If You Can’t Handle The Heat

TOP 10 BIGGEST Volleyball Contracts of All Time

The Boyz are back with another Banger as they break down the top 10 BIGGEST contracts of all time. Shane-O makes his return with Shane-O news and brings the people the latest and greatest news of the volleyball world.. Including Brett Favre's latest scandal of stealing welfare money to build a 5 million dollar volleyball facility for University of Southern Mississipi.

Poland Defeats USA: World Championship Update

The boys are back on the pod this week to talk about how Poland beat USA in the quarterfinals, more about the World Championships standings, and the problem with professional volleyball contracts overseas.

BYU Fans Shout Racial Slurs at Duke Volleyball Player

We typically see ourselves as a comedic volleyball podcast, but unfortunately some serious events happen in the volleyball world that need to be talked about. This past weekend a Duke volleyball player was repeatedly called racial slurs as she went back to serve during a match between Duke and BYU. She stated that she was "targeted and racially heckled throughout the entirety of the match" which took place in front of 5,000 spectators. Sadly in our experience playing in front of the BYU crow...

Chris McGee(Geeter) The GREATEST Volleyball Announcer of All Time

If you are a fan of the AVP then you know CHRIS McGEE! This man is the Goat of Goats when it comes to announcing. The Boyz hop on the pod and listen in amazement as Geeter tells incredible story after incredible story. The incredible story of how he found himself announcing for Good Mornin America, and both Gold medal matches in 2008 and soooo many more.

How UCLA & USC Switching to BIG10 Effects VOLLEYBALL

The Boyz come together to talk about the HUGE NEWS of USC and UCLA joining the Big10! How does this effect Mens Volleyball? How does this effect Woman's Volleyball? How does this effect smaller schools?

WHY The Volleyball Has The SOFTEST Community In Sports

The Volleyball Community has gotta be the softest out of all sports. Other sports thrive on drama while the volleyball community keeps it on the down low. People loooovveeee drama but for some reason there just isn't that much public drama in volleyball... oh yeah and our bags smell like fish gnussy.

How We Got BETTER at Grass Volleyball

The Boyz decide to do shoot the podcast in the OOS KABOOS BABYY!!! We're freaking mobile and couldn't help but shoot an episode in the car. We dissect our first ever OOS x Bad Boys Volleyball hosted tournament "The Orange County Crown". What were our favorite parts? How did we get better as a team? What can we get better at?

Why You Shouldn’t HIT In Hitting Lines

Joe and Gage rage at each other about pregame warmups and if you should change them. Gage believes that you should stick to tradition while Joe thinks you should change it up when struggling. WHOS RIGHT?

How We Lost Our First Grass Match

The Boyz cruise in the back of the van as they discuss their Finals loss in the Soda City Open. The boyz also get into their excitement of their very first hosted tournament "THE ORANGE COUNTY CROWN"!

Jhenna Gabriel On Why She Left Texas & Kalei Mau on Playing With The Best Players In The WORLD

We welcome on Jhenna Gabriel and Kalei Mau on the weeks podcast! We couldn't be more excited to get these 2 island girls on the podcast. Jhenna talks about her time at University of Texas and why she left, the insane amount of pressure of playing there, and the ripple effect of losing in the National Championship. Kalei talks about the DIFFERENT format of Athletes Unlimited and the drama that ensued as well as HAWAII getting its own NATIONAL TEAM!

Hawaii Assistant Coach on How They Won Back-To-Back National Championships

We welcome on our good friend and one of the most respected volleyball coaches in the entire world, Milan Zarcovic. Coming hot off of a back to back National Championship, Milan answers questions about winning the title, shares secrets on how to become one of the best players in the world and why every player should play short court.

Why We Turned Down The National Team

THE BOYZ ARE BACK! Finally the boyz are back in person together. We answer ALL of the questions that people have been asking us. Why did we turn down the national team? Why aren't we going to Pottstown? Why aren't we releasing more slunks? Who is gonna win the NCAA Championship?

Will Hawaii Win Back-To-Back National Championships?

Who is gonna win the national championship? Hawaii? Long Beach? UCLA? The Boyz give their predictions... The OOS BOYZ decided to fire up not 1, but 2 TOP 5's: Top 5 Mens Volleyball Schools? Top 5 Universities that should start a Mens Volleyball Program. COMMENT YOUR TOP 5's BELOW!  

ChadWithaJ- THE SICKEST NEW VERSION OF VOLLEYBALL????

Jad Slaibeh, better known as Chad with a J is a well know YouTube and social media personality. He joins the boys to speak about his recent business venture with BoardBall!! Check out the pod to hear all about it and some possible collabs coming this summer with the boys!!

TOP 5 Volleyball Players in the WORLD

The boys break down their thoughts on who the top players in the world are!

Is NCAA Mens Volleyball Getting Worse?

The Boyz welcome on Dustin Watten to discuss this years mens volleyball season. Is it at an all time high? Is it at an all time low? Is club volleyball getting better or worse? Oh yeah and at the end we give our picks for the highly anticipated Hawaii vs Long Beach matchup.

