This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter features Dain Blanton, the head coach of the USC Beach Volleyball team and the man who has built the biggest dynasty in all of college sports right now. Despite losing 12 players from last year’s NCAA Championship-winning team, Blanton rebuilt in a hurry, winning a third straight NCAA title this past May. Indeed, life is good to be Blanton, and it’s good to be a USC Trojan. We chatted all about this year’s run, as well as:
And so much more! Absolute blast, as always, hanging with Dain.
ENJOY!
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We have a new -- but temporary -- sponsor with the Saucedwear Tournament, a $17,000 open with $5k to the winners down in Navarre Beach, Fla., where Travis Mewhirter first learned to play. Registration ends on July 14, and players can sign up at saucedwear.com!
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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
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
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Greg Delgado: The man who saved beach volleyball in 2020
Nina Matthies: Beach volleyball's ultimate champion and ambassador
Answering the final fan questions in The Year Without Volleyball
Billy Allen: The prolific, deadpanning, self-deprecating AVP champion and author
Learning doesn't stop, with Pri Lima
Karch Kiraly, and the hunger to pursue mastery
Angie Akers: Beach volleyball's running, kickboxing Olympic coach
Mailbag: How does off-season training differ from in-season? Other fan questions
Chris Meade: CROSSNET, the million-dollar (literally) idea beach volleyball didn't know it needed
Nick Lucena isn't ready for the life of the retired dad just yet
Three gold medals of wisdom with Misty May-Treanor
Three years of unbelievable growth, change in three years of SANDCAST
Julia Scoles: Finding peace amid life's biggest decisions
Avery Drost: Becoming beach volleyball's ultimate utility man
Jordan Cheng: Making a career out of "Once in a lifetime opportunities"
Answering beach volleyball's questions in a year with no shortage of them
Randy Stoklos is still the King of the Beach
SANDCAST: John Hyden, the consummate player-coach, on and off the sand
Grant O'Gorman and Ben Saxton, pushing for Tokyo and Men's Health Awareness
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