The "Option" Episode 228 - Gage Basey

Gage Basey is an American professional beach volleyball player. In a three-year period, he has made quite the run, competing in the AVP Gold Series main draws, representing the USA on the international scene, and winning the Laguna Beach Open and Motherlode tournament. He has two brothers - Lars and Finn - who are also high-level players.
01:18 - Youug players, new teams, new leve of players
06:45 - The women, from 1 to 10, are very closely matched
16:36 - One are where he showed significant improvement, skill-wise, emotional waves and the "wave size"
29:13 - What moment did he think he could do this professionally, how good is Hagen Smith?
34:40 - Talking Laguna, Waupaca, Huntington, Pottstown, and the Motherlode, and the fun matches played
53:28 - The AVP, the league, the set up, and where he thinks he fits
1:00:32 - When you coach someone the right way, they will remember you for life, plus, Kwekel is big at the net
1:08:12 - Lightning rounds
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