Around The Block

The boys are back with an all new episode in the New Year.  The Coaching Carousel continues to spin and they'll bring you up to speed on some new and familiar faces you'll see this spring.  The recruiting and transfer topic is discussed and believe it or not, it's already Qualifier Season for the 18s.  Subscribe to the podcast to get exclusive coverage in each episode!  Follow us on Twitter @prepATB.

The boys record live at McFadden's in the Power and Light District and are joined by Eric Schulze, Club Director at vcUnited and Andy Guggisberg from Northern Lights Volleyball.  Fritzy stops by to chat about the Championship Match and Lindsey Gray-Walton stops by to discuss Florida.  Great content in preparation for the National Championship Match!

The boys record live at the AVCA Convention and are joined by guests Joe Jablonski from Texas Advantage Volleyball, Kara Pratt from Houston Juniors and Kathy DeBoer the Executive Director of the AVCA.  They also check in with the folks from Ultra Ankle and Team Snap.  They'll recap the semi-final matches and prepare for the National Championship between Nebraska and Florida!

The boys recap the weekend and make their final four predictions for your listening pleasure on your way to Kansas City!  If you are making the trip be sure to join Tim and Kyle at the Power and Light District on Thursday and Saturday from 3pm-5pm at McFadden's.  See you in Kansas City!

The NCAA Tournament field has progressed to the Sweet 16 and The Boys are breaking down those matchups and predicting their updated Final Four.  Tim and Kyle welcome in special guests Craig Skinner from the University of Kentucky and Cathy George from Michigan State University, both have advanced to the Sweet 16 once again.  They’ll discuss the previous weekend, recruiting and ask about their next matchup.

The boys breakdown the best first round matchups, breakdown the potential Elite 8 participants and predict their Final Four!

The boys have gone through their RPI rankings, selected the 32 at-large contenders that they expect to see during the Selection Show!  They are also joined by Brandon Rosenthal from Lipscomb University!

This week the guys welcome the first 25 Automatic Qualifiers to the NCAA Tournament, preview the remaining conference tournaments, give insight on the Power 5 teams we may be seeing on selection Sunday and recognize the PrepVolleyball.com Top 10 High School National Rankings!  They'll also provide some information on the AVCA Coaches Convention that takes place along with the Final Four in Kansas City!

Tim Keating and Kyle Walton dive right into the NCAA Tournament field predictions including discussion about the NCAA RPI, who's in, who's out and more on this week's episode of Around the Block.