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How Beach Volleyball Was Created And Where To Play.

Beach Volleyball in Phuket Thailand has a 20 year old tradition and was founded by a few of expats playing group ball (6 on 6), so called happy jack in Karon Beach. Everyone is invited if they bring enough beer for the "beer break", which was anytime the ball rolling off the court.

Probably 7 years ago some of the better players were opening up another court on Kata Beach playing 2 and 2 Beach Volleyball. Former AVP Pro's from California, top players from Russia, Germany, Sweden, France, Switzerland, Japan and even world tour players from Estonia, Finnland and the FIVB teams from US and New Zealand were joining in whilst on holiday in Phuket. For many years we were organizing small events in the summer season. The big event is in November when the woman FIVB tournament "Thailand open" will take part. Playing Beach Volleyball on these fantastic beaches in Kata and Karon, enjoying a swim and the lovely sunset with friends is a part of the great lifestyle in Phuket, Thailand. Sun Hill Hotel and CC Bloom's Hotel welcome you to have a nice and relaxed holiday, in Phuket.

William G. Morgan, an instructor at the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in Holyoke, Mass., decides to blend elements of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball to create a game for his classes of businessmen which would demand less physical contact than basketball,Cheap Andre Johnson Jersey. He creates the game of Volleyball (at that time called mintonette). Morgan borrowed the net from tennis, and raised it 6 feet 6 inches above the floor, just above the average man's head; Indoor volleyball was created

Beach volleyball was probably first played in Hawaii in 1915, when the Outrigger Beach and Canoe Club set up a court on Waikiki Beach but most people believe that it begun in Santa Monica, California, in the 1920s, about 25 years after the indoor version of the game was invented on the other side of the USA in Massachusetts.

The sport began as a form of family fun at the beach and its wide appeal and low-cost meant it soon spread around the world. By the 1930s it was being played in the most strange places: Riga, Sofia and Prague, the capital cities of Latvia, Bulgaria and the then Czechoslovakia.

The sport was given a boost during the Great Depression. Cash strapped Americans in their 100's flocked to the beaches to play in what was virtually a no-cost pastime and a free source of entertainment and fitness,Cheap Terrel Suggs Jersey. In 1947 the first official two-man Beach Volleyball tournament is held at Will Rogers State Beach, California with no prize money.

The first tournament to offer a prize was held 1948 in Los Angeles, California. It awards the best teams with a case of Pepsi. It is organized by Bernie Holtzman and won by Manny Saenz and Harris. By the 1950s, competitions were being held in California the beginning of "Beachmania": Beach Volleyball becomes an entertainment show with Beauty Contests included in the official program.

In 1957 Bernie Holtzman and Gene Selznick win an event that features Greta Tyson, star of "Pajama Tops", as Queen of the Beach. Beach volleyball becomes more than a sport; it turns into a real show. Included on the program were beauty contests and other forms of entertainment.

In 1960s tournaments are held on thirteen beaches in California: Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, Will Rogers State Beach, Manhattan Beach, Corona del Mar, Laguna Beach, San Diego, Mission Beach, Newport Beach, Rosecrans, Sorrento Beach,cheap nfl jerseys free shipping, Marine Street, and Laguna Niguel. President Kennedy attends the first official Beach Volleyball event in Sorrento Beach, Los Angeles.

In 1965 the California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) is founded. Tournament organizers meet to coordinate schedules and define the rules of the game. As the sport continued to grow it wasn long before sponsors came forward to take advantage of beach volleyball's popularity and by the 1970s a fully fledged pro beach volleyball tour was organized.

In 1970 the first Hermosa Beach tournament is played with Ron Von Hagen and Henry Bergman capturing the title. Winston Cigarettes becomes the first commercial company to sponsor a tournament in 1975 which takes place in San Diego, California with 250 spectators.

A total of $1,500 in prize money is offered with Dennis Hare and Fred Zeulich winning the event. In 1976 Parks & Rec Olympia Beer presents the Inaugural Professional Championships of Beach Volleyball at Will Rogers State Beach with a $5,000 first prize. The event is won by Jim Menges and Greg Lee. It is estimated that close to 30,000 spectators enjoy the competition. Events Concepts is founded to promote and expand the beach tour.

The first event played outside of California takes place on the shores of Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Fred Sturm and Gary Hooper take home 1st place. Ron Von Hagen retires with a record of 62 Open Wins. Von Hagen is now considered the Babe Ruth of Beach Volleyball,1325.

Jose Cuervo Tequila enters as the sport's first major sponsor in 1978 Prize money for the major US events doubles to $10,000. The King of the Beach tournament in Manhattan Beach offers $11,000 prize money. Tournaments are held in four states, California, Hawaii, Colorado, and Nevada.

In 1980 the first sponsored tour in the US begins with seven events on the calendar and $52,000 prize money. The tour includes stops in San Diego, Santa Barbara, Laguna Beach ($5,000), Manhattan Beach ($10,000), The King of the Beach ($12,000), and The World Championships ($15,000). Miller Brewing Company joins Beach Volleyball as a major sponsor.

