Welcome to Firepod, Fireball Beach Volleyball's official podcast with Sam Dunbavin and George Ruddick. On this episode we talk about, the recently trialled hand setting rules, the upcoming UKBT season, Sam's blind ranking of ten Beach Pro Tour athletes and more.

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This week we discuss our thoughts on the upcoming beach pro tour season, if athletes should play more than one sport, and put our beach volleyball knowledge to the test with one of Sam's games!

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This week on the Firepod we have British Beach volleyball legend Javier Bello join us. Tune in to find out more about the most decorated British beach volleyball defender of all time. We talk ideal beaches, what it's like to compete with a twin, and find out how much more Javier knows about beach volleyball history than George with Sam's new game!

The Beach Pro Tour is upon us! This week we are joined by guest Felicity to discuss this weeks events in Bhubaneswar, and look ahead to the first Elite 16 of the year!

This week on the Firepod we have a quick catch up with Sam and George as they take a look at the entry list for the BPT Elite in Saquarema, making predictions for the podiums and picking out our diamonds in the rough.

Today Sam is joined by British international players and power could Kirsty Star and Niko Gleed. Listen in to find out more about their stories and what makes them the the people and the players that we know today!

This week George and Sam catch up to discuss our thoughts on the Saquarema and Brasília Elite 16 events, and look towards the first Fireball Elite Series: The Northern Ireland Open!

This week George and Sam look ahead to the Northern Ireland Elite and discuss the entry list for the event, looking at who their favourites and ones to watch could be over the weekend.

This week George and Sam discuss the results from Northern Ireland, examine the international stage and take a look at what the English national senior teams are up to, as well as a quick peak at the Cardiff open main draw.

This week we have an exclusive episode of strangers on the beach featuring English international athlete Katie Keefe ! Tune in to find out more about what it's like to compete on both the NCAA, UKBT and BPT all in one season and more.

This week George and Sam take a look at what our national teams are up to, with both our the English Men's and Women's teams competing across Europe and Asia. George and Sam continue their ranking predictions ahead of the Ostrava Elite and the Cardiff Open.

This week George takes a quick look at the international events which have taken place this week, and previews the Croyde entry list ahead of the event this weekend.

This week Sam and George take a look at the events in Bridlington and recap the major events of the last few weeks. Join us as we look at the entry lists for the next two weeks in Bridlington and discuss how some of the teams are bringing some serious momentum off the back of the UKBT.

This week on the Firepod George is joined by Lorena and Gerda for another episode of Strangers on a Beach! find out more about their story, and how they manage challenges on and off the court.