For this 11th episode, we sit down with Team Serbia’s Djordje “DJ” Klasnic. DJ is a Serbian and Balkan tour champion and just recently earned his first Gold in the FIVB Beach Pro Tour in Turkey. Despite coming from a system with less opportunities for the sport of Beach Volleyball, DJ through his career, has shown that sheer love for the sport, seeking out the help of the experts and legends, and giving back to the community his learnings opens up more opportunities to grow and develop as a professional player. This is one awesome story of resilience and unrelenting passion for the sport so I hope you enjoy the show! 

In this episode, we talk about his career in the "SOAP notes" format as follows

(S)ubjective History
- His origin story coming from a family with rich volleyball history
- How he started at a very young age with his Dad as the mentor
- How he excelled both in Indoor and Beach Volleyball and why he eventually chose to go Beach Full time
- How despite not much having much support, he was able to thread a path towards getting mentorship from the greatest players in the sport
- How playing with his long time idol Ricardo gives him all the boost throughout his career

(O)bjective History
- What technical beach volleyball skills he is most proud of
- What technical aspect he is working most on
- Technical tips on playing in the wind and playing against shooters
- His preferred recovery methods to ensure optimal performance

(A)ssessment 
- An inside look at his current journey as a Beach Volleyball athlete and Coach

(P)lan of action
- His current goals of getting medals at higher level tourneys
- How he continues to excel despite the distance with his Beach volleyball partner

I hope you get to enjoy and be inspired by his story as much as I did! 

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