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Beach Leagues - will they work?
Right after the current Volleyball World Pro Tour was announced in 2021 and the beach volleyball community was rightly up in arms about...
Dave Miller
Mar 24, 20243 min read
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What could a (non FIVB) professional Beach season look like?
The talk is out there--what will become of the Pro Beach Tour post 2024? Will the Volleyball World experiment end after a pretty dismal...
Dave Miller
Mar 11, 20243 min read
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Beach and chill
Netflix has recently released its Tennis series "Break Point " which follows on from the Formula 1 series. With the creation of...
Dave Miller
Jan 15, 20233 min read
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Free zones - How big?
International rules state 6m with a minimum of 5m. This means most events use 5m as the standard with many who have the space making the...
Dave Miller
Nov 10, 20221 min read
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Olympics - who should go?
The place to start is with the Olympic qualifying principles (click to read). From this document the following key principles stand out:...
Dave Miller
Oct 25, 20221 min read
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World Tour points explained
Unfortunately the current points system can be confusing and complicated. The World Ranking is the simplest yet it isn't used for entries...
Dave Miller
Oct 18, 20222 min read
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Tournament seedings explained
Seedings Seedings are the points that rank or 'seed' teams before a tournament. The points are usually earned through previous...
Dave Miller
Oct 18, 20222 min read
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Tournament formats explained
Double Elimination This seems to be the most traditional format used in beach volleyball before the world tour made pool play more common...
Dave Miller
Oct 15, 20224 min read
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World Championships or World "Invitationships"?
The World Championships 2022 wrapped up this morning crowning the Beach Vikings and Duda/Patricia as World Champions of Beach Volleyball....
Dave Miller
Jun 21, 20223 min read
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