Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast

01:12:23

65. The bowling ball of steals

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2026/07/09

Hello, Nikki and Ian coming to you live with the rest of free agency reactions!Breaking our silence on all the players going between US leagues and we guess the main thing we want to say is… everyone relax? Respectfully! Said with love!We don’t love talking about LOVB but it seemed like it was time. We think this is all normal and good! Even if it sucks for your home team to lose out on some players you love. Let them get paid and settle in for a long haul is our best advice :)Kelly will be back for

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00:51:48

64. Ridges in brain, I think good

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2026/06/02

Hi we’re back for free agencyyyyyy!First, we recap how many teams we’re working with here in the American volleyball landscape for 2027. Then, Nikki responds to the online discourse. You can’t expect her to be online and not respond to the discourse, right???? Right. Please skip to like 30 minutes in if that’s not what you’re here for 🙂Free agency breakdown includes new coach updates, the latest roster rules, and major headlines from the first week of free agency: Omaha and Indy got busy, Minnesota

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01:08:23

63. Keeping our finger on the pulse of the league

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2026/05/15

Congratulations to the Dallas Pulse, MLV’s first ever first-year franchise to win a championship!Nikki and Kelly tell us about their time visiting Frisco for the semifinals and finals - everyone gives their rose and thorn from their respective viewing experiences (even Ian, who watched every minute on ION). We talk through each match and our reactions, as well as gossip heard throughout the venue over the weekend - we gotchu.Nikki also tells the crew what she’s hearing about free agency per her

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01:08:06

62. Right in the leg pit

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2026/05/07

Regular season is officially over, it’s time for the championships!We start the episode off with the terrible news that San Diego Mojo won’t be returning next year. We are a bit glib about this in the episode, and are mostly a bit confused about the league’s decision to announce a “12” team league that followed two days later - but Mojo fans, we love you and we’re sorry :( We talk about a few of the final matches of the season, and then we give our estimates for MVP, Coach of the Year, etc. THEN we

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01:00:39

61. Suuuuure

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2026/04/29

In true us fashion, some pretty big MLV news hit the airwaves about 14 hours after we finished recording… so no responses to the Mojo news in this ep, but we’ll get into that next week.Today we talk about the free agency period (spoiler we are in it right now) and what we know officially and unofficially about the rules for who can sign and when. Then, we go over this past week’s performances (Omaha and San Diego are in!) and talk through how we will get to the official 3rd and 4th seeds (it’s

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00:56:01

60. Nutella’s not allowed in the house

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2026/04/24

Sorry for the late post this week - play has already started so some of these playoff implications may be a bit out of date, but we hope you listen anyways :)We talk about last week’s VERY stimulating VERY exciting matches - we are getting closer to knowing the playoff picture. Omaha and San Diego do some SWEEPS against Orlando and Atlanta. For Omaha: their blocking game is super strong, Merritt Beason is producing, and Brooke Mosher is getting the start. San Diego is improving all parts of their

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00:55:51

59. Give me middles or give me death

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2026/04/17

It’s getting so exciting up in here, is it not?!?!?! We think 4 teams have the most potential for the last two spots in the playoffs: San Diego, Omaha, Orlando, and Atlanta. We have THOUGHTS - and this is gonna be a huge week.But before that? We talk free agency gossip. John Cook, GM of the Supernovas, has been on the mic proclaiming 9 signed players for next year. Our Grand Rapids friends say THEY have signed a ton of players for next year, per season ticket holder event tea! We speculate on the

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00:54:28

58. This has been resolved

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2026/04/09

Hey, Captains! Nikki’s feelings have changed regarding Omaha, we talk about that and her fun visit last week to watch the Supernovas take on Indy. We listen in on some press conference excitement (some of the last we’ll hear from Luka!). As we near the end of the season, who could secure those last two spots for playoffs? We speculate and more!Check out the Content, including video replays and highlights, on the Voli app! Download at playvoli.com/courtcaptainsFollow us on TikTok and Instagram for

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01:07:30

57. Is it suspended animation or time dilation?

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2026/04/03

Hey, Captains! On this week’s episode, we give our reactions to the All-Star game and their weirdo 3-set match / ghost bonus point format, Nikki reviews MORE injury updates and late season signings, we give some updates to team ownership - including Ian reading through some online paperwork and Discord gossip about a guy who may or may not want to buy the Vegas Thrill. Disclaimer: we do not know for sure if this is the same guy, or if this is a legitimate ownership inquiry. We’re entertainers, not

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01:10:48

56. There’s room for villains in the daily grid space

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2026/03/25

Great news! We clicked record this week!We’re quite chatty this episode - Nikki reviews injury updates, Kelly runs down the all-star rosters and our predictions, and Ian asks us if we’ve ever been on a team like the Columbus Fury. It turns out our feelings about Columbus and Orlando on Monday may have changed after Tuesday’s match..! Ian also tells a tale of a voicemail from the San Diego Mojo. We almost weren’t going to keep that story in the final edit because it was just us gabbing and Nikki

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00:12:53

MLV Season 3, Week 10 Scorner

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2026/03/19

Our Score Corner aka Scorner is Ian's weekly staple on the podcast, and the reason this is our only post this week is because: it finally happened. We got on zoom and talked about volleyball for almost two hours and... no one clicked record.We are hearing this is a rite of passage, and we're grateful to have made 55 episodes without committing this faux pas. Anyways, that lost episode is gone into the ether. Enjoy the MLV week 10 scorner, and wish us luck for next week!

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00:55:00

55. Freight Fans

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2026/03/12

This week on Court Captains, we get to talking about good ol’ LOVBuh, breaking down the possible mascots for their Nebraska team. We’re back to our regular scheduled programming of breaking down this weeks’ matches, including our exciting trip to Indianapolis. Indy is still on top and it seems like they might be unstoppable! Listen in and you might finally get the answer to the question “Is Omaha ok?”.Check out the Content, including video replays and highlights, on the Voli app! Download at

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01:00:05

54. You guys are pros, you can do it!

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2026/03/06

Kelly is BACK and we’re back on video! Halfway through season 3, how ya feelin?This week we learned about a brand new, first-ever, MLV Commish. We talk through our reactions and pick apart the PR quote, and then we talk injury updates, latest transactions, and give Kelly the headlines from the last week. We discuss Omaha’s illness implications and what we think could get them back into the win column, as well as Indy’s feel-good vibes taking over the league. We’re hoping Dallas can keep it together

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00:58:42

53. It’s fun to root for annihilation as well

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2026/02/26

Audio episode for yall this week - Kelly is out of town, so you’ve got Nikki and Ian’s reactions to recent transactions, news from the league (who’s heading to Dallas for playoffs?!), and match analysis.We get into Orlando’s shaky fundamentals, Omaha’s streak season, and answer a listener question about Grand Rapids and what’s going on over there. Ian wonders how players can improve at this level of their career, and then we collectively wonder who has Samsung televisions.Back to video next week

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00:56:16

52. Is it still sticky?

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2026/02/20

Okay, time to talk about the fun little trade. We talk about why we actually think it was pretty good for all parties involved (much to the disagreement of other online entities), and why it's not surprising for Cathy George to be down to give away a first round pick.And, for the first time ever - VIDEO REVIEW! Nikki goes in-depth with stats and scenarios to figure out why Morgan Hentz may have not been having a great experience over at the Omaha Supernovas.Then, overall league updates, more

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01:02:54

51. Leak us the salaries

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2026/02/14

Sorry for the delay on this one! A lot of chatter about non-match activity this week, so strap in for some takes.First off, have you guys heard of the New York Times? Their Business department wrote a hacky article about pro volleyball and we talk about it for 20 minutes! We discuss a few match reactions from Week 5, and then go into our overachievers and underachievers from the league so far. We also speculate on some trades, but mostly ask really politely for someone to leak us the salary numbers

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00:55:50

50. Check out our other pod, Bridgerton Pod

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2026/02/05

Lot of volleyball to talk about this week - Indy keeps picking up wins, Dallas has an unexpectedly long road trip, and Omaha is back in their groove.You get Ian+Nikki only for 20ish minutes of this, sorry for the technical difficulties from Kelly’s end! We talk transactions news (mostly setter dramaaaa), speculate on passing stats contributing to winning, and once again call for a sneaky (player consented) trade a la Giannis (RIP Kelly’s knowledge of all sports but volleyball).Hope you’re ready to

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00:59:45

49. Some of you need to take a nap

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2026/01/29

We have returned from sunny San Diego and are freezing again, but that’s show biz.First we talk about a couple of notable transactions from the last week - yes, we heard Maddie Waak went to LOVB, no we did not record this after that news. Most of our commentary still stands!Then, we talk week 3 matches - one we caught live, some YouTube reviews, some stats reviews. Orlando with two losses, Omaha and Grand Rapids with big away wins, and no one is undefeated anymore. And Dallas in the top spot????? We

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01:10:51

48. Snacks are fine, by the way

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2026/01/20

Week two review for youuuuuu!But first, we talk through general MLV updates, including reviewing the big media advisory announcement from the drama queen Omaha Supernovas (said with love!) and our musings about why no one’s referencing Bolt6 anymore.Additionally, we had no choice, but simply had to, finally, give our thoughts on the “LOVB and MLV should merge” discourse. You are free to offer your commentary on the topic, but our opinion is correct (lol jk it’s an open convo!)Then: MLV week two

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00:59:35

47. Now that's a proper ad read

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2026/01/14

How’d yall like week 1? We thought it was fun.Our reactions to John Cook’s little salary cap mishap, San Diego’s 11th hour transactions, and rule changes you should know about for this upcoming season. Then, Ian’s scorner has returned! Week 1 results in a couple of minutes, and our reactions to the first showings from these teams. We are most impressed by Columbus, hoping San Diego can pull off a main character energy for this season, and super excited about the competition overall - the parity, the

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