The Option

This is a celebration of an urban legend, affectionately known as "The Queen." From the hard top and sand courts in central park, to winning a USAV championship, to dominating the regional and national indoor and outdoor scene, he was not shy at playing with anyone at any level at any time. He existed in the true dichotomy of "love him or hate him," with the former being the sentiment of all in his last days. 02:23 - Bernard Norman 07:34 - George and Rose Cassius 12:14 - Shadow Holden 16:23 - Eugene Escoboza 20:23 - Jorge Palomares and Steve (Hubby) 31:22 - Zacarias Ripoll-Cid 43:02 - Ken Bassarath 53:31 - Vanessa 1:01:45 - Andrew Balodis 1:09:26 - Xavier 1:20:59 - Janette Luna 1:29:37 - Rony Gilot jr 1:40:53 - Phil Gallagher 1:41:28 - Mike Salak 1:52:33 - Tony Bonilla 1:57:32 - Corey Mayes 2:08:32 - More fun Ren Stories

Zarah Fowler is an American volleyball coach and active player. After briefly playing at Coastal Carolina, she redirected her energy to being a coaching savage at the club level, with the ultimate goal of coaching DI and someday directing her own club. Ambition on steroids. 06:48 - How long did it take to separate Zarah the coach from Zarah the player? 13:30 - Are you learning about yourself from coaching (as an active player and...person), plus are you a video nerd? 21:31 - Personalizing your work: the pros and cons 27:01 - What do you tell your team after a tough loss in the middle of the tournament? 31:38 - Why do people leave hating the sport: the parent, player and coaching perspective, understanding the difference between coaching girls and boys, and the ground rules 48:38 - The club system, the paying customer, listening to what the kid wants, present them their reality and options, plus, knowing when to take time off, the difference between coaching hot or cold, the dangers of the former 59:10 - Attitude adjustment stories, and how the deal, and the risk that comes with it 1:08:11 - Controllables, things you can control that the other team cannot take away 1:14:25 - Fundamentals that come across as easy to teach, the value of marketing and networking, tip on being recruited, what the coach's bandwidth of attention is, the dynamic shift on who rules indoor women's volleyball 1:34:15 - are we role models or are we saints? Good reading material, movies that inspire us #nyvarsitysports #optionpodcast #progressionbeachvolleyball

Michelle Iafigiola is a beach volleyball player, world traveler, project manager, fitness enthusiast, account exec, and dog mom. Cutting her teeth on the indoor scene at Cleveland State, she took her talent to the beach and outdoor scene where she has enjoyed a heightened level of success. From the finals at Pottstown to the main draw at the Manhattan Beach Open, she found a way to unlock her talent that is on the same wavelength as her joy for the sport. 01:59 - Where she started in Ohio, playing for Cleveland State, the transition to the beach, the community, and degrees of separation from all of us knowing each other, the generation of no coaches and being self-taught, love for Santa Cruz, Kamilla Tan 17:12 - coaching, communicating, and how there is more than one way to learn 19:06 - My bark set the dog off 20:20 - The dog (Mochi) journey, the ailments, the action taken, the upcoming surgery and raising money 35:35 - Power to the patient, and bringing that back 41:15 - Spike N Go, and how it creates community, festivity and still a little competition 51:08 - The sport and caring about the character, the introvert and the extrovert, and more on the emphasis on volleyball community, tournament in different cities and their community, 1:10:48 - The big moments and the fun of the main draw playing against your favorite players, how to set up a net, 1:20:00 - Fun

The Human Design meets the Winning Element, as Wendy and Deanna meet for the first time! Wendy Jones is an American author, entrepreneur, podcaster and the founder of "Be Better Media" - a movement dedicated to maximizing wellness, as well as enhancing one's quality of life. Her journals real like novels and her podcast "What I meant to say" is provocative. She is most recently involved in transformative health, in terms of the nervous system. DEANNA Schneyer is an American volleyball coach, referee, and best-selling author. A former DI player, she has exhibited many talents as a coach and a top referee on the domestic and international scene. She is also the author of the book "The Winning Element" - a one-stop shop to conquering physical and mental obstacles on and off the court. 02:45 - The Women's NCAA tournament is wild, the Buffalo Bills, plus, do refs notice coaching adjustments between sets? And which refs? RI's, II's or line judges? Volleyball questions from the chat. 22:16 - Why we love Terrence Howard 24:30 - Wendy Jones, Bebettermedia, The Human Design, healing, competing in swimming and triathlons 35:20 - How to teach letting go of the outcome in a healthy way. 51:30 - "Gifting" someone a book to inspire dialogue with family members and close friends 56:45 - Human design gene keys, plus, Deanna's relationship with religion, sexuality, we all discuss 1:14:00 - Sodom and Gomorrah, and the historical meaning behind it 1:27:00 - Dealing with break-ups and feeling inadequate, the similarity in sports, plus, drill instructors are experts, do not try this at home 1:43:31 - There is a distinction between a role model and a saint, helping youth players deal with anxiety better 2:01:01 - Understanding the nervous system, human design, your role and identity, how does heart coherence lead the new you 2:10:50 - The art of "posting and ghosting" 2:23:55 - Is heart coherence the new currency? Great reads, TV series, etc.

DEANNA Scheyner is an American volleyball coach, referee, and best-selling author. A former DI player, she has exhibited many talents as a coach and a top referee on the domestic and international scene. She is also the author of the book "The Winning Element" - a one-stop shop to conquering physical and mental obstacles on and off the court. 03:33 - What you need to know about "The Winning Element," the path, the journey, the destination, plus, how much is mental and how much do you practice it? 18:09 - Why being a military drill instructor is an actual talent/skill and why everyone should not "try this at home," how much of the book did she have to cut/edit 29:45 - Creating something that is an original concept, players who have the "clutch gene," plus, training players to make moves that works when the game is on the line vs what does not work 50:51 - Why won't they 'move' for the ball? The physical, the mental, plus, teaching rotation to 9's is "God's Work," understanding 'rows' and why certain players are assigned to certain positions 1:07:39 - Vision to visualization, a job vs a career, is this a real job? 1:27:15 - The journey from and back to the sport, coaching, learning, and other volleyball ventures, the real scientists are us, the fallacy of appealing to authority 2:02:05 - In a rare occasion, what do we love about referees? The current generation of young referees, Great referee stories 2:20:20 - About the double-contact elimination, why she likes it and why I do not 2:38:07 - If you are not an expert, who is? Plus, more on second and third contact

Today, on this Veterans Day, we do "call-in's" to various vets also involved in my wheelhouse of Beach Volleyball. We will have fun discussing fun boot camp stories, as well as military ribs done to and against. 16:58 - Steve Devlin, USMC 46:25 - More stories between guests 56:09 - Steve "Matsa Cahn, USMC 1:03:37 - Ken Bassarath, US ARMY 1:25:55 - Chis "Crispy" Sanchez,USAF 1:58:22 - More stories, final thoughts #nyvarsitysports #optionpodcast