Mercer Coach Elder on the Role of Observation and Experience in Partner Selectio

Eckerd College Coach on Preparing for the Season

Today, Michelle Piantadosi of Eckerd College and Optimum Volleyball joined Stephen the talk about specific ways athletes can prepare for the upcoming beach season.

How to Prepare for the Summer Beach Season with EVP Tours Ross Balling

Today, Ross Balling, Commissioner of the EVP Tour and founder of EVP Academies, joined Stephen to share his story on how he go into beach volleyball and secondly, how to get ready for the upcoming season.  During the show, we covered three types of players: 20-30 year old looking to take their game to the next level as a professional, a JO high school age player, and a person who is just getting started playing looking to learn the game and play their best. To visit The McCarthy Project, visit here

Resource for Athletes, Coaches, and Parents: CoachUp Nation

Today, Stephen McCarthy of The McCarthy Project talks with Ben Nadeau, editor of CoachUp Nation, on the subject of how to locate high quality information for athletes and some of the pitfalls to watch out for when completing your research.  In today's world of "just google it," online resources have become even more critical and websites like CoachUp Nation play an intergral role in assisting athletes on their journey to achieve their goals.  To visit The McCarthy Project website, click here

Mercer Coach Elder on the Role of Observation and Experience in Partner Selectio

On the show today, we visit the idea of partner selection.  Coach Damian Elder of Mercer University will breakdown his viewpoints or best practices for the proper selection of a partner. Areas covered include; Observation, experience, and intuitionThe concept of equitable hard workThe fallacy of "science says"Do players have insight or should they just follow the coach For more information, visit The McCarthy Project

Fluoride: A Performance Suppressant

Over the last couple weeks, I was looking through our interview archives and found this short interview on the subject of fluoride and performance with David Augenstein of the Journal of Natural Food and Health.  The truths mentioned in this interview are timeless and just as applicable as four years ago. For more information, visit The McCarthy Project