Beach volleyball

Beach volleyball
	Beach volleyball
Highest governing body	FIVB
First played	1915, Waikiki, Hawaii, United States
Characteristics
Contact	No
Team members	2 or more per side
Mixed gender	Single and mixed
Type	Outdoor, team sport, net sport
Equipment	Beach volleyball
Glossary	Volleyball jargon
Presence
Country or region	Worldwide
Olympic	Since 1996

Beach volleyball is a team sport, a kind of volleyball. The players have two teams (2 per side) and play on a sand court divided by a net.

Beach Volleyball In Lower Manhattan New York City World Trade Center.

Beach Volleyball Media

George "Dad" Center, the founder of Beach Volleyball
Beach volleyball players at the Outrigger Canoe Club in Hawaii, ca. 1915
Public beach volleyball courts in Santa Monica, where the modern two-man version originated.
A beach volleyball game between members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party at Key West, Florida in 1950
A beach volleyball game in Tanna, Vanuatu (2009)
A beach volleyball match at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Mikasa VLS300, official ball for the 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
Officials keep score during a beach volleyball match at the 2017 Canada Summer Games
A linesman signals that a ball is "in"
A beach volleyball referee determines if a fault has been committed.
A typical beach volleyball rally at the 2012 Summer Olympics, consisting of a serve, pass, set and attack

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