#21 - ToppVolley Norway - An Inside Look with Leon Lauvland (Unique Volleyball School)

Already well known within Norway, but maybe popularized or at least brought to attention to the rest of the beach volleyball world by the Beach Volley Vikings video released a few years ago (https://youtu.be/tcPPemwQUL8?si=XKJlHYtRu1EZ2UOU), is the "Hogwarts of Volleyball" aka ToppVolley school in Sand, Norway. A number of weeks ago I happened to meet and play beach volleyball with Leon Saltbones Lauvland, a recent graduate from the very same school and an interesting guy overall (who had also partly worked for the school and has his own Youtube channel), so I proposed that we'd record a podcast episode as a bit of an "inside look" of what it's like going to probably the worlds most famous volleyball specific highschool. He agreed and let me pick his brains for a couple of hours, and here's the result. We talk about lots of topics in this episode of the Learn Beach Volleyball Fast podcast, what daily life is like at the school, how they get trained there, some of the philosophies of the school, injury prevention but also making the most out of injuries... As always we also of course talk some even more beach volleyball specific stuff, which this time was mostly about "recycling" a ball that has been set too close to a big opponent blocker, and playing well with different partners. There was probably more also that I don't remember right now! But overall I am happy with this episode, I think there will be something of value for almost any beach volleyball interested listener out there, so why not kickstart 2024 with some fresh perspectives on how one can think about becoming an even better player?! Comments and thoughts more than welcome as always! (Youtube link for comments section: https://youtu.be/jSHFo26epbM) ------------------------------------------------ Stuff mentioned in the episode: Beachvolley Vikings' Youtube video about Toppvolley: https://youtu.be/tcPPemwQUL8?si=XKJlHYtRu1EZ2UOU Leon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leon.saltbones.lauvland/ Leon's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzlJmXAQU8MJrrt8e7IzfsQ ToppVolley's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toppvolleynorge/ ToppVolley website: https://toppvolley.no/ Book mentioned in the episode: (AFFILIATE DISCLAIMER: Buying the book or anything else from Amazon within 24 hours after clicking the link will help the Learn Beach Volleyball Fast-project financially with no additional cost to you - meaning you get your product and help grow this channel so that future content can get even better, double win!) Winning Ugly: Mental Warfare in Tennis - Lessons from a Master by Brad Gilbert https://amzn.to/2rorgAa ------------------------------------------------ Always get the latest updates, best insights and special opportunities before anyone else by signing up to the Learn Beach Volleyball Fast newsletter at: https://www.learnbeachvolleyballfast.com/subscribe Link to the Learn Beach Volleyball Fast Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/362021664252243/ Also check out: http://www.learnbeachvolleyballfast.com https://www.instagram.com/learnbeachvolleyballfast/ https://www.learnbeachvolleyballfast.com/podcast #ToppVolley #BeachVolleyballPodcast #NorgesVolleyballforbund #LearnBeachVolleyballFast #BeachVolleyball #SandVolleyball