The McCarthy Project Beach Volleyball

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

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

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  

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

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

About four years ago, I started my quest to find a source of raw milk for the purpose of improving my performance as a human being, my family, and athletes looking for an edge. On top of that, I found this unpublished interview with David Augenstein of the Journal of Natural Food and Health on the subject of raw milk and its value to the human being. For more information, visit The McCarthy Project's raw milk post.

Today, Stephen was joined by Coach Tom Black of Georgia University to talk about the whirlwind of activity over the last year from coaching in the Olympics to accepting the Georgia coaching position last month.  Lastly, we talk about the power of change and what it has meant to him over the last year and how it may apply to young athletes. For more information on The McCarthy Project, visit here

Today, Stevenson University Head Volleyball Coach Dave Trumbo joined Stephen to talk about the inaugural season for his beach team and the upcoming beach volleyball season. Additional info visit our website.

Today, Stephen McCarthy will talk with Head Coach Brian Goodhind of Webber International University on the numerous variables related to the selection of a partner.  We will attempt to cover the entire spectrum of players from high school players who are looking for a local partner to college players and the coach is making the decisions to a pro level when your success and failure depend on your decisions. We cover personality, talent level, friendship, while attempting to answer the question of who is the best partner for you and your long term success?

This week, Trevor Ragan of trainugly.com joined Stephen to talk about "how to train ugly."  Trevor has had a tremendous amount of success breaking down the old, traditional view of training (i.e. control every aspect of the athletes technique, and drill over and over and over the same way, then hopefully eliminate enough mistakes to create success) with concepts like random vs block training and the growth mindset (touch the ball often, learn through mistakes and develop the ability to live in the moment and produce the results.) He shared his journey from talking to the researchers who knew about the concepts of motor learning and then ultimately, attempting  to educate coaches and athletes about a new way, how they can train ugly, have fun and have more success. For more info on The McCarthy Project, visit our website

Today on the show, Stephen McCarthy will discusses the use snd role of oxygen supplementation for young athletes to elite athletes. Subject covered include History of Oxygen Supplementation and the benefitsCurrent success stories with athletesThe Story of LiveO2 and why it does what it does

Today, Stephen McCarthy will talk with Head Coach Russell Brock of the LSU Tigers beach volleyball progam about some of his go to strategies for elite performance on game day. Areas covered include: 1, Ideas for players who do not live in hot bed locations to get noticed and eventually, play college beach volleyball 2. Game day strategies and the variables associated with high level play 3. The art of making adjustments to what is happening on game day. Visit The McCarthy Project Beach Volleyball site.

Head Coach Wayne Holly joined Stephen McCarthy to talk about the role of scouting and information produced by the staff in the game of beach volleyball. For more information, visit tmpbeachvolleyball.com

Today, Stephen was joined by Beth Van Fleet of Georgia State and Wayne Holly of Tulune University to talk about game day strategies and what athletes need to know to compete at the highest level. For more information, visit The McCarthy Project Beach Volleyball website.

Tulane Head Beach Volleyball Coach Wayne Holly on the upcoming beach volleyball season and the changes he expects to see in the future of volleyball now that the NCAA has announced a national championship. For more information, visit The McCarthy Project website

Today, Stevenson University Head Volleyball Coach Dave Trumbo  joined Stephen to talk about the upcoming beach volleyball season and the future of beach in the college ranks. Some of the areas covered include: coaching for the love the game, the challenges of being located in a slightly colder climate and being a new program, the joy of going south for spring break, and the future of Division III programs in the sport of beach.

St. Mary's head volleyball coach Rob Browning joined to talk about the upcoming beach volleyball season and how the sport may change for the next couple years with the recent announcement of a NCAA championship. On top of that, Coach Browning will chat about the history of BYU volleyball and his thoughts on what a few of the great qualities of elite players. For more information, visit The McCarthy Project

Coach Julie Darty will be joining Stephen to talk on the subject of perfection and how young athletes can overcome this sometimes disrupting force and how creating the proper environment can lead to long term success. For more information, visit The McCarthy Project

Stephen McCarthy of The McCarthy Project was joined by David Rubio, Head Volleyball coach from the University of Arizona on the subject of perfection or efficiency in sport. Coach Rubio has over 30 years of history in coaching and is currently coaching his daughter's youth team. For additional information, visit our site.

