Geena Urango: The Longevity Queen of Beach Volleyball
4/22/20261 hr 14 min
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features the veteran of all veterans: Geena Urango. She sits down with Tri to talk about:
- Her return to international beach volleyball, and why she is considering playing on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
- Why she loves playing with Megan Rice, and the intimidation factor she brings to the table
- Differential learning, and the creative approach she's taking to the game
- USA Volleyball's overhauled system, and why it's so promising
Chapters with Geena Urango
00:00 Introduction and Career Longevity
01:59 Training Against Young Guns and Age Dynamics
03:53 National Team System and Centralized Training
06:00 Impact of Practice Environment on Performance
07:57 Player Partnerships and Team Building Strategies
10:00 International Play and Domestic Priorities
12:00 Mental Resilience and Mindset Development
13:57 Balancing Competition and Personal Growth
16:05 The Role of Technology and AI in Training
17:50 Energy Work, Meditation, and Hypnosis in Sports
19:52 Science of Energy and Healing in Athletic Performance
21:59 Using AI for Personal Coaching and Performance
23:59 Managing Emotions and Referee Interactions
25:57 Building Strong Partnerships with Self-Assessment Tools
27:57 Love Languages and Communication in Partnerships
30:01 The Power of Creativity and Differential Learning
31:47 Deepening Skills Through Unconventional Practice
33:57 The Mind-Body Connection and Brain Waves
35:58 Healing and Autoimmune Recovery Through Energy Work
38:00 The Science and Mysticism of Energy and Faith
40:11 Future of AI and Energy Science in Sports
42:05 Practical Applications of Meditation and Hypnosis
44:00 Using Technology to Track Brain Waves and Energy States
45:59 Overcoming Trauma and Stress with EMDR and Hypnosis
48:09 The Power of Subconscious Mind and Visualization
50:06 The Intersection of Science, Energy, and Spirituality
52:10 Innovations in Coaching and Performance Enhancement
53:55 Upcoming Competitions and Personal Goals
55:51 The Reality of Qualifiers and Tournament Pressure
58:08 The Joy of Playing in Front of Fans
59:48 Reflections on Refereeing and Game Management
01:01:58 The Future of Volleyball and Personal Aspirations
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First 90 secondsTri Bourne· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Gina Arango, take probably five. [clapperboard snaps] [chuckles] Ah, Gina, welcome back.
Geena Urango· Guest0:21
Thanks for having me.
Tri Bourne· Host0:22
How we doing?
Geena Urango· Guest0:23
Not bad.
Tri Bourne· Host0:24
Yeah?
Geena Urango· Guest0:24
Yeah.
Tri Bourne· Host0:25
Still volleying.
Geena Urango· Guest0:26
Somehow, still volleying.
Tri Bourne· Host0:29
[chuckles] All these years.
Geena Urango· Guest0:29
Yeah, I know. I think... Well, we ran into each other on- It's crazy. But, yeah.
Tri Bourne· Host0:32
Yeah.
Geena Urango· Guest0:33
We ran into each other on the strand, what was it, at the end of last season- Yeah, yeah, yeah ... when you were with, um, [lips smack] Juan.
Tri Bourne· Host0:39
Who did I end with?
Geena Urango· Guest0:40
Juan.
Tri Bourne· Host0:40
Oh, yeah, Juan.
Geena Urango· Guest0:41
Yeah.
Tri Bourne· Host0:41
[chuckles] Figure It Out.
Geena Urango· Guest0:42
Yeah, Figure It Out.
Tri Bourne· Host0:42
That's right.
Geena Urango· Guest0:42
Throwback SC- Mm-hmm ... and, uh, I- we were just ta- I'm like, "Yeah, I'm just, I'm still holding it down somehow."
Tri Bourne· Host0:49
[chuckles] It is funny.
Geena Urango· Guest0:50
Um, but, I mean, I'm, you know, it's like, I still enjoy it. My body still feels good and- Perfect ... why not?
Tri Bourne· Host0:57
[chuckles] Yeah. You've done a, like a, you've had an efficient career. You haven't just like burned it all, all at once kinda thing. Uh, I feel like it's funny. I see, um, just over the years, we see people like Wannstiedt or Murphy Troy or whoever these people we went to college with maybe are- Mm-hmm ... and they've done so much since their volleyball careers. And then they, they talk to us and we're like, "Yep, still playing."
Geena Urango· Guest1:22
Yeah.
Tri Bourne· Host1:22
[laughs] They're like, "Wait, what?"
Geena Urango· Guest1:23
Yeah, my friends- It's amazing ... I mean, I have some friends who they played in college too, or maybe they played overseas after college-