Horse Guards Parade

Horse Guards Parade is a large parade ground off Whitehall in central London. It is the site of the annual ceremonies of Trooping the Colour, which commemorates the monarch's official birthday, and Beating Retreat.
Horse Guards Parade was formerly the site of the Palace of Whitehall's tiltyard, where tournaments (including jousting) were held in the time of Henry VIII. It was also the scene of annual celebrations of the birthday of Queen Elizabeth.
Horse Guards Parade will host the beach volleyball competition of the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London. Temporary courts and seating will be installed, much as seating is installed annually for Trooping the Colour. There will be one court with a capacity of 15,000 with two tiers and four floodlight towers at each of its corners, two practice courts to the east of the arena, and a further six practice courts at St. James's Park.

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Inventor of beach volleyball.

William G. Morgan was born in 1870.
He was the inventor of volleyball, originally called "Mintonette".
He was born in Lockport, New York, USA.
He met James Naismith, inventor of basketball, while Morgan was studying at Springfield College, Massachusetts in 1892
. Like Naismith, Morgan pursued a career in Physical Education at the YMCA (YMCA stands for Young Men's Christian Association).
Influenced by Naismith and basketball, in 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Morgan invented "Mintonette" a less vigorous team sport more suitable for older members of the YMCA but one that still required athletic skill. Later Alfred S. Halstead watched Mintonnette and re-named it "Volleyball" as the point of the game is to "volley" the "ball" back and forth over the net.
Morgan died in 1942. An elementary school in Holyoke, William Morgan School, bears his name.
Beach Volleyball or Sand Volleyball is similar to Indoor Volleyball. Beach Volleyball evolved in Hawaii in 1915. Beach Volleyball is governed by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) organization. Beach Volleyball debuted as an exhibition game in 1992 Olympic. Olympic Beach Volleyball will be contested from Saturday 28th July to Thursday 9th August during 2012 Olympic London.
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Beach volly ball Champions Cup.

Champions Cup play consists of a series of matches.: Bronze Cup, Silver Cup, Gold Cup, and lastly Champions Cup.
Each Champions Cup is a series of Beach Volleyball matches.. Each match must be won at least once to unlock the next match with a difficult opponent, in this order: Dallas, Boomer, Kat, a special challenge round. A player must play a re-match against the current unbeaten Cup opponent until the player wins the match at least one time.
Each Champions Cup Beach Volleyball match consist of a single game, except the 10th and final match of each Cup level, which is played best two of three games. Bronze Cup games are played to five points, Silver Cup games to seven points, Gold Cup games to nine points, and Champions Cup games to eleven points. All games must be won by a two-point margin. (If the match becomes tied at the target score (Deuce), play continues until a player gets a two-point lead. After the fifth round of the tournament, there's is a special Challenge round; it is a shortened version of the Challenge play, with the player serving at fixed and moving targets, and is played only to score points. It cannot be lost, but it must be completed at least once to unlock the next round (against Belle.)

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Beach Volleyball Game Play:

Beach Volleyball may be played between one or two players. The game involves volleyball matches between two teams of two members each team. With a single player, the match is played by a game-provided partner against a team of two game-provided opponents. By two players, the players may play against one another or cooperate together on the same team. If they play, the game controls a partner for each player; if the players team up, the game provides a team of two opponents. Each player use one or two Move controllers.
The court area is straight and level and clear of obstructions, divided in half with a net. The boundary of the court rectangle is marked.
One player serves the volleyball in the begging of the game. The serve is performed from behind the back line, and must go up to the net. Subsequent serves are hit by the team that won the last point.

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Beach Volleyball introduction:

Sports Champions' Beach Volleyball event is a simulation for one to two players of a volleyball match between two teams of two competitors each.

A single player may play a game with a game-provided partner against a team of two game-provided opponents, or two players may either compete against each other, each with a game-provided partner, or they may cooperate on the same team against a pair of game-provided opponents

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London 2012 Olympics: Beach Volleyball schedule

Here is a complete schedule based on BST, time, dates and venues of London 2012 Olympics Beach volleyball.

VENUE	DATE	SESSION TIME			MEN(M)/WOMEN(W)	SESSION DESCRIPTION
Horse Guards Parade	28 July 2012	09:00 - 12:50			M & W	Preliminaries (4 matches)
Horse Guards Parade	28 July 2012	14:30 - 18:20			M & W	Preliminaries (4 matches)
Horse Guards Parade	28 July 2012	20:00 - 23:50			M & W	Preliminaries (4 matches)
Horse Guards Parade	29 July 2012	09:00 - 12:50			M & W	Preliminaries (4 matches)
Horse Guards Parade	29 July 2012	14:30 - 18:20			M & W	Preliminaries (4 matches)
Horse Guards Parade	29 July 2012	20:00 - 23:50			M & W	Preliminaries (4 matches)
Horse Guards Parade	30 July 2012	09:00 - 12:50			M & W	Preliminaries (4 matches)
Horse Guards Parade	30 July 2012	14:30 - 18:20			M & W	Preliminaries (4 matches)
Horse Guards Parade	30 July 2012	20:00 - 23:50			M & W	Preliminaries (4 matches)
Horse Guards Parade	31 July 2012	09:00 - 12:50			M & W	Preliminaries (4 matches)
Horse Guards Parade	31 July 2012	14:30 - 18:20			M & W	Preliminaries (4 matches)
Horse Guards Parade	31 July 2012	20:00 - 23:50			M & W	Preliminaries (4 matches)
Horse Guards Parade	01 August 2012	09:00 - 12:50			M & W	Preliminaries (4 matches)
Horse Guards Parade	01 August 2012	14:30 - 18:20			M & W	Preliminaries (4 matches)
Horse Guards Parade	01 August 2012	20:00 - 23:50			M & W	Preliminaries (4 matches)
Horse Guards Parade	02 August 2012	09:00 - 12:50			M & W	Preliminaries (4 matches)
Horse Guards Parade	02 August 2012	14:30 - 18:20			M & W	Preliminaries (6 matches)
Horse Guards Parade	02 August 2012	20:00 - 23:50			M & W	Preliminaries (2 matches), lucky loser round (4 matches)
Horse Guards Parade	03 August 2012	09:00 - 10:50			M	Round of 16 (1 match)
					W	Round of 16 (1 match)
Horse Guards Parade	03 August 2012	13:00 - 14:50			M	Round of 16 (1 match)
					W	Round of 16 (1 match)
Horse Guards Parade	03 August 2012	17:00 - 18:50			M	Round of 16 (1 match)
					W	Round of 16 (1 match)
Horse Guards Parade	03 August 2012	21:00 - 22:50			M	Round of 16 (1 match)
					W	Round of 16 (1 match)
Horse Guards Parade	04 August 2012	09:00 - 10:50			M	Round of 16 (1 match)
					W	Round of 16 (1 match)
Horse Guards Parade	04 August 2012	13:00 - 14:50			M	Round of 16 (1 match)
					W	Round of 16 (1 match)
Horse Guards Parade	04 August 2012	17:00 - 18:50			M	Round of 16 (1 match)
					W	Round of 16 (1 match)
Horse Guards Parade	04 August 2012	21:00 - 22:50			M	Round of 16 (1 match)
					W	Round of 16 (1 match)
Horse Guards Parade	05 August 2012	18:00 - 19:50			W	Quarter-finals (2 matches)
Horse Guards Parade	05 August 2012	22:00 - 23:50			W	Quarter-finals (2 matches)
Horse Guards Parade	06 August 2012	18:00 - 19:50			M	Quarter-finals (2 matches)
Horse Guards Parade	06 August 2012	22:00 - 23:50			M	Quarter-finals (2 matches)
Horse Guards Parade	07 August 2012	17:00 - 18:50			M	Semi-final
					W	Semi-final
Horse Guards Parade	07 August 2012	21:00 - 23:50			M	Semi-final
					W	Semi-final
Horse Guards Parade	08 August 2012	19:00 - 22:30			W	Bronze medal match, gold medal match, victory ceremony
Horse Guards Parade	09 August 2012	19:00 - 22:30			M	Bronze medal match, gold medal match, victory ceremony

Olympic Beach Volleyball at the 2012 Olympics in London is scheduled to be held at the London from Saturday, 28^th July 2012 to Thursday, 9^th August 2012 at Venue ” Horse Guards Parade”. There will be two medal events and 24 teams in which 96 Athletes (48 men, 48 women) will compete for their glory. Olympic BeachVolleyball Tickets are available at Sport Ticket Exchange at affordable prices.  SportTicketExchange.com is suitable place for Olympic fans to buy or sell Olympic Tickets especially Beach Volleyball Tickets

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Women's beach Olympics volleyball - History

Women's beach volleyball was added to the Olympics in the 1996 Atlanta games. In Atlanta, Brazil's Pires/Silva won gold, Brazil's Rodrigues/Samuel won silver, and Australia's Cook/Pottharst won bronze.In 1996 Women's beach volleyball was added to the Olympics Atlanta games

In 2000, when the Olympics games were held in Sydney Cook/Pottharst (Atlanta's Bronze medalists) won gold, Brazil's Bede/Behar won silver, and Brazil's Pires/Samuel (Atlanta's gold and silver medalists) won bronze.

Athen Olympic games were helded in 2004 and US’s Walsh/May won gold, Brazil's Bede/Behar took silver for the second Olympics, US's McPeak/Youngs took bronze, beating out Australia's team of Cook/Sanderson in a close fought match.In the 2008 Beijing Olympic games, US's Walsh/May-Treanor won gold, China's Wang/Tian won silver, and China's Zhang/Xue took bronze.

Olympic Beach Volleyball at the 2012 Olympics in London is scheduled to be held at the London from Saturday, 28^th July 2012 to Thursday, 9^th August 2012 at Venue ” Horse Guards Parade”. There will be two medal events and 24 teams in which 96 Athletes (48 men, 48 women) will compete for their glory. Olympic BeachVolleyball Tickets are available at Sport Ticket Exchange at affordable prices.  SportTicketExchange.com is suitable place for Olympic fans to buy or sell Olympic Tickets especially Beach VolleyballTickets.

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Men's Beach Olympics Volleyball - History

It was 1996 and in Atlanta games, which saw annother additon of Men’s beach volleyball to the Olympics. US's Dodd/Whitmarsh were badly beaten by US's Kiraly/Steffes and got gold medal. And the beated won the silver medal. Canada's Child/Heese took bronze.

In 2000 Sydney Olympic games, US's Blanton/Fonoimoana got a gold medal against Brazil's Ze Marco/Ricardo who took silver Germany's Ahmann/Hager won bronze.

In the 2004 Athens Olympic games, Brazil's Santos/Rego took gold defeating Spain's Bosma/Herrera, who took silver. Switzerland's Kobel/Heuscher beat out the tough Australian team of Prosser/Williams for bronze.

In Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, US's Dalhausser/Rogers took gold defeating Brazil's Fábio Luiz/Márcio Araújo, who took silver. Brazil's Ricardo Santos/Emanuel Rego won the bronze

Beach Volleyball or Sand Volleyball is similar to Indoor Volleyball. Beach Volleyball evolved in Hawaii in 1915. Beach Volleyball is governed by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) organization. Beach Volleyball debuted as an exhibition game in 1992 Olympic. Olympic Beach Volleyball will be contested from Saturday 28th July to Thursday 9th August during 2012 Olympic London. Sport Ticket Exchange is suitable source to get Olympic Beach Volleyball Tickets.

Competition formula

Beach volleyball

• 24 teams participate in each event
• Teams qualify by accumulating points in FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournaments
• 1 host nation team is prequalified
• At most 2 teams from any country may qualify (not counting the host nation's guaranteed berth)
• In the event of an unrepresented continent, the top team from that continent will qualify
• Each team consists of exactly 2 players—no substitutions
• Teams are divided into 6 pools of 4 teams each
• Only last place teams in each pool will be eliminated
• Top 18 teams after pool play participate in a single-elimination tournament, with a play-off for third place.

Beach Volleyball or Sand Volleyball is similar to Indoor Volleyball. Beach Volleyball evolved in Hawaii in 1915. Beach Volleyball is governed by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) organization. Beach Volleyball debuted as an exhibition game in 1992 Olympic. Olympic Beach Volleyball will be contested from Saturday 28th July to Thursday 9th August during 2012 Olympic London. Sport Ticket Exchange is suitable source to get Olympic Beach Volleyball Tickets.

Olympic Beach Volleyball - Videos

Beach Volleyball or Sand Volleyball is similar to Indoor Volleyball. Beach Volleyball evolved in Hawaii in 1915. Beach Volleyball is governed by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) organization. Beach Volleyball debuted as an exhibition game in 1992 Olympic. Olympic Beach Volleyball will be contested from Saturday 28th July to Thursday 9th August during 2012 Olympic London. Sport Ticket Exchange is suitable source to get Olympic Beach Volleyball Tickets.

Olympic Beach Volleyball - Gallery

 

 

 

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Olympic Beach Volleyball - The first tournament in Europe

Beach volleyball began to appear in Europe in the 1930s. By the 1940s, doubles tournaments were being played on the beaches of Santa Monica for trophies. In 1948 the first tournament to offer a prize is held in Los Angeles, California. It awards the best teams with a case of Pepsi. In the 1960s, an attempt to start a professional volleyball league was made in Santa Monica. It failed, but a professional tournament was held in France  for 30,000 French francs. The first Manhattan Beach Open was held in 1960. The tournament is now considered the "Wimbledon of Beach Volleyball".  In 1974, the San Diego Open had its first commercial sponsor, Winston Cigarettes, with a prize of $1,500.

Beach Volleyball or Sand Volleyball is similar to Indoor Volleyball. Beach Volleyball evolved in Hawaii in 1915. Beach Volleyball is governed by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) organization. Beach Volleyball debuted as an exhibition game in 1992 Olympic. Olympic Beach Volleyball will be contested from Saturday 28th July to Thursday 9th August during 2012 Olympic London. Sport Ticket Exchange is suitable source to get Olympic Beach Volleyball Tickets.

Olympic Beach Volleyball - Playing Rules

Beach volleyball is fundamentally similar to indoor volleyball: a team scores points by grounding the ball on the opponents' court, or when the opposing team commits a fault consecutive contacts must be made by different players.

The major differences between beach and indoor volleyball are:

    * Playing surface
    * Team size
    * Scoring system
    * Overhead touches and tips
    * Block counts as a team touch
    * Coaching is not allowed.

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Olympic Beach Volleyball - Federation Internationale de Volleyball

Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) is the international governing body for the sport of volleyball and Beach Volleyball. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland. The FIVB was founded in Paris, France in 1947. In the late 1940s, some of the European national federations began to address the issue of creating an international governing body for the sport of volleyball. Initial discussions eventually lead to the installation of a Constitutive Congress in 1947. Fourteen national federations representing five different continents attended the meetings where, between April 18 and 20, the entity was officially formed, having Frenchman Mr. Paul Libaud as first president.

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Olympic Beach Volleyball - Origin and Overview

Olympic Beach Volleyball is a game that is played on sand. The court is divided into two halves with a net extended at a certain height across the middle of the court. Team players have positions that they play and using a ball designed for the Olympic volleyball game, the two teams score points by “grounding” the ball on the opposing side of the net. To win a set a team must reach twenty-five points, and to win an Olympic volleyball beach game or tournament a team must win three sets total. When volleyball is essentially played on the beach the ball used for game play is different than that used in an indoor volleyball game. The ball is usually softer and easier to handle, whereas those volleyball games played indoors use a different style altogether. Olympic beach volleyball first began as an exhibition game in 1992, during the Barcelona Olympics. Since those times the tournaments have been an active part of the Olympics for several different countries.

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Olympic Beach Volleyball - Beach Volleyball Overview

Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net. Beach Volleyball came of age on the sun-soaked beaches of Santa Monica, California, during the 1920s. Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent. The event now regarded as the first Beach Volleyball World Championships was held in the state in 1976, and was even won by a pair of Californians (Greg Lee and Jim Menges). However, over the last three decades, the sport has moved far beyond its West Coast roots and is now played all over the world.

Beach Volleyball or Sand Volleyball is similar to Indoor Volleyball. Beach Volleyball evolved in Hawaii in 1915. Beach Volleyball is governed by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) organization. Beach Volleyball debuted as an exhibition game in 1992 Olympic. Olympic Beach Volleyball will be contested from Saturday 28th July to Thursday 9th August during 2012 Olympic London. Sport Ticket Exchange is suitable source to get Olympic Beach Volleyball Tickets.

Olympic Beach Volleyball - Beach Volleyball History

Beach volleyball was probably first played in Hawaii in 1915, when the Outrigger Beach and Canoe Club set up a court on Waikiki Beach but most people believe that it begun in Santa Monica, California, in the 1920s, about 25 years after the indoor version of the game was invented on the other side of the USA in Massachusetts. The sport began as a form of family fun at the beach and its wide appeal and low-cost meant it soon spread around the world.

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