The offseason is finally nearing for Canada’s Sam Pedlow, who is coming off a top-10 finish at the FIVB Beach World Championships in Vienna earlier this month. It will be time well enjoyed by Pedlow, who has experienced a hectic schedule over the past two years in dealing with the Olympic cycle, the FIVB World Tour and his personal life away from the sand. But one thing remains constant for Pedlow’s journey toward acquiring consistency: staying patient. “The biggest factor for success is patience. Understanding what you can control and can’t control,” Pedlow said in a one-on-one interview with VolleyMob. “As long as we play good volleyball we will be fine financially, we will be fine points wise and we will...
"In this sport, you must become an expert in communication. Its not just how you say things, but when, what, where and in what context." Sam Pedlow @pedlowsamuel is a Canadian Senior National Beach Volleyball Team member and Registered Physiotherapist. Lately he's been sporting a spike-worthy beard. Beast set him up a few questions: Where's your favorite place in the world to play? Copacabana, Brazil. The Brazilian people are such huge fans of Beach Volleyball that you can’t help but feel inspired in Brazil. Few get to compete at the highest level on this beautiful beach, and I feel privileged to say that I am one of those individuals. How long have you played beach volleyball? I started playing volleyball for fun in grade school....
In professional beach volleyball, the gap between advancing in a tournament and losing out on a payday is slim. In a sport full of athletes who are all similarly skilled and performing at their physical best, the key is to find that extra something to set you apart from the field. For players like Canadian Sam Pedlow, volleyball is an easy game—from a physical standpoint. It’s easy to warm up and hit the ball over the net. What Sam excels in, what has propelled his team to a top-10 world ranking, is mental preparation. Becoming a Peaceful Warrior To cultivate the right mindset, Sam tries to create an environment where he feels he can consistently bring his best, week...
Toronto, Canada, September 13, 2019 - Although the 2018-2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour regular season is complete, Sam Pedlow and Sam Schachter still have one more event to prepare for as the Canadians seek to earn an Olympic berth for their country at next week's FIVB Tokyo Beach Volleyball Qualification tournament in Haiyang, China. Currently listed No. 24 on the FIVB World Tour men’s ranking list and only 380 points behind the pairs listed in the 15th spot, Pedlow said the 2018-2019 international beach volleyball season was "so competitive that there really are no easy matches.” The 32-year-old Pedlow added “it doesn’t matter if a team is ranked inside or outside the top 20, I think so many teams...
Sam Pedlow remembers the crying. There he was, a full-fledged Canadian, playing hockey, his country’s past-time sport, the American equivalent of football, at a fairly high level, living up to the expectations of all of those around him. And then he abandoned it. He left a youth playoff hockey game for a volleyball practice. In some parts of Canada that might very well be considered treason. “I felt like I was disappointing everybody,” Pedlow recalled on SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter. “I was no longer playing hockey. But in order for our sport to continue to survive we need people to continually replace us. I want to be a place where people are continually beating me....