLY SH%$!" The Shove! The Shoes! The League!
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Beach Access, where Kyle Friend and Travis Mewhirter break down all things beach volleyball, in this case AVP Chicago, where things go...
AVP Chicago Preview: Who is Going to Make the AVP League?
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Beach Access, where Kyle Friend and Travis Mewhirter break down, preview, recap, analyze, and chat all things beach volleyball. After ...
Ryan Wilcox: Beach Volleyball's Next Hawaiian Baby Court Beast
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Ryan Wilcox, the next talent coming out of Hawaii in a long,...
LIVE Mailbag Episode: Why Did Tri Switch Partners? Beach Volleyball in...Montana??
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is our first-ever LIVE and in-person fan question episode, a feature of our SANDCAST Tour stops, this one being in Missoula, Montana. Because who...
Manhattan Beach Open Recap: The Redemption of Trevor and Theo
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Beach Access, where Kyle Friend and Travis Mewhirter break down all things AVP Manhattan Beach Open 2024. On this episode, the boys ar...
Manhattan Beach Open Preview: The Return of The Olympians
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Beach Access, where Travis Mewhirter and Kyle Friend break down, preview, and chat about all things AVP Beach Volleyball and the Volle...
Deahna Kraft: Embracing the Suck to "Make a Little Bit of Magic"
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Deahna Kraft, one of the top up-and-coming prospects in USA ...
Paris Pod: Beach Volleyball Enters the Scandinavian Era; Duda and AP put Brazil back on top
10 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the FINAL Paris Pod/Road to Paris/The Road is Here. The Road is done. The Olympic Games are over. And goodness gracious gosh almighty was it o...
PARIS POD BEACH SEMIS PREVIEW: History, the Good and the Bad, being made in Paris
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Paris Pod! Travis Mewhirter breaks down all of the action from the Paris Olympic Games, in this case the quarterfinals in beach vo...
Bert Kreischer: The Machine is Bringing Comedy to Beach Volleyball
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Bert Kreischer. Wait…Bert Kreischer? On a beach volleyball...
Paris Pod: Indoor Playoff Preview -- USA's Redemption Time; Italy's Track to Gold
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Paris Pod! Travis Mewhirter and indoor expert Matt Prosser break down the Olympic volleyball action from the Paris Olympic Games, ...
Paris Pod: Partain-Benesh now Living and Dying (mostly living) by the Jump-Set; Heartbreak for TKN
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Paris Pod! Travis Mewhirter breaks down the ninth-place rounds of the Olympic beach volleyball in Paris, looking at: Spain Day! Hu...
Paris Pod: USA Volleyball continues rolling; give me double-elim or give me death
03 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Paris Pod, where Travis Mewhirter and occasionally a guest break down the Olympic volleyball action. Today we're in the Bayview St...
Paris Pod: USA, Switzerland, Brazil Running the Table at the Olympics
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Paris Pod, where Travis Mewhirter and now Kyle Friend break down and analyze the Paris Olympic Beach Volleyball. It has been a wil...
Paris Pod: Cuba and Qatar CHARGING! Andy and Miles Have Their Mojo Back
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Paris Pod, where Travis Mewhirter and now Kyle Friend break down and analyze the Paris Olympic Beach Volleyball. It has been a wil...
Dana Rettke: The Middle Pioneering a New Age of Women's Volleyball
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, goes back to the Olympic indoor scene, with middle blocker Dana Rettk...
Women's Olympic Beach Volleyball Preview: USA With a Golden Chance in Paris
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This women's Olympic beach volleyball preview is sponsored by BetOnline! Finally we have a betting sponsor y'all! Use our specific link to sign up and...
Chase Budinger and Miles Evans: The USA Underdogs Who Shocked the Beach Volleyball World
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This Olympic episode is sponsored by BetOnline! Finally we have a betting sponsor y'all! Use our specific link to sign up and SANDCAST gets a $70 bonu...
Men's Olympic Beach Volleyball Preview: It's Sweden and Norway vs. The Field
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This Olympic episode is sponsored by BetOnline! Finally we have a betting sponsor y'all! Use our specific link to sign up and SANDCAST gets a $70 bonu...
