Coaches on the Beach

Sarah is off to start a new chapter as the Coastal Carolina Assistant Coach. Learn about her journey and also the makeup of the best doughnut.

Cati Leak is the assistant coach at LSU. Listen to her story as she talks about moving from an athlete to a coach at one of the power house schools in our community. Cati also talks about all the impactful players she has coached and played with and how players in her eyes make big impacts even if they are not playing. Cati, Collin, and Michael also get deep talking about coaching struggles and what they would like to see out of our game in the future.

Kaleb VanDePerre is the head coach at University of North Alabama. After gaining valuable insight and experience while at Liberty University, Kaleb came to UNA this past December. Get to hear his perspective and some of his craziest stories from this past season.

Kristi is the assistant coach at FAU. We talk about her ten year span at FAU from student athlete to coach. We also talk about the legacy of FAU Beach Volleyball and the impact of Capri Grotowski. She also tells us about her "why" of coaching and what she would like to see out of the NCAA beach game moving forward.

Beth is entering her 11th season at her alma mater, as Georgia State's beach volleyball head coach. She had a record setting indoor career before moving to California and playing professional beach volleyball for eight seasons. She finished her beach playing career with five, top ten finishes on tour and two medals in NORCECA competitions.

Gary is the newly elevated Head Beach coach at Texas A&M Kingsville and has been a part of their program since forming in 2017. He has also served as the assistant coach for TAMUK indoor program during that time. Gary presents a very unique thoughts on his program as they were just getting started as well as how serving in the military has allowed him to be a better coach.

Steve McFadden is the assistant coach at the University of Washington. Steve walks us through his progression as a coach and his moves from coast to coast.

Zach Weinberg is the beach head coach and indoor associate head coach at Tennessee Tech. Being a newly added program he talks about the first year learning curve and what this season meant to him and his team. He talks about the team moving forward as well as gives insight on his position with the AVCA.

Get to know the history of NCAA Beach Volleyball with Collin, Michael and special guest Wayne Holly. The first NCAA Championship took place not to long ago in 2016, but what happened before that? Who are some notable players and coaches that have help shape what NCAA Beach volleyball is today?

We invite on special guest Wayne Holly, former coach and current recruiting consultant, to talk about recruiting. We touch on the recruiting process and how it has changed, what are some best practices for recruiting from coaches and potential student athletes, as well as what does a commitment mean.