The recent announcement of the inaugural NCAA beach volleyball tournament in May of 2016 was a major step forward adding beach volleyball to the map as a youth sport.  The bigger question does this new tournament change your thoughts about playing beach volleyball in college, rather than simply indoor. Secondly, Steven Loeswick of North Florida joined Stephen to talk about the future of the sport of beach volleyball. So what is the future of beach volleyball for coaches? For players? For more information on The McCarthy Project, click here  

While outdoor volleyball i.e. beach volleyball is played all over the United States by adults, the youth version has been slowly gaining acceptance over the last 20 years or so.  With that said, athletes should take a serious look into playing beach volleyball in college. Secondly, I interviewed Mercer University's head indoor and beach volleyball coach Damian Elder on this very subject.  Mercer is one of the original 15 colllege programs in beach volleyball, so he was there in the beginning 4 years ago. For additional information, visit The McCarthy Project website.

Over my recent history, I have noticed a trend that athletes feel that if they are perfect, do every action more perfect than somebody else that they will become an elite athlete. Or said in a different way, the more perfect I am, I will be better than you.  Well, I hate to break it to young people, being more perfect is not the answer.  The answer is can you perform a coordinated action that produces the results needed exactly at the time you are producing those actions. So today, Loyola Marymount Head Womens Volleyball and Head Sand Volleyball Coach Tom Black will join Stephen McCarthy of The McCarthy Project to discuss the proper application of the term perfection and how to be efficient on the court, . For more information on The McCarthy Project, visit our website.

Stephen McCarthy on the Love of The Game

Stephen McCarthy of The McCarthy Project will be discussing the concept of leadership development in a world of "get mine first." Subjects covered will include how do you break down the walls created by athletes who are just interested in getting theirs and how to be a great follower that can develop into a great leader. For more information, visit The McCarthy Project.

University of Minnesota's head volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon joined us to talk about the love of sport and how to properly develop young athletes.  Coach shared his story growing up in New Zealand playing multiple different sports and developing over his lifetime a love for volleyball.  He talked about how he came to focus on one sport, volleyball, his transition to coaching and some of his principles of success. For more information, visit The McCarthy Project. Coach Hugh McCutcheon Bio: Hugh McCutcheon enters his third year at the helm of Golden Gopher Volleyball. Completing two seasons as the Gopher head coach, McCutcheon has led Minnesota a 56-15 record, named the 2013 AVCA North Region Coach of the Year and has coached three individuals to All-America honors in the past season seasons. Complete bio

Coach Russ Rose of Penn State University joined Stephen McCarthy to discuss the waterfront of ideas related to young volleyball players and coaches around the concept of balanced development.  Coach Rose talked about the role of technology in a young persons life, the proper role of club volleyball, why is it important to play more than one sport, and finally, how coaches and athletes can develop a balanced long-term approach to elite performance in life and sport. For more information, visit The McCarthy Project

Stephen McCarthy will be joined by Dr. William Roberts, Director of the  University of Minnesota St. John's Hospital Family Medicine Residency and the editor-in-chief of Current Sports Medicine Reports, to talk about current and future trends in acl injuries and the prevention in young athletes. For more information, visit The McCarthy Project

Stephen McCarthy of The McCarthy Project will be joined by New York Knicks Performance Coach Andy Barr to discuss the concept of overtraining, fad training programs, and how to develop a foundation for elite performance. For more information, visit The McCarthy Project

Dr. Mary Riddel, professor at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, recently published an article entitled, "Risky Recreation."  She discussed the role that risk plays in the life of extreme sports.  On the show today, Stephen and Dr. Riddel discussed how risk plays out in everyday life, as well as, sport. Today on the show Stephen McCarthy and Dr. Riddel work out the concept of "risk" in the real world. For more information on The McCarthy Project, visit here.

Forensic Historian and Filmmaker Richard Grove on Breaking The Chains of Institutionalized Thought to Create a Better Athlete Richard Grove of TragedyandHope.com will be joining Stephen McCarthy of The McCarthy Project to discuss to ways to break institutionalized thoughts and replace them with self-reliant, self-confident, clear thoughts from your own creative imagination. Tune in on October 9th, 2013 at 9am cst for the complete interview. On the show, Richard and Stephen will be discussing creative thought with the purpose of addressing the following areas: 1.  Why do we need to change our institutionalized thoughts? 2.  How do we change our current thoughts? 3.  What should you expect while changing how you think? 4.  What are the potential results if you put in the time and effort? 5.  OK I agree I need to change, where do I start? For more information, visit The McCarthy Project

Stephen McCarthy will be discussing the current news and how you can create new realities in life and sport. "Art, which is to say, imagination, is the path to enlightenment, an infinite voyage in which there is no final state. Contrary to every system, illumination is not received passively. It is literally created by each person. Like it or not, we are all artists. Art radiates its currents into future time, and a major crossroad of that future is here. Reality, as we know it and accept it, is breaking apart like icebergs in the waves. The minor stage play called civilization-as-we-know-it is surviving only because it continues to turn out replicas and cartoons of itself." -Jon Rappoport, Time, Imagination, and Creation, August 6, 2009 For more information, visit The McCarthy Project

Mark Allen, 6-time Ironman world champion will be discussing the world of endurance training and talent development. More specifically, the difference between the "science-only" programs or "the art of what works best for me" program. Mark's storied career will give us unique perspective and insights into the mind of a triathlete and the potential results of the proper training program. For more information, visit The McCarthy Project

Coach McDermott joined Stephen McCarthy to talk about coaching young athletes and more specifically, your own children.  Coach has the honor of coaching one of his children at Creighton University, All-American Doug McDermott. For more information, visit The McCarthy Project.

