Beach Volleyball
Beginning in the 1920s, traditional six-player volleyball was contested on the beaches of southern California, and in 1930 the doubles format was "invented" when four players decided to split up and play while waiting for the others to show up. Beach volleyball has grown in popularity to a point where it was added to the Olympic program in 1996. The sport was introduced as a Deaflympic sport during the 2005 games in Melbourne, Australia.
Established in 1981, USA Deaf Volleyball (USADVB) is committed to the development of beach volleyball players. National teams represent the US in international deaf beach volleyball championships and at the Deaflympics.
News
Beach volleyball teams wrap up Games in sixth, seventh places
02 Aug 2013
American duo Michelle Skowzgird and Shana Lehmann cranked up the heat on the beach volleyball sands Friday at the National Sport Academy, soundly defeating Kezban Ates and Yeter Yalcin of Turkey in straight sets, 21-13, 21-9.
Two beach volleyball pairs advance in round of 16
01 Aug 2013
In round-of-16 play Wednesday, the stakes were high for the U.S. beach volleyball duos. One loss, and their Games were over.
At the end of the day, two American teams were still in play
Beach volleyball duos fall short, move to consolation bracket
01 Aug 2013
In tough round-of-eight play Thursday, the remaining two U.S. beach volleyball teams fell short, moving into the consolation bracket.
Beach volleyball duos progress into brackets
30 Jul 2013
As round-robin play wrapped up and players began looking ahead to bracket play, the two U.S. beach volleyball pairs who competed Tuesday came out with a win and a loss.
Beach volleyball again sees mixed results
29 Jul 2013
The U.S. Beach Volleyball Team again saw mixed results on its third day of play Monday at the National Sports Academy. During the first American match of the day, No. 1 duo Michael Bruning and Eric Vincent bounced back from their loss the previous day, defeating Uzbekistan
U.S. Deaf Beach Teams Selected for 2013 Summer Deaflympics
09 Feb 2013
Four beach volleyball teams were selected to represent the United States in the 2013 Summer Deaflympics.
Organization
USA Deaf Volleyball
Email: usadvbdirector@gmail.com
Website: http://.www.usadeafvolleyball.com
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