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 Mars 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 Mars 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 Feb 20201h 24min
Camryn Irwin is living the dream
It’s May 16, 2018, the eve of Camryn Irwin’s debut as an Amazon Prime broadcaster calling AVP tournaments. She gets a call from the AVP. They inform her that she’ll be calling play by play. “Ok!” Irwi...
19 Feb 20201h 18min
The sweet music of trainer Mykel Jenkins
A GARAGE IN AN UNKNOWN LOCATION – It was all wrong. Mykel Jenkins is all about the soundtrack of not just sports, but life. He wants it to be beautiful, and when something is done right, it doesn’t ju...
12 Feb 20201h 8min
Mike Placek: Diving deep into college beach volleyball
Mike Placek was just looking for the simple stuff. He didn’t need to know tendencies or flaws, what his opponent’s strongest and weakest shots were. He didn’t need to know serving habits or whether th...
5 Feb 20201h 16min
It's nothin' but love with Falyn Fonoimoana
It’s a late Tuesday morning, and Falyn Fonoimoana has brought the goods again. She’s even brought some freshly baked banana bread, for her coaches, Arthur Carvahlo and Pompilio Mercadante, who smiles ...
29 Jan 20201h 9min
Tri Bourne and Trevor Crabb are looking to improve upon first year’s foundation
Tri Bourne found a funny way to describe a learning moment he and Trevor Crabb had towards the end of the 2019 season, their first as partners and first as split-blockers. “Only at the end of the year...
22 Jan 202054min
