Playbook of Champions: The habits, routines, and stories of Olympians, champions, and world-class athletes

Book Synopsis: For the last five years, Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter have interviewed the highest performers in the world of volleyball on their trailblazing SANDCAST Podcast. The guests have ranged from the legends of old (Sinjin Smith, Karch Kiraly, Tim Hovland, Kent Steffes) to those currently dominating the game (Anders Mol, Christian Sorum, Trevor Crabb, Taylor Crabb, April Ross, Kelly Cheng) and the entrepreneurs who have found a way to live a life on the beach. The groundbreaking nature of the podcast, the first of its kind, has made it the most downloaded volleyball podcast in the world.

In this book, you will learn:

• The prophetic powers, and incredible courage, that led April Ross to an Olympic gold medal
• The ‘bohemian days’ of Sinjin Smith, Randy Stoklos, Tim Hovland, and Mike Dodd
• How to reach ‘double black-belt’ status like Reid Priddy and Karch Kiraly
• How Nina Matthies never worked a day in her life, and retired as one of all-time greatest players and coaches
• How to see what God is telling you to do, which led Jordan Cheng to one coaching promotion after another, and the youngest beach volleyball team in USA history
• How a passion for learning can allow you to travel the world, making money hopping from beach to beach, like Mark Burik and Brandon Joyner
• The benefits of Eric Zaun’s philosophy of always saying yes to adventure, and living the road dog life
• How micro-changes, not major shifts, led Alix Klineman to an Olympic gold medal
• The mentality of Tri Bourne and Maddison and Riley McKibbin, who have built successful businesses and brands off the beach, to enhance their platform while on it
• The unbelievable life that comes with just…playing, as described by nearly every player in this book
• How to develop the “winning mindset” that led Kent Steffes to become the most dominant volleyball player of all time
• The “micro-changes” that turned Alix Klineman into an Olympic gold medalist
• The wisdom attained from Misty May-Treanor in her pursuit of three gold medals
• And much, much more

Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter are professional beach volleyball players and the founders and hosts of the SANDCAST Podcast. They never planned on SANDCAST becoming the most popular volleyball podcast in the world, nor did they ever plan to now have two books as a result of the show, and their friendship. Over the nearly six years they have been running the show, both hosts have become married and are now the fathers to two incredible children. Bourne is an Olympian and a two-time Manhattan Beach Open champion. Mewhirter has twice become a best-selling author. Yet both are known on the beach, and in the beach communities around the world, as the SANDCAST guys. They wouldn’t have it any other way.