USA Men's National Team Middle Blocker and UC Irvine alumnus (you know I had to sneak that in there) David Smith jumps on The Viral Volley Podcast this week.
We reminisce about the UCI days, the "Lights Out" incident in Happy Valley and how he was part of UCI's first National Championship team.
David then talks about his season in Poland with ZAKSA-- until the COVID pandemic broke out. From there it was a chaotic journey to get back to the United States, where he, as well as other USA athletes have started training with COVID protocols at American Sports Center.
David also talks about the challenges of being hard of hearing/deaf and having to be in social settings in this COVID-Culture with Social Distancing.
He then finishes off by offering some encouragement to give us perspective through this time in history.
Episode 116: Mega Olympic Indoor Volleyball Recap with the CVW Crew, 8/11/21
Episode 115: UCLA Beach's Lexy Denaburg, 8/10/21
Episode 114: USA MNT VNL Recap/Olympic Preview, 7/11/21: Taylor Sander
Episode 113: USA WNT VNL Finals Round Recap, 6/29/21: Jordan Larson
Episode 112: USA WNT VNL Week 4 Recap, 6/16/21 w/ Chiaka Ogbogu & Justine Wong-Orantes
Episode 111: USA MNT, David Smith - 2021 Tokyo Roster is Out, 6/14/21
Episode 110: USA WNT VNL Week 3 Recap, 6/10/21 w/Jordan Larson & Kelsey Robinson
Episode 109: USAMNT VNL Week 2 Recap, 6/8/21 w/ Kyle Ensing, Josh Tuaniga & TJ DeFalco
Episode 108: USAMNT VNL Week 1 Recap, 6/1/21 w/ Micah Christenson & David Smith
Episode 107: USAWNT VNL Week 1 Recap, 5/28/21
Episode 106: College Volleyball Weekly, "The USC Roomie Recap Episode", 5/25/21
Episode 105: College Volleyball Weekly, Beach Edition, 2021 Season Finale
Episode 104: College Volleyball Weekly Men's D1-2 Finale Show, 5/12/21
Episode 103: CVW Gulf Shores or Bust Edition, 5/5/21
Episode 102: College Volleyball Weekly, NCAA Men's D1-2 Edition, 5/4/21
Episode 101: College Volleyball Weekly, NCAA Tournament and Selection Show, 4/26/21
Episode 100: College Volleyball Weekly Special Edition, Mark Pavlik, Penn St., 4/26/21
Episode 99: CVW Beach Edition, Week 8 Recap, Post Season Preview, 4/21/21
Episode 98: NCAA D1-2 Men's Volleyball, Week 14 and Tourney Time; 4/21/21
Episode 97: College Volleyball Weekly, D1-2 Men's Volleyball, Viral Volley Podcast, 4/14/21
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