{"id":4542,"date":"2023-11-15T18:48:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T17:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportlinx360.com\/college-sports\/the-student-athlete\/a-year-in-the-life-of-a-student-athlete-beach-volleyball\/"},"modified":"2024-03-05T22:03:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T21:03:55","slug":"a-year-in-the-life-of-a-student-athlete-beach-volleyball","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sportlinx360.com\/en\/college-sports\/the-student-athlete\/a-year-in-the-life-of-a-student-athlete-beach-volleyball\/","title":{"rendered":"A year in the life of a student-athlete beach volleyball"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#001049″ bg_image=”67″ bg_position=”left top” background_image_loading=”default” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” scene_position=”center” 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