Perfection or Efficiency: A Perspective within Elite Performance

By Stephen McCarthy, The McCarthy Project Over my recent history, I have noticed a trend that athletes feel that if they are perfect, do every action more perfect than somebody else that they will become an elite athlete. Or said in a different way, the 

The Future of Volleyball with St. Marys Rob Browning

St. Mary’s head volleyball coach Rob Browning joined to talk about the upcoming beach volleyball season and how the sport may change for the next couple years with the recent announcement of a NCAA championship. On top of that, Coach Browning will chat about the 

Dave Trumbo of Stevenson on the Possibilities in Beach Volleyball

Today, Stevenson University Head Volleyball Coach Dave Trumbo joined Stephen to talk about the upcoming beach volleyball season and the future of beach in the college ranks. Some of the areas covered include: coaching for the love the game, the challenges of being located in 

North Florida Volleyball Coach Steve Loeswick on Beach Volleyball 2016

The recent announcement of the inaugural NCAA beach volleyball tournament in May of 2016 was a major step forward adding beach volleyball to the map as a youth sport. The bigger question does this new tournament change your thoughts about playing beach volleyball in college, 

Penn State’s Russ Rose on Balanced Development

Coach Russ Rose of Penn State University joined Stephen McCarthy to discuss the waterfront of ideas related to young volleyball players and coaches around the concept of balanced development. Coach Rose talked about the role of technology in a young persons life, the proper role 

Daniel Coyle, Author of The Talent Code

Daniel Coyle on what it takes to compete at a high level Natural talent does not always win. Daniel Coyle, author of The Talent Code, talked about the ways work and understanding win out, rather than potential. For the complete interview, visit here. Bio Information: 

Break The Chains of Institutionalized Thought

Forensic Historian and Filmmaker Richard Grove on Breaking The Chains of Institutionalized Thought to Create a Better Athlete Richard Grove of TragedyandHope.com will be joining Stephen McCarthy of The McCarthy Project to discuss to ways to break institutionalized thoughts and replace them with self-reliant, self-confident, 

David Epstein of Sports Illustrated on Genetics in Sport

Sports Illustrated Writer and Author David Epstein on Genetics Role in Training and Sport Author David Epstein of The Sports Gene:Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance joined Stephen McCarthy of The McCarthy Project to discuss his book and his motive for writing Sports Gene. 

Jacksonville Coach Darty on Creating an Environment for Athletes

Coach Julie Darty will be joining Stephen to talk on the subject of perfection and how young athletes can overcome this sometimes disrupting force, as well as, how creating the proper environment can lead to long term success. For the entire interview, visit here. To 

Awareness and Efficiency, Rather than Perfection

Stephen McCarthy of The McCarthy Project was joined by David Rubio, Head Volleyball coach from the University of Arizona on the subject of perfection or efficiency in sport. Coach Rubio has over 30 years of history in coaching and is currently coaching his daughter’s youth