Can the USA win back to back golds? Women's Olympic Indoor Volleyball Preview
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This women's Olympic indoor volleyball preview is sponsored by BetOnline! Finally we have a betting sponsor y'all! Use our specific link to sign up an...
Zoe Verge-Depre and Esmee Bobner: Qualifying for the Paris Olympics by Doing it Their Own Way
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This Olympic episode is sponsored by BetOnline! Finally we have a betting sponsor y'all! Use our specific link to sign up and SANDCAST gets a $70 bonu...
MEN'S OLYMPIC INDOOR VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW AND BETTING GUIDE: Can Anybody Stop Italy?
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This men's Olympic indoor volleyball preview is sponsored by BetOnline! Finally we have a betting sponsor y'all! Use our specific link to sign up and ...
George Wanderley: Brazil's Top Defender in Search of an Olympic Podium
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features George Wanderley, one of the best defenders in the world who...
Savvy Simo: Putting mental health at the forefront of professional sports
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter features Savvy Simo. Long one of our co-hosts, Savvy is also a rising ...
Mark Paaluhi, and the revival of professional beach volleyball in Hermosa Beach
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Mark Paaluhi, the man who is currently keeping professional ...
Ben O'Dea, Brad Fuller: Putting New Zealand Volleyball Back on the Map
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Ben O’Dea and Brad Fuller. They’re New Zealand’s top b...
Road to Paris: France Goes CLUTCH Mode in Continental Cup, and the Netherlands Gets "Bizarre"
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Road to Paris, Travis Mewhirter breaks down the European Continental Cup -- a fancy way of saying Olympic trial -- where France...
April Ross, Alix Klineman, and the Last Dance of the A-Team
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features April Ross and Alix Klineman, one of the most successful tea...
Road to Paris: Olympic Histories Written, Legacies Made, Records Broken
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is brought to you by Aura! Use our link to get a free trial and help the show in a big way! On this episode of the Road to Paris, Travis ...
Kelsey Robinson Cook: The Indomitable Will of USA Volleyball's "Fireball"
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features another two-time indoor Olympian in Kelsey Robinson Cook, as...
Road to Paris: What every team needs to do to qualify for the Olympics
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is brought to you by Aura! Use our link to get a free trial and help the show in a big way! This episode of the Road to Paris, where Trav...
Erik Shoji: Life as the Best Libero in the World
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, is a little shift from our typical beachy episodes. We’re going ind...
Road to Paris: Chase Budinger, Miles Evans on Verge of Qualifying; Dutch Race Gets Even Wilder
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is brought to you by Aura! Use our link to get a 2-week free trial -- and even a free trial helps the show! This episode of the Road to P...
Taylor Crabb, Taylor Sander, and the Bigger Mission of America's Most Popular Team
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features America’s most popular team: Taylor Crabb and Taylor Sande...
Evan Cory is Playing Volleyball His Own Damn Way in 2024
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Evan Cory, one of the brightest talents on the AVP Tour and ...
Mailbag! Are Tri and Chaim done? New AVP Partnerships? Paris Podium Predictions?
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, is our monthly fan question mailbag episode. The questions were, give...
Road to Paris: Chase Budinger and Miles Evans have taken the driver's seat
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Road to Paris, Travis Mewhirter breaks down the race to the Paris Olympic Games after the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Brasi...
Abby Van Winkle: The rookie whose volleyball career is only up from here
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features a new guest! Abby Van Winkle joins the podcast fresh off a s...
Road to Paris: The Grimalts just did THAT! Ittlinger-Borger win first gold, Anouk retakes the lead
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Road to Paris, Travis Mewhirter breaks down the race to the Paris Olympic Games following the Xiamen Challenge on the Volleybal...
Zana Muno: Rediscovering Herself on the Trip of a Lifetime
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features our most popular guest of all-time: Zana Muno. Zana has had ...
Road to Paris: Cuba -- SHARPIE! And Switzerland still loves Mexico
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Road to Paris, Travis Mewhirter breaks down the most recent Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour event: The Tepic Elite16. Switzerla...
Hendrik Mol, Mathias Berntsen: How the Beach Volley Vikings are Changing Beach Volleyball
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features two of Norway’s Beach Volley Vikings: Hendrik Mol and Math...
Road to Paris: Comeback Kings, Qualifier Queens, and Sensational Swiss
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Road to Paris, breaking down the Olympic beach volleyball race with Travis Mewhirter, recaps the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour G...
Melissa Humana-Paredes, Brandie Wilkerson and the complete overhaul of Canada's top team
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes, one of the bes...
Miles Partain, Andy Benesh, and the mindset shift that changed everything
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter features one of the best and brightest teams in all of beach volleybal...
Road to Paris: Brazil mens' race winds down while USA men, Canadian women heat up
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Road to Paris, where Travis Mewhirter breaks down the race to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. This episode follows the Volleyball Wo...
Tim Brewster, Kyle Friend, and the most unique partnership in beach volleyball
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, we have one of the most unique teams on the AVP and Beach Pro Tour...
Sophie Bukovec, and the invaluable lessons from a "not exactly seamless" three years
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Sophie Bukovec, one of the top players in Canada and a silve...
Sam Schachter, Dan Dearing, and the New Culture of Canada's Top Team
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features our annual Spring-is-here episode with our neighbors up Nort...
Road to Paris: Stefan Boermans and Yorick de Groot Just Did That
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Road to Paris, Travis Mewhirter’s breakdown of the Olympic Beach Volleyball race to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, follows the se...
Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth set out to "rewrite the script." They've done that and more
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter features an annual fan-favorite: Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth. In for ...
Road to Paris: 10 Events, 3 Months, 1 Last Sprint for the Olympics
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Road to Paris! Travis Mewhirter previews the final three months of the Olympic qualification cycle, which is about to begin with t...
Michael Gervais: How to Stop Worrying About What Other People Think of You
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Michael Gervais, one of the most well-known sports psycholog...
John Mayer Is Coaching His Brains Out -- And Winning Big
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball With Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features one of our favorite coaches in the world: John Mayer. As a p...
Mailbag! Talking AVP Schedule, Hand-setting rules, Olympic Race, Tri and Chaim's New Coach
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, is our season-opening mailbag episode. As always, thank y’all tons ...
Dain Blanton, Megan Kraft, Delaynie Maple and USC are gunning for four straight titles
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At USC Beach Volleyball, Dain Blanton, Delaynie Maple and Megan Kraft are looking to do something unprecedented in the world of NCAA Beach Volleyball:...
UCLA Beach Volleyball's Big Three Are Hunting An NCAA Championship
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The UCLA Beach Volleyball team has been one of the most dominant in the young history of NCAA Beach Volleyball. Three of its four decorated seniors –...
Betsi Flint: The Supermom of Professional Beach Volleyball
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Betsi Flint is, at 31 years old, somehow a veteran on the AVP and Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, a seven-time AVP champion who is currently ranked i...
Cody Caldwell's Beach Volleyball Career Is Thriving On Fun
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cody Caldwell is one of the faster-rising talents in beach volleyball, both on the AVP and Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. After playing indoors in G...
Corinne Quiggle’s 2023 didn’t go as planned, and it was perfect
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Corinne Quiggle had one of the most volatile seasons of her burgeoning beach volleyball career. From losing in three straight qualifiers and barbequin...
Matt Prosser: ”Coming Full Circle” From Playing to Coaching to Broadcasting and Cancer
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Prosser is one of the most well-rounded talents in the sport of volleyball. An All-American at Long Beach State, Prosser took his size to the bea...
Best of SANDCAST 2023: The Top Moments From Every Guest, From Andy Benesh to Zana Muno
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball With Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter is a unique one: The top moment from every single podcast we did this ...
FINAL Road to Paris of 2023: Sharpies, Contenders, Dark Horses for the Paris Olympics
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the FINAL Road to Paris of a long and wonderful 2023 beach volleyball season. This is a comprehensive recap of which teams are all but assured...
Mailbag Episode! Our thoughts on the new AVP? Olympic predictions?! Best moments of 2023
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter is our always-popular, semi-monthly mailbag episode. And boy oh boy di...
Jump Higher, Hit harder, Play Better, With Volleyball Strength Coach Nathan Michaels
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, is with volleyball strength and conditioning coach, and the man whom ...
Mason Briggs: The Trailblazing Libero Who Built A 100k-plus Following
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Mason Briggs, an All-American at Long Beach State and one of...
