Andrei Belov is a Russian American beach volleyball player and former indoor standout. Coming up on the international indoor scene, he decided to take his talents to the beach, playing in the AVP and FIVB. His last season with the AVP was in 2013, where he led the league in aces per set (voted best server). He was retired, but has been playing part-time since, concentrating on the regional scene, most recently, winning the Pottstown Rumble, his second win there.
Andrijana Todorovic is a Serbian-American volleyball coach and former indoor standout. She played volleyball professionally at the highest FIVB level for 17 years and was a five-year player on the Serbian (Yugoslavian) National Team, as well as some of the top pro leagues. Her accolades include winning a gold medal in the Serbian National Championships, as well as gold medals in the Austrian National Championship and the Cup, Romanian National Cup. She has also earned silver in the Romanian National Championships and the Greek National Cup, in addition to competing in elite European cups, Top Teams Cup, CEV Cup and the European Champions League. She brings a slew of coaching experience at the pro level and on the collegiate scene at the DI and DIII scene, and is currently the head men's and women's volleyball coach at City College of New York. She is a two-time presenter at the AVCA convention.
Tune in, as we chat up the formula for winning tournaments, the importance of serving on a big court for grass court, mental toughness for a side-out match, playing one match at a time, playing teams you know vs teams you do not know, allowing plays to happen organically, dealing with bad calls, head scratching yellow and red cards, the off-the-court obstacles leading to the Pottstown Rumble, upcoming tournaments, coaching in places where good coaches are desperately needed, old-school coaching styles in a new generation, and MORE!
