SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter

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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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Wednesday Feb 15, 2023

For Silila Tucker, ’there is no right or wrong route’ so long as he’s on the beach

Wednesday Feb 15, 2023

This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Silila Tucker, the most secret Hawaiian on the AVP Tour – so secret even Tri didn’t even know that Tucker spent a good chunk of his childhood summers on Oahu. We talked a ton about that, as well as:

Tucker’s HUGE 2022 season, one that ended with a win at the Laguna Open and a third at the Huntington Beach Tour Series

Tucker’s new partnership with Paul Lotman, and their plans to hit the international events this year
How Tucker approached volleyball, both beach and indoors, as a professional from day one
Why he made the decision to move to California, and the dividends it’s already paying

And, as always, so much more.

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NEW BOOK ALERT!!! Travis Mewhirter and Kent Steffes just published a seminal work on the history of beach volleyball in their new book, Kings of Summer: The Rise of Beach Volleyball. Check it out on Amazon!! https://www.amazon.com/Kings-Summer-rise-beach-volleyball/dp/B0B3JHFKM7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WGJFWHPBGPQ2&keywords=kings+of+summer+book&qid=1658922972&sprefix=kings+of+summer+book%2Caps%2C1328&sr=8-1

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Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB

Friday Feb 10, 2023

Road to Paris No. 2: All hail Alex Ranghieri, European women start strong, Nuss-Kloth shine

Friday Feb 10, 2023

This is Episode No. 2 of The Road to Paris, a monthly Olympic Beach Volleyball breakdown hosted by Travis Mewhirter.

The Doha Elite 16 marked the opening event of the Olympic qualifying process, and while it might prove to be relatively inconsequential in the long run, big moves were still made, namely by Italians Adrian Carambula and Alex Ranghieri, the European women, and Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth.

Let us know what you think! This is a new series, so we're open to feedback and suggestions!

PHOTO CREDITS: Volleyball World Episode No. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYbRdFFZBR4&t=206s

Mewhirter's 2024 Olympic predictions: https://volleyballmag.com/2024-olympic-beach-volleyball-predictions-013123/

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Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB

Wednesday Feb 08, 2023

Delaynie Maple, the mental fortress leading USC’s new-look 2023 team

Wednesday Feb 08, 2023

This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Delaynie Maple, a junior at USC and one of the most talented, must-watch players in NCAA beach volleyball this upcoming 2023 season. When she was still in high school, Maple took a fifth at AVP Hermosa with Megan Kraft. At USC, she’s already competed on court one, going 36-1 as a sophomore alongside Julia Scoles. Could not recommend watching her enough. We chatted about all sorts of topics, including:

How COVID made for the strangest of freshman years for Maple
The role that mental toughness has played in her success, and how she has trained that skill
Her and Megan Kraft’s fifth-place run through AVP Hermosa in 2019
How USC is going about replacing 13 players from its NCAA Championship-winning team

That, and, as always, so much more.

SHOOTS!

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Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB

Wednesday Feb 01, 2023

Lexy Denaburg: UCLA’s senior leader is setting the best of examples

Wednesday Feb 01, 2023

This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter features our regular guest host, Savvy Simo, who is currently in Doha, competing in her first OLYMPIC QUALIFYING event, and Lexy Denaburg, her former partner at UCLA who is now charged with leading a deeply talented Bruins team. Denaburg is, simply, awesome. A lovely, gracious, humble 21-year-old out of Florida who you should absolutely watch at some point in the near future. Already an All-American, she is one of the most talented players in NCAA Beach Volleyball right now. We chatted about all manner of topics, including:

UCLA coming into the 2023 season as the clear No. 1 and favorite to win an NCAA Championship
The impact of the senior class before Denaburg, and how she is now finding herself in a leadership position
How her addiction to weight training was actually an issue (a good issue for a college student…) and how she’s learning to take care of her body
What it’s like being at the top of the NCAA Beach Volleyball food chain – and how that’ll only make her and her teammates better

SHOOTS!

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We now have SANDCAST MERCHANDISE!! Rock the gear of your favorite podcast today! https://www.sandcastmerch.com/

Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB

Wednesday Jan 25, 2023

Season-opening Mailbag! Why Tri split with Trevor; new beginnings with Chaim; four-man volleyball

Wednesday Jan 25, 2023

This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter is our FIRST MAILBAG OF THE YEAR! It was a full one, too, and Tri Bourne was firmly on the hot seat, answering all sorts of questions, including:

What happened to him and Trevor Crabb?
How did Trevor take the news?
What aren’t Tri and Chaim Schalk playing the Doha Elite 16?
What are Phil Dalhausser’s plans for the upcoming AVP season?

And a whole, whole lot more.

SHOOTS!