Daniel ”Frito” Freitas: The content machine who escaped the 9-5 to ”do fun” for a living
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel “Frito” Freitas is one of the most prolific content creators on the AVP Tour. Ever wonder where many of those videos come from that so many...
Road to Paris: Dutchmen are Flying, China is Rising, Qatar is Returning, Chase and Miles Are Surging
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Road to Paris breaks down the two most recent @volleyballworld events, a Challenge in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and an Elite16 in ...
Terese Cannon: Scrapping a six-year Olympic plan to ’go play because you like playing’
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter features Terese Cannon, who is annually one of the world’s most impr...
Seain Cook: ”An idiot who plays beach volleyball? That’s good.”
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Seain Cook, one of the funniest personalities in the entire ...
Megan Rice was always ”just one opportunity away” from her massive breakout season
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter features Megan Rice, or Megan J. Rice, or M.J. She’s gone by a numbe...
Road To Paris: Maybe those USA partnership changes weren’t such a bad move after all
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This past December was a wild one for USA Volleyball on the men's side. Tri Bourne dumped Trevor Crabb to pick up Chaim Schalk, and Theo Brunner then ...
Fall Mailbag! Tri Bourne on the hot seat! Why doesn’t the AVP stream on YouTube? Where’s Sponcil?
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tri Bourne made a landscape-altering decision this winter, dumping Trevor Crabb and picking up Chaim Schalk instead. The results thus far haven't back...
DJ Klasnic is living the volleyball dream and then some
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
DJ Klasnic is arguably the best Serbian beach volleyball player ever – the first to win a medal (in 2017 with Lazar Kolaric) and then the first to w...
Steve Obradovich, and the revival of fours beach volleyball
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Obradovich is reviving fours beach volleyball in the United States with the Newport Beach Volleyball Invitational on October 21st. It features a...
The Road to Paris: WORLD CHAMPIONS! And a historical weekend in Mexico
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes are the 2023 Beach Volleyball World Champions! Becoming the first @USAVolleyball team to win a World Championship gold med...
Hailey Harward: Playing ”like a kid on the playground” with gratitude and joy
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hailey Harward is one of the brightest young talents making her rise up both the AVP and Volleyball World rankings. A year after winning her first AVP...
Road to Paris, World Champs Edition: SIX USA teams win pool
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Beach Volleyball World Championships have arrived, and we are halfway through, with six @USAVolleyball teams winning their pool: Kristen Nuss ...
Kelly Cheng and Jordan Cheng, ”get to dream together” as husband-wife, player-coach
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes are one of the best teams in the world, currently ranked No. 4 in the Olympic race, with a gold medal in Tepic, silver in ...
Road To Paris: Ana Patricia and Duda vs. The World
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Road To Paris, where Travis Mewhirter breaks down the race to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. On this episode, Mewhirter ...
Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece: The Good Stewards of The High Performance Community
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece have built one of the most extraordinary communities in the world, as top performers in virtually all industries, from ...
Jon Alvarez, Volleyball Life, and ”volleyball people doing cool things for volleyball”
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Alvarez is the founder and CEO of Volleyball Life, the leading tournament software in all of beach volleyball, running more than 3,000 events in 2...
Trevor Crabb is always taking receipts. Now he’s literally cashing in
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trevor Crabb has won more AVP tournaments than any player in the last five years. And yet…people still bet against him. And people are still being p...
The 3X NCAA Champion Nourse Twins have ”nothing else but to be themselves”
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Nourse Twins – Audrey Nourse and Nicole Nourse – are three-time NCAA Champions as starters as USC, something no other women’s program has ev...
Road to Paris: $1M purse, Olympic bids, massive points -- a full preview of the World Championships
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The field for the 2023 Beach Pro Tour World Championships has been set! With Wednesday’s drawing of the lots, all 48 teams per gender have been plac...
Taylor Crabb, Taylor Sander, and ”the most satisfying victory in the world”
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Taylor Crabb and Taylor Sander are, alas, Manhattan Beach Open champions. The world feels right, properly balanced, with Taylor Crabb on the Pier. As ...
Andy Benesh: The blocker who is helping to revive USA Beach Volleyball
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Benesh is the most improved beach volleyball player in the world in 2023. Entering this season with Miles Partain, Benesh was seeded third in the...