{"id":78,"date":"2015-12-02T00:14:29","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T00:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2021-04-16T15:20:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T15:20:18","slug":"start-here","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/start-here\/","title":{"rendered":"START HERE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Welcome to Bring It Live. Bring It Live is the blog for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bringitusa.com\/\">Bring It Promotions<\/a> volleyball travel agency &#8211; the proven leader in foreign volleyball travel since 1996. BIP has a global network of volleyball connections and experienced guides in over 30 country destinations around the world to help your team achieve your playing goals and enjoy the international cultural experience. Our blog follows volleyball teams, players and coaches around the world as they travel on their foreign volleyball tours, compete in international tournaments and volunteer abroad.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our website contains 3 types of stories: a travel log, interviews and a section on giving back.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our travel log provides insight into the volleyball and cultural experience of various country destinations around the globe.\u00a0 Here we often have guest posts from players who are either on a foreign tour or playing volleyball professionally in Europe. To get started, here&#8217;s a few of our most popular posts from our <a href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/category\/travel\/\">travel log<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/costa-rica-an-emerging-volleyball-destination\/\">Costa Rica: An Emerging Volleyball Destination<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"entry-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/weve-got-a-lot-of-love-for-maribor-slovenia\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">We\u2019ve got a lot of love for Maribor, Slovenia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"entry-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/5-reasons-prague-should-be-on-your-bucket-list\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">5 Reasons Prague Should be on Your Bucket List<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"entry-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/brazil-rich-in-tradition-with-a-history-of-volleyball-dominance\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Brazil : Rich in Tradition with a History of Volleyball Dominance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our interview section contains video and written interviews from top college players, coaches, national team players and olympians. Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/category\/giving-back\/\">selection of interviews<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/texas-volleyball-european-tour\/\">Texas Volleyball European Tour<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/stanford-womens-volleyball-european-tour\/\">Stanford Volleyball European Tour<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"entry-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/deitre-collins-parker-explains-the-value-of-international-experience\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Deitre Collins-Parker Explains the Value of International Experience<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"entry-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/joe-trinsey-named-world-university-team-cnt-coach\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Joe Trinsey Named Women\u2019s Coach for World University Games<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"entry-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/florida-legend-mary-wise-reflects-on-the-world-university-games\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Florida Legend Mary Wise Reflects on the World University Games<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In our <a href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/category\/giving-back\/\">Giving Back section<\/a>, you&#8217;ll find inspirational stories about volleyball teams engaging in community service on their foreign tours:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/costa-rica-an-emerging-volleyball-destination\/\">Costa Rica: An Emerging Volleyball Destination<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"entry-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/sitting-volleyball-the-game-will-find-a-way\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Sitting Volleyball : The Game Will Find a Way<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"entry-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/nicaragua-loves-volleyball\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Nicaragua Loves Volleyball<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You&#8217;ll also read a lot about BIP&#8217;s non-profit foundation in Nicaragua called the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/casa-llanta-fund\/\">Casa Llanta Fund<\/a>. The Casa Llanta Fund&#8217;s mission is to combat social marginalization by empowering people with education and employment.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Bring It Promotions volleyball travel agency and get a sense of our history, you\u00a0can\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/past-tours\/\">view a list of past volleyball\u00a0tours<\/a> dating back to 1996. You can also <a href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/testimonials\/\">browse through coaches testimonials<\/a> from past tours. <a href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/contact\/\">Contact us now<\/a>\u00a0to inquire about a custom tour for your team.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1066 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/MU-15-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/MU-15-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/MU-15-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/MU-15-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/MU-15-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And finally, meet your editor &#8211; Brooke Rundle. Brooke<b>\u00a0<\/b>is the former Director of Marketing &amp; Development for Bring It Promotions. She went on her first BIP Exposure Tour in Europe as a player in 2001.\u00a0 <span class=\"s1\">While working for BIP she played 2 seasons in Europe, one year for OK Benedikt, in Maribor Slovenia and one for Eastborn Volco, in the Netherlands.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Prior to her European stint, Brooke had an illustrious career at UCSB where she led the Lady Gauchos to the Regional Finals of the NCAA Tournament three times. Rundle was Freshman of the Year and 1st Team All Conference in 1998 and went on to be voted All District and All Conference twice.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>In 2000 she was named an NCAA Division 1 All-American.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Brooke is originally from California, but currently resides in Denver, Colorado with her wife Hannah when she\u2019s not traveling in Central America. She is the co-founder and Executive Director of a non-profit called the <a href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/casa-llanta-fund\/\">Casa Llanta Fund<\/a>, BIP\u2019s non-profit educational foundation which provides supplemental education, scholarships and work opportunities and sports to underserved youth and adults with disabilities. She is also the author of the <a href=\"https:\/\/headstrongmindset.com\/headstrong-book\/\">volleyball mindset training book<\/a> titled Headstrong and runs <a href=\"https:\/\/headstrongmindset.com\/\">mindset training for volleyball teams<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Bring It Live. Bring It Live is the blog for Bring It Promotions volleyball travel agency &#8211; the proven leader in foreign volleyball travel since 1996. 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