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Volleyball from sport court to the sand court-- from the preps to the pros and beyond. Home of College Volleyball Weekly Indoor/Beach. Episodes drop “most weeks.” Follow the pod on Instagram at @viralvolleymedia!
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Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Freshman Beach Volleyball phenoms Audrey & Nicole Nourse join Rob this week on The Viral Volley Podcast. The Nourses finish the abbreviated season 9-2-- with their only losses being to South Carolina and Florida St. on the road.
In this episode, they discuss their experience at USC, their development, and how the pandemic impacted their first season. Additionally, they talk about their pursuit of the beach game and offer hints on how to distinguish them on/off the court.
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
All Big West Conference 1st Team Honoree, Kyle McCauley of UCSD (Huntington Beach, CA | Edison HS | Orange Coast College) jumped into NCAA D1-2 Men's Volleyball by storm leading the Tritons to their best ever program finish of 14-5 and their highest-ever AVCA ranking at #6.
Kyle reflects on the shortened 2020 season, what his expectations were for the team, what he did to elevate his game, the influence of OCC/Balboa Bay Club Coach Travis Turner and Mike D'Alessandro, and his transition from community college to NCAA D1-2 volleyball at the highest level.
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
1st Team All Big West Conference honoree Colton Cowell (6'1" OH, Makawao, Maui) reflects on the abbreviated 2020 season for the Rainbow Warriors, the success of a different kind of Hawaii team and the possibilities of what the 2021 team can look like. Colton recognizes some of the top performers he has seen this year in the "All Colton Team" before the AVCA All-America Team is announced next week (4/22/20).
We then close out this episode with "The Rundown," to get an inside look at Colton Cowell!
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Sara Hughes (Costa Mesa, CA | Mater Dei HS | USC | USAV) joins Rob Espero in this episode of the Viral Volley Podcast.
In it she shares about the challenges of the current pandemic, her connection to family-- Rory, Laura, Connor ("The Condor") and pregnant sister, Lauren, this last year in competition, her love of volleyball and her passion for people. She even touches on being one of the inspiring new faces in volleyball.
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Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
In this episode of the Viral Volley Podcast Rob Espero connects with 2x National Champion from UCLA and Professional Beach Volleyball athlete, Sarah Sponcil.
Sarah reflects on her whirlwind 2019 season from Gulf Shores, the AVP and FIVB seasons, as well as Olympic Qualification. She also gives us insight to her play, partnership with Kelly Claes, upcoming projects and music videos. Of course we always close out with our fun segment, "The Rundown."
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
This week host Rob Espero sits down with Australian Beach Volleyball National Team athlete, Becchara Palmer.
Becchara shares about her journey in beach volleyball, some professional Australian rules "footy" action, and her journey BACK to to beach volleyball TWICE.
Currently, her and partner Nikki Laird are one of the top contending teams for Australia to play in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, after securing a Gold Medal in an FIVB 3-Star on her home beach in Sydney, but the coronavirus pandemic has made things uncertain.
Additionally, Becchara talks about her new passion and venture, BeachVolley.online, for beach volleyball instruction. We then end on "The Rundown." Click in and listen!
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Dan Friend of Lewis University and Jay Hosack of George Mason along with Rob Espero of UC Irvine discuss key news in NCAA eligibility for D1 and D2 schools. The guys discuss some of the issues involved with this additional year of eligibility due to the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic cutting Spring athletic seasons short.
The guys drop some of the key performers of the 2020 season across the nation, then close out the episode with "The Rundown" - quick questions that get quick answers from our Consortium of Coaching Intelligence.
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Casual chat with #1 LSU Beach's Taryn Kloth, Kristen Nuss, and Ashlyn Rasnick-Pope on the Sandy Tigers' 2020 season, their choices for top players in the nation and a little fun in "The Rundown," where they have to answer quickly and get back up for another question about themselves.
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Interview with #1 BYU All-American and Puerto Rico National Team Opposite, Gabi-Garcia Fernandez. Gabi discusses BYU's success in the abbreviated season, his most memorable match of 2020, dropping his mom's name (Rebecca), the Costco Food Court and his passion for hamburgers.
Gabi also picks out "Gabi's All-Americans," or the top performers (in his eyes) during the 2020 D1-2 NCAA Men's Volleyball season.
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
Alan Knipe, Head Coach of #4 Long Beach St. discusses his new-look Beach team after the graduation of The Beach's most talented and decorated class, how they finished the 2020 season 10-1, how the Big West and NCAA conferences and tournaments COULD have turned out if not for the shortened season due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Be sure to check out the NCAA coverage from the indoor to the beach at VolleyballMag.com!