Jeff Samuels is an American professional beach volleyball player, entrepreneur and coach. A former lacrosse and hockey player, he fell in love with the beach and has been doing it full-time, ever since. Starting his career with the NVL, he won newcomer of the year. He has since won a slew of open tournaments, regionally and on big stages, and remains a top player on the tour. A spokesperson for Hyundai for various branches, he spends a ton of time doing clinics for juniors and sometimes adults.
02:30 - Huntington Beach, and Marcus Carvalhaes, winner's mentality, a path to tournament wins,
11:01 - Taking care to the mental, and how the mental affects the physical, taking care of things you can control
19:54 - Nutrition, good food habits, myth-busting the carnivore vs vegan, "Wagu" in his life,
34:29 - How Jeff hit the ground running as a competent juniors coach, speaking at "eye level," taking beats, the camps the clinics, Pre-Dino
43:18 - What do "be coachable" mean to you? Kloth and Nuss getting over the Brazilian "hump," plus, who do you trust with your juniors, collectively?
1:01:30 - Do people really WANT to put in the work in detail? To people overanalyze their approach? Are there really volleyball "secrets?"
1:12:56 - What in Volleyball should be 2 points, what rule are you glad is gone, plus, lightning rounds
