This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter is a special one, for it is the first episode featuring a player competing in the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. Taylor Crabb has long been the presumed face of this next generation of American beach volleyball players. Now that generation is here, as he and Jake Gibb qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, alongside lovable veterans Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena.
On this episode, we discuss:
- What it is like for Taylor Crabb being an Olympian, something he's long dreamed of
- The moment in Ostrava when he and Jake Gibb and coach Rich Lambourne knew they had qualified for Tokyo
- The strangeness of this 2021 season, with so much uncertainty post-COVID
- Why players should prioritize competing on the AVP just as much as they do the FIVB
- The blessings of being raised in Hawai'i, growing up at the Outrigger Canoe Club And much, much more.
Such a fun episode.
ENJOY!
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This episode, as always, is brought to you by Wilson Volleyball, makers of the absolute best balls in the game, hands down. You can get a 20-percent discount using our code, SANDCAST-20! https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
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!
Dain Blanton, as ever, is making the most of every opportunity
Kyle Friend: ’Make volleyball easy for everyone around you’
Sophie Bukovec: Surprising herself all the way to the top of the world
Drinking Kona (and Maui Brew) with the Crabbs
Summer Mailbag! AVP parity, Olympic favorites, trash talking, hottest teams on Tour
Kent Steffes: It’s Winning Time
Geena Urango: The newest AVP Champ who’s living life fully in the present
Trevor Crabb and Tri Bourne have their swagger back
Mark Bucknam, and the making of AVP Uncovered
Sarah Sponcil and Terese Cannon: The AVP Champions who have built the perfect team
Mid-season Mailbag: How is Bally’s and the AVP doing in year one?
Tri Bourne: After a bittersweet World Championships: ’Jesus, what am I doing?’
Deahna Kraft only knows one speed: All in or nothing at all
Anders Mol, Christian Sorum, and the rise of the greatest team in beach volleyball
Megan Kraft, the 19-year-old making beach volleyball success look easy
Mark Burik and Brandon Joyner want you to get Better at Beach
Corinne Quiggle: Home is wherever the beach volleyball is
Andy Benesh: Playing with GOATs on his way to becoming America’s next top blocker
Katie Spieler: The Honeybee’s Guide to the Good Life
Toni Rodriguez is ’traveling the world, just playing volleyball, living the sweetest life ever’
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