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Dave Miller

Mar 24

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 11

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

Jan 15, 2023

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

Nov 10, 2022

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

Oct 25, 2022

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 18, 2022

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, 2022

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 15, 2022

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

Jun 21, 2022

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....