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The episode discusses the evolution and unique features of the USA Volleyball High Performance Tournament.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Triple Block Heads volleyball podcast, Makani, Marc, and Frank discuss the USA Volleyball High Performance Tournament (later the All-Star Tournament) and how it evolved, emphasizing its unique features: regional pride, USA development camp ties, international teams, a combined boys/girls event, and international rules with limited subs and best-of-five formats. They describe how the event challenges coaches to rapidly evaluate players, build cohesive te...

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Hosts: Makani, Marc, Frank

Topics covered

• volleyball
• high performance
• tournament evolution
• coaching
• player evaluation

Keywords

• volleyball
• USA Volleyball
• high performance tournament
• coaching
• player evaluation
• international teams
• regional pride

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Organizations: USA Volleyball

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