VB Adrenaline Podcast

Dec 07 2024 29 ep. 39 mins 1

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Welcome to the VBAdrenaline Podcast, your pulse-pounding source for all things volleyball! Hosted by Darren Tipton, we bring you the hottest topics, rising stars, and buzz in prep and college volleyball.

Tune in each week for exclusive player interviews, conversations with coaches, updates on rankings, and insights into the recruiting scene in our growing sport. Join us for a court-side experience that's fast, fun, and full of adrenaline.

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Recapping Mac's article, Previewing the Portal and Whats Ahead for Early Club Season

Dec 07 2024 55 mins

Mac and Darren dive into an intense episode. They recap the reaction to Mac's terrific article on athletes dealing with negative posters on social media. This leads to an emotional discussion on fans lack of reaction to a serious reaction and also a talk about "chat boards" and more.Then they dive into talk about the upcoming Transfer Portal and VBAdrenaline's coverage of the porta

Season 2 Episode 8: Why it's OK to Share Your Schools of Interest...We Promise

Nov 29 2024 67 mins

Mac and Darren tackle one of the biggest myths in the recruiting world: "It's a bad thing for prospects to share schools they have interest in." We give several reasons why we believe this is completely false, why it is actually a great idea for prospects to share schools that they like, and how easy it is to do it on our site.We also address the importance of courage to use levera

Champions Mindset, The Gym Debate and Prospects Taking Constructive Criticism

Nov 24 2024 45 mins

Macs on the road so Darren takes it solo and covers a variety of topics. First, the office staff posted a friendly "Stadium List" that got messy with Big Red Kool-Aid. *Next we dive into the Creighton Debate as Selection Sunday approaches*Then we break down Champions Mindset and how Nebraska uses it better than anyone, but EVERY program could do most of the things they do every day

Such A Strange and Wonderful Time of the Year

Nov 08 2024 56 mins

The team breaks down a wonderful time of year in volleyball:Preview our LIVE Signing Day Show and content, which is full of interviews and much more, this Wednesday.We talk about the stress that is November on college coaches.Mac breaks down the successful first week of the Str8 Talk Recruiting Site and the comments we have received from parents and athletes.Nebraska fans were rest

The Wonderful Messed Up World of VB Recruiting and Welcome MAC

Oct 31 2024 55 mins

We welcome Mac Podraza to the team and man is there some recruiting tea to catch up on! We try and dive into the "new NCAA recruiting rules" and that gets messy. We talk about Purdue's newest 2025 flip of All-American Libero Aniya Warren and try and break down her decommitment and process behind (again this gets messy).We talk about our new staff (yes I finally have an actual TEAM:

Season 2 Episode 5 Recruiting is a Family Affair with the Smiths Pt. 1

Sep 08 2024 27 mins

Marlie Smith is not only one of the top 2027 Setter prospects in America, she is also a National Champ an All-American and just may be the most educated expert when it comes to the recruiting process of anyone in the country. Why???? Because her entire life has basically been about college recruiting, from birth her father has been a D1 men's basketball assistant coach so she has l

Season 2 Episode 4

Aug 16 2024 37 mins

AVCA Director Jaime Gordon is the guest and he talks First Serve Classic and so much more about the event and the teams involved. Plus we dive into the 2024 College season, what's ahead for the AVCA and we even talk a little NCAA Preseason Top 10. Great informative episode and gets you pumped for season ahead.Connect with VB Adrenaline: Check out the website Connect with Darren on

Season 2 Episode 3: Brennan Dean WAVE Volleyball

Aug 01 2024 41 mins

I talk with Brennan Dean of WAVE Volleyball about several topics dealing with the recruiting world including:1. Is Ireland Real as "High of a Character Kid" as I think she is?2. How good is this 2027 West Coast recruiting class!!3. How do recruiting coaches handle the changing waves of volleyball recruiting when advising prospects?This guy is amazing. I haven't left many more conve

Episode 2: Molly Tuozza Current Commits How to Prep for College and It's Changes

Jul 27 2024 29 mins

Kentucky Sophomore Libero/DS Molly Tuozza was an All-American everything Libero for Houston Skyline. She talks about what growing pains she went through on the transition to college. She also gets real about what it's like accepting and moving fwd with not starting for the first time in your career. Plus we talk about the 1st Serve Classic vs. Nebraska and her Kentucky team a littl

Episode1: Charlotte Vinson Getting Better Day By Day

Jul 15 2024 36 mins

Here from Charlotte Vinson a Munciana volleyball star who survived a near fatal infection this Spring. She's on the road to recovery and doing well there is still much unknown about her future, but she's taking things day-by-day and she's totally OK with that #Perspective.Connect with VB Adrenaline: Check out the website Connect with Darren on Instagram @vbadrenaline.com PS- Do you