Although no one wants to admit it, summer is coming to an end. This means the time for sand volleyball is over. Sand volleyball is one of the many highlights of summer, and there are lots of opportunities to play it in these few summer months.
The first half of the sand season is spent practicing and getting used to your partner (if you play doubles). There are different leagues to sign up for: doubles, fours, and sixes, but my personal favorite is doubles. In doubles you and your partner are the only people playing, so you are always touching the ball and always a part of the play. In the second, and main, part of the season, you and your partner play in sand tournaments, so big and some small. The big ones are qualifiers, so if you get 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, you earn a bid to Junior Beach Nationals, and you also get a free Junior Beach Tour teeshirt for participating in the tournament, which I have several of.
If you want to play fours or sixes, there are also tournaments and leagues for those, but I don't participate or know much about them, except the fours and sixes leagues run at Volley's located on Blairs Ferry in Cedar Rapids. They have adult and kids leagues and I've played in both of those.
Sand volleyball is awesome for indoor volleyball players because it is much harder to move and jump in the sand, so it helps you to move faster and jump higher and that helps you when you get back to indoor. It's also an awesome game for friends to play in the summer to have fun on the beach! Anyone can play!
If you want to learn more about sand volleyball, here is a link to the USA Volleyball website- http://www.teamusa.org/usa-volleyball/usa-teams/beach-volleyball
Sounds like fun! I use the sand for laying out on the beach, but if volleyball is your thing that's cool. I like this Madison, you make it local and that's really neat! Love seeing you play!
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