Adam Johnson is American Beach Volleyball legend, multiple-time AVP champion, former college standout and sand volleyball coach. A promising HS upstart at Laguna, he was recruited by USC - one of the most prestigious men's college volleyball programs at the time - where his team made the NCAA finals three of his four years. His individual accolades include NCAA Player of the Year (1986), Southern California's all-time "Dream Team," highlighting his #9 Jersey being retired. After a short stint with the indoor national team and a professional league in Italy, he took his talents to the beach where he won 44 titles (10th all-time), multiple-time defensive player of the year, and King of the Beach in 1994.
Tune in, as we chat up his volleyball academy in Austin, an old school style of coaching, comparing athletic studies to experience, the AVP at Madison Square Garden, "Team Cup" Volleyball, people who serve in the military, being honest with juniors players presenting them possible future challenges/obstacles, how the AVP succeeded and where it had possibly failed in some areas in the past, present-day volleyball personalities, Eric Beranek and Troy Field, players who allow the crowd to take the journey with them, introverts who look mean but aren't, letting a "sleeping tiger lie" playing big court vs short court, bizarre yellow and red cards, and MORE!
