Jeff Alzina: Architect of beach volleyball powers
In 1997, there were six countries with beach volleyball coaches for their national teams. Perhaps one of the most unqualified to do so was one of them. Jeff Alzina had never coached on the beach prior...
24 Okt 20181h 8min
The view from the Top of the World, with Norway's Anders Mol and Christian Sorum
John Mayer stood outside the player’s tent, not looking particularly disappointed despite being knocked out of the Huntington Beach Open less than an hour prior. He and Trevor Crabb had played their b...
17 Okt 20181h 1min
Refs are people too! With John Rodriguez
Nick Lucena winked, and only one person in the stadium could have possibly seen it: head ref John Rodriguez. Lucena had always been known for his fiery demeanor, and though Rodriguez cannot recall the...
10 Okt 20181h 8min
The World Tour-cast with Norway, Canada, Latvia, United States
Martins Plavins requested the mic from Aleksandrs Samoilovs. Had to set some matters straight. “I know,” Plavins said on Saturday night at p1440 San Jose, “that Edgars misses me.” He was joking – mayb...
3 Okt 201833min
Dane Selznick previews p1440 San Jose
Dane Selznick has seen it all. Seen every last one of beach volleyball’s many evolutions. He was there when players competed for little more than pride and maybe – maybe – a free dinner. He was there ...
26 Sep 20181h 2min
SANDCAST roundtable: 'Play in as many tournaments as you can'
It became a recurring motif, though not exactly a conspicuous one. If you’re a regular listener to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, you’ll know that our final question ...
19 Sep 201819min
Karissa Cook: Old fart, hood rat, awesomely effective volleyball
Call it old fart volleyball. Call it hood rat volleyball. Call it dirty or creative or funny or crafty or whimsical or whatever other name you’d like to label Karissa Cook’s decidedly awesome style of...
12 Sep 201855min
Katie Spieler: 'Go out on the court and be you'
The beginning of the best year of Katie Spieler’s burgeoning career began at once brutally and spectacularly. The brutal, as it tends to go in sports, preceded the spectacular, setback was succeeded b...
5 Sep 20181h
