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beachvolleyball

beachvolleyball. fun on the beach. H istory. 1927: the sport crossed the A tlantic ocean declared to be an offical game in France 1930 the first game ( two against two ) was played in Santa Monica, the game became pretty famous in the USA

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beachvolleyball

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  1. beachvolleyball funon thebeach

  2. History • 1927: thesportcrossedtheAtlanticocean • declaredto be an officalgame in France • 1930 thefirstgame (twoagainsttwo) was played in Santa Monica, thegamebecameprettyfamous in the USA • 1947 firsttwo-team championship was held in California, organizedbyactiveplayerBernie Holtzman, oneyearlaterthe second • 1965 The CBVA (California Beach Volleyball Association) was founded, thisassociationorganizedtournaments and wrote down therules • 1987 firstworldbeachvolleyballchampionshipswereheld • 1988 prizemoneygrew up to a fewmilliondollars, same year: firsttournamentin German • 1996 first time part of theOlympicamesin Atlanta, 24 men‘steams, 18 women‘steams

  3. Rules • 2 teamswith 2 players • sandfieldwithnet in themiddle • aim: to putthe ball down on theotherside of thenet, don‘tletthe ball touchtheground of yourownfield • ball canbeplayedwitheverypart of thebody • serveintotheoposite half • ball canbeplayedthreetimesbeforeithas to leaveyourpart of thefield • foreachwongameyouget 1 point • youneedtwowongameparts to bewinner of thewholegame • firsttwoparts: 21 points, thirdone: 15 points, • forwinningthepart, youhave to betwopointsahead, otherwisethegameisextendeduntiloneteamistwopointsahead • everyteam has a break (30 sec.) • not allowed: to touchthe ball twotimes in a row • therallycontinuesuntilthe ball touchestheground, goes "out" or a teamis not able to returnitproperly

  4. Popularity • quitepopular • oftenplayedbyyoungpeopleon thebeach in summer • part of theOlympicSummer Games • worldchampionchips

  5. Olympic Games • winnersmen: US (Charles Kiraly/ Kent Steffes), US (Michael Dodd / Mike Whitmarsh),Canada (John Child / Mark Heese) • women: Brazil(Sandra Pires / Jackie Silva), Brazil(Mônica Rodrigues / Adriana Samuel), Australia (Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst) • 2012 men: Germany (Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann), Brazil(Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego), Latvia(Mārtiņš Pļaviņš / JānisŠmēdiņš) • women: USA (Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh), USA (Jennifer Kessy / April Ross), Brazil(Juliana Felisberta da Silva / Larissa França)

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