“Well there's only one way to prepare for playing beach volleyball, and that's by getting in the sand. But offseason is really important because generally I'm staying off the sand and getting my feet under me, and it's really important for my body to know what it feels like to have sound footing under me.” KnowsWayFeelsWellsImportantBodySoundFeetOne WayBeachSandStayingVolleyballOffseasonBeach Volleyball Author:Kerri Walsh
“At some point I go back on the sand to get my sand legs. Because it takes a good month for my legs to catch up with everything, with the displacement and all that stuff. So right now we're training on the beach six days a week for practice, and that's generally about two and a half hours. And then I'm doing pilates three times a week.” TwoThreeStuffHoursHalfPracticeWeekMonthsRight NowSixTrainingLegsBeachSandThree TimesHalf HoursPilatesDisplacement Author:Kerri Walsh
“At the point when I switched from indoor to beach I had been playing indoor for 12 years. And, to be honest, to make a living indoors you have to go overseas. I am such a family girl and just wanted to be home, so that didn't appeal to me. Misty May was looking for a partner, I was looking to stay at home, and the beach just came calling. And mostly I stuck with it because I loved the challenge of it, but also just the autonomy of it. It's two on two, just you and your partner, you're not one of the herd. And the lifestyle is unbeatable.” YearsMayTwoHomeWantedGirlChallengesHonestCallingPartnersStuckLifestyleAppealsBeing HonestBeachAutonomyHerdsStay At HomeMistyUnbeatable Author:Kerri Walsh
“As far as my sport is concerned, my mission is to make it as big as it deserves to be. We've been growing, it's just not as noticeable. The NCAA picked beach volleyball up to be a championship sport, and it was the fastest test sport that's been adopted. That's a really big deal for our sport because that just means the USA system is going to have a feeder system from the college system.” MeanBigsSportsDealsGrowingCollegeDeserveConcernedTestsMissionsBeachUsaChampionshipAdoptedBig DealVolleyballNcaaBeach Volleyball Author:Kerri Walsh
“I switched from indoor to beach I had been playing indoor for 12 years. And, to be honest, to make a living indoors you have to go overseas. I am such a family girl and just wanted to be home, so that didn't appeal to me.” YearsHomeWantedGirlHonestAppealsBeing HonestBeach Author:Kerri Walsh
“Misty May was looking for a partner, I was looking to stay at home, and the beach just came calling.” MayHomeCallingPartnersBeachStay At HomeMisty Author:Kerri Walsh
