Beach volleyball differs from indoor volleyball almost as much as table tennis differs from tennis. Don't think that you are ready to hit the sand because you were a collegiate indoor volleyball player.
1. The serve has a new rule. If you throw the ball up to serve and end up not hitting it, you lose that point.
2. You might wonder why players are always switching sides during a game when playing beach volleyball. These side switches occur every 7 points if you go to 21 and every 5 if going to 15. This happens because one side is always better than the other.
3. You can actually go on the opposing side to chase down a ball when playing beach volleyball. You obviously can't touch the opposing players though.
4. A beach volleyball is bigger, lighter and less pumped up than an indoor volleyball. Remember to always keep the psi of an outdoor volleyball under 4 psi.
5. In beach volleyball you are allowed to double a hard driven ball. Indoor volleyball does not allow a double to occur on a hard driven ball.
6. Beach volleyball does not allow you to take the serve with your hands. You can not double the serve.
7. The setting is much more strict in beach volleyball. You have to set the ball very clean which will result in the ball not rotating once it leaves your hands.
8. You must be perpendicular to the ball if you set the ball over the net. The only exception is if you set your partner and the wind takes it over the net.
9. The block does count as one of your 3 hits in beach volleyball. This does not mean that the blocker isn't allowed to block and then be the next person to contact the ball.
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Beach Volleyball
Beach volleyball is becoming a very popular sport in the United States. The men's and women's beach volleyball teams took gold in the Olympics and 47.2 million people watched them do it. It was one of the most watched events at the Olympics.
Professional beach volleyball isn't organized in the same way that other sports are set up. There are no teams that draft you and pay you a certain amount of money in a signed contract. There are simply tournaments almost every weekend in the summer throughout California and other states that hold qualifier events. The qualifier event is where anyone that thinks they are good enough to play against the best can step up to the volleyball net and give it a try. You pay to enter you and your partner into the tournament where you will have to beat 3 other teams trying to go pro. Once you win 3 games you are into the main event, which is where you can earn money. Technically if you make it into the main event in the AVP you are considered a professional beach volleyball player. Once you are in the main draw, each game you win greatly increases the amount of money you win. Make sure you know the rules of beach volleyball before you start your journey to become a pro in the AVP.
Professional beach volleyball isn't organized in the same way that other sports are set up. There are no teams that draft you and pay you a certain amount of money in a signed contract. There are simply tournaments almost every weekend in the summer throughout California and other states that hold qualifier events. The qualifier event is where anyone that thinks they are good enough to play against the best can step up to the volleyball net and give it a try. You pay to enter you and your partner into the tournament where you will have to beat 3 other teams trying to go pro. Once you win 3 games you are into the main event, which is where you can earn money. Technically if you make it into the main event in the AVP you are considered a professional beach volleyball player. Once you are in the main draw, each game you win greatly increases the amount of money you win. Make sure you know the rules of beach volleyball before you start your journey to become a pro in the AVP.
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