The 6-foot-9 ‘Thin Beast’ is teaming with former Mira Costa boys volleyball coach Avery Drost in pursuit of his another plaque on the pier’s Walk of Fame
Professional beach volleyball player Phil Dalhausser doesn’t really practice anymore. He mostly works out in the gym he’s set up in his garage in Florida and keeps a close eye on his diet.
Dalhausser and teammate Avery Drost got out to a 3-0 start – sweeping each match – in this week’s Manhattan Beach Open. The pair almost didn’t end up together. Dalhausser, known as “The Thin Beast,” originally had intended to play with a different partner for each event, but decided to stick with the 6-foot-5 Redlands native when promising sponsorship opportunities arose.
“Phil is naturally such an under-control kind of person,” said Drost, who turns 37 next month. “He’s really steady and balanced. He’s also obviously been in this situation so many times, he’s won everything there is to win and he’s been through the highs and lows of big games. He really stays cool.” Social media, which Dalhausser reluctantly takes part in, has changed the way athletes secure sponsorships and establish a personal brand. Beach volleyball is ever-evolving but the 2008 Olympic gold medalist still sees it very much as a serious business where winning is vital.
Dalhausser has dialed back on some aspects of beach volleyball to spend more time with his family, but will keep his playing career going, as will Drost, who until recently“This volleyball community is second-to-none as far as community relationships,” Drost said of Manhattan Beach. “So that is what makes it continually so fun for me is like the relational part of it and then just the environment on that court surrounded by people who love the game and cheer for you.
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