Motiv8 MVB

On this episode of Motiv8 we sit down and discuss with Stanford mens volleyball player Jaylen Jasper about the importance of representation of black males in the collegiate men's volleyball world. We also touch base on Jaylen being the first, last and only black male to have played at stanford as they will be cutting the sport from the school.

In a sport where it's already difficult to play professionaly overseas, it is twice as hard to do so as a Black person. No matter where we go there is still hatered. We have to choose to either stay in the states and be discriminated against or go play overseas chansing a dream just to be treated the same way we are here. There are countries that we are not able to play in just because it could mean our lives, which then gives us less than half the playing opportunities as our white counter parts. In this episode of Motiv8 we bring on a special guest Eugene Stuart who is currently in his 2nd season playing professionally overseas. A Bahama native, Gene played for the University of Charleston before starting his pro career. We're excited to have Gene on to help us educate the next generation and discuss the dark side of what its like to be Black playing professionally overseas.

The Legion of Motiv8 sit down and discuss the toxic racial identity within as well as outside of the black community. We dive in deep about what the box is and debunk some of the false assumptions.

Join us as we continue our Shop Talks, as we sit down with Fort Valley State University Head Coach, Larry Wrather! Get to know not only the coach but the MAN!!!

Join us as we continue our Shop Talks, as we sit down with Fort Valley State University Assistant Coach, Ed Wrather! Get to know not only the coach but the MAN!!!

Join us as we continue our Shop Talks, as we sit down with McKendree University Head Coach, Nickie Sanlin! Get to know not only the coach but the WOMAN!!!

Join us as we continue our Shop Talks, as we sit down with Cal State Northridge Associate Head Coach, Theo Edwards! Get to know not only the coach but the MAN!!!

Integrity is defined by what you do when no one is watching. This week brings us two special athletes, Lem Turner and Julian Welsh-White, who endured many forms of racism while being members of the Ball State Men's Volleyball program. We take a walk in thier shoes to see that being passive and/or unaware of the problem is just another form of racism!

Join us as we continue our Shop Talks, as we sit down with Purdue Fort Wayne Head Coach, Ryan Perrotte aka Roc! Get to know not only the coach but the MAN!!!

Join us as we continue our Shop Talks, as we sit down with New York University Assistant Coach, Karl France! Get to know not only the coach but the MAN!!!

For our first of many future Shop Talks, we are featuring The University of Hawaii's Assistant Coach, Josh Walker! Get to know not only the coach but the MAN

Gain some insight on the Mulatto side of not only being a volleyball player, but also a parent in the world we're living in today.

In this episode we continue the conversation with Head Coach, Sam Shweisky, and what we can do as coaches for the younger generation to feel comfortable coming forward and use their words to make a difference.

Did you miss us?! Well, it's a good thing we are back with the first part of Episode 2 of our uncomfortable conversation with 5 black coaches. Take a dive in with Princeton Head Coach, Sam Shweisky, as we speak on what it means to be a white ally and the actions we can take to move forward together.

This episode will focus on the Match Point Volleyball Documentary and the impact it can have on our community. We go into detail about the costs of club volleyball, the importance of a having a role model as well as the stigmatism of volleyball being a female or "white" sport.