December 22 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Good afternoon, beach volleyball fans, To be fully honest, I wasn't sure whether I was going to send a newsletter this week or just, ya know, let it be the holidays, since there is zero beach volleyball news. But what the heck. I just wanted to write in, tell everyone to have the merriest of Christmases, and spread some holiday cheer. And give you the gift of recommending Lee Feinswog's volleyball newsletter, 900 Square Feet, which covers...

December 15 Into The Off Season We Go Good morning, beach volleyball fans, When I was playing beach volleyball, I used to consider off-season a myth, a joke of a thing that people loved to talk about but nobody ever actually took serious. Now that I am no longer playing -- and no, my brief interlude back onto the court at Pompano Beach is not me coming out of retirement -- and am a coach, media person, and fan, well, we are into off-season mode. Christmas fireplaces dominate YouTube....

December 9 What a Lovely Surprise Photo by SpikeNet Good morning, beach volleyball fans, There was no newsletter yesterday for the most unexpected of reasons: I was in Tallahassee, yes, but got in at 2 am after a 7-plus-hour drive from Pompano Beach, where we left much later than expected because I was on the podium with Miles Partain doing the pictures and whole routine after winning the tournament. That was, to put it mildly, a surprise. I know, I know: Miles is probably the best player in...