BEACH VOLLEYBALL Date April 22-27
2014 FIVB EVENTS Event
Fuzhou Open
Puerto Vallarta Open Prague Open (Women)
Moscow Grand Slam Berlin Grand Slam
Country China
April 29 - May 4 Shanghai Jinshan Grand Slam China May 6-11 May 21-25
May 27-June 1 Anapa Open (Women) June 11-15 June 17-22 June 24-29 July 8-13 July 15-20 July 22-27
July 29-Aug. 3 Aug. 19-24 Oct. 7-12 Oct. 14-19
Oct. 28-Nov. 2 Nov. 4-8
Nov. 25-30 Dec. 3-7 Dec. 9-14 TBA
Mexico
Czech Rep. Russia Russia
Stavanger Grand Slam Gstaad Grand Slam Transavia Grand Slam Long Beach Grand Slam
Germany Norway
Switzerland Netherlands USA
Klagenfurt A1 Grand Slam Austria Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Poland Xiamen Open Phuket Open Parana Open Doha Open
China Chennai Open
La Réunion Open Durban Open
Fortaleza Grand Slam
Thailand Argentina Qatar India
France
South Africa Brazil
Date
day, the fans love the sport and love being entertained. It’s the best tournament I’ve ever played in.
Have you ever played a volleyball match you didn’t fi nd fun? Have you ever felt burnt out at any point?
I want to say no, but I have. When I’m making mistakes
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WOMEN: ■ Kerri Walsh-Jennings/April Ross ■ Summer Ross/Emily Day ■ Heather Hughes/Christal Engle ■ Lauren Fendrick/Brooke Sweat ■ Brittany Hochevar/Lane Carico ■ Whitney Pavlik/Jennifer Fopma
MEN: ■ Phil Dalhausser/Sean Rosenthal ■ Casey Patterson/Jake Gibb ■ Nick Lucena/Ryan Doherty ■ Todd Rogers/Theo Brunner ■ John Mayer/Brad Keenan ■ Tri Bourne/John Hyden
and can’t seem to snap out of it is when it’s not fun. But only for that moment. Then I’m right back in love with the game. I have been burnt out before. I always thought I needed to train like the old school guys. Playing as much as possible whenever I could. During that period I got burnt out, but only because I was not getting better. I wasn’t fi ne tuning my skills and improving my weaknesses. I was just playing all the time. Training a little less but having goals and making improvements is what keeps you from getting burnt out.
PROBABLE
What’s the biggest change you’ve made for the sake of becoming a better volleyball player?
Training with specifi c goals and fi ne-tuning my game.
This game is amazing in that you are always learning and growing. I changed a big part of my game by getting serious in the weight room. Building up my strength so that I was able to last the summer without falling apart.
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2014 AVP EVENTS* Event
May 29-June 1 St. Petersburg Open July 3-6
Aug. 7-10 Aug. 15-17 Aug. 28-31 Sept. 5-7
Sept. 25-28 *Dates subject to change What would you say to a young player who tends not to be
very receptive to suggestions or feedback on how to improve his or her game?
I say you are only hurting yourself. The highest level athletes are able to adjust, change and take criticism. We are all results-oriented as athletes, so trying to change without a good result is very hard to accept and apply. You need to be able to implement changes that will help you without worrying so much about the immediate result. The results will come but you need to be patient and realize that it’s part of the growing process.
What do you think is a good path for a young player to fol- low who wants to be a professional beach player?
Watch lots of video. I watch a ton of YouTube clips of all the
greats. You will create mental images that will make it easier to apply in your game. Play against athletes that are better than you. You will adapt and learn to beat them.
How coachable was the 16-year-old Casey Patterson? I was actually very coachable. I wanted to learn and get as much information as I could because I was not the most athletic. All I wanted was to be able to jump like my buddies who could fl y. But because I couldn’t I tried to be a student of the game and win in other ways.
Milwaukee Open Salt Lake City Open
Manhattan Beach Open Cincinnati Open Atlantic City Open AVP Championships
State Florida
Wisconsin Utah
California Ohio
New Jersey Huntington Beach
CHEST THUMPER: Casey Patter- son will always interact with the crowd.
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