In this episode, we welcome U.S. Beach A2 National Team athletes Gage Basey and Thomas Hurst to the show (0:51 - 49:36). Gage and Thomas chat about how they were first introduced to the game. Gage talks about finding the beach in Colorado and Thomas talks about how he found the beach in Texas. They share about how the NTDP pipeline helped shape their game and how their Colorado Cupcakes brand brings a fun spin to their partnership. Learn about what makes this team work, and so much more! Text...

This episode is about growth, both for a program and for the coach running it. Amanda and I talk about what it takes to manage a large roster, from keeping communication clear across dozens of players to making sure no one gets lost in the numbers. The conversation also turns to something harder to talk about: stepping outside your comfort zone as a coach. Amanda shares why reaching out to more coaches, asking questions, and trying ideas that felt unfamiliar at first ended up changing the way...

Monroeville at St. Paul - 09 15 2026

Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where we are at Casa de Crabb, sitting down with Taylor Crabb and Trevor Crabb to discuss the possibility of a U.S. Olympic Trial for beach volleyball -- and everything that's wrong with it. SHOOTS! We have a NEW BOOK! Get your copy of Volleyball for Dummies at Amazon! Get 25 PERCENT off and FREE SHIPPING on all Mikasa products with our code, SANDCAST and play with the ball. played with the best in the game. Head to

Fresh off island time, Tiff reunites with Lindsay to take you behind the scenes of the inaugural Paradise Invitational in the Bahamas! What really happens when top-ranked teams trade game tape for water parks and private team dinners? Tiff dishes on the intimate ballroom atmosphere, the strict curfews behind major sweeps, and how an unranked squad handled the ultimate travel turnaround.Back on the mainland, the co-hosts break down a week of pure chaos across the country: nine top-ranked upsets,

This diary entry reminds - or introduces you, as the case may be, to RPI - a ranking system using team schedules, opponent schedules and other factors to sort through all 348 NCAA Division 1 programs. The RPI isn't officially released until October, but a look into how these RPI's project lends some support to the thought that we may experience a "slightly down" year for Southland Volleyball. We take a look at what that might mean for a historically strong program like SFA.

Serve & Volley with Husker players Andi Jackson & Bergen Reilly along with Assistant Coach Nate Wilson - September 15th, 2026

From recruiting DMs to viral highlight clips, today's volleyball players are building their futures in public—often without realizing what they're really sharing. In this episode of Bump, Set, Mic, Chuck takes over hosting duties while Brian and returning guest Leon Kasperski, TNT's Director of Operations, break down how athletes and families can use social media as a powerful recruiting tool without putting safety, privacy, or future opportunities at risk. Drawing on Brian's 30+ years as a middle

In this episode of Volley Talk, we discuss the messy week we just saw in NCAA volleyball. There was a lot of inconsistency across the board with some teams following up big wins by getting upset. There is a lot of parity so far and it is so hard to predict what will happen week to week!We also take a look at some freshmen making a big impact and talk about which players we think we be the keys to victory for some of the top programs.If you want to participate in our NCAA Fantasy League, be sure to

What was it actually like to be inside Wrigley Field for one of the most talked-about volleyball events of the year? In this bonus episode, Susan takes you behind the scenes of her experience at the Wrigley Field volleyball matches in Chicago. From attending Mizzou’s practice and getting media access to watching the matches from field level, Susan shares what she saw firsthand and what the experience was really like inside the stadium. She talks about the unique challenges of playing volleyba...

How do you reduce drama on a volleyball team? This is Part 2 of my conversation with Coach Blase. In Part 1, The Playing Time Problem, we talked about fairness, equality, winning, development, and why playing time creates so much conflict between coaches, players, and parents. I ended that episode by asking Coach Blase what advice he would give young coaches struggling to handle playing-time issues. This episode begins with his answer. And that answer leads us into a much bigger discussion ab...

Katherine Holtman and Jordan Henderson, both juniors for SFA Volleyball, discuss the balance between being an athlete, a student, a friend and other roles that all of our lives must take on at times. Each of Kat and Jordan break down a typical "day-in-the-life" of the student-athlete and discuss things they've become better at in terms of life balance and efficiency. Take a listen to this truly "behind what you see on the court" type discussion with two of our veterans and

We had to record this episode in advance of any of the NFL games being played, so cheer us for making correct predictions (such as Deshaun Watson being bad at football) and also cheer us for making bold ones that didn't happen (like Titans/Jets being the game of the weekend). And we doubt anyone would have predicted the Bears and Panthers would combine for 96 points, the highest-scoring Week 1 game in NFL history.Plus, Sean waxes poetic about the Kawhi Leonard and Los Angeles Clippers situation,

JLJ Media CEO James Lott Jr makes an annoucement of this show!

4TheGirlsClub w/ Mandy Monson & Fiona Nepo Fonoti - September 22nd, 2026

South Brunswick is the only remaining undefeated team in the GMC this season. North Brunswick looks to shock the world by taking that away from the Lady Vikings during our KJRN broadcast.

North Brunswick looks to stay within the middle of the pack in the GMC White Division, as North Plainfield comes in under first year head coach Story Young.

Your practice plan has drills, reps, and systems on it. But there's a second curriculum running underneath your entire season that no one writes down and it might be shaping your team more than anything you actually drew up.In this episode, I break down 5 unwritten lessons every coach is teaching whether they mean to or not, and the exact moments in practice where you're either building your culture or quietly letting it slip. These aren't drills. They're moments. And how you respond to them is the

The 'Jacks won two out of three during the trip to Abilene and got some really nice perfromances from Katherine Holtman, Molly Cravens, Avery Koonsen and Kennedy Jones, just to name a few. We recap Week 4 focusing on the highlights while looking forward to consistency and increased effective connections between setters and middles as we move into conference play.

Welcome back to SANDCAST, where Travis Mewhirter breaks down the recent Hermosa Beach Open presented by Wedbush Securities, where: Megan Kraft finally did it, winning her first professional tournament Kelly Cheng won her THIRD STRAIGHT Hermosa, becoming the first to do so since Barb Fontana in 1981, 82, 83 Andy Benesh and Taylor Crabb won via forfeit over Miles Partain and Jacob LaBouliere, furthering the theory that maybe they did sell their souls Big performances from Savvy Cory and Devon