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Beach volleyball players at the Outrigger Canoe Club in Hawaii, ca. 1915. Beach volleyball is a variant of indoor volleyball, which was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan. [6] Beach volleyball most likely originated in 1915 on Waikiki Beach in Hawaii, [7] at the Outrigger Canoe Club.
Beachball volleyball: A game of indoor volleyball played with a beach ball instead of a volleyball. Biribol: an aquatic variant, played in shallow swimming pools. The name comes from the Brazilian city where it was invented, Birigui. It is similar to water volleyball.
William George Morgan (January 23, 1870 – December 27, 1942) was the inventor of volleyball, originally called "Mintonette", a name derived from the game of badminton which he later agreed to change to better reflect the nature of the sport. [1]
Beach volleyball was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, at which Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the men's tournament, and Karolyn Kirby and Nancy Reno won the women's. Beach volleyball was introduced as an official Olympic sport in 1996. A total of 24 teams take part in each beach volleyball Olympic tournament.
Snow volleyball is a variant of beach volleyball that is played on snow. The rules are similar to the beach game, [1] with the main differences being the scoring system (best of 3 sets played to 15 points) and the number of players (three starters and one substitute). [2]
Team USA beach volleyball player's Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss are seeing success at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Here's how they prepare for a match.
Footvolley was created by Octavio de Moraes in 1965 [2] in Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach.The game of footvolley was first called 'pévolei', pé=foot and vôlei=volley, but that name was discarded in favor of "futevôlei".
Beach volleyball – derivative of volleyball played outdoors on soft sand, using a slightly larger and lighter ball, typically in two teams of two or occasionally four without substitutes, and best of three sets rather than five. Beach attire is a core aesthetic. [32] [33] Currently the only Olympic beach sport.