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We now have SANDCAST MERCHANDISE!! Rock the gear of your favorite podcast today! https://www.sandcastmerch.com/

Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB

Wednesday Jan 18, 2023

The secret’s out! How Carly Kan became Hawaii’s first female AVP Champion

Wednesday Jan 18, 2023

This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter is, incredibly, our first podcast IN HAWAII!! Tri Bourne took the mic on the road with him to sit down with Carly Kan, the newest AVP champ and the first woman from the state of Hawaii to win an AVP, as well as her coach, the founder and master of secret training himself, Danny Alvarez. Kan is one of many bright young female stars on the AVP, while Alvarez is one of the brightest minds in the game. Absolute gem of a podcast, ladies and gentlemen, covering a wide variety of topics, such as:

How women’s beach volleyball wasn’t much of a thing in Kan’s childhood, and how the University of Hawaii’s beach program changed that
How Alvarez became the first – and still really only – beach volleyball coach in Hawaii
How an open gym turned Carly Kan, who was recruited to play libero for Missouri, into one of the best outside hitters in the country
The many, many factors that led Kan to her first AVP win

And, as always, so much more.

SHOOTS!

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We now have SANDCAST MERCHANDISE!! Rock the gear of your favorite podcast today! https://www.sandcastmerch.com/

Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB

Wednesday Jan 11, 2023

Savvy Simo and Toni Rodriguez: Healthy, rested, rehabbed, and ready for a push to Paris 2024

Wednesday Jan 11, 2023

This episode of SANDCAST features Savvy Simo, our favorite female host, and Toni Rodriguez, her partner for this season and, at least, the next as they begin their push to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. It has been quite an off-season for Rodriguez, who suffered a season-ending knee injury at AVP New Orleans in 2022. While she rehabbed, Simo played with anyone who would, anywhere in the world. Now, they’re back together. We chatted about all sorts of fun stuff, including:

AVP New Orleans, and how Rodriguez briefly wondered if she would continue playing volleyball
What Rodriguez’s rehab process looked like, while Simo was scrambling for partners
What their plans are for the upcoming season
What both of them learned in their albeit brief rookie seasons as professionals

And, as always, a whole lot more.

SHOOTS!

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We now have SANDCAST MERCHANDISE!! Rock the gear of your favorite podcast today! https://www.sandcastmerch.com/

Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB

Monday Jan 09, 2023

The Road to Paris: Everything you need to know about the Olympic Qualification Cycle

Monday Jan 09, 2023

The Road to Paris is a new series we're doing, with host Travis Mewhirter breaking down the Olympic race, which begins this February in Doha, Qatar. Here Mewhirter explains everything you need to know about the beach volleyball qualification process for the 2024 Olympic Games, from when it begins to when it ends to how every single one of the 24 teams can qualify for Paris 2024.

What did you think about this video? It's new, so we're open to suggestions.

What do you want more of?

Less?

Any tweaks?

We'll take all the feedback we can get :)

SHOOTS!

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We now have SANDCAST MERCHANDISE!! Rock the gear of your favorite podcast today! https://www.sandcastmerch.com/

Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB

Wednesday Jan 04, 2023

Jaden Whitmarsh, UCLA’s Ms. Clutch, is back to lead the Bruins in 2023

Wednesday Jan 04, 2023

This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Jaden Whitmarsh, a court two defender for UCLA and one of the most clutch players in NCAA Beach Volleyball. She is also, as you may be able to gather from her last name, the daughter of Mike Whitmarsh, the 1996 silver medalist at the Atlanta Olympics. We chatted about her family, as well as:

What it was like growing up in San Diego, one of the most competitive cities in the country for grassroots – and all levels, really – volleyball, both indoors and on the beach
The steep learning curve she received when, as a freshman, she was able to study under the likes of Sarah Sponcil, Nicole and Megan McNamara, Izzy Carey, and Zana Muno, among others
Her breakout 2022 NCAA season, where her and Devon Newberry finished 29-7
Her spark plug personality on the court, one that endears her to her partners and allows her to finish the biggest matches

And, as always, much, much more.

SHOOTS!

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We now have SANDCAST MERCHANDISE!! Rock the gear of your favorite podcast today! https://www.sandcastmerch.com/

Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB

Wednesday Dec 28, 2022

Sean P. Murray, and how the 1984 Olympic Gold Medalists changed volleyball in America

Wednesday Dec 28, 2022

This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Sean P. Murray, the author of If Gold is Our Destiny: How a Team of Mavericks Came Together for Olympic Glory. The book is a deep study of the 1984 men’s Olympic volleyball team who would win gold and kick off a dynastic decade of dominance – and forever change the culture of volleyball in the United States.

On this episode, we chat about:

The value in looking foolish, and how Doug Beal used it to create the best team, and program, in the world
Chris Marlowe’s circuitous, and incredible, volleyball career
Why Karch Kiraly has been able to bring out the best in everyone around him, either indoors, on the beach, or, now, as the coach of the United States women
The value in establishing your own culture, and the success that comes with it

And, as always, a whole lot more.

If you want to read the book, you can get it on Amazon!

SHOOTS!

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We now have SANDCAST MERCHANDISE!! Rock the gear of your favorite podcast today! https://www.sandcastmerch.com/

Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB