Kloth/Nuss (#1) vs. Cheng/Hughes (#2) - 2023 AVP Chicago Gold Series

Taryn Kloth & Kristen Nuss (#1 seed) take on Kelly Cheng & Sara Hughes (#2 seed) in the 2023 AVP Chicago Gold Series. These two teams are the current favorites to represent the USA in the next Olympics.

[@emilyosvold6223]

Thank you so much for posting this!! Where AVP fails you're saving us!! will you post the woman's final??

[@laurasanchez3337]

I love watching these two teams play against each other. So fun and both are top level. I think these two for Paris

[@EarnestProductions]

Agree, I am pretty confident these will be the two Paris teams.

[@caiochagasdg]

Did you filmed and edited all by yourself? Great job and many thanks ☺️

[@EarnestProductions]

Yes, yes I do. Thank you for the kind words.

[@cscg06]

Great videos. Love to see the woman’s final if you got it.

[@mattplympton5107]

i think that guy really loves the over on 1 plays

[@EarnestProductions]

If you ever play beach against me, you better watch out for the one ball. Nothing is more deflating and frustrating to the other team and I love it.

[@ivespoken8902]

@@EarnestProductions nah you are playing with beach bums lol not beach vball players...going on one is a free ball ;)

[@kenp1298]

Thank you for filming! Doing a better job than the AVP lol🙌

[@nyvarsitysports]

31:11 - I waited for the play to be over to scream "f**k outta here."

[@armandoalarcon8044]

Am very glad for you tkn, hope you will beat ana patricia and duda, avid fans to tkn from the philippines...

[@ginaferreira7402]

TKN ❤️

[@margotkoop7846]

If you can post Brandi and Melissa's games for us here in Canada.......

[@jnaekoa3511]

Third set when the game was tied at 3-3, did the score keeper give both teams a point when it should’ve been given to just nuss/kloth? My fav team won anyways but…..

[@MeepMeep88]

27:47 what call was this?

[@EarnestProductions]

She just missed the directional block, which is legal in beach, out of bounds. It was very close to the line, but refs called it out.

[@sketchag7048]

If you pause slomo its clearly in. Bad call :(

[@Matiaza]

1:58 is totally legal, since it was a pass.

[@EarnestProductions]

The problem I have with it and I think Cheng did too, was she was not square to that spot. She looks to be perpendicular to the net and it wasn’t windy so that wouldn’t have pulled the set over that much. Yes you can set over, you just need to be squared up to that spot or if the ref determines it was the wind that took it. Intentionality.

[@Matiaza]

​@@EarnestProductions 13.2.5 "A player completes an attack-hit using an overhand pass which has a trajectory not perpendicular to the line of the shoulders. The exception is when the player is attempting to set to his or her teammate." It doesn't matter if there is wind or not, as long as you're trying to set your teammate it's fine.

[@EarnestProductions]

@@Matiaza but one could always argue they are trying to set their teammate on every over set. I believe their is some discretion for the refs?

[@Matiaza]

@@EarnestProductions Nah, you can pretty easily see if it's meant to be a set or not. This was clearly a set so that's why it's ok. Funny that players don't even know the rules

[@EarnestProductions]

@@Matiaza I guess, but you can clearly see Cheng was like “oh crap, here comes the whistle.” Thanks for the rule clarification

[@cheechp3209]

Can see ish from the nose bleeds

[@jj52999]

Sarah Hughes is so over the top with her celebrations.....gee, I'm so glad TKN best them, can't stand Hughes or Cheng