BEACH VOLLEYBALL Powerpoint

BEACH VOLLEYBALL : BEACH VOLLEYBALL AT A GLANCE


HISTORY : HISTORY Created in early 1920s in Santa Monica California The game was used by families to escape the depression Early 1930s first 2-man game played 1947 first official two-man tournament held on State Beach in California In 1950 California beaches began to hold their own open tournaments


MORE HISTORY : MORE HISTORY 1950 first tournament held in Brazil 1960s first Manhattan Beach Open took place 1965 California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) founded 1983 Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) founded 1986 Women’s Professional Volleyball Association(WPVA) founded 1996 Beach Volley becomes Olympic sport


PLAYERS WHO HAVE SHAPED THE GAME : PLAYERS WHO HAVE SHAPED THE GAME Singin Smith Randy Stoklos Karch Kiray Kent Steffes Karolyn Kirby Holly McPeak Misty May Kerri Walsh


Singin Smith : Singin Smith 2nd most open tournament wins 5th place at 1996 Olympics with Carl Henkel AVP’s best defensive player in 1990, 1991, 1992 Won 8 FIVB International Volleyball Championships Won 3 World Championships Won 2 Tournament of Champions events Won 2 King of the Beach events Retired from the sport in 2001


Karch Kiraly : Karch Kiraly Most wins on pro beach tour of all time 1996 Olympic gold medal winner AVP MVP 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998 4 time King of the Beach event winner 1st on prize money list of all pro beach players AVP Sportsman of the Year 1995, 1997, 1998 AVP team of the year with partner Mike Lambert in 2004


Holly McPeak : Holly McPeak Leads all women in career victories, career prize money, and tournaments played Placed 5th at both the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games 1997 FIVB Sliver medal winner 1998 Goodwill Games Bronze medal winner AVP MVP in 1993 AVP Best Defensive Player 2002, 2003, 2004 WPVA Rookie of the Year 1991


Misty May and Kerri Walsh : Misty May and Kerri Walsh


OLYMPIC BEACH VOLLEYBALL : OLYMPIC BEACH VOLLEYBALL Held for first time in 1996 at games in Atlanta 24 teams per gender for the Olympics USA men won both gold and silver in first Olympic games USA men also won gold at 2000 games in Sydney USA women won gold and bronze in 2004 games in Athens Women’s beach volleyball was one of the most highly watched events at 2004 games


FIVB : FIVB Governing body for international volleyball To qualify for Olympics players must have a minimum of 8 finishes on FIVB tour Held first men’s event in 1987 Held first women’s event in 1992


AVP : AVP Founded July 21, 1983 Reorganized under new management in 1999 and again in 2001 Will hold 14 events throughout the 2005 season Provides AVPNext for junior, amateur, and semi-pro players to test their skills at the next level National tour circuit for players, most popular of all pro tours


BENEFITS OF PLAYING BEACH VOLLEYBALL : BENEFITS OF PLAYING BEACH VOLLEYBALL Work on weaknesses all the time Touch the ball in every rally Learn to read and anticipate better Learn to be a more adaptable player dealing with wind, sun, etc. Player height is not as big of a factor Improves jumping and communication