About this episode
Nik Shaw discusses his pioneering work in beach volleyball and the future of the sport.
Nik Shaw is an American digital creator, volleyball player and enthusiast. He is the founder/pioneer for "Highline" volleyball - a new tournament series on the beach in the South Bay Area. His ideas on where this is- and where it is going - is indeed, a journey worthy of following. 01:37 - "Highline Volleyball," the idea, the pioneering, and the mission, plus, open level players and open level ideas, and finding a way to bring them together 10:55 - Transcendent players, who are they or who can they be? Plus, the camera loves Troy Field 20:00 - Obstacles on what is in the way of the success of volleyball, the tournaments, the league, the sport 31:23 - finding player back stories, the excitement of watching Savvy Simo (Cory) the last month, what's next for Highline, thoughts on the league, what sport should volleyball emulate to take a next step 46:33 - The power of regional support - it is amazing, plus, why are they laughing when they lose? 1:00:12 - top 5 defenders, the best player in the world, plus, who is the GOAT? The movie and cult classic "Side Out," the inciting incident that saved the UFC 1:31:44 - the conflicting forces of endgame vs residual success vs evolution, Toni…
People in this episode
Host: Jason Dibelius
Guest: Nik Shaw
Topics covered
- Highline Volleyball
- volleyball tournaments
- player development
- regional support
- sports evolution
- defensive strategies
Keywords
- volleyball
- Highline
- tournaments
- players
- sports
- defenders
- UFC
- Side Out
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Highline
Books & works: Side Out
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