Increase Your Potential With Beach Volleyball

By Author: John Hex
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After a short winter break we open up our 2013 beach volleyball news section with an update about the Swatch-FIVB World Tour calendar.
The revolutionary ideas of the new FIVB President Ary Graca in both outdoor and indoor forms of the game are being already implemented as of January. Klagenfurt Known worldwide as the Beach Volleyball "Mecca" for the remarkable game atmosphere, the Austrian city Klagenfurt has been assigned by the CEV to host the 2013 European Championship Finals. One of the most famous and the most titled beach volleyball player Todd Rogers made up his mind to end his international career.

The American retires after 16 years competition on the beaches all over the world. Rogers’ ex partner Phil Dalhausser has already found a new teammate. Few have predicted that after the two podiums in the 2011 season (silver in Shanghai and bronze in Quebec) Gibb-Rosenthal could show the shape of their lives in Swatch-FIVB World Tour 2012. Enjoying their most fruitful beach volleyball summer, Jacob Gibb, 36-year-old, and Sean Rosenthal, 32, topped the World ranking ...
... after the last event in Stare Jablonki. The current Olympic bronze medalists Martins Plavins and Janis Smedins from the small Baltic country Latvia won their first ever World Tour gold medal at the Mazury Orlen Grand Slam in Stare Jablonki (Poland) - the last event of the 2012 calendar. In a completely surprising and unpredictable final the Latvians overcame the Austrians Clemens Doppler and Alexander Horst in two sets (21-19, 22-20). FIVB world champions Juliana Felisberta and Larissa Franca won their fourth straight gold medal at the Mazury Orlen Grand Slam on Saturday when they beat Italy’s Greta Cicolari and Marta Menegatti in the women’s gold medal match. Germany's Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann wrote a new page in the beach volley history textbook by snatching the first men's Olympic title for Europe. Improving the bronze medal finish of their compatriots Axel Hager and Jorg Ahmann in Sydney 2000, Brink-Reckermann stunned the top-seeded Brazilians Emanuel-Alison in three sets (23-21, 16-21, 16-14). Volleyball players wishing to improve their performance during games often turn their attention to increasing the size and strength of their muscles. Not only do resistance exercises and weight training help to build arm, shoulder and leg muscles allowing the execution of the variety of moves required during a volleyball game, but increased core muscle strength can help when hitting and blocking the volley and will aid stability during play. Many volleyball players have problems with jumper's knee; it is a relatively common cause of pain in the inferior patellar region of knee. There are braces that help force the kneecap back on track but the best treatment is exercise. Presenting volleyball drill that combines serving and passing the ball can help your team to improve ball control which is the key to both these volleyball skills. The key to great volleyball performance is optimal nutrition every day, not just competition day.