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SANDCAST is the first and leading beach volleyball podcast in the world. Hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter take listeners into the world of the AVP, Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour and any other professional beach volleyball outlets, digging deep into the lives of the players both on and off the court as well as all of the top influencers in the game.
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6 hours ago
6 hours ago
This episode of SANDCAST features Taylor Crabb and Taylor Sander as they sit down with Tri Bourne, chatting Sander's return from indoor, Crabb's off-season getting into coaching NCAA Beach Volleyball, and them playing together again in 2025. They get into:
- How Taylor Sander’s return to indoor volleyball in Indonesia went, and why he feels three years younger after playing beach volleyball
- How Taylor Crabb got into NCAA Beach Volleyball coaching at St. Mary’s, and why he’s going back for a second year
- Why Taylor Crabb and Trevor Crabb are reuniting on the Beach Pro Tour
- Why their lack of training is really no hindrance at all, because they’re volleyball players
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Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Rob Gray, a skill acquisition specialist, professor at Arizona State, sport scientist with the Chicago Cubs, and, simply, the father of the modern coaching movement in sports. His books, podcast, and research have formed the foundation of thousands of coaches’ coaching philosophy, including Mewhirter’s. What a special episode! They chat about:
- What is ecological dynamics, and what makes it so effective for learning
- Why the old way of coaching (top-down, repetition-based) is giving way to the modern, ecological way espoused by Gray
- External vs. internal cues, and why the former is vastly more effective than the latter
- What the world has gotten wrong with the famous 10,000-hour rule
And so, so, so much more.
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Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10
Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!
We are FIRED UP to announce that we've signed on for another year with Athletic Greens! Get a FREE year's supply of Vitamin D by purchasing with that link.
If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/
Wednesday Jun 11, 2025
Wednesday Jun 11, 2025
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter where, today, Travis sits down with Stefan Boermans at a restaurant in Ostrava, Czech Republic at the Ostrava Elite. Boermans is currently one of the top blockers in the world, and one of the top teams alongside Yorick de Groot, a tour de force for a deepening Netherlands federation. On this episode, they chat about:
- How Stefan Boermans’ social media exploded, and why he views that as his tool to be an ambassador to grow the sport
- His rapid rise through the sport after a late start, and how he was shocked that the Dutch federation picked him to make a run at the Paris Olympics
- Why, even after a fifth, Stefan Boermans has no regrets whatsoever about his Olympic experience, preparation, and performance
- His thoughts on the new rules changes in beach volleyball that will allow doubles and coaches in the box
And a whole lot more. So, so, so good!
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Get 20 PERCENT off all Wilson products with our code, SANDCAST-20. https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
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Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!
We are FIRED UP to announce that we've signed on for another year with Athletic Greens! Get a FREE year's supply of Vitamin D by purchasing with that link.
If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/
Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Nick Lucena and Brooke Niles and the entire FSU Beach Volleyball coaching staff as they reflect on another successful season for the 'Noles. They chat about:
- How Brooke Niles and Nick Lucena have managed the husband-wife, coach-coach balance at Florida State
- Both of their transitions from elite beach volleyball players to coaches at the NCAA level
- How Brooke Niles has seen the landscape of coaching and college sports change
- What Travis Mewhirter's first year was like at FSU And a whole lot more!
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WE'VE GOT NEW MERCH! Check it out here!!
Get 20 PERCENT off all Wilson products with our code, SANDCAST-20. https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10
Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!
We are FIRED UP to announce that we've signed on for another year with Athletic Greens! Get a FREE year's supply of Vitamin D by purchasing with that link.
If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/
Wednesday May 28, 2025
Wednesday May 28, 2025
This episode of SANDCAST features Alvaro Filho, one of the most recent Brazilian greats who is now an assistant at Stetson, and Cesar Benatti, a longtime coach who was most recently an assistant at LMU with John Mayer. This is SUCH A GOOD EPISODE, as we chat about all things Brazilian beach volleyball, including:
- Why Alvaro views Emanuel Rego as one of the best players to ever play
- What made Alison Cerutt such an incredible partner
- What Benatti’s three pillars are as a coach when designing an effective practice
- How parenting has impacted their playing and coaching careers, and how coaching has changed their lens as a parent
And so, so much more. Just absolute gold all over this one.
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Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!
We are FIRED UP to announce that we've signed on for another year with Athletic Greens! Get a FREE year's supply of Vitamin D by purchasing with that link.
