If You Can’t Handle The Heat

The boys drafted the perfect volleyball teams! With Champions League Quarterfinals right around the corner we decided to do a draft the best possible team to win champions league. Who had the best team? Who would you choose?

Gage and Joe break down the BIGGEST fights in volleyball. Do volleyball players actually fight? Have we ever been in a fight? No, but close. Don’t worry, Gage breaks down how he almost go into a fight with an entire group of fans.

Volleyball is a beautiful sport. Does it get the coverage to deserves? Probably not... BUT! Too many times people say need a billionaire or a billion dollar media company (like ESPN) to start streaming matches? Volleyball can get bigger without them. We feel that everyone has their own part to play in the growth of volleyball media and until we start to realize that... it's not going to grow the way we want it too.

The Boyz welcome on one of the all time greats BRUNO REZENDE! He may have just kicked Joe and Gage out of the CEV cup but he made the time to talk about what it takes to be the best, the Brazilian Volleyball Culture and his all time favorite hitters to set.

We welcome on the starting setter for Hawaii Mens Volleyball, Jakob Thelle

Tonight we're talking about how we'd build the perfect volleyball in terms of individual skill, teamsmanship, attitude, and leadership.

Joe, Micah and Gage competed in the @CEVolleyball Champions League and Cup and came out with the5 set DUBS! As requested, here is everything that went down during these matches!

We welcome on Brooke Nuneviller to talk about her historic career Oregon and what it takes to become successful as an undersized hitter in the NCAA.

Do you prefer watching mens or womens volleyball?

Who do you guys have winning the National Championship? Texas or Louisville? The Boyz give their analysis on who they got taking it home!

The OOS Boyz welcome on a friend of the show Dana Rettke to talk about the insane schedule of an elite NCAA woman's volleyball player once they finish their last season, the difficulties of playing professional volleyball and of course does Wisconsin have what it takes to win this years National Championship?

Its that time of year ... it is always around this time of year where we welcome on the Phoenix herself THE NICKLIN HAMES! The face of Nebraska volleyball joins the boys of Out of System to talk about why she returned to Nebraska, how she gets NIL deals and preparing for a National Championship run on this weeks episode of If You Can't Handle The Heat.

The boys welcome on the legendary and suave Taylor Averill. There minds go down rabbit holes of rabbit holes.. where does it take these 3 DADDYS... idk.. watch to find out. How do you become a better middle? Is middle easy? Are middles getting better? Are all middle just really uncoordinated players with no control? Find out all on the latest episode of IYCHTH.

The Boys welcome on TJ Defalco. He delves into what it means to be a pro volleyball player and how to get to the next level through diet and lifting

The boys welcome on one of the best setters in the world & French National Team Setter Ben Toniutti. What’s it like setting the best in world? Are there any setting hacks? What is he looking for when setting?

The boys bring on the legendary setter of Canada men's national volleyball team and a 2x Olympian, THE ONE AND ONLY TJ SANDERS! They break down all setting areas such as techniques/mechanics and running the best offense in the game.

NIMIR IS HERE! We welcome on the Best Server and Best Opposite in the world Nimir Abdel-Aziz! How do you hit harder? What’s the best toss for jump serves? Whats it like playing with ngapeth? What’s more important setter or opposite? All is answered on our 100th episode of If You Can’t Handle The Heat

We welcome on Joe and Micahs agent Xavier Kapfer. He is currently the agent for some of the top volleyball players in the world such as Jenia Grebennikov, Stéphen Boyer, Nimir Abdel-Aziz, Michał Kubiak... the list goes on and on. We know that most of our fans have professional aspirations, but are not sure how to get started. Sit back and relax as you here from the best of the best, Xavier Kapfer

We want our listeners to get stronger, better, faster. So why not share our quick and easy volleyball hacks that will have your game going to the next level ?

America is the greatest volleyball country in the world... change my mind

A new league is rising! Kevin Durant,Billie Jean King and many others are backing a new womens pro volleyball league… so far they have 16.6 million dollars raised! The boys also give their top 3 favorite and least favorite volleyball brands!

What are the best volleyball shoes of all time? The boys list off their favorite shoes to play in as well as honorable mentions. Also, completely on topic- Gage recounts a story about how he got fangled by his physio in Bulgaria.

The Boyz are back with another Banger as they break down the top 10 BIGGEST contracts of all time. Shane-O makes his return with Shane-O news and brings the people the latest and greatest news of the volleyball world.. Including Brett Favre's latest scandal of stealing welfare money to build a 5 million dollar volleyball facility for University of Southern Mississipi.

The boys are back on the pod this week to talk about how Poland beat USA in the quarterfinals, more about the World Championships standings, and the problem with professional volleyball contracts overseas.

We typically see ourselves as a comedic volleyball podcast, but unfortunately some serious events happen in the volleyball world that need to be talked about. This past weekend a Duke volleyball player was repeatedly called racial slurs as she went back to serve during a match between Duke and BYU. She stated that she was "targeted and racially heckled throughout the entirety of the match" which took place in front of 5,000 spectators. Sadly in our experience playing in front of the BYU crowd, this is not the first time something like this has happened. We are sharing her story and our teammate's experiences playing in front of the BYU crowd, hoping to educate and make a change in these hateful environments.

