After a longer than expected wait, the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour schedule has been released in full. Per usual, I'd expect there to be additions in the fall and maybe a few during the summer, a la Newport Beach in 2025.

It's a season that will feature, for now, 29 Futures, eight Elites, and seven Challenge events, along with the debut of the ambiguous new Beach World Series coming in November.

This podcast covers the full schedule of the Challenges and Elites, with a breakdown and commentary on how 2026 looks.

Here is the YouTube video

And here is our write-up on the schedule

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Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where Bourne sits down with his personal life and mindset coach, Carl Massey, a strategist, coach, author, former Army Major and consultant to multiple Olympic Games

Chapters with Carl Massey

00:00 Introduction to the Journey

05:57 Transitioning from Military to Coaching

12:36 Personal Growth Through Adversity

19:56 The Reality of the Olympic Experience

26:10 Navigating Identity and Expectations

32:03 The Importance of Consciousness in Performance

39:02 Managing Expectations and Stress

46:12 The Role of Recovery in Athletic Performance

52:56 Mindfulness and Creativity in Sports

01:00:00 Conclusion and Future Directions

Bonus for SANDCAST listeners: Carl is offering all listeners a free audio copy of his latest book. To download it, visit: www.18waysbook.com/audio (http://www.18waysbook.com/audio)

Carl is also launching an Online Workshop: Overcome Self-Imposed Limitations starting February 6. The workshop follows a choose-your-own-price model (minimum $5), with a strong charitable component: 100% of ticket sales at $10 or under go to Bali Street Mums, and 25% of any amount over $10 is also donated. Learn more about the workshop here: https://www.balicocreation.com/overcome (https://www.balicocreation.com/overcome)

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Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where we have our first solo episode of the year, with Mewhirter taking fan questions from his Tallahassee studios. He's answering:

- How do beach volleyball players make it financially?

- How do you get points on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour?

- If we could make our dream partnerships for USA Volleyball, what would they be?

- Will beach volleyball ever become as popular as the NFL?

And more!

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