SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter

Alas, the entry list for the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Itapema Elite is up! Meaning partnerships for USA Volleyball's new look system are also up. That, and a little bit more information on the 2027 Beach Pro Tour schedule is up. Have the best Halloween, everyone! SHOOTS! NYT Best-selling author T.Z. Layton has come out with the first of a beach volleyball trilogy: DOUBLES. Get your copy on Amazon today! We have a NEW BOOK! Get your copy of Volleyball for Dummies at Amazon! Get 25 PERCENT off and FREE SHIPPING on all Mikasa products with our code, SANDCAST and play with the ball. played with the best in the game. Head to Mikasa's website and get your bag of balls today! Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10 Stay healthy with the BEST SUPPLEMENT in the world: AG1: Head here to get a bundle of AG1 gifts with your order! Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Karch Kiraly is arguably the greatest beach volleyball player of all-time, one of the greatest indoor volleyball players of all time, the man who led the USA Volleyball women to an Olympic gold medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, nearly did it again in Paris in 2024 -- and is now taking over the men, with whom he seeks the first gold medal since 2008 in Beijing. Whew. He's the GOAT of GOATs, and he sits down with Travis Mewhirter to chat his relentless pursuit of mastery, climbing mountains, documentaries, and more. SHOOTS! NYT Best-selling author T.Z. Layton has come out with the first of a beach volleyball trilogy: DOUBLES. Get your copy on Amazon today! We have a NEW BOOK! Get your copy of Volleyball for Dummies at Amazon! Get 25 PERCENT off and FREE SHIPPING on all Mikasa products with our code, SANDCAST and play with the ball. played with the best in the game. Head to Mikasa's website and get your bag of balls today! Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10 Stay healthy with the BEST SUPPLEMENT in the world: AG1: Head here to get a bundle of AG1 gifts with your order! Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where Travis is taking questions for our October mailbag episode, chatting: USA Volleyball's new look system for 2026 and beyond What the future of the AVP League looks like, plus what do all these big name sponsors mean? Predictions for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games Best drills for beach volleyball And a whole lot more! SHOOTS! NYT Best-selling author T.Z. Layton has come out with the first of a beach volleyball trilogy: DOUBLES. Get your copy on Amazon today! We have a NEW BOOK! Get your copy of Volleyball for Dummies at Amazon! Get 25 PERCENT off and FREE SHIPPING on all Mikasa products with our code, SANDCAST and play with the ball. played with the best in the game. Head to Mikasa's website and get your bag of balls today! Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10 Stay healthy with the BEST SUPPLEMENT in the world: AG1: Head here to get a bundle of AG1 gifts with your order! Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Welcome to The Road to Los Angeles, Travis Mewhirter’s series on all things you need to know about how to qualify for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games in beach volleyball. A quick breakdown of the 24 spots: 14 will come to the teams with the most points accumulated from December of 2026 through June of 2028, using their best 8 finishes. 5 will go to the winners of the 2026 Continental Championships 3 will go to the winners of the new Q Series tournaments, all to be played in the summer of 2028 1 will go to the winner of the 2027 World Championships in the Netherlands 1 will be a wild card from USA Volleyball, which will most likely be an Olympic trial Fascinating races to follow, outside of USA Volleyball, include: How will the new-look German men fare, with Clemens Wickler partnering with Lukas Pfretzschner and Nils Ehlers picking up Lui Wust The Brazilian women could reasonably have three teams in the top 10 in the world. Will it be Ana Patricia and Duda making a resurgence, or will Carol and Rebecca qualify again? The Swiss women are deep again. Will it be Leona Kernen and Joana Mader, Nina Brunner and Tanja Huberli, or Anouk Verge-Depre and Zoe Verge-Depre? Who will be the surprise team to qualify for LA 2028? There’s always one. SHOOTS! We have a NEW BOOK! Get your copy of Volleyball for Dummies at Amazon! Get 25 PERCENT off and FREE SHIPPING on all Mikasa products with our code, SANDCAST and play with the ball. played with the best in the game. Head to Mikasa's website and get your bag of balls today! Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10 Stay healthy with the BEST SUPPLEMENT in the world: AG1: Head here to get a bundle of AG1 gifts with your order! Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!  Want SANDCAST merch? We got you covered. Check it out here! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Thomas Hurst and Gage Basey were the breakout beach volleyball team of the year in 2026. Kyle Friend sits down with the duo known as the Colorado Cupcakes and chats all about their enormous season. SHOOTS! We have a NEW BOOK! Get your copy of Volleyball for Dummies at Amazon! Get 25 PERCENT off and FREE SHIPPING on all Mikasa products with our code, SANDCAST and play with the ball. played with the best in the game. Head to Mikasa's website and get your bag of balls today! Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10 Stay healthy with the BEST SUPPLEMENT in the world: AG1: Head here to get a bundle of AG1 gifts with your order! Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!  Want SANDCAST merch? We got you covered. Check it out here! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.