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2Point Difference

Marta Santos Hurst

Bem-vindos ao "2Point Difference", um podcast voleibolístico que tem como objetivo partilhar as experiências de mulheres que trabalham no mundo do voleibol. O meu nome é Marta Santos Hurst e sou atleta profissional de voleibol há mais de 15 anos. Estou super feliz que estejam por aqui, e que queiram saber mais sobre as grandes mulheres que dão tanto por esta modalidade. Espero que estas vivências, histórias e partilhas vos inspirem tanto quanto me inspiraram a mim!

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00:22:08

EP19 - Female Coaches: Why Are There So Few in the...

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2024/02/07

Hey everyone! I know you are used to reading this summary in English... And maybe you got slightly confused when you started listening and the episodes were in Portuguese... Sorry about that! To make it up to you, today we have our very first 100% English episode! On today's episode you will listen to me talk about the general situation that is happening (and hopefully improving!) with female head coaches and female athletes, not only in volleybal but also other sports. Hope you enjoy my views

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00:36:01

EP18 - Early Specialization in Sports: Some Science...

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2024/01/31

This week on your favourite volleyball podcast I share with you my own experiences during my early years in sports as a child/teen. I talk about how growing up doing a lot of different activities affected my developtment and also you'll also hear some science data from some studies on early specialization. It's a great episode that I hope you guys enjoy, and let me know in the comments how was your childhood within the sports world! Don’t be shy and share your thoughts on the comment

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00:38:23

EP17 - National Team: The Not so Glamorous Side of...

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2024/01/24

Another Wednesday and another solo episode here at "2Point Difference". Get ready to travel around Europe with me today! On this week's episode I share with you my many experiences travelling with the Portuguese National Team. I was a part of the team from 2008 until 2022, so there's a lot to talk about, you won't want to miss this one. As always, don’t be shy and share your thoughts on the comment section! I would really appreciate to have your opinion on the voting section

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00:38:11

EP16 - Sleep, Recovery Strategies and Food to Fuel...

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2024/01/17

It's getting hard to find common schedules with other athletes, so you'll have to hear me talk solo one more week! Hope you enjoy my experience with recovery strategies, it's a very personal episode because I honestly just share with you guys my sensations and feelings with a bunch of stuff related to food, sleep and workouts! As always, don’t be shy and share your thoughts on the comment section! I would really appreciate to have your opinion on the voting section too (5 stars if it’s

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00:29:31

EP15 - Playing in Different Countries and Different...

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2024/01/10

Another week and another solo episode for you guys! Since I'm playing a Cup game this weekend here in Hungary, I figured maybe you would like to know how different countries organize their volleyball leagues. Get ready for some inside scoop on how Spain, Germany, Italy and Hungary operate! You'll hear all about my own experiences playing in these countries, and how different competitions such as the National Cups can motivate players. Don’t be shy and share your thoughts on the comment

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00:36:46

EP14 - Coaching and Playing Volleyball at the Same...

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2024/01/03

Welcome to 2024 everyone! We are starting this year with an episode that you guys showed a lot of interest in: my coaching career. Today I talk about how I had to juggle my role as a semi-professional player plus working as a coach in Portugal, and also some of my coaching experiences abroad. You'll also be surprised to hear that I coached a men's team for a while, but I won't say much more about it, you'll have to give this episode a listen! As always, thank you so much for all your

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00:56:52

EP13 - Christmas Special: a Different Approach to...

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2023/12/27

Welcome to our first ever Christmas Special! This was a very fun episode for me to record, so I'm not gonna give you too many spoilers about it, you'll just have to listen to it from start to finish ahahah! Usually I prepare a script for my episodes so I have some sort of guidelines and there's a 'path' for the conversation to follow, but for this episode I wanted you guys to experience a more random flow of things. I hope you enjoy this style of episode, and let me know if you would like me to

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00:48:02

EP12 - Maria Reis Lopes: Handling Different Roles in...

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2023/12/20

Get ready for your last guest episode before Christmas! Today you’ll be able to hear about Maria’s growth as a player throughout her career, and how she was (and still is!) able to juggle her student life with her professional athlete life. We also talked about how Maria handles her responsabilities in different team environments and how her mind has to shift when she plays opposite or outside hitter. It was great to have such an open conversation about the joys and struggles of the growth of a

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00:34:25

EP11 - My Season in Germany: Experiencing the Power...

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2023/12/13

Lots of volleyball players imagine what it would be like to play in a different position on the court. Setters always want to be spikers, spikers want to be liberos, middles want to be outsides… Well on today’s episode you can actually hear about my own experience about playing a new and different volleyball role! This episode is full of learning experiences not only about technical volleyball things, but also a lot about how I mentally struggled and evolved on my first season in the German

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00:44:07

EP10 - Beatriz Pinheiro & Inês de Castro: The...

