Savvy Simo, UCLA's favorite 'pain in the butt,' returning for one more year
On the evening of January 14, UCLA women’s volleyball coach Mike Sealy had the mic. As he expounded on the tremendous careers of his seniors, of which there were just two – setter Cali Thompson and ou...
13 Maj 202057min
Mike Lambert: The consummate teammate, still shining the spotlight on his partners
After a few minutes of cordial catching up and introductions, Mike Lambert paused, sitting in his office in Lucca, Italy, and wondered, on SANDCAST: Beach volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirt...
6 Maj 20201h 21min
Mailbag: Who are the top five blockers and defenders in the world? More fan questions
Typically, I’d be a bit neurotic by now. Short on sleep. Distracted. Mind ping-ponging back and forth, looking at the draw, then looking again – did it change did it change? This, of course, is not th...
29 Apr 20201h 2min
Kawika Shoji: Leading the wildly talented Hawai'i generation of Olympians
A few weeks ago, Kawika Shoji and Taylor Crabb escaped the tedium of quarantine to do some hill sprints near their houses in Manoa. There is nothing new or special or spectacular about this. It is, ac...
22 Apr 20201h 9min
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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Mars 202051min
