The USA Volleyball Show

In this episode, we welcome USA Volleyball Director of Indoor NTDP Kris Berzins to the show (1:51 - 1:03:15). Kris talks about his background in volleyball and how he first was introduced to the game. He breaks down what the National Team Development Program (NTDP) is, what the recruiting process looks like for finding athletes and coaches, and what NTDP trainings look like. He shares his thoughts on the future of volleyball with LA28 just around the corner, the growth of boys volleyball and the sport as a whole in the U.S. and so much more. 

https://usavolleyball.org/play/national-team-development-program/indoor-ntdp/

For more information on NTDP, email Kris, @kris.berzins@usav.org or ntdpinfo@usav.org

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In this episode, we welcome U.S. Women's National Team middle blocker Molly McCage to the show (0:51 - 57:03). We catch up with Molly ahead of her third season with LOVB Austin. Molly reflects on the last two seasons playing on the national team and describes a day in her life while training. She talks about how she was introduced to the game, her short-lived retirement, her pro career overseas and in the U.S. and so much more. 

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In this episode, we welcome U.S. Beach A2 National Team athletes Gage Basey and Thomas Hurst to the show (0:51 - 49:36). Gage and Thomas chat about how they were first introduced to the game. Gage talks about finding the beach in Colorado and Thomas talks about how he found the beach in Texas. They share about how the NTDP pipeline helped shape their game and how their Colorado Cupcakes brand brings a fun spin to their partnership. Learn about what makes this team work, and so much more!

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In this episode, we were LIVE(ish) again from Hangzhou, China at the 2026 World ParaVolley Sitting World Championship. We welcomed U.S. Men's Sitting National Team libero Travis Ricks to the show (1:00 - 38:30). We caught up with Travis following competition at Worlds, and he talks about the results of the Men's team and the team qualifying for LA28, as well as shares about his experience competing in China. Travis talks about his journey in volleyball, starting out as a multisport athlete, finding sitting volleyball and coming back to competition after retiring and so much more! 

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In this episode, we were LIVE(ish) from Hangzhou, China, at the 2026 World ParaVolley Sitting World Championship. We welcomed Paralympic gold medalist and U.S. Women's Sitting Team athlete Jillian Coffee to the show (1:00 - 42:28). We caught up with Jillian before competition started at Worlds, and she shares what it would take for her and the team to win this event, as well as shares about competing in China. She talks about her journey in volleyball, being a mother and National Team athlete, and coming back to competition after having a child. She also talks about her foundation, hunting and so much more! 

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