THE VOLLEYTALK PODCAST: Beach Volleyball Conversations with Tasha Mae - 33- VolleyTalk w Alex Haapamäki (Part 1)

33- VolleyTalk w Alex Haapamäki (Part 1)

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06/23/23 • 69 min

THE VOLLEYTALK PODCAST: Beach Volleyball Conversations with Tasha Mae

Today’s conversation is with Alex Haapamäki, founder of “Learn Beach Volleyball Fast,” an initiative dedicated to teaching people to learn beach volleyball in the fastest and most efficient way possible. No matter what level of experience you have in volleyball, Alex has a thousand different types of content on his website and YouTube channel curated to serve you. In this episode, Alex talks about:-

How a professional skateboarder ended up creating one of the most successful beach volleyball channels on the internet

How his singing teacher inspired him to coach bvb in unconventional ways (those who have seen his YT videos will know what I mean!)

His unique coaching philosophy

Why he thinks that injuries can help athletes become even better than before

His vision for his future projects on LBVF!

And as usual, much much more!

Check out his website: https://www.learnbeachvolleyballfast.com/

Subscribe to his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LearnBeachVolleyballFast

Check out his podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-learn-beach-volleyball-fast-podcast/id1485342736

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

How a professional skateboarder ended up creating one of the most successful beach volleyball channels on the internet

How his singing teacher inspired him to coach bvb in unconventional ways (those who have seen his YT videos will know what I mean!)

His unique coaching philosophy

Why he thinks that injuries can help athletes become even better than before

His vision for his future projects on LBVF!

And as usual, much much more!

Check out his website: https://www.learnbeachvolleyballfast.com/

Subscribe to his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LearnBeachVolleyballFast

Check out his podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-learn-beach-volleyball-fast-podcast/id1485342736

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

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32- VolleyTalk w Anhelina Khmil 🇺🇦

Today’s conversation is with Anhelina Khmil, a 19-year-old beach volleyball player who is now making waves in the beach world. She has won multiple youth European and World Championship titles, Beach Pro Tour Futures event, and she is further accelerating her career by committing to Texas Christian University (TCU) in the Fall of 2022. If you didn’t know, TCU has one of the strongest US programs and is currently ranked 6th in the NCAA. In this episode, Anhelina talks about:-

How beach volleyball turned from a nightmare to a dream for her

How her life has changed after the war in Ukraine broke out!

How she and her partner won a match in the third set despite being 11-2 down!!

Her journey of committing to TCU and the cultural differences she is experiencing

Why she wants to try being a defender!

What she thinks the 2 most essential qualities a beach volleyball player should have

And as usual, much much more!

Follow Anhelina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anhelina_khmil/

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

Check out the episode with another TCU player, Daniela Alvarez: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7rX3xM3osiaNWGKgWr2gBz?si=tl8a1lYWR9mROXRJMJCG8A