Author David Epstein of The Sports Gene:Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance joined Stephen McCarthy of The McCarthy Project to discuss his book and his motive for writing Sports Gene.  Secondly, we discussed how to apply his findings to athletes and the future application of dna or genetic research. In the second hour, Michael Much of Minnesotapreps.com/ Yahoo Rivals will join the conversation to discuss the common sense uses as well as the future uses in sport. For more information, visit The McCarthy Project

Stephen McCarthy of The McCarthy Project will cover the weekly news and Erwan Le Corre of MovNat will join us to discuss the world of physical education and fitness. The concept of mastery of self and your surroundings will create the foundation of the show and provide a platform for a great discussion on the world of human development. Erwan started MovNat to address the one-dimensional approach the development of movement in humans.  He has traveled the world researching and developing his philosophy of physical, mental and spiritual development. For more information, visit The McCarthy Project

Stephen McCarthy of The McCarthy Proejct will be talking about the recruiting game from the athletes persective.  Stephen will cover the current health news.  Lastly, we will welcome Michael Much of Minnesota Preps/Yahoo Rivals to talk about the recruiting game and the cold hard truth about how initially numbers do matter.  Secondly, we broke down the ways athletes can develop their mind and their game if they are not on the Top 150 list. For more information, visit The McCarthy Project

Dr. John Tauer, National Championship basketball coach for the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN, joined host Stephen McCarthy of The McCarthy Project to discuss the role of technology (The ESPN Effect) on the future generation of athletes. For more information, visit The McCarthy Project  

Stephen McCarthy of The McCarthy Project will be discussing the thought of mastering your life and sport. One of the lost arts in life has become mastery.  We are a very distracted bunch who only listen to random bites of information at almost every opportunity,  rather than think strategically and in wholes for a longer time than 15 minutes. The simple solution is to elevate your thoughts from do's and don'ts to a free thinking, individualistic, creative imagination and thoughts. For more information, visit The McCarthy Project.

Lindsey Berg, Olympic Champion and entreprenuer, joined us to talk about life and sport. 1. The importance of thinking in sport...How does recovery play out? Your diet? Your workouts? 2.  Lindsey has been known as a leader through out her career.  She will be talking about how she applies the same concepts to her business career. For more information, visit The McCarthy Project.

Last week, Lindsey Berg of USA Volleyball sat down with Stephen McCarthy of The McCarthy Project to talk about life and volleyball. Lindsey talked about her run at Olympic Gold in London, her path to high level competition and a host of other subjects. For more information, visit The McCarthy Project

Today, Stephen McCarthy will be laying out a path to elite performance.  In the cut throat world of sports, you need to have a plan is time proven to produce results. Stephen will be discussing all aspects our philosophy of elite performance, on and off the field or court. Lindsey Berg, Professional Volleyball player and captain of the USA Olympic Volleyball team, joined us to discuss several aspects of this philosophy and how it applies to real life. Jill Magee, profession movement specialist, will talk about specific areas related to speed and strength development. For more information, visit The McCarthy Project

Today on the show, Travis "Thi'sl" Tyler, an ex-hustler turned urban missionary and rapper, will join us to talk about the role of music in sports and his new album, Free From the Trap. In the second hour,  Tricia O'Hara will be joining us to talk about life in New York City and how she views the role of music For more information on our guests, visit The McCarthy Project  

Actress Kelley Jakle will be joining The McCarthy Project on Monday, April 1st at 12pm CST/2pm PST to discuss her upcoming movie "42." A little known fact is that her great-grandfather is Branch Rickey of the Los Angeles Dodgers. We look forward to getting her thoughts on the film and its upcoming debut in April. Sponsors: XLAthlete.com: The online strength and speed development source for athletes, trainers, and coaches. Five Star Basketball: The premier basketball skill development camp in the nation.

Monday, April 1st. The crew will be talking random sports through out the day.  Guests include: 1.  Joe Price of Rinknet Software.  Talking scouting hockey players and hockey current events. 2.  Tricia O'Hara will be sharing her story of victory over almost insurmountable odds. Sponsors: XLAthlete.com: The online strength and speed development source for athletes, trainers, and coaches. Five Star Basketball: The premier basketball skill development camp in the nation.