VB Adrenaline Podcast

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.

VB Adrenaline Podcast is a sports podcast hosted by Darren Tipton Volleyball Recruiting, with 49 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Darren Tipton Volleyball Recruiting hosts VB Adrenaline Podcast, a sports show with 49 episodes published.

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  Episode #1

  Day 1 from Milwaukee: Our favorite '28 Classes, What should college prospects watch for and AVCA preview

  Aug 21, 20261h 32mS3

  Day 1 from the AVCA First Serve in Milwaukee and this episode is stuffed Info on our "Kicks 4 Camps" fundraiser Our favorite Class of '28 recruiting classes What should '28, '29 and '30s watch for the first few weeks of the college season when watching volleyball to help them with their recruiting? Day 1 Preview of the AVCA Wow what matchups Mailbag Questions from our followers and more..... Support the show Connect with VB Adrenaline: Check out the website Connect with Darren on Instagram @vbadrenaline.com PS- Do you love this podcast? We would appreciate it if you could leave a rating and review for the show. This will help us continue to grow and spread the word about all the amazing things that are happening in the world of college volleyball. Don't forget to FOLLOW the podcast so you don't miss a single episode.

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  Episode #6

  It's Recruiting Everbody

  Jul 9, 202659 minS3

  We dive in and cover some sensitive topics that have come up since the "initial blast" of June 15th commits. Girls are panicking as to why they aren't committed yet and feeling like failures. Stories of horrible experiences at certain college select camps lead to us talking about how you can truly see what "program culture" looks like now and the programs always show their true colors eventually. We talk about sensitive topics in the world of volleyball recruiting for athletes to cope with and more. Support the show Connect with VB Adrenaline: Check out the website Connect with Darren on Instagram @vbadrenaline.com PS- Do you love this podcast? We would appreciate it if you could leave a rating and review for the show. This will help us continue to grow and spread the word about all the amazing things that are happening in the world of college volleyball. Don't forget to FOLLOW the podcast so you don't miss a single episode.

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  Episode #5

  Season 2 Episode 22: The Reunion Kelly Sheffield Gets Back To Me

  May 22, 202653 minS2

  Nearly two years after we met (USA Nationals Las Vegas), great convo with Wisconsin HC Kelly Sheffield, sends me some random dm on X asking me to give him a call earlier this week, and at first it scared me a little bit, but when we finally connected, it led to a great 2+ hour conversation. This podcast is a recap of a good portion of the conversation because we just talked volleyball for 145 minutes, and for me, it was very, very cool. We agreed, disagreed, and respected each other's opinions on several topics. I appreciated Sheff because he was one of the few coaches with whom I could disagree, and he could keep talking with me and not get mad and instantly dislike me forever. We found that we agree on so many topics and ended up talking about rivalries, crowd involvement, building fan bases, pulling in outside viewership and revenue, and many other topics. In fact, many more than the few things like favorite players and colors that we disagreed on (he was very biased and was not being open-minded at all:) We talked about the future with this NIL and Portal Era and how much change there will be, and I point-blank asked him what he thought of some of the things that were being said about him or his program. Listen, I've had many coaches "be less than honest with me" in my time doing this, but I will say I haven't had many National Championship HC's take a couple hours out of their busy lives and genuinely take time and honestly show respect for my opinion and what I know and do in the world of recruiting. Coach Sheff and I talked about this.... his simply respecting my work as a recruiting evaluator and how well I understand the recruiting process meant a lot. **In year 1-2 Coaches used to call me like he did quite often and then when word got around that I asked real questions about real topics that most didn't want to address, well those phone calls stopped coming lol so I appreciated this and learned so much from one of the best. The pod probably didn't turn out that clean because the original was lost last night, trying to load it and record it the 2nd time, I didn't do as well in editing. Support the show Connect with VB Adrenaline: Check out the website Connect with Darren on Instagram @vbadrenaline.com PS- Do you love this podcast? We would appreciate it if you could leave a rating and review for the show. This will help us continue to grow and spread the word about all the amazing things that are happening in the world of college volleyball. Don't forget to FOLLOW the podcast so you don't miss a single episode.

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  Episode #4

  The RIVALRY is BACK what a journey for VBAdrenaline...the next chapter is in VEGAS!

  May 12, 202659 minS3

  We talk about the upcoming Nebraska vs. Texas match set for Las Vegas in August and how great it is to have college volleyball's most heated rivalry back on again. I also tell you about my personal journey trying to bring the rivalry back to reality and how months of work and hundreds of hours ended up in an L, but it was a crazy story for this cookie-dough salesman, that's for sure. Then I break down the last matchup between the two teams and why things are pretty heated between the fanbases. Even more reason why you'd better be in Vegas on August 29th and 30th. There is no other ticket for a volleyball fan, sorry. Support the show Connect with VB Adrenaline: Check out the website Connect with Darren on Instagram @vbadrenaline.com PS- Do you love this podcast? We would appreciate it if you could leave a rating and review for the show. This will help us continue to grow and spread the word about all the amazing things that are happening in the world of college volleyball. Don't forget to FOLLOW the podcast so you don't miss a single episode.

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  Episode #3

  Taking a look at "5 for 5" and what it does for immediate recruiting

  May 4, 202653 minS3

  In this episode we address the soon to be voted on "5 for 5" legislation and how it will change things recruits this class and going forward. We talk about what parents and athletes need to do in the next 6 weeks to prepare the best they can and how it may change strategies. We also address the Volleyball Recruiting Calendar and maybe this ruling will finally force a change in that timeline ASAP if the Coaches Association cares about the athlete's best interest at all. Finally the pod wraps up with a couple of '29 athletes doing it right and some other random thoughts on Programs with smoke heading to camp season and some fun news on our Summer. Support the show Connect with VB Adrenaline: Check out the website Connect with Darren on Instagram @vbadrenaline.com PS- Do you love this podcast? We would appreciate it if you could leave a rating and review for the show. This will help us continue to grow and spread the word about all the amazing things that are happening in the world of college volleyball. Don't forget to FOLLOW the podcast so you don't miss a single episode.

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