23- VolleyTalk w Stefan Boermans 🇳🇱

10/29/21 • 37 min

THE VOLLEYTALK PODCAST: Beach Volleyball Conversations with Tasha Mae

“Know what you want, set your goals and just go for it!”

Today's guest is Stefan Boermans, super tall Dutchie who is achieving quite a bit of success in his beach volleyball journey now!! In this episode, Stefan talks about:-

How he just started his volleyball journey only at the age of 19 and beach vb at 22, but is now one of the top players in the world!

How he deals with injuries

What winning the Gstaad cowbell means to him!

Why he would want to play a match against his coach during his prime

How he gets hyped up during games

The story of how he and Yorick de Groot teamed up!

His opinion about playing in the wind

The secret to his rapid improvement just within one year!

What he enjoys doing besides beach volleyball

What his go-to food is everyday

And sooo much more!

Stefan is actually a really chill and cool guy who is willing to share a lot and I have definitely learned a lot about his mentality and understand why he is where he is now. I hope that you’ve learned as much from him as I did!

Follow Stefan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stefanboermansbeachvolley/

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“Know what you want, set your goals and just go for it!”

Today's guest is Stefan Boermans, super tall Dutchie who is achieving quite a bit of success in his beach volleyball journey now!! In this episode, Stefan talks about:-

How he just started his volleyball journey only at the age of 19 and beach vb at 22, but is now one of the top players in the world!

How he deals with injuries

What winning the Gstaad cowbell means to him!

Why he would want to play a match against his coach during his prime

How he gets hyped up during games

The story of how he and Yorick de Groot teamed up!

His opinion about playing in the wind

The secret to his rapid improvement just within one year!

What he enjoys doing besides beach volleyball

What his go-to food is everyday

And sooo much more!

Follow Stefan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stefanboermansbeachvolley/

Follow The VolleyTalk Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/thevolleytalkpodcast__/

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22- VolleyTalk w Daria Gusarova 🇨🇾

“Do what you love, love what you do!”

Today's guest is Daria Gusarova!! In this episode, Daria talks about:-

Why she is a self-proclaimed nerd

How she started beach volleyball because of her brother

How she balances being a high school student and a beach volleyball player!

How she committed to Stanford!!

Why she likes to eat one chocolate bar before games!

How she calms herself down during tight situations in game

Why she thinks responsibility is the most important quality as a beach volleyball player

How her training routine is like as a student-athlete and why it’s important to take at least 1 day of rest!

And sooo much more!

Daria is just such a sweet person and it’s just so nice to speak and learn from her. I hope that you’ve learned as much from her as I did!

NONETHELESS, I hope that you enjoy this casual chat with Daria, and learn a lot from her!

Follow Daria on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dash_g15/

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24- VolleyTalk w Damien Schumann 🇦🇺

“Before you say no to something, ask yourself, “Am I gonna regret this in 10 years?”

Today's guest is Damien Schumann, a Tokyo 2021 Olympian, 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medalist and is one of the best beach volleyball players in Australia!! Damien announced his retirement after the Olympics this year. In this episode, Damien talks about:-

How a chance with a random tourist set the path for him to become one of the best beach volleyball players Australia has ever had

Reflecting on some of the best memories throughout his journey (Winning gold in Commonwealth 2018, Tokyo 2021 Olympics)

That super close first Olympic match against the Beach Volley Vikings!

Why admitting to your partner that you are nervous is a way to deal with anxiety

What his plans are now after retiring and how he deals with not having to play beach volleyball!

How he maintains his top game despite being a smaller player in the game

And how his defense game is so strong

Why he would tell his younger self to serve more aggressively

And as usual, much much more!

Damien is a super nice and chill guy with lots of beach volleyball wisdom and knowledge to share, and I hope that you’ve learned as much from him as I did!

Follow Damien on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/damien_schumann/

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