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2023/12/06

Get ready for some ‘double trouble’! I am so happy to bring to you the first professional Portuguese female beach volleyball team: Beatriz Pinheiro and Inês de Castro! Beach volleyball is such a different world (maybe even a different sport right?) from indoor volleyball, so talking to these young players that chose to follow the professional path so early gave me great insights on many many things. We talked about the main differences between beach and indoor volleyball, how to cope with being a

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00:53:38

EP09 - Daniela Loureiro: Learning and Growing as a...

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2023/11/29

This week I have a little twist for you guys! I usually bring volleyball players here so you can learn with their experiences as athletes (it seems very obvious, I know!). But today… Today me and Daniela talked a lot about her coaching career. Daniela is a huge reference in Portugal. She’s been part of the National Team as a libero for several years, and has always been known to play with lots of energy, passion and grit, making her a great example for so many players. So maybe you already know

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00:26:45

EP08 - The World of International Volleyball: a Huge...

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2023/11/22

Brace yourselves for a very nerdy episode today! Today you'll hear about my own experience with volleyball analytics and how the study of the game evolved. I’m a huge fan of game plans, of learning all of the stats, and just geeking out on volleyball numbers. If you want to check out coach César’s work on these things, his instagram is @cesarernandez. I promise you won’t regret checking out his work! I also talked about why it’s important for players to watch not only their opponents, but also

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00:48:18

EP07 - Maria Carlos Marques: How Volleyball is...

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2023/11/15

Another great guest here at ‘2PointDifference’: Maria is an athlete that has been playing volleyball for over 30 years so there is a lot to learn here! We talked about her own experience as a player throughout the years, but also her coaching experience and her other career as a teacher. I enjoyed talking about the differences between generations, what is important to teach to younger athletes, and so many other things! Hope you learn as much as I did with this episode! If you want to follow Maria’s

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00:43:02

EP06 - Lila Durão: Growing as a Player within...

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2023/11/08

Aren’t you curious to know how the brain of a setter works during a volleyball game? Well if you listen to this episode, you can learn a thing or two! Lila Durão is still a young player, but she already has a ton of experience. Today we will let you get inside her brain, but don’t worry, we didn’t talk only about how a setter thinks! We also talked about how growing as an athlete with different players from different generations can be such a great environment. Regarding growth we also talked about

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00:23:10

EP05 - My Volleyball Career: How It Started in...

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2023/11/01

And this week we are back with another quick solo episode for you guys! You’ll get to know how my career started in Portugal, why and how did I choose to start playing abroad and my advice on how to get outside of Portugal if you want to discover and explore new volleyball adventures. Don’t be shy and share your thoughts on the comment section! I would really appreciate to have your opinion on the voting section too (5 stars if it’s not too much to ask eheh!). If you’d like a bonus communication

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00:45:08

EP04 - Aline Timm: Bringing Some Brazilian Passion to...

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2023/10/25

Another great guest here at ‘2 PointDifference’, since Aline Timm is one of the most experienced Portuguese players around so get ready to learn a lot! On this episode we talked about the differences between Brazil and Portugal regarding the support both countries give to volleyball. Aline also shared some of her experiences with discrimination and how she manages to share not only her life with her partner (spoiler alert: they are also teammates!). Hope you enjoyed getting to know a bit more of

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00:31:17

EP03 - Joana Resende: How to Develop Top Libero...

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2023/10/18

On this third episode we continue our conversation, so if you want to go back and listen to episode 2 with Joana Resende, be my guest! For those who already enjoyed the first part, now you can listen to us talk a bit more on specific volleyball things. We shared our opinion on what a top libero should focus on, how to always contribute something to your team, and we continued to discuss the high level type of mindset. To wrap up the episode, I asked Joana about her volleyball idols and who she

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00:23:38

EP02 - Joana Resende: Having a Strong Mindset as a...

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2023/10/11

Starting off our “guest mode” with a top level player. Joana Resende is not only the current Portuguese National champion, but also the starting libero for the Portuguese National Team for over a decade! On this 1st part we talk about how volleyball entered Joana’s life, how she handled playing for such a big club (Futebol Clube do Porto), and also the development of her professional mindset. All of this while also studying to become a nutritionist! Hope you enjoy this episode, and don't forget to

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00:10:02

EP01 - The Volleyball Podcast You Didn't Know You...

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2023/10/04

And it’s finally here: my first ever podcast episode! To start things off I will talk about myself and my career. I’ve been playing volleyball for more than a decade, so there’s a lot to talk about!! But for today let’s keep it short and simple. I’ll also explain why I decided to create this podcast, and the style of episodes that will be available. Today’s goal is simple: when you finish listening to this you’ll be curious to know more about volleyball, more about my own experience as a

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