The Long Island Volleyball Podcast

Massapequa Libero Max Cohen joins us on the podcast. Max helped lead his team to the Long Island Championship last year. 

Want to know where Jon Shum is looking to play college volleyball? We will also be doing our favorite movies of all time draft!

Today we are going to answer some questions from you guys! Mike and Cameron also draft a Beach 4's team of current high school players.

One of the most talked about players on the Island! Tune in to find out who is recruiting this 6'7 Middle from Calhoun High School.

The #1 Libero on Long Island, John Curaro! We talk everything volleyball including where John wants to play College Volleyball!

We dive into the stats of D3 mens teams/players and discuss the top 5 teams in the nation as well as the best liberos and more. 

#9 Ranked Player Gavin Newman! Tune in as we discuss our top 10 players to watch list as well as his playing career. 

Mackenzie got her volleyball start at Connetquot High School where she was a 6 year starting varsity player. She led the T-Birds to Two State Championships and earned the starting libero for the Duke Women's Volleyball team her freshmen year.

Today we talk with Sachem East 2014 Graduate Ryan Cole. After winning the Long Island Championship his Senior Year he attended SUNY New Paltz where he won the 2016 National Championship. Ryan's Volleyball story is very unique, he never played club volleyball and was recruited by the New Paltz Coach with out even recording a single game. His story is a must hear for high school players looking to p...

Today we sit down with St Josephs College Middle Blocked KAM. We talk about his early days at ESM, setting at JWU and then transferring to St Josephs College.

Delayed 1 day due to the Power Outages. We sit down with Smithtown West Stud Dan Shanley. Dan tells us his top players on the Island and more!

Today we sit down with a Top 10 Player on Long Island, Jake Deslauriers. He attends ESM and will be going into his junior year. We talk to him about his early days in volleyball as a 10 year old on Academy 14s Team, Jake tell us who he thinks are the top 5 Volleyball Players on Long Island and if he will be pursuing baseball or volleyball in college. 

Today we sit down with the only player in Long Island history to be named the New York State Boys Volleyball Champion MVP. We talk about our long history with Rob going back to our early high school days as well as how losing to Sachem East in 2013 Fueled them to win the State Championship in 2014. 

Welcome to this weeks episode! This week me and mike sit down to talk abut some important volleyball topics. Who is currently the best beach volleyball player on the island? Would Mike and Cameron beat Trey Cole and Ben Sandt? and much more....

The top high school volleyball player on the island! We sit down with Ryan and talk about how he was recruited by the Pepperdine Volleyball Coach in Middle School! We also talk about how he was able to lead his team to West Hamptons first ever Long Island Championship for Volleyball as well as Ryans shocking news for the upcoming year if his school season is canceled. 

In todays episode we sit down with the Rouleau bro's from Bay Shore High School. We are going to be talking about everything volleyball including their dream schools to play for and more!

Today we sit down with Bayport-Bluepoint senior Greg Degeorge. Greg talks about the challenges of having to start his own volleyball program and being recruited to play college volleyball.

Today we sit down with Lindenhurst Setter Joe Meyer. Tune in as we talk to Joe about Lindenhurst's season, his volleyball career and his future at Ramapo College! 

On our 30th episode we have Cat Jamison! Listen to Cats story as she explains what its like being recruited by a Division 1 School.

On todays episode we have on one of the best middles on the island. We talk to will about the the Suffolk County matchup against Sachem North,  what it was like playing for Smithtown West and his future at Endicott College.

On Todays episode we have on Two Time New York State Volleyball Champion, Kiarra Roth. We talk about her unconventional volleyball start and what it is like playing for the Connetquot Girls Volleyball Dynasty. Kiarra has committed to play D1 volleyball for Iona College where she will be reunited with Connetquot Alumna Taylor Cole & Cassandra Patsos.

On today's episode we have on 2013 Sachem East Graduate Nick Laffin. Nick attended The Ohio State University where he won 2 National Championships. Join us as we talk to Nick about how he got into volleyball and what it was like playing for one of the best D1 Volleyball Programs in the Country!

Today we talk with one of the most well known coaches on the Island, Coach Kropp. We talk about how he didn't start his volleyball career until his first year of college at New Paltz! We also talk about his playing career for the Empire State Games (The Empire State Games was Olympic Style competitions for amateur level athletes of many different ages). We then dive into Kropps coaching start with...

For our 25th episode we have on Bay Shore Alum Mark Jensen. Mark was voted on our 2nd Team All Decade Boys Volleyball Team by some of the best coaches and player on Long Island. We talk about how Mark was being recruited by the George Mason Coach and how Mark might make a comeback to play for St Josephs College. Enjoy!

Today we talk with Matt Gassert who is the founder of the Old Paltz Volleyball Club. Matt tells us how it all began, as well as how he developed a passion for the game, Enjoy!