A few years later the tour becomes national with the first east coast tournament held in Clearwater, Florida. With Miller Brewing as a sponsor, $69,000 in total cash prizes are awarded for six tournaments. Beach Volleyball becomes popular on the beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The tour expands with stops in New York, and Chicago.

1983 AVP On July 21, the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) is formed to protect players' interests and to preserve the integrity of beach volleyball. AVP Players strike at the World Championships in Redondo Beach. The AVP begins running its own tour. AVP Bolle Sunglasses joins the AVP as a major sponsor.

The AVP Tour includes stops in eight states ( California, Florida, Colorado, Illinois, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Arizona, and Hawaii). In 1968 International Volleyball Federation recognized the sport. Since then, beach volleyball World Tour has spread from the United States into Asia and Europe.

In 1986 FIVB The first international Beach Volleyball exhibition in Rio de Janeiro is held with 5,Nike Adrian Peterson Jersey,000 spectators. FIVB Brazilian Volleyball Champions, like Renan, Bad? Montanaro, William, Jackie Silva, Isabel Salgado, Vera Mossa, Regina Uchoa, along with the Olympic Volleyball Champion, Pat Powers and the King of the Beach, Sinjin Smith become leading figures in the world-wide growth of Beach Volleyball.

FIVB The Australian Pro Beach Circuit is born. AVP Pro Beach Volleyball receives cable television coverage via "Prime Ticket", and Pro Beach Volleyball makes its network debut on ABC's Wide World of Sports. WPVA The Women's Professional Volleyball Association (WPVA) is created when a group of professional women that include former Olympic and collegiate All-American volleyball players join together.

Led by Pepperdine volleyball coach Nina Matthies, the formation of the WPVA is the first step to organizing the women's pro beach volleyball events which had previously been played as amateur games or as the accompaniment to the men's professional game.

After winning two indoor Olympic gold medals with USA volleyball and playing indoors professionally in Italy, Karch Kiraly turns to the beach full time and wins four events with Brent Frohoff.

1990 FIVB The first FIVB Beach Volleyball International Circuit, named the World Series, is created with men tournaments in Brazil, Italy, and Japan. The Brazillian event sells out with thousands of people outside the stadium wanting to get in. Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos are the Men's World Champions.

Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes dominate the AVP winning sixteen of nineteen events together including thirteen in a row to tie the all-time record for consecutive wins. Beach Volleyball is played as a demonstration sport in Almeria, Spain with over 100 players representing the five continents while the Olympic Games are being held in Barcelona.

The first women's FIVB Beach Volleyball competition also takes place in Almeria, Spain from August 5th-12th. The first Women World Champions are Karolyn Kirby and Nancy Reno. On September 21, 1993 beach volleyball becomes an Olympic sport when the International Olympic Committee grants the sport medal status at Monte Carlo IOC meeting.

Twenty-four men's teams and eighteen women's teams will compete for the first Beach Volleyball Olympic Gold Medal in the upcoming 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

The AVP's popularity, in coordination with its broadcast partner NBC who is set to broadcast the games,1022, pushes beach volleyball into the Olympics. The first Olympic Beach Volleyball competition takes place from July 23 to 28, 1996 in Atlanta Beach, in a 10,000-seat stadium. Twenty-four men teams and eighteen women teams compete for Olympic medals as over 107,000 spectators attend the event. AVP teams dominate the men's Olympic competition with a gold and silver medal sweep. Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes take home the gold as Kiraly becomes a three-time gold medalist and the first indoor and outdoor Olympic champion in volleyball. Mike Dodd and Mike Whitmarsh win the silver medal. Canadians John Child and Mark Heese outduel Americans Sinjin Smith and Carl Henkel for the bronze medal to prevent three American teams from appearing on the podium.

In the women's competition, Brazil dominates with Jackie Silva and Sandra Pires beating fellow Brazilians Mica Rodrigues and Adriana Samuel for the gold medal. Australians Natalie Cook and Kerri-Ann Pottharst win the bronze. In 2000 the second Olympic Beach Volleyball competition takes place from September 16 to 26 in a specially constructed 10,581,000 seat venue at Bondi Beach near Sydney, Australia. Twenty-four men's and women's teams compete for Olympic medals. Despite the perfect score in qualifying, Brazilians Jose Loiola and Emanuel Rego finish a dissapointing 9th. The last team to qualify, Americans Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana win the gold over Brazilians Z,New Justin Smith Jersey?Marco and Ricardo Costa. The 15th-seeded German team of Jg Ahmann and Axel Hager are surprise bronze medalists.

Surprise women's top-seeded Australians Natalie Cook and Kerri-Ann Pottharst held true to their seed in winning the gold medal over the second-seeded Brazilians Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede. Brazilians once again dominate the women's competition as Sandra Pires and Adriana Samuel win the bronze. The American women dominated the women's season with three teams finishing in the top four in rankings and combining to win seven of the thirteen events. World Champions Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of Brazil led all teams with four victories. The American teams of Holly McPeak and Misty May, who finished ranked 2nd, and Liz Masakayan and Elaine Youngs, who finished 4th, each won three tournaments while fellow Americans Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan, who finished 3rd, claimed the other victory for the United States.

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