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Taylor Crabb celebrating an AVP victory

TAYLOR CRABB

USA BEACH VOLLEYBALL
2020 OLYMPIAN, 2x AVP MVP & 5x AVP BEST DEFENDER

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How to Play Defense in Beach Volleyball feat. Taylor Crabb
06:35
The McKibbin Brothers

How to Play Defense in Beach Volleyball feat. Taylor Crabb

How the best defensive player in beach volleyball plays defense. Taylor Crabb, MVP of the AVP, explains his unique approach and the many nuances of beach volleyball defense. Try out our favorite meal prep service, Marley Spoon: http://bit.ly/3Lqmj06 Use our code MCKIBBIN for a 58% discount on your first box and save up to $182 on your first four boxes with Martha Stewart & Marley Spoon You subscribed yet?: https://goo.gl/rvxM5z Super supporters enter here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC72N-8kakvmDbsLMvOf9Kxg/join McKibbin Merchandise: https://goo.gl/qDyacB Join our newsletter? https://goo.gl/sZaccz Hit us up on social media (we respond to every DM): Instagram: @themckibbinbros https://goo.gl/U54Mmm Riley's Instagram: @riley_mack4 https://goo.gl/91pyJx Maddison's Instagram: @maddison.mckibbin https://goo.gl/H3dy8N Twitter: @TheMckibbinBros https://goo.gl/J6grgM Facebook Page: McKibbin Volleyball https://goo.gl/ai83oW Business Inquiries: riley@mckibbinbrothers.com 20% OFF DISCOUNT CODE for all Wilson Volleyball Equipment! CODE: MCKBros-645 Wilson.com : https://goo.gl/DJVx1N **Wilson Sporting Goods is a sponsor of ours and we do get a small kickback if you use our code, BUT you do save money on all beach volleyball equipment and we get paid a little. "Win-Win" Situations if you ask me!** CREDITS: Talent: Riley McKibbin, Maddison McKibbin Produced/Edited by: The McKibbin Brothers Video Captured by: The McKibbin Brothers Clips Used:
Taylor Crabb and Taylor Sander: The most exciting team on the AVP is back in 2023
01:27:11
SANDCAST

Taylor Crabb and Taylor Sander: The most exciting team on the AVP is back in 2023

This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features one of our most requested duos: Taylor Crabb and Taylor Sander. Fresh off a rejuvenating off-season, Crabb and Sander are looking to follow up on a phenomenal first year as partners, one in which they made five finals and won two events, including the Phoenix Gold Series Championships. We chatted about all manner of topics, including: - Why Taylor Sander’s rookie season was historically good, despite what many naysayers might say (and for some reason do) - Why they decided to skip the Doha Elite 16, and will be playing in AVP Miami instead of the La Paz Challenge - What Sander has learned about his own game, and what improvements he’s making heading into 2023 - The mental battle between choosing to play in AVP events vs. Olympic qualifying events And, as always, a whole lot more. SHOOTS! PHOTO CREDS: Mpu Dinani, the man *** NEW BOOK ALERT!!! Travis Mewhirter and Kent Steffes just published a seminal work on the history of beach volleyball in their new book, Kings of Summer: The Rise of Beach Volleyball. Check it out on Amazon!! https://www.amazon.com/Kings-Summer-rise-beach-volleyball/dp/B0B3JHFKM7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WGJFWHPBGPQ2&keywords=kings+of+summer+book&qid=1658922972&sprefix=kings+of+summer+book%2Caps%2C1328&sr=8-1 We are FIRED UP to announce that we've signed on for another year with Athletic Greens! Stay healthy with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter and get your greens today! https://athleticgreens.com/partner/d35ctoffer-strength/en?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=sandcast_d35ct__a3172__o27&utm_term=cac__a3172__o27&utm_content=sport__a3172__o27 We now have SANDCAST MERCHANDISE!! Rock the gear of your favorite podcast today! https://www.sandcastmerch.com/ If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/ This episode, as always, is brought to you by Wilson Volleyball, makers of the absolute best balls in the game, hands down. You can get a 20-percent discount using our code, SANDCAST-20! https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB
Drinking Kona (and Maui Brew) with the Crabbs
01:14:45
SANDCAST