If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/
Wednesday May 21, 2025
Wednesday May 21, 2025
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter features Mark Paaluhi, the man behind the improbably successful Hermosa Open – and the man who extended it to a three-year deal, bringing the Hermosa Open back through 2027 at least. Exciting stuff. We chat all about that, as well as:
- Why Paaluhi felt the sport needed a professional event in Hermosa, and why it needed to be pure: a true double-elim, and a true open format
- What he learned from last year’s Hermosa Open
- The importance of grassroots marketing via getting players out on the town to market events themselves
- What so many people are getting wrong with the sport – and how the Hermosa Open is laying the groundwork to getting it right
And so much more. Awesome chat with the 2024 Man of The Year
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Get 20 PERCENT off all Wilson products with our code, sandcastpod-20. https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10
Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!
We are FIRED UP to announce that we've signed on for another year with Athletic Greens! Get a FREE year's supply of Vitamin D by purchasing with that link.
If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/
Wednesday May 14, 2025
Wednesday May 14, 2025
This episode of SANDCAST features John Mayer and Billy Allen, hosts of the Coach Your Brains Out podcast as well as coaches in NCAA Beach Volleyball. Mayer is the head coach at LMU, leading the Lions to six straight WCC titles and a berth in the National Championship. Allen is an assistant at Stanford, helping the Cardinal to a single season wins record and an MPSF Championship. With the NCAA season over, they chat about:
- How to navigate the art of playing time vs. winning at all costs (hint: nobody knows)
- Billy Allen's recent entertaining run through AVP Huntington Beach with Taylor Crabb
- John Mayer reflecting on the most successful season to date with LMU - Travis Mewhirter's first season at Florida State and what he learned
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Get 20 PERCENT off all Wilson products with our code, sandcastpod-20. https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10
Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!
We are FIRED UP to announce that we've signed on for another year with Athletic Greens! Get a FREE year's supply of Vitamin D by purchasing with that link.
If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/
Wednesday May 07, 2025
Wednesday May 07, 2025
Welcome back to another solo episode of SANDCAST, where Travis Mewhirter breaks down all the happenings in the world of beach volleyball. This week, Mewhirter chats:
- TCU's historic NCAA Championship win in Gulf Shores, the first in program history and a long time coming
- This week's AVP tournament in Huntington Beach, which will decide the final two spots per gender in the 2025 AVP League
- Volleyball World's proposed rules changes, including, yes, no doubles. Yikes
- April Ross' new role with USA Volleyball, and why it's her dream job
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Get 20 PERCENT off all Wilson products with our code, sandcastpod-20. https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10
Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!
We are FIRED UP to announce that we've signed on for another year with Athletic Greens! Get a FREE year's supply of Vitamin D by purchasing with that link.
If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/
Thursday May 01, 2025
Thursday May 01, 2025
Welcome back to SANDCAST U, where Madison Fitzpatrick breaks down all things NCAA Beach Volleyball. This is an AWESOME edition, where Madison is literally on the sand of Gulf Shores, shooting our preview episode of this weekend's NCAA Championships. She chats about:
- Is this finally the time TCU takes home the first non-West Coast title in NCAA history?
- Why she thinks Stanford is the hottest team in the country at just the right time
- Will UCLA alas get back on top after watching rival USC win four straight?
- Can USC manage to make it an absurd FIVE STRAIGHT NCAA Championships?! That, and more.
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Get 20 PERCENT off all Wilson products with our code, sandcastpod-20. https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10
Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!
We are FIRED UP to announce that we've signed on for another year with Athletic Greens! Get a FREE year's supply of Vitamin D by purchasing with that link.
If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/
Wednesday Apr 30, 2025
Wednesday Apr 30, 2025
Welcome back to another solo episode of SANDCAST, where Travis Mewhirter recaps a wild weekend, and previews a hectic one to come, with the NCAA Championships descending upon Gulf Shores again. Meanwhile, the AVP League had two more tickets punched, and the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour is hereby renamed the Lucky Loser Tour.
Mewhirter chats about:
- How Kristen Nuss simply wills gold medals into existence sometimes
- James Shaw and Chaim Schalk demolishing folks to clinch their AVP League bid
- The wild run of Lexy Denaburg and Julia Scoles into the AVP League
- How the new Elite16 format can be changed for the better instead of being the Lucky Loser Tour
And, per usual, more
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WE'VE GOT NEW MERCH! Check it out here!!
Get 20 PERCENT off all Wilson products with our code, sandcastpod-20. https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10
Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!
We are FIRED UP to announce that we've signed on for another year with Athletic Greens! Get a FREE year's supply of Vitamin D by purchasing with that link.
If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/