Beach volleyball players are known for all-around skill sets that often aren’t showcased when playing the indoor game. Such was the case for Sean Scott who found great success on the AVP Tour after finishing his indoor career at the University of Hawaii.

Add his management skills as the director of USA Beach Volleyball national team for the past three years to the mix and it was a logical choice that the 43-year-old would be selected as the team leader for the Rio Olympics.

“I’m really happy to get to go to the Games in Rio,” said Scott, who played at Hawaii from 1992-95. “I’ve played there, with and against a number of players who will be competing.

“The best part of the job is I get to stay involved with the sport I love. It’s more administrative-oriented, about the big picture for the program.”

After last playing in the AVP in 2012, the 10-time tour champion began looking for opportunities within the sport. A position opened up at USAV and he’s been working with the governing body, focused on the beach side from the high performance to Olympic levels.

He’s also a member of the NORCECA beach volleyball committee which oversees the sport internationally. It fits right in with Scott’s skill set as a beach player … doing “a little bit of everything.”

“Beach was a better fit for me (as a player); it’s not as specialized,” said Scott, who partnered with five beach Olympians during his pro career (1997-2012). “In my role as the director, I am involved with a lot different things and you get to do a little bit of everything, from Olympic uniforms to working with the High Performance manager developing that pipeline.”

High Performance is the starting point for players who are identified as having the potential to represent the U.S. at various international competitions, from youth through the Olympics. It has particularly taken off with the girls beach program which coincides with the boom at the women’s collegiate level.

“It’s great for the sport and definitely a benefit for USA Volleyball,” Scott said. “It’s exciting to see the growth, seeing the first NCAA champion crowned (last May).

“I’d love to see something for the boys.”

There are high expectations for the U.S. beach teams in Brazil: The Americans have won gold at every Olympics, either in men’s or women’s since the sport was introduced in 1996. Kerri Walsh Jennings is going for her fourth gold, this time with a new partner in April Ross.

Scott, the AVP Rookie of the Year in 1999, just missed out on the 2004 Olympics when he and Todd Rogers finished as the No. 3-ranked U.S. team. They were ranked No. 4 in the world but due to country quota (two teams per gender), the pair missed going to Athens.

Scott began his pro beach career playing with former Punahou teammate Stein Metzger, now the women’s beach coach at UCLA. The two live about a mile apart in Redondo Beach and Scott says he stays in touch with his “Hawaii buddies,” a group that includes Kevin Wong, who also will be in Rio as a beach volleyball broadcaster for NBC.

He also hopes to see some indoor volleyball where three players from Hawaii are on the U.S. men’s team: Micah Christenson and brothers Kawika and Erik Shoji.

“It’s awesome, it speaks volumes as to how embedded volleyball is in the culture in Hawaii,” Scott said. “And beach volleyball … Hawaii it’s the birthplace of the sport.”

If there are any drawbacks to the job it’s all the travel involved. He and wife Rachel — a former pro beach player who played collegiately at Colorado — have a 7-year-old son and a 4-year-old daughter.

“It’s tough having a young family,” he said. “But USA Volleyball has been great if I need time off for family.

“I’m excited about going to Rio, I love Brazil, still have friends there from the AVP. We have no concerns about Zika (virus). I’m just focused on getting the delegation prepared.”