If you are a fan of the AVP then you know CHRIS McGEE! This man is the Goat of Goats when it comes to announcing. The Boyz hop on the pod and listen in amazement as Geeter tells incredible story after incredible story. The incredible story of how he found himself announcing for Good Mornin America, and both Gold medal matches in 2008 and soooo many more.

The Boyz come together to talk about the HUGE NEWS of USC and UCLA joining the Big10! How does this effect Mens Volleyball? How does this effect Woman's Volleyball? How does this effect smaller schools?

The Volleyball Community has gotta be the softest out of all sports. Other sports thrive on drama while the volleyball community keeps it on the down low. People loooovveeee drama but for some reason there just isn't that much public drama in volleyball... oh yeah and our bags smell like fish gnussy.

The Boyz decide to do shoot the podcast in the OOS KABOOS BABYY!!! We're freaking mobile and couldn't help but shoot an episode in the car. We dissect our first ever OOS x Bad Boys Volleyball hosted tournament "The Orange County Crown". What were our favorite parts? How did we get better as a team? What can we get better at?

Joe and Gage rage at each other about pregame warmups and if you should change them. Gage believes that you should stick to tradition while Joe thinks you should change it up when struggling. WHOS RIGHT?

The Boyz cruise in the back of the van as they discuss their Finals loss in the Soda City Open. The boyz also get into their excitement of their very first hosted tournament "THE ORANGE COUNTY CROWN"!

We welcome on Jhenna Gabriel and Kalei Mau on the weeks podcast! We couldn't be more excited to get these 2 island girls on the podcast. Jhenna talks about her time at University of Texas and why she left, the insane amount of pressure of playing there, and the ripple effect of losing in the National Championship. Kalei talks about the DIFFERENT format of Athletes Unlimited and the drama that ensued as well as HAWAII getting its own NATIONAL TEAM!

We welcome on our good friend and one of the most respected volleyball coaches in the entire world, Milan Zarcovic. Coming hot off of a back to back National Championship, Milan answers questions about winning the title, shares secrets on how to become one of the best players in the world and why every player should play short court.

THE BOYZ ARE BACK! Finally the boyz are back in person together. We answer ALL of the questions that people have been asking us. Why did we turn down the national team? Why aren't we going to Pottstown? Why aren't we releasing more slunks? Who is gonna win the NCAA Championship?

Who is gonna win the national championship? Hawaii? Long Beach? UCLA? The Boyz give their predictions... The OOS BOYZ decided to fire up not 1, but 2 TOP 5's: Top 5 Mens Volleyball Schools? Top 5 Universities that should start a Mens Volleyball Program. COMMENT YOUR TOP 5's BELOW!

Jad Slaibeh, better known as Chad with a J is a well know YouTube and social media personality. He joins the boys to speak about his recent business venture with BoardBall!! Check out the pod to hear all about it and some possible collabs coming this summer with the boys!!

The boys break down their thoughts on who the top players in the world are!

The Boyz welcome on Dustin Watten to discuss this years mens volleyball season. Is it at an all time high? Is it at an all time low? Is club volleyball getting better or worse? Oh yeah and at the end we give our picks for the highly anticipated Hawaii vs Long Beach matchup.

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Joe breaks down his German Cup Final and the lessons that come along with it. Life as an athlete can be very up and down both on and off the court, so we wanted to talk about how to handle those moments. How have we handled our biggest volleyball losses? How do you come back stronger? All these questions and more are answered on this weeks episode.

The boys welcome on Gabi Garcia Fernandez to talk about his insane journey from Puerto Rico, to BYU and now playing with and against the best volleyball player in the world. He gives all the details on what it is like to come face to face with your idols and the personal connections with each of them.

We welcome on Erik Shoji to talk about his summers plans and his upcoming Champions league matches.

The Orange County Crown is here! We teamed up with Mike Griffin and Bad Boys Volleyball to bring you the premier grass event in California! It will be held at Huntington Beach Sports Complex from June 4-5 and has a 15k purse. To SIGN UP or for more INFO go to our website outofsystem.net.

We welcome on a a long time teammate/friend of the show Colton Cowell. We dive into what he has been doing since the National Championship and the journey back from shoulder surgery. He is possibly playing in the most entertaining volleyball league in the world.. in INDIA.

We decided to delve into the world of Crossnet as we welcome on Co-Founder/CEO Greg Meade. The full story on how they came up with the idea is WILD!

We decided to bring USA Volleyballs sports psychologist/mental coach Andrea Becker. She has seen and coached the best volleyball players in the world, so naturally we picked brains about a lot. Volleyball is such a psychological intensive sport with so many different types of mentalities, styles and players, so how do you accommodate to that as a sports psychologist. We go through the best ways to handle adversity, how to bounce back after a rough match and the best ways to mentally approach the game.

We have always tried to get different perspectives/roles on the podcast, so we decided to bring on our favorite ref Renee Marcellus! She has been reffing us since we were 12 years old and has been traveling the wold for international and national events ever since. BTW Joe and Micah are setters so they asked for a lot of tips on how to get their arguments through to refs haha. Typical setters...

This is long overdue, as we welcome on former ex Rainbow Warrior Taylor Averill. We get into right with the classic middle vs setter debate and things get spicy as we talk about what we think the best way to train.

Jason Hames(Nicklin Hames Dad) joins the pod and reunite with the Boyz again. Is Nicklin coming back?How do you handle conflict amongst players? How do you balance coaching and being a parent? All is answered on this weeks episode of If You Can't Handle The Heat!