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Season 2, Episode 4 of the Beyond the Court podcast with host Courtney Thompson brings in big volleyball names to chat about volleyball over time, the hopes for youth volleyball moving forward, and navigating parenthood as a former athlete turned coach.
In this episode:
➡️Troy Tanner (Former Olympian & Tstreet Club Director) speaks on what youth athletes overlook in training, a little history on men’s Olympic volleyball, and parenting in the NIL era
➡️Erik Sullivan’s (Head Coach of USAV Women’s Volleyball & LOVB Austin) thoughts on being the first men’s national team libero, navigating being a coach and a parent, and hopes for the state of junior volleyball
➡️Mike (NFL Veteran) and Lindsay Rosenthal (LOVB Foundation) talk about being a volleyball parent as a former elite athlete and on how the LOVB Foundation is impacting junior volleyball and youth lives
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"How Youth Volleyball can Move Forward" is an episode of Beyond the Court: A LOVB Podcast. Runtime 25 min. Published February 23, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.