Season 2015 and Olympic Qualification

So here we go again, for another season of Beach Volleyball! This season will be a little more exciting than the last two as we get into the guts of the Olympic qualification period. Needless to say, the standard will jump up a notch. I think we will see the Brasilians finally settling down and…

Beach Volleyball rule changes 2014

If you haven’t already heard, the FIVB sent a letter to all Federations a couple of days ago telling them about some fairly big rule changes on the Beach Volleyball circuit for season 2014. The two that are causing the most controversy are the three touches after the block change and the introduction of overhead…

What makes a beach volleyball team great?

The World Tour is full of surprises this season, with a lot of teams winning medals for the first time, probably most notably the Dutch guys winning the World Champs from a previous best result in a Grand Slam of 9th. Right now, every tournament is up for grabs. There are a lot of good…

Why don’t beach volleyball referees check ball marks?

I have just returned from the Gstaad Grand Slam in Switzerland. Apart from seeing some pretty amazing Beach Volleyball, particularly from the Dutch guys, Brouwer-Meeuwsen, my strongest memory of the event was the number of really bad refereeing decisions that I saw. Don’t get me wrong. I am not a guy who goes around sledging…

Dalhausser’s new partner

  Interesting article on the future of Todd Rogers here… with a one line bombshell at the end LOL. http://www.fivb.org/en/BeachVolleyball/viewPressRelease.asp?No=37443&Language=en “Dalhausser will be playing with two-time Olympian Sean Rosenthal in 2013.”