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Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast

Two former college volleyball players (Kelly & Nikki) and our volley newbie friend (Ian) talking all things Pro Volleyball Federation

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9. Examining our disinclinations

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2024/03/21

Welcome back, Captains! Big trade news in the PVF this past week as Tori Stringer of the Atlanta Vibe was traded to the Columbus Fury in exchange for two first-round draft picks. We review how that looks in the context of current trade policies, and discuss some of our theories / implications.Also this week, a big interview dropped with LOVB’s Director of Operations, Tom Hogan. Nikki listened to the whole hour so you don’t have to, and provides a rundown of the discussion points and new information

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00:49:53

8. Bolt6's sentience is emerging

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2024/03/14

Welcome back, Captains! Ever wonder what a PVF travel day looks like? This week we imagine the insane travel weekend Orlando had, on an extremely detailed level. We also politely request that Grand Rapids’ and San Diego’s bird mascots get together for a little rumble. And: do you know what the Yellow Pages are/were? Ian drops some knowledge.PVF week seven of play brought us five matches, where Atlanta and Omaha stayed on top of the standings, bringing both of their win streaks up to 3. We talk

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00:58:42

7. Remember to set your clocks in some direction

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2024/03/07

Welcome back! This week on Court Captains we… had sound issues :( We’re accidentally doing a Goldilocks thing with our audio on this episode (Nikki’s too loud, Kelly’s too quiet, Ian’s just right) so bear with us and maybe keep your volume down - we’re sorry! We’re learning!Week six of PVF action brought us seven matches - at least one from every team in the league. Columbus maintains their win streak with another dub (they’ve won their last 4) and Atlanta & Omaha reaffirm their

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00:39:32

6. Let's just make the wood, wood

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2024/02/29

Welcome back! This week on Court Captains we’re chatting about week five of PVF matches. We witnessed our first “swappy” as Nikki has demanded we call them, Mojo picked up their first win (not just any win - a HUGE upset against the #1 team), and Columbus climbed the standings on an impressive 3-0 hot streak.We know you were all eager to hear our takes on the new NCAA double contact rule, so we discuss that along with some *GOSSIP* we gathered from the YouTube live match chat (thank you chat, we

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00:59:48

5. A pizza party for the players

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2024/02/21

Welcome back! This week on Court Captains we’re talking through a very busy week four of PVF action - EVERY team played this week, so we have much to discuss.We talk about some organizational PVF news and then match analysis, including a handful of teams with a bunch of lineup changes, Omaha’s win streak, and Grand Rapids taking another match away from Vibe to slide into the number 1 spot in the standings. After match chats, stay with us to hear us talk about middle-of-the-court name games,

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00:41:12

4. We love a tight 5th set

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2024/02/15

Welcome back! This week on Court Captains we’re talking about the week three PVF matches - five of the league teams played two matches. And, we got to see Vegas Thrill for their first two matches of the year. We dive right into match analysis, talking through serve efficiency % (thanks PVF for updating your website!), a deep dive on legendary setter Alisha Glass Childress of the Thrill, why a team might switch out their setter, and front row pre-serve lineups. Notable Timestamps 1:51 Match analysis

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00:52:59

3. I don't want to bestow a curse!

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2024/02/07

Welcome back! This week on Court Captains we’re talking about the week two PVF matches. We got to check out San Diego Mojo twice, against Atlanta Vibe and Omaha Supernovas. In our Stats Corner this week, we chat through how the teams are measuring serve receive performance as well as what breakpoint means in volleyball terms. We still do not know what serve efficiency % is or how to calculate it, so don't ask us! Then we discuss the two matches from the week. Nikki establishes herself as a Mojo

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00:57:26

2. Let's dig into some stats

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2024/02/01

Welcome back! For our second episode we’re talking about opening Pro Volleyball Federation week observations - we saw two thrillers and a sweep! 5 out of the 7 teams played their first matches this week. First we chat through what we’re seeing in these arenas and some of the rules and regulations the league is implementing. We give a breakdown of some common stats you’ll want to know, and then talk about each of the three matches that took place during the ~inaugural~ week of the season. And yes,

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00:44:42

1. We're a no spike podcast

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2024/01/24

Welcome to Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast! For our first episode we’re telling you: what is the PVF and who the hell are we? TLDL: the PVF is the Pro Volleyball Federation - a new women’s professional volleyball league in the US. With this podcast we are planning to bring you weekly episodes reviewing the action of the PVF. We’ll bring our takes (they’ll be various temperatures), our opinions (we typically have many), and our feelings (also many). This week we go through some history of

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