This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, is a rare throwback episode, a replay from the fifth podcast we ever did: With April Ross.
The reason we're re-airing this one, and not recording a new one, is because it's just so damn good, and to hear what April Ross had to say in November of 2017, and then compare it to what happened four years later, is nothing short of incredible. Every word she said back then in Tri Bourne's kitchen came true. To the word. Honestly, it's one of the best episodes we've ever recorded, and it aged far finer than the wine we shared that night.
If you missed this episode before, please listen to it now. We discuss:
- April's crossroads at the end of 2017: To continue pursuing the international game, or to simplify, play AVPs, and begin her exit.
- Her mindset, and her commitment to small, daily improvements, and how she finds -- or tries to -- balance in life.
- The critical importance of introspection throughout her career
- Why she chose Alix Klineman, and why she thought, four years ago, Klineman was her only option to win a gold medal in Tokyo
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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!
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 https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
SHOOTS!
Evan Cory, Louisiana’s Road Dog, has arrived
Seain Cook is playing the long game in beach volleyball -- and it’s working
April Mailbag: Where’s Casey Patterson; typical practices; promising new teams
The fun is only just beginning for Sarah Schermerhorn
Brett Favre, Shawn Taylor, and the growth of Southern Miss beach volleyball
Aleksandrs Samoilovs: 16 years into his career, the Latvian Lion King continues roaring
Sam Schachter and Dan Dearing: From considering retirement to the honeymoon phase
Kim Smith never imagined beach volleyball in her life, ’now it is my life’
Drinking Whiskey with the Crabbs...and Nick Lucena...and Taylor Sander
Nick Lucena has (at least) one more chapter in his beach volleyball journey
February Mailbag: Why we LOVE the AVP schedule, best surprise teams, biggest wins this offseason
Back on the beach, Emily Stockman is as hungry as ever
Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth are changing the narrative in beach volleyball
New partners. New Tours. Welcome to beach volleyball in 2022
Devon Newberry and the UCLA Bruins are ”guns-a-blazing” heading into 2022
Hailey Harward, and the constant search to find and bring joy to the beach
Zana Muno: Beach volleyball’s hustling, diving, gritty ’chic farmer’
Ed Ratledge: At 45 years old, The Eagle is still flying high
Gabby Reece is still kicking a**
Finn Taylor, Volleyball World CEO, is out to build a legacy in beach volleyball
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