Freeball: The Volleyball Podcast

Lets make this quick - We have had a long day! Hamburg is epic and so is our opener with Everett Delorme from Volleyball Source, Canada main source of all things Volleyball. We chat the open two day, our adventures, the pools and the things that we have seen! Loads of Volley Chat and great for the purist!

Enjoy!

NEW Episode!! All eyes on Hamburg!!!

This week we catch up with Aussie ripper Damien Schumann, We talk all things Hamburg which starts next week, we discuss his pool that includes Evandro and Bruno, Herrera Gavira and we also chat about his 9th last time out in Vienna. We discuss the ups and down of being a professional player playing on the world tour, his unbelievable performances to win a Gold Medal in the Commonwealth Games last year and we get to hear his American accent. Damo is a massive character and an awesome guest!! Enjoy!!

This week we interview the impressive Francisco Marco. Francisco is the head coach of Pablo Herrera and Adrian Gavira, one of the most successful teams on the world tour. We talk about the challenges of him being one of the youngest coaches with one of the most experienced teams, his journey from playing too coaching and his views on the FIVB World Championships in Hamburg, who he thinks will be successful and how he thinks his team will perform in the most competitive and open World Championships we have ever seen.

ALL EYES ON HAMBURG!! New Episode!!

After a couple of quiet weeks, we are back with a BANG!

WELCOME to Canadian World Tour Stud, Sam Pedlow!! We are delighted to welcome one of the most humble men on tour to our podcast as we start to look at The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Hamburg this month.

In this enlightening episode Sam tells us about his story, his Commonwealth Games silver medal, his ambition to go to the Olympic Games and his ambition to connect to fans and grow the game as much as possible. Sam also tells us about his teams aims for the World Championships and the teams to look out for. Sam is a great ambassador for our sport and this is a fantastic exclusive interview from the Freeball team. 

We also look at the Mens draw for the World Championships with our guest host @bouncebeach, the internet beach volleyball highlight sensation, who is working hard to upload the all the biggest plays within the game.

Enjoy!!!

NEW EPISODE!!!!  This week is an absolute cracker - We welcome Jamie Morrison to Free Ball - The Volleyball Podcast. Jamie is head coach of the very impressive Netherlands women's team that took a fourth in the World Championships last October and a second in the European Championships in 2017. Jamie has served as an assistant coach for The USA Men’s & Women’s program winning gold in 2008 (Men’s), silver in 2012 (Women) and bronze in 2016 (Women). Jamie is still only 38 and is already one of the best coaches in the world, in this enlightening, enthralling and entertaining episode we discus Jamie's career, his journey starting out as a coach at 19 years old and his role now. We also discuss this coming season, his philosophies, the heavy schedule and how he goes about managing his players. Jamie is as great coach and a great guy, this one is definitely worth a listen.

This week we talk with fellow Volleyball Podcaster Fiveone Volleyball, We discuss the Italian league, Russian league, transfers and give a full  preview to The VNL.  If you love generic Volleyball chat with a man that knows his stuff - This one is 1000% for you!

We interview Volleyball power couple Kyla Richey and Rudy Verhoeff! Kyla, the captain of the Canadian Women’s National Team has just won the Peruvian Championships, whilst Rudy is a  Canadian Olympian (Rio 2016) won the inaugural Rupay Pro Volleyball Indian League and finished as top scorer with Chennai Spartans. In this really intriguing and enlightening episode, find out about a married couple playing on opposite corners of the globe, whilst hearing about the highs and lows of professional sport in different countries.

This week we are treated to an interview with the current FIVB World Tour Champion, European Champion and winner of the FIVB Most Outstanding player, Most Improved player , Best Blocker, Best Offensive player and all round great guy. At just 22 Anders Mol alongside Christian Sorum and The Beach Volley Vikings had a remarkable 2018 and set the beach world on fire winning 4 competitions in a row,  We discuss Andy's injury that kept him out of the FIVB Doha 4*, their journey to winning championships, that time when Alison called him a big baby, their incredible season and who their biggest threats will be going forward to the World Championships and Olympic Games. We also discuss the launch of @IBVPA and what the players are trying to do to represent themselves.

Cam and Lewie sit down with volleyball superstar Lonneke Slöetjes, discussing burnout, family and playing with your heroes