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German Cup Final and How to Learn From Your Biggest Losses

Joe breaks down his German Cup Final and the lessons that come along with it. Life as an athlete can be very up and down both on and off the court, so we wanted to talk about how to handle those moments. How have we handled our biggest volleyball losses? How do you come back stronger? All these questions and more are answered on this weeks episode.

Gabi Garcia

The boys welcome on Gabi Garcia Fernandez to talk about his insane journey from Puerto Rico, to BYU and now playing with and against the best volleyball player in the world. He gives all the details on what it is like to come face to face with your idols and the personal connections with each of them.

Erik Shoji- Playing Overseas During Russia-Ukraine Crisis

We welcome on Erik Shoji to talk about his summers plans and his upcoming Champions league matches.

We Created Our Own GRASS VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT!

The Orange County Crown is here! We teamed up with Mike Griffin and Bad Boys Volleyball to bring you the premier grass event in California! It will be held at Huntington Beach Sports Complex from June 4-5 and has a 15k purse. To SIGN UP or for more INFO go to our website outofsystem.net.

Colton Cowell

We welcome on a a long time teammate/friend of the show Colton Cowell. We dive into what he has been doing since the National Championship and the journey back from shoulder surgery. He is possibly playing in the most entertaining volleyball league in the world.. in INDIA.

How CROSSNET Became The BIGGEST Backyard Sport in the U.S.

We decided to delve into the world of Crossnet as we welcome on Co-Founder/CEO Greg Meade. The full story on how they came up with the idea is WILD!

Andrea Becker

We decided to bring USA Volleyballs sports psychologist/mental coach Andrea Becker. She has seen and coached the best volleyball players in the world, so naturally we picked brains about a lot. Volleyball is such a psychological intensive sport with so many different types of mentalities, styles and players, so how do you accommodate to that as a sports psychologist. We go through the best ways to handle adversity, how to bounce back after a rough match and the best ways to mentally approach...

How To Get Refs To Like You ft. Renee Marcellus

We have always tried to get different perspectives/roles on the podcast, so we decided to bring on our favorite ref Renee Marcellus! She has been reffing us since we were 12 years old and has been traveling the wold for international and national events ever since. BTW Joe and Micah are setters so they asked for a lot of tips on how to get their arguments through to refs haha. Typical setters...

Taylor Averill

This is long overdue, as we welcome on former ex Rainbow Warrior Taylor Averill. We get into right with the classic middle vs setter debate and things get spicy as we talk about what we think the best way to train.

Jason Hames

Jason Hames(Nicklin Hames Dad) joins the pod and reunite with the Boyz again. Is Nicklin coming back?How do you handle conflict amongst players? How do you balance coaching and being a parent? All is answered on this weeks episode of If You Can't Handle The Heat!

Lauren Stivrins CALLS OUT OF SYSTEM OUT

Lauren Stivrins is coming in with the HHEEAAATTTTT!!! She id not hold back as she hopped on the podcast and she was not happy. She took our picks against Nebraska very very personal so we decided to settle it on the podcast for all to see.

Who Is The BEST Team In Mens Volleyball?

Who is the best mens team in the NCAA? We all have our predictions of who it will be and let us just say they vary A LOT! COMMENT WHO YOU THINK IS RIGHT BELOW:

Mac May On Trying to Become 2X NATIONAL CHAMPION

We welcome on UCLA stand out and Pac 12 Player Of The Year, MAC MAY. Prior to her first match she hops on with the boyz(special host Jake Mcslunks) to talk bout her deal with Mercedes, trying to become and indoor and outdoor National Champion and lessons she has learned at UCLA.

What Does The Partnership Between USAV and AVP Mean?

What does this new partnership between USAV and AVP mean? Why did they do it? So many questions... This is a short but sweet episode just like you Thanksgiving pumpkin... enjoy this Holiday Special!

Matt Anderson on Returning For The 2028 Olympics

The Boyz welcome on the Mens National team 🐐 Matt Anderson. This has been someone we have wanted to get on the pod for a while and couldn't be more excited for the opportunity. Matt tells s crazy stories as he takes us through his career from when he won the National Championship at Penn State and how he plans to return to the 2024 Olympics. We all got to talk about the importance of mental health and how it has effected each one of us.

The Role Of Parents In Sports

The Boys Welcome on the dirtiest of dirties, DIRTY MIKE as we delve into the world of volleyball parenting. We had a few Out Of System announcements and had a lot of questions regarding the roles of parents in these athletes lives, so we thought there is nobody better to bring on! Stay tuned for some big news on the new merch line...

Micah Christenson on His Future With Team USA & Life With a Family Overseas

Get 20% Off + Free Shipping @Manscaped with the code VOLLEYBALLS at Manscaped.com! #ad Micah Christenson hops on the pod this week, with the new and improved, freshly manscaped Out Of System Boys. TBH the title doesn't even cover a fourth of the things that were discussed on the podcast and we couldn't be happier to listen to the great Micah Christenson speak. Wonder what family life is like overseas? Wonder which country he prefers playing in more: Italy or Russia? What's Russia like? What ...

Forming the BEST American 4 Man Beach Team

The boys get into how they would fair in the Mckibbin brothers 4v4 beach tournament. Who would they pick up as their 4'th? Could they beat the squad of Taylor Sander, Taylor Crabb, Tri Bourne and Trevor Crabb. Some big news coming up this next week... stay ready fam

DUSTIN WATTEN on The MENTAL Side of Volleyball

We looooovvveee any talks we have with Dustin Watten, wether it's on our off the podcast. We are honored to have on the most free thinking, open minded person we know on the podcast. This conversation covered everything we could have possibly hoped for. We hop into the mental side of living abroad and playing abroad and the different techniques that we can use to over come these hurdles. 

9 Man Volleyball: Why ONLY Asians Can Play ft.Tony Chan

9 Man Week Continues! This week we welcome on Chicago United's very own Tony Chan. He is the man that introduced us to 9 man volleyball and invited us to the Championships in Oakland. This was by far one of our most interesting and informational podcasts as we hop into this crazy world that we have now been introduced to!

Craziest Superstitions in Volleyball

The Boyz dive into the wild world of volleyball superstitions on this weeks episode of If You Can't Handle The Heat. Playing with Europeans has given us some pretty crazy perspective on how the cultures are so different compared to Americans. We just wanna give you guys a little taste of the craziness of this world.

Can a PRO Volleyball Player Carry a High School Team to STATE TITLE?

It is just the boyz on this weeks episode of If You Can't Handle The Heat. They get into what the big differences are between Americans and other nationalities in terms of lifting and names of each positions, etc. The boyz dive into some of their worst punishments of their volleyball careers and answer some of our fans questions including "Can a PRO Volleyball Player Carry a High School Team to STATE TITLE? "

Erik Shoji on the CHAOTIC Life of a Pro Volleyball Player

The Out Of System Welcome On THE Erik Shoji in this weeks episode. Erik dives into what it is like as a professional volleyball player and the limited amount of free time one has. He gives an update of life since Tokyo, where he is playing professionally and the future of his youtube channel.

TAYLOR SANDER is OFFICIALLY Quitting Indoor To Play With TAYLOR CRABB

This weeks episode is for fans of all levels of volleyball, whether it be youth, USA, Professional, beach or even NCCA Women. THIS EPISODE HAS GOT IT ALL! Firstly, all of the top boys volleyball clubs have announced that they will boycott USA Volleyball Nationals and instead start going to AAU Nationals due to frustrations with USA Volleyball themselves. Secondly, Taylor Sander and Taylor Crabb have officially linked up and have became the latest beach powerhouse duo. Lastly, is there any bu...

Rado Parapunov On Why He Got Kicked Off The Bulgarian National Team

The Boyz hop on with the another OOS member RADO PARAPUNOV! Rado explains his life ever since the last ball dropped in the National Championship and how he eventually got kicked off of the Bulgarian National Team… all is answered on this weeks episode of If You Can’t Handle The Heat.

Jhenna Gabriel On How She Became The Starting Setter For Texas

We welcome on our first ever Out Of System Athlete, Jhenna Gabriel. She shares the insane story of how Texas was her only big division one scholarship offer and how she went from the DS to the starting setter for the #1 team in the nation. Oh yeah, and gives the full story of her infamous NCAA Championship Intro.

Brad Keller: The Art of Coaching Today’s Athletes

TJ Defalco: What Happened During The Olympics?

The Out Of System Boyz welcome on a long time friend/competitor TJ Defalco. TJ recently was chosen to be one of the starting outside hitters for the United States National Team that competed in the Olympics. TJ opens up about his Olympic experience and give the behind the scenes of what happened to team USA.

What Makes The BEST Volleyball Tournament

THE POD IS BACK BABY! The Out Of System Boyz are back with a banger as they recap their favorite moments of the trip. What was their favorite non volleyball memory? What was their favorite food? What was their favorite and least favorite tournaments? Micah gets deep and asks the question "what makes us work so well as a team?" Find out on this weeks episode of If You Can't Handle The Heat!

Debating the Top Volleyball Tournaments in the World!

Today we're talking about the difference between Pottstown and Waupaca volleyball tournaments, from the environment, to the people to the level of play! Who were the best teams we played? Who were the best players we played? Which tournament do we recommend more? LISTEN NOW TO FIND OUT!! 

How You Can Make Money As A College Athlete

The Boyz decided to record the pod in Kansa City during BJNC, and opened it up for anyone to come hop on. They go over the HUGE news of the NCAA allowing their athletes to make money off of their name, image and likeness. What does this mean? How can they capitalize on this? When does the endorsements start? All are answered on this weeks episode of If You Can't Handle The Heat.

Why Coaching Kids Is Better Then Coaching Adults

The Boyz huddle up in Joe and Gage's aunts bathroom to bring you this episode. They give a breakdown on what the bog differences are between coaching kids and adults and the why the west coast volleyball is better then the east coast. Micah also reveals the story on how Wilfredo Leon chose to be part of the Polish national team.