Volleyball’d - A Parent’s Podcast

Volleyball'd - Chapter 23

It's tryout season in the state of Georgia and around the country!  That makes it also the most stressful time of year on the volleyball calendar.  This is year seven or

Volleyball'd - Chapter 22

Not so fresh off of seven days in Minneapolis and Orlando combined, the Medinas prepare themselves for the trip to Indianapolis to finish off the season.  They discuss th

Volleyball'd - Chapter 21

We wanted to get into a volleyball feel good story for this episode!  Cam Ennis had one of those volleyball careers that plays like a Hallmark movie.  Recruited early (ba

Volleyball'd - Chapter 20

We are reaching the end of national qualifying season and now things are getting really weird around the gyms for many of the programs around the country.  As a family th

Volleyball'd - Chapter 19

Did you happen to be one of those volleyball families that made the trip to MEQ (St. Louis) or the first weekend of Northern Lights (Minneapolis)?  YOU ARE NOW STRONGER T

Volleyball'd - Chapter 18

Today we covered how we are all neck-deep in qualifying season.  We discussed the pressure for parents to try and make sure their kids get on the radar for college recrui

Volleyball'd - Chapter 17

Are you into qualifier season?  Are you running all around the country and trying to get your kid to eat?  Have you ever wondered how the sneaky parents pull it off?  In

Volleyball'd - Chapter 16

We are dealing with a harsh reality.  We are missing the first day of a local volleyball tournament because we are trapped by weather that most of Atlanta, GA is not havi

Volleyball'd - Chapter 15

This is the tech nerd episode of Volleyball'd, and you are welcome.  The Medinas have recorded or live streamed over 200 matches during the past two seasons.  This is the

Volleyball'd - Chapter 14

Welcome to 2026!  It's a new season and we started the year off with one of the most successful coaches in the country.   Paulo Coco is the reigning Coach of The Year wi

Volleyball'd - Chapter 13

It's a holiday miracle!  Actually, it is just a podcast the day before Christmas.  Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? You're right!   We were joined by Kellan Flynn - Liber

Volleyball'd - Chapter 12

We caught up with Carlos Luna, the owner and director of Luna Volleyball Academy.  He's a former professional volleyball player who played in 10 countries around the worl

Volleyball'd - Chapter 11

It's the holiday season so we decided to cover what the parents keep talking about at the volleyball facility... "what are you getting your player for Christmas?"   Yes

Volleyball'd - Chapter 10

As parents around the country are getting used to their new clubs/teams for the 2026 season, we discussed the Pros and Cons of "playing up".  As we have heard and experie

Volleyball'd - Chapter 9

Have you ever heard of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome?  It's also called POTS!  We tell the story of how we discovered that one of our athletes deals with this

Volleyball'd - Chapter 8

We headed to the beach, sorta.  We caught up with Georgia Beach Volleyball Director & Master Coach - Taylor Snipes - and discussed her vision for the beach game and how i

Volleyball'd - Chapter 7

Chapter 7 features Mark Prater - Indoor Officials Chair for SRVA and College Volleyball Referee.  Mark can be seen working the biggest matches across the nation every wee

Volleyball'd - Chapter 6

We sat down with AJ Jones, known to the volleyball world as "AJ, the person you want to stop by your court".  AJ is a professional photographer and videographer who works

Volleyball'd - Chapter 5

We got a chance to interview Mackenzie Tichenor, former University of Florida volleyball star and now working in the family business.  What business you may ask?  VOLLEYB

Volleyball'd - Chapter 4

We caught up with A5 and National Championship winning coach Erin Flynn, whose daughter experienced the entire recruiting process and found herself a home in collegiate v