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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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- 2 days ago1h 2m
The Hidden Crisis: Mental Health and Resilience in Sports | Dr. Gary Green
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, and welcome back to one of our most-anticipated annual guests: Gary Green. We're talking building resilience in an anxious world. Key topics from the episode with Dr. Gary Green include Rise in anxiety and mental health issues among students post-COVID The importance of relationships and social support for resilience Strategies for coaches to build trust and challenge athletes appropriately The impact of COVID-19 on athlete mental health and recovery Practical approaches for athletes to develop growth mindset and self-awareness SHOOTS! We have a NEW BOOK! Pre-order your copy of Volleyball for Dummies today at Barnes and Noble! Want SANDCAST merch? We got you covered. Check it out here! Get 25 PERCENT off all Mikasa products with our code, SANDCAST and play with the ball. played with the best in the game. Head to Mikasa's website and get your bag of balls today! 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! 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, click here and sign on up! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 1 weeks ago1h 7m
John Mayer, Billy Allen: Is A "Correct Technique" Just a Bunch of BS?
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, and welcome back to our fourth semi-annual edition of SANDCASTING Your Brains Out with John Mayer and Billy Allen, the hosts of Coach Your Brains Out. Mayer is the head coach of the LMU Beach Volleyball team, while Allen is the assistant -- and AVCA Assistant Coach of the Year! -- at Stanford. We're recapping the NCAA Beach Volleyball season, where Mayer's Lions won another WCC title, making it seven in a row(!!), Allen's Cardinal made their first NCAA finals, and Mewhirter's FSU Seminoles had their second-best regular season ever, won a Big 12 Conference title, and made the NCAA semifinals, losing to Allen's Cardinal. We're chatting: Is there a "correct" way to do anything in beach volleyball, and sports? How do you prep for the post-season in beach volleyball? Injury prevention techniques And a whole lot more SHOOTS! We have a NEW BOOK! Pre-order your copy of Volleyball for Dummies today at Barnes and Noble! Want SANDCAST merch? We got you covered. Check it out here! Get 25 PERCENT off all Mikasa products with our code, SANDCAST and play with the ball. played with the best in the game. Head to Mikasa's website and get your bag of balls today! 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! 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, click here and sign on up! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 2 weeks ago40 min
AVP Huntington's International Flair; AK-Alexis STAY PERFECT in Xiamen
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where Travis is talking a big weekend with the AVP debuting its Heritage events in Huntington Beach and plenty to talk about there, and the Beach Pro Tour continuing its season at the Xiamen Challenge, where AK and Alexis stayed PERFECT with another gold medal. We're chatting: Savvy Cory and Evan Cory having the biggest family weekend ever Thamela and Victoria putting on a show at AVP Huntington Beach Taylor Crabb and Andy Benesh establishing themselves as the best team in America with their win Audrey Koenig and Alexis Durish staying perfect with ANOTHER gold medal in China, now riding a 44 match win streak And a whole lot more! SHOOTS! We have a NEW BOOK! Pre-order your copy of Volleyball for Dummies today at Barnes and Noble! Want SANDCAST merch? We got you covered. Check it out here! Get 25 PERCENT off all Mikasa products with our code, SANDCAST and play with the ball. played with the best in the game. Head to Mikasa's website and get your bag of balls today! 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! 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, click here and sign on up! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 3 weeks ago55 min
Mailbag! AVP Goes International! Olympic Qualification Series? NCAA Players Better Than AVP?
Welcome to the fan question, or mailbag, episode of SANDCAST, where Travis Mewhirter takes on all of your beach volleyball and volleyball questions and attempts to answer them as best as he can. This week, he's chatting: Is the AVP allowing international players a good thing or bad thing for beach volleyball? (hint: It's AWESOME) Could this year's Olympic qualifying for the USA Volleyball women be the most competitive yet? Are NCAA Beach Volleyball Players better than AVP players? Can the AVP League survive? What mental skills do you need to make the jump to the next level? And so much more. SHOOTS! We have a NEW BOOK! Pre-order your copy of Volleyball for Dummies today at Barnes and Noble! Want SANDCAST merch? We got you covered. Check it out here! Get 25 PERCENT off all Mikasa products with our code, SANDCAST and play with the ball. played with the best in the game. Head to Mikasa's website and get your bag of balls today! 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! 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, click here and sign on up! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- May 6, 202637 min
UCLA Dominates NCAA Championships; Brasilia Goes Bonkers; AVP League Roster Breakdown
Welcome to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where we have a breakdown of the most recent -- and very full -- weekend of beach volleyball, which includes: UCLA beach volleyball's dominant showing in Gulf Shores, winning their first NCAA Championship since 2019. Jenny Johnson Jordan has now won as a player, assistant coach, and head coach Audrey Koenig and Alexis Durish getting snubbed as the Player of the Year, despite being one of three NCAA teams ever to go undefeated, so they are our Slunks College Players of the Year Savvy Cory and Devon Newberry going bonkers in Brasilia, winning a bronze medal out of the qualifier. Is Sweden's Jacob Holting-Nilsson and Elmer Andersson the best team in the world? There's room for that discussion! And, alas, a full roster breakdown of the 2026 AVP League SHOOTS! We have a NEW BOOK! Pre-order your copy of Volleyball for Dummies today at Barnes and Noble! Want SANDCAST merch? We got you covered. Check it out here! Get 25 PERCENT off all Mikasa products with our code, SANDCAST and play with the ball. played with the best in the game. Head to Mikasa's website and get your bag of balls today! 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! 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, click here and sign on up! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Apr 29, 202616 min
NCAA Champs Preview! Why 2026 Is "The Most Exciting, The Most Dramatic" Year Yet
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where Madison Fitzpatrick is taking over the mic for the week. She's talking about the upcoming 2026 NCAA Beach Volleyball National Championships in Gulf Shores, Alabama. She breaks down the bracket, pondering: If this will finally be Stanford's year to win the NCAA title Texas shocking the NCAA world with its conference victory in the MPSF, taking out UCLA twice and USC Can FSU, on the heels of its second best regular season ever, deliver on the national stage? Will Jenny Johnson Jordan and the UCLA Bruins return to the top? SHOOTS! We have a NEW BOOK! Pre-order your copy of Volleyball for Dummies today at Barnes and Noble! Want SANDCAST merch? We got you covered. Check it out here! Get 20 PERCENT off all Wilson products with our code, TRIANDTRAVIS26. 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! 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, click here and sign on up! SHOOTS! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Apr 22, 20261h 14m
Geena Urango: The Longevity Queen of Beach Volleyball
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features the veteran of all veterans: Geena Urango. She sits down with Tri to talk about: Her return to international beach volleyball, and why she is considering playing on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Why she loves playing with Megan Rice, and the intimidation factor she brings to the table Differential learning, and the creative approach she's taking to the game USA Volleyball's overhauled system, and why it's so promising Chapters with Geena Urango 00:00 Introduction and Career Longevity 01:59 Training Against Young Guns and Age Dynamics 03:53 National Team System and Centralized Training 06:00 Impact of Practice Environment on Performance 07:57 Player Partnerships and Team Building Strategies 10:00 International Play and Domestic Priorities 12:00 Mental Resilience and Mindset Development 13:57 Balancing Competition and Personal Growth 16:05 The Role of Technology and AI in Training 17:50 Energy Work, Meditation, and Hypnosis in Sports 19:52 Science of Energy and Healing in Athletic Performance 21:59 Using AI for Personal Coaching and Performance 23:59 Managing Emotions and Referee Interactions 25:57 Building Strong Partnerships with Self-Assessment Tools 27:57 Love Languages and Communication in Partnerships 30:01 The Power of Creativity and Differential Learning 31:47 Deepening Skills Through Unconventional Practice 33:57 The Mind-Body Connection and Brain Waves 35:58 Healing and Autoimmune Recovery Through Energy Work 38:00 The Science and Mysticism of Energy and Faith 40:11 Future of AI and Energy Science in Sports 42:05 Practical Applications of Meditation and Hypnosis 44:00 Using Technology to Track Brain Waves and Energy States 45:59 Overcoming Trauma and Stress with EMDR and Hypnosis 48:09 The Power of Subconscious Mind and Visualization 50:06 The Intersection of Science, Energy, and Spirituality 52:10 Innovations in Coaching and Performance Enhancement 53:55 Upcoming Competitions and Personal Goals 55:51 The Reality of Qualifiers and Tournament Pressure 58:08 The Joy of Playing in Front of Fans 59:48 Reflections on Refereeing and Game Management 01:01:58 The Future of Volleyball and Personal Aspirations We have a NEW BOOK! Pre-order your copy of Volleyball for Dummies today at Barnes and Noble! Want SANDCAST merch? We got you covered. Check it out here! Get 20 PERCENT off all Wilson products with our code, TRIANDTRAVIS26. 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! 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, click here and sign on up! SHOOTS! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Apr 15, 202642 min
Supermoms, Death Stars, and Underdogs: BIG WEEKEND In Beach Volleyball
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, is a combo episode: A Beach Access, where Travis recaps a big weekend in beach volleyball, going over the Saquarema Elite on the Beach Pro Tour as well as the final AVP League qualifier while touching on new partnerships and potential ripple effects from there. We're discussing: The new partnership of Trevor Crabb and Chase Budinger Where Miles Evans might go from here Nina Brunner cementing herself as a SUPERMOM on the Beach Pro Tour Why Kristen Cruz and Taryn Brasher are the new death star of women's beach volleyball And more! SHOOTS! We have a NEW BOOK! Pre-order your copy of Volleyball for Dummies today at Barnes and Noble! Want SANDCAST merch? We got you covered. Check it out here! Get 20 PERCENT off all Wilson products with our code, TRIANDTRAVIS26. 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! 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, click here and sign on up! SHOOTS! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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