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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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01:00:05

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

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

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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01:07:44

46. Season three, where everything's the same except...

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2026/01/07

A little spice throughout this episode… some things just make us heated, you know? But we’re not mad about season three being almost here! We have a fancy new video border and a lot of opinions.We start with general news and updates: our reactions to the Valkyries performance in the World Club Championships, recent LOVBuh news, and a new podcast on the scene by an ex-Supernovas player. Then, we talk through roster updates and cuts and new signings (as of Sunday evening recording; some things have

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01:02:01

45. Alisha Childress is pretty fired up

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2025/12/27

Our pre-season interview is NEW HEAD COACH of the San Diego Mojo, Alisha Childress!We are so excited to have Alisha on the pod (some of us even more excited than others, you can guess who that is) before her legendary first MLV coaching season begins. Our first coach interview, our first Olympian interview - and the first player-turned-coach of MLV!We start by hearing about Alisha’s time on Athletes Unlimited, as both a player and a coach. We learn more about her favorite players and coaches that

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00:50:13

44. Major Captains

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2025/12/08

The headline second-half-of-free-agency updates, 2025 Champion Orlando Valkyries going to the Club World Championships, and Draft Day!Congratulations to Mimi Colyer of the Wisconsin Badgers for being the first pick of the draft! She’s going to the Dallas Pulse, which Nikki realizes now that she never said aloud… anyways. Ian gives us the low down on the Club Championships and how they work and Nikki takes us through her draft headlines. Which rookie are you hoping to see hit the floor this year?Let

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01:13:38

43. It’s all been cleared up perfectly

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2025/08/09

WE HAVE A SEASON THREEThe first week of August has bestowed upon us leaks of a “merger”, official announcements from the league, and free agency news galore. We put forth our perspective on the MLV name change (and the logo…) and what we think happened with Omaha’s return to the league, we review the changes to the salary structure, and talk reactions to day one of the free agency period.It looks like we’re an MLV podcast now.Let us know your questions, reactions to these changes, and things you

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01:09:49

42. Curse Watch 2025

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2025/05/19

Our final episode of PVF Season two! You may have been PVF-less for the last week but we’re here to help you bring back the good times with memories of the playoffs. We talk through the two semi-final matches as well as the championship: Nikki regales us with Vegas tales (including what ABO means), Kelly wonders what’s happening with Omaha next year, and Ian’s microphone was a bit screwed up.Thanks for coming along with us this year! Keep an eye out for an occasional episode drop during free agency

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00:45:52

41. Cross-functional team

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2025/05/08

After discussing the all-league team make ups, we come up with our own award categories, mainly based on ~*VIBES*~. Nikki fills us in on some Volleytalk forum drama and we hold a brief in-memoriam for the bottom four teams. Gone, but never forgotten. Can’t wait to see you all in Vegas! Follow us on Instagram for our commentary and updates: @courtcaptainspodGot a question or comment? Email us at: courtcaptainspod@gmail.com

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01:06:26

40. Chill beats to relax and study to

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2025/05/02

Our first Official Media episode that includes press conference Q&A with coaches?! We might be journalists after all.In the second-to-last week of the PVF, the playoff picture became more clear: Indy official took the fourth slot - but not until after we saw them play Orlando live from Fishers. Shout out to the Ignite Comms team who made us feel SO welcome, we are so grateful to you! We talk our reactions from the match including arena vibes and reactions to seeing and hearing these players

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00:54:13

39. It's my house, my rules

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2025/04/25

We’re back! There was a lot of volleyball to cover over the last 2 weeks. That’s overwhelming, so we barely talk about that! Ian tries to keep us on track with his bucket organization system as we discuss the final push for the last playoff spot. Kelly admits to some infidelity and Nikki gets fired up about some jewelry. Follow us on Instagram for our commentary and updates: @courtcaptainspodGot a question or comment? Email us at: courtcaptainspod@gmail.com

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00:48:49

38. Not as bad as we’ve seen bad be

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2025/04/11

Warning to the listeners, Nikki is mad this episode. She’s mad at Orlando’s staff, she’s mad at Vegas’s coaches, and she’s mad at the PVF transactions rules. She’ll be back to her optimistic cheerleading ways next time, maybe.We have a lot of drama to talk through this week, which we DO appreciate the PVF for. We discuss Adora Anae’s transfer, her false start for Vegas, and Shime’s absence from the transactions page. Then, tea on some speculations and rumors for 2025!Match analysis: once again,

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01:16:37

37. Courtney Schwan loves a pregame water

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2025/04/03

Surprise! In-season player interview! And a rare video pod for yall! We LOVED getting to chat with Courtney Schwan of the Orlando Valkyries. We start this episode by getting to know her a bit better, and then review ORL’s Week 12 match against Indy with her.From there, we discuss the transactions drama (but recorded before the April 1 deadline so… we’ll have more thoughts on those final moves for you next week). Then, we get into some match reviews and talk through Atlanta’s hot 8-match win streak,

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01:01:48

36. Off the schneid

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2025/03/28

Today on Court Captains, Ian teaches all of us a new phrase! Kelly’s theory of mid-season transactions from overseas players proves to be correct ahead of the April 1st trade deadline, marking the return of Nootsara Tomkom. We chat about how Tealer continues to be an unstoppable force and we hypothesize if Fury has a fighting chance to move up in the standings. Oh and of course there’s the oh so casual topic of pregnancy in professional sports.Follow us on Instagram for our commentary and updates:

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00:47:16

35. I’m an entertainer, not a journalist

Court Captains: A Volleyball Podcast ·

2025/03/20

Spoiler: some of us DO think we’re journalists!Lots of action in week 10 as Omaha storms back to the top of the table and Orlando’s streak is broken by San Diego. Atlanta is having a mid-season power move and Vegas a mid-season crisis. Grand Rapids takes two losses at home, Columbus gets a sweep, and Indy holds on to the 4th spot for now.Kelly and Ian are tested on the actual team court captains of each team in the PVF, and then Nikki does a ~positive~ Dear PVF because we do love the PVF!!!!Follow

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