Geena Urango: The Longevity Queen of Beach Volleyball

About this episode

Geena Urango discusses her return to international beach volleyball and her innovative approaches to training and partnerships.

This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features the veteran of all veterans: Geena Urango. She sits down with Tri to talk about: - Her return to international beach volleyball, and why she is considering playing on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour - Why she loves playing with Megan Rice, and the intimidation factor she brings to the table - Differential learning, and the creative approach she's taking to the game - USA Volleyball's overhauled system, and why it's so promising Chapters with Geena Urango 00:00 Introduction and Career Longevity 01:59 Training Against Young Guns and Age Dynamics 03:53 National Team System and Centralized Training 06:00 Impact of Practice Environment on Performance 07:57 Player Partnerships and Team Building Strategies 10:00 International Play and Domestic Priorities 12:00 Mental Resilience and Mindset Development 13:57 Balancing Competition and Personal Growth 16:05 The Role of Technology and AI in Training 17:50 Energy Work, Meditation, and Hypnosis in Sports 19:52 Science of Energy and Healing in Athletic Performance 21:59 Using AI for Personal Coaching and Performance 23:59 Managing Emotions and Referee…

People in this episode

Host: Tri Bourne

Guest: Geena Urango

Topics covered

• beach volleyball
• athlete longevity
• training techniques
• mental resilience
• player partnerships
• technology in sports

Keywords

• Geena Urango
• beach volleyball
• differential learning
• mental resilience
• USA Volleyball
• training techniques
• player partnerships
• technology in sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USA Volleyball, Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour

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