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My Journey Through The Beach Volleyball World

From the Mountains to the Beach

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Go The Extra Mile For Kids

Today would have been my niece Penelope's 1st birthday. Having lost her a year ago and having lost my nephew a few years before, I have...

Training During Quarantine

For obvious reasons, the question of what to do for training during quarantine has come up quite frequently. I have been avoiding...

Do You Have The Mind Of A Champion?

RPM Sand is approaching 2,000 medals won as a club in the last 7 years. We have won 6 national championships, and have 20 different...

The College Recruiting Process

As of the commitment we announced today for a girl committing to Stanford, we have helped 63 athletes to get to commit to college. Since...

Importance of Team During Covid-19

It has been incredibly interesting to navigate this crazy time. I'm pretty sure that we are all kinda making it up as we go every day....

Do Setbacks Build Character?

It seems a bit ironic to be writing about setbacks in the middle of what is promising to be the biggest economic setback of our...

The Impact You Have

"The only way to live forever it through the legacy you leave behind." If you have looked at my Instagram page at any point over the last...

How Do I Last Through A Tournament?

One of the questions that I get from parents of beach players a lot is, how do I last all the way through a tournament? As many coaches...

Which Volleyball To Use?

As with any sport when you go to buy a ball to practice with it, or to compete with it, there are differences in balls. Beach volleyball...

Coronavirus Hasn't Won

Today is March 30th, 2020. It's a Monday. It's not a holiday, it's a work day. I woke up this morning at 5:15 A.M. as I normally do...

My First National Championship

While RPM had won multiple National Championships and I was incredibly proud to be a part of them, I still hadn't gotten my chance to be...

How Volleyball Got In My Blood

I think for each of us, we find our passion in different ways. Most of us understand that one thing leads to another and then to another...

Winning the AVP Hermosa Beach Open

Opportunities. When it comes to living life, opportunities are what gives us excitement. I have been so fortunate to have so many amazing...

RPM Sand Is Born

The year was 2013. Ryan and I had been coaching indoor volleyball in Flagstaff and he was running the club called High Altitude Thunder....

RPM In Hard Times

I would be remiss if I didn't write about the current situation that is happening in this world. On Friday, March 13th, 2020 I was...

RPM's First AVP Main Draw Team

After spending much of their juniors careers training with RPM Sand at Horizon Park or Tempe Town Lake together and competing together...

Perspective in Life

September 18th, 2015 was an incredible day! I got to stand an embrace my brother as he welcomed his son LIncoln into the world. I gave...

My First AVP Main Draw

While I had always wished that my first AVP Main Draw would be as a player, I have to admit, this was even sweeter. I had played beach...

My First Volleyball Coaching Job

The year was 2005. I was 27 years old and had been coaching soccer at Coconino High School in Flagstaff. I was a volunteer assistant and...

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