O.k., so maybe you can’t “major” in sand volleyball but apparently at one small community college in beautiful San Diego, California (where else) you can certainly earn some college credits for it! Yep- COLLEGE CREDITS, an actual college class devoted to the ins and outs of sand volleyball. That seems like a dream to this volleyball lover. Instead of spending boring day after boring day listening to lectures and taking notes you could be sharpening your game skills and working on your tan.
And…as if the sand volleyball class is not reason enough to run out and register right now, at this same college you can further your post high school knowledge and fine tune your skills in:
Now, it might just be the beach lover in me but this sounds like the absolute best way to attend college! If you are anything like me and you want to hit the beach and earn some credits for doing it visit SouthWestern College, Chula Vista California
Photo Credit: Southwestern College, Chula Vista
The picture above is the Faliro Beach Volleyball Stadium in Athens, Greece. The very stadium that served as a backdrop to the 2004 Olympic volleyball competition.
Now here’s something to ponder-
What happens to these venues after the medals are all distributed and the crowds disperse? Some, if not most, of these places are built specifically for the Olympic games, costing the host city millions of dollars. Sadly though, when the games are over these places cease to serve much of a purpose. They end up falling in ruins. Just modern day ghost towns. Where for some, dreams were once both realized and crushed all in the same day.
For Greece though, the question of what to do with this crumbling stadium has finally been answered. They have decided to give their volleyball ghost court a new lease on life, a second chance at victory, if you will. It seems these days Greece is in desperate need of judicial buildings. So desperate in fact, that most legal proceedings see lengthy delays in being heard and are even sometimes held in makeshift courtrooms or prisons! In order to rectify this obvious problem Greece has decided to transform this once glorious venue into yet another court where dreams are often realized and crushed in the same day- a court of law.
Instead of the clank of gold, silver, and bronze medals being hung around the sweaty, sun kissed necks of professional volleyball players there will be the clanking of cuffs and the pounding of gavels. Oh, there will still be a judge and spectators all right but not the kind that come together to witness a victory, most times this venue will see human defeat.
Still, I think it’s good that this venue will live on in the name of justice- I mean at least it’s still a court, right?
If you’re planning on taking in the action at the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship that can only mean one thing, you’re headed to:
Manila, Philippines!
That’s right, you heard it here first (okay, maybe not first but you heard it here). The event is set for October 18-23 and promises to be even more exciting than years past.
First off, the event is going to be held at the Mall of Asia Arena, with a whopping 16k seats for excited volleyball lovers from around the globe! The outside of this building is literally the shape of the human eye giving the event goer the feeling that any sporting event attended there will be “a feast for the eye” and this one sure promises to be!
And if that’s not exciting enough, this event is hosting more teams than ever before! There will be eight talent rich teams out there. Yep, EIGHT teams competing for (in an echoing voice) WORLD CLUB DOMINATIONNN.
The first four teams are:
The other four competitors will be wildcard teams.
You see, I said it’s going to be good!
Philippine Super Liga president, Ramon Suzara expects this to possibly be the largest competition of its kind to take place in Manila.
Volleyball.Com congratulates Manila, Philippines on being awarded this prestigious honor.
See you at the event- Haha…actually we need tickets… anyone got any tickets?
Credit: AVP
<4ch3>Introducing the 2016 Schedule
The moment you’ve been waiting for is here! We are proud to bring you the AVP 2016 Road map, showing you what cities we will be coming to this season. We’ve got eight stops across the country so mark you calendars and meet us in the sand to watch our American made, world-class athletes compete.
Starting on Friday, January 29th, we will share one tournament city each day so check back in each day to find out where we are heading to next. Get the full experience by visiting our 2016 Road map.
This is America’s tour.
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AVP Cincinatti Open
5460 Courseview Dr
Mason,OH 45040
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AVP Seattle Open
2000 Northwest Sammamish Road
Issaquah, WA 98027
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AVP New York City Open
215 West St
New York, NY 10013
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AVP San Francisco Open
Pier 30/32 The Embarcadero
San Francisco, CA
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AVP Manhattan Beach Open
Manhattan Beach Pier
Manhattan Beach, CA
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AVP Chicago Open
1000 N Lake Shore Dr,
Chicago, IL 60611
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