This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Derek Olson, a longtime player on the AVP and FIVB tours. He was an assistant coach at the University of California, Berkeley for two years before being promoted to interim head coach for the previous two. This off-season, he had the strangest of calls: Would he like to coach the Moroccan National Team as they prepared for the Continental Cup, which could secure them a bid for the 2021 Olympic Games?
Yes. Yes he did. On this podcast, we chat about:
- How Olson wound up getting the call from Morocco to coach the National Team
- How, in just five weeks, he was able to take over a program and lead it to its first Olympic bid in history
- The African Continental Cup, and the wild ride that the tournament was
- His future prospects at Cal, and internationally
And, as always, much, much more.
ENJOY!
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This episode is also brought to you by Chasing Gold, a new non-profit aimed at funding aspiring Olympians to relieve the financial burden of traveling around the world. Read more and donate today at www.chasinggold.org!
SHOOTS!
Miles Partain: Taking his ’spark from God’ and fanning it into flame
Hagen Smith is only just beginning ’to dial in my volleyball’
Road to Paris No. 5: GOLDEN TKN; Tri Bourne, Chaim Schalk arrive, Swiss women with three Elite teams
April Mailbag! A deep dive into the mental side of beach volleyball, sports, and life
Jake Dietrich, peaking at 34 years old, has finally discovered ”the thing that sets you apart”
Road to Paris No. 4: Brazil is BACK on the podium; Chase Budinger and Miles Evans have entered the chat
Tri Bourne, Chaim Schalk, the American team built ”for the long-term”
Zana Muno: Beach Volleyball’s ’Hooptidoodah Girl’
Sam Schachter and Dan Dearing: Canada’s top team is looking ’to do some damage’ in 2023
Road To Paris No. 3: Red Bull gives you gold medals
Troy Field: From ’just trying to figure out life’ to playing with Phil Dalhausser
Season Preview Mailbag! Who are the players to watch in 2023? New Mikasa; Who will win AVP Miami?
Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth: Beach Volleyball’s Sister Act
Holly McPeak is always doing the work
Taylor Crabb and Taylor Sander: The most exciting team on the AVP is back in 2023
For Silila Tucker, ’there is no right or wrong route’ so long as he’s on the beach
Road to Paris No. 2: All hail Alex Ranghieri, European women start strong, Nuss-Kloth shine
Delaynie Maple, the mental fortress leading USC’s new-look 2023 team
Lexy Denaburg: UCLA’s senior leader is setting the best of examples
Season-opening Mailbag! Why Tri split with Trevor; new beginnings with Chaim; four-man volleyball
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