Episode 188 - Ty Coutts

Ty Coutts is an American professional beach volleyball player and former indoor standout. Cutting his teeth on the Rocky mountain scene, he picked up the beach games with more ease than most. Enjoying the benefit of training in high altitude in Colorado, his gas tank is near-endless. He remains a top player on the beach scene, most recently taking first at the prestigious "Motherlode" Open in Aspen. He is also heavily involved in finance and investing, from vacation rental property, to home income generation, to the lending industry. 02:59 - Motherlode, the full circle moment, hitting the reset button, blocking signs for the novice 18:55 - Who the "fook" is Christian Hoover, and the mountain series of tournaments 23:55 - Skylar del Sol, and other ridiculous setters, a VB injury 34:34 - How'd did you get into this sport? 42:55 - Tools that he brought from indoor that helped on the beach, "altitude" training and the serve, plus Greg's and Rob's 54:44 - Serve receive on the beach, and "checking the boxes, holding your platform 58:45 - What in volleyball should be worth two points? 1:04:35 - the feeling of have your name etched onto the Motherlode pole 1:09:54 - Shout out, list 1:13:25 - Lightning rounds