Drinking Kona (and Maui Brew) with the Crabbs

This week’s episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, is another installment of one of our most popular recurring segments: Drinking Kona (and, in this case, Maui Brew) with the Crabbs. As you may have heard, Trevor Crabb is coming off his third straight Manhattan Beach Open victory – two straight with Tri Bourne – and Taylor Crabb has put together a heck of a season alongside AVP Rookie of the Year frontrunner, Taylor Sander. So we had all the boys on to drink some beers, and chat about all things beach volleyball, including: - How a Bourne or Crabb has been in every Manhattan Beach Open final since 2015! - How a childhood of pickup games at the Outrigger Canoe Club led all of them to their incredible success thus far on the AVP Tour - What ACTUALLY happened between Taylor Crabb and John Hyden at AVP Fort Lauderdale - Taylor Crabb’s first year with Taylor Sander And oh, so much more. ENJOY! (we sure did) *** Like our content? Leave us a tip :) We don't charge a subscription fee, so everything is much appreciated: https://motivated-author-4500.ck.page/products/sandcast-tip-jar We now have SANDCAST MERCHANDISE!! Rock the gear of your favorite podcast today! https://www.sandcastmerch.com/ If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/ This episode, as always, is brought to you by Wilson Volleyball, makers of the absolute best balls in the game, hands down. You can get a 20-percent discount using our code, SANDCAST-20! https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB SHOOTS!
Ta.Crabb/Sander vs Partain/Lotman | AVP Manhattan Beach Open 2022
50:06
The McKibbin Brothers

Ta.Crabb/Sander vs Partain/Lotman | AVP Manhattan Beach Open 2022

Taylor Crabb and Taylor Sander vs Miles Partain and Paul Lotman, two of beach volleyball's most creative and exciting teams compete in the quarterfinals of the AVP Manhattan Beach Open 2022. Try our favorite electrolyte mix, LMNT: http://drinklmnt.com/MCKIBBIN **NOTE**: We filmed and edited this match in the way we believe the sport of beach volleyball should be watched and experienced: intimate and up close to the action, players, and coaches so you can hear and feel the emotion, excitement and physicality of our sport, almost as if you were in the game. Shot with cinema cameras from five different angles with slow motion replay and cutting out the dead space between points. THIS is beach volleyball. Enjoy You subscribed yet?: https://goo.gl/rvxM5z Super supporters enter here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC72N-8kakvmDbsLMvOf9Kxg/join McKibbin Merchandise: https://goo.gl/qDyacB Join our newsletter? https://goo.gl/sZaccz Hit us up on social media: Instagram: @themckibbinbros https://goo.gl/U54Mmm Riley's Instagram: @riley_mack4 https://goo.gl/91pyJx Maddison's Instagram: @maddison.mckibbin https://goo.gl/H3dy8N Twitter: @TheMckibbinBros https://goo.gl/J6grgM Facebook Page: McKibbin Volleyball https://goo.gl/ai83oW Business Inquiries: riley@mckibbinbrothers.com CREDITS: Talent: Riley McKibbin, Maddison McKibbin, Taylor Crabb, Taylor Sander, Miles Partain, Paul Lotman Produced/Edited by: Riley McKibbin, Jameson McKibbin Video Captured by: Riley McKibbin, Jameson McKibbin, dFrito Media, Matt Choe
Taylor Crabb digging a volleyball wearing his signature Oakley shades

GET TO KNOW TAYLOR

BACKGROUND 

 

Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii

Country: United States

Age: 31 

Height: 6 ft

Weight: 165 lbs

Vertical: 42"

High School: Punahou School

College: Long Beach State

 

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

  • 1x Olympian (2020 Tokyo)

  • 2x AVP MVP (2018-2019)

  • 5x AVP Best Defender (2016-2019, 2022)

  • 2x AVP Best Team with Jake Gibb (2018-2019)

  • 12x AVP Champion

  • 1x FIVB Gold Medalist (Chetumal - 2019)

  • 2x FIVB Bronze Medalist

  • AVP Newcomer of the Year (2015)

  • 1x Teqvoly Gold Medalist (Miami 2023)