Joining a team when school starts is fun and important if you are trying to play competitive beach volleyball.  But many students wait until school actually starts before beginning to prepare.  How can you start preparing now so that you can stand out when trying for a spot on the team?  Sand Soul Beach Volleyball Club has helped hundreds of student athletes prepare for and get spots on the best teams in Orange County. The Top Players Are Ready When School Starts in Orange County Some students are always on the team and always starters for games.  Why?  Their coaches c ..read more

Working with another athlete can bring many benefits, including tournament wins and even scholarship opportunities. But how can you find the right partner who will both support you and push you to be your best? Here are some key points that will help you find a good partner and develop healthy chemistry to keep you both playing at peak performance. Find A Partner Who Has Similar Goals It goes without saying that the ideal partner is someone who also enjoys playing beach volleyball and makes the same commitment that you do. This means showing up to practice on time and reminding each other of t ..read more

Summer is here, and so is the most important season for beach volleyball training. Summer season is important because most young athletes don’t practice during the summer. As a result their skills don’t improve, and they have a tougher time getting on a team when school starts again in the fall. Why is this important? Two reasons are prominent: if you are serious about volleyball then you should practice all year round, and it is fun to play in the warm summer. But it is also bigger than that. Summer training leads to a stronger tryout in the fall and a better spot on the team. Team placement ..read more

Many parents choose to send their children to summer camp each year.  Camps abound with every different activity available under the sun from archery to zip-lines.  But Orange County parents are able to offer their children something unique to our location in sunny Southern California: Beach Volleyball.  Sending your children to camp at Sand Soul guarantees two things: learning a popular sport from professional and Olympic players and being able to jump in the ocean.  Many states offer volleyball, or even “beach” volleyball on sand, but only Sand Soul offers beach voll ..read more

Playing any sport comes with wins and losses.  It is always a better feeling and experience to win a set and win a game.  But how should you deal with the sad emotions when you lose a game, or worse, you are in a losing season?  This happens, especially in beach volleyball where teams are only two people.  How do you talk to your teammate?  When do you accept responsibility?  What happens if your teammate doesn’t want to play with you next season?  This article will address all of these things and shed light on the bigger picture: winning in the long term wit ..read more

Many student athletes want to get on a winning team, but there are only so many spots available. How can you improve your chances? There is more to sports than just being good. Here are some tips to make your chance at a varsity spot, or a college scholarship, more likely and less stressful, even if you are not as tall as the other players. Know Your Competition It is important to know what you are up against. If all of the other students are tall, athletic, and bigger than you then you will know that you must work harder to stand out. But just being tall also doesn’t give you an automatic adv ..read more

As each December ends it seems the entire world begins thinking about their New Year’s Resolutions.  Most people want to improve some area of their life and each year we see the same things: Lose weight Save more money Do better in school Go to the gym more But what we also encounter is the fact that most of these “resolutions” end up as a failure before March.  Why does it always seem that the goals we set for ourselves on December 31st never become a reality?  Two reasons: they lack the foundation of discipline and are often unrealistic.  Setting Goals As A Student Athl ..read more

Being a student athlete is often more focused on the “athlete” part.  Sports happen after school and sometimes even away from school, so it is common for kids to leave “student” in the classroom while the athlete plays the sport.  But being a good athlete involves studying the sport and being coachable.  How can a young athlete today learn to be coachable?  It is not as easy as you might think! Being Coachable and Approachable Our coaches are all former pro- and college-athletes, and some of them have an impressive legacy of winning multiple championships.  They a ..read more

As the seasons turn from hot and sunny days to colder, cloudier days many people are not prepared for what the weather can bring.  Each season has its benefits and dangers, and cold weather can bring more concerns for parents and athletes than any other time of year.  How can you keep your athlete safe while also helping them stay active and involved in a club sport?  The first step is to make them aware of what cold weather sports is all about. Cold Weather and Beach Volleyball Californians know that beach volleyball isn’t always a sunshine and bikini sport!  The beach can ..read more

As any parent knows kids will want to try anything that looks like it is fun.  But what happens when the fun runs out?  This happens in sports every season: your kid comes home excited about a sport and is enthusiastic at the beginning.  But once the weather changes, the workouts get harder, or the coach is demanding the young athlete looses interest and wants to quit.  How does a parent field the demands to quit?  The complaints?  The whining?  With the below suggestions you can keep your kid active and also teach some basic life lessons. Hard Work Is Who We ..read more