Hector Gutierrez is building another college beach southeast power at TCU
Hector Guitierrez sat outside of his home in Fort Worth, Texas, a purple TCU sweatshirt protecting him from a cool breeze, and hat shading him from the sun. “You never know,” he said on SANDCAST: Beac...
15 Huhti 202045min
Marcio Sicoli loves what he does: Coaching to Olympic medals, living vicariously through his players
It was 2005 when Tatiana Minello and Mimi Amaral needed a coach. Not just any coach. The natives of Rio de Janeiro were making the move to the AVP. They needed someone who could speak English. “You sp...
8 Huhti 202049min
Christian Hartford is changing the culture at USA Volleyball
Alex Brouwer sought the source of the voice. The one that perpetually stood out from among 13,000 screaming Germans at the World Championships in Hamburg. The one that was always heard by any player c...
1 Huhti 202040min
How the 2020 Olympic postponement could impact each team in the race
On Tuesday morning, what seemed to be the inevitable alas became a reality: The 2020 Olympic Games were postponed, to sometime in 2021. For some, it’s heartbreaking. “I can understand why other people...
25 Maalis 202051min
The E and T Show goes to Cabo!
CABO, Mex. – When the final point was won, and Eric Beranek and Bill Kolinske moved on at AVP Hawai’i, a seam ace putting the final nail in the coffin for Troy Field and Tim Bomgren, there was no tant...
18 Maalis 20201h
Melissa Humana-Paredes is gritting up
The lead was gone, momentum completely flipped, and Melissa Humana-Paredes was, in her own words, crapping her pants. That’s what she said to her partner after their 14-10 lead in the third set of t...
11 Maalis 20201h 13min
Getting two points better, with Kim Hildreth and Sarah Schermerhorn
Kim Hildreth and Sarah Schermerhorn have been to California. They’ve seen the dozens of AVP main draw-level teams practicing up and down the Hermosa Beach strand. They are not unaware of the talent le...
4 Maalis 202051min
Stocks to buy for the upcoming 2020 AVP season
The coronavirus may be decimating the global and American stock markets, but one place you won’t find its impact is the annual SANDCAST Beach Volleyball Stocks to Buy. This week, as we did in 2019, Tr...
26 Helmi 20201h 24min
