1.) The Net System: The Cobra Volleyball System; the cobra volleyball system is a unique system that uses no guy wires making it easy to set up in only a few minutes. The cobra system meets all competition regulations and specifications and is safer than standard net systems. The cobra net fits tight and stays tight without the use of dangerous guy wires. This system is ideal for tournament, beach, park, home and indoor gym use.
Portable and easy to use the cobra is designed for set-up on sand, grass and indoors using specially engineered ground sleeve anchors that can be hammered into soil using 6 pound hammer (not included). Uprights adjust in heights for men’s, women’s and junior volleyball specifications.
Each cobra system comes with:
Adjustable high strength poles
Boundary lines
A carrying bag
A regulation net
Ground anchors
An instruction sheet
And pole pads
The Cobra is an excellent beach volleyball net. The cobra is more for tournaments, there is also the viper system that is just for recreation use which has the same design. You can check that one out here- THE VIPER NET SYSTEM.
2.) The Ball: Mikasa FIVB Beach Champ Volleyball; the Mikasa FIVB beach champ volleyball was the official game ball for the 2001- 2004 FIVB world tour and the 2004 Olympic games. It is an official size beach volleyball. The cover is made of exclusive micro cell composite leather for good feel and grip. It is specifically designed for outside use. The ball has a 1 year manufacturer’s warranty. With this proven ball all you need is some good players on your team.
3.) The Fence: The Multi-Sport fence; the multi-sport fence is a great fence for beach volleyball. It is available in two sizes 3’ x 24’ and 3’ x 40’ so you can get the size you need. It comes with two-piece pole sections, pole stakes, j-hook net stakes and a carry bag. Why chase the ball all over the beach with this inexpensive net you won’t have to.
4.) The Bench: Kwik Bench; the Kwik bench is perfect for tournaments and temporary seating needs. It transports easily and folds up for storage. It’s available in two different sizes 3 seat and 6 seat. The 6 seat bench is 103” long and the 3 seat is 52” long. The seats are 17 ½” wide with 16” high seat backs. The seats fold for storage into a black nylon bag for easy transport. Also the Kwik bench has a lifetime warranty. This is a perfect solution for seating on the beach for a tournament or just for chillin with friends.
5.) The Scoreboard: Deluxe Flip-A-Score; the deluxe flip-a-score is a perfect flip-a-score for beach volleyball. It folds flat for easy transportation and storage. It has big 7” numbers for good visibility and a period indicator.
All of the above items should get you started with your beach volleyball plans whether it’s a tournament or just a fun game on the weekends.
By: KR
Archive for October, 2009
Top 5 Beach Volleyball Items
October 30th, 2009Volleyball Court Lighting Fixtures
October 30th, 2009Because of the growing number of private volleyball courts and recreational volleyball courts in residential areas and neighborhood outdoor recreation areas, the floodlights of yesteryear are rapidly being replaced by sharp cutoff volleyball court lighting fixtures and metal halide or high pressure sodium lamps. Cut-off style fixtures offer greater control of volleyball lighting and minimize light spillage, making them ideal for schools, churches, YMCA’s, and even personal backyards in cities with very strict dark sky compliance laws. Cut-off style volleyball court lights also look more sheik and attractive than traditional shoebox lighting designs and serve to better compliment adjacent building architecture and surrounding indigenous vegetation.
RLLD Commercial Lighting provides a wide range of fixture types and lamp wattage strengths for recreational and professional volleyball court lighting. For private courts, we recommend that you consult with an electrician who can install this equipment, as a number of calculations have to be factored into the equation when choosing and installing lights for a volleyball court. Standard court size is normally 60′ by 30′, although these dimensions can vary in a variety of private settings and special recreational facilities. Working with a trained expert in RLLD Commercial Lighting can also save a contractor a great deal of time in doing all the math necessary to make all the necessary adjustments needed to light a volleyball court that varies in any way from standard measurements. It is also necessary to take a number of additional factors into account as follows.
1. Pole and Fixture Placement
In most volleyball court lighting designs, it is generally a good idea to use one double lighting kit on each side of the court. We have a number of wooden and steel poles in standard and decorative designs to offer a complimentary touch to the sidelines, and we have mounting brackets that can be used to mount one or more fixtures to trees growing near the court.
As a rule of thumb, add approximately 20′ to the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the court in order to light both the court and sideline areas.
2. Fixture Attributes
The sheik cutoff design featured by RLLD Commercial Lighting Fixtures for Volleyball Courts gives them a strong competitive advantage when it comes to both aesthetics and performance. They present a much less obtrusive, almost low-profile appearance in comparison to the more bulky shoebox lights that are often used for tennis court lighting. The cutoff design offers a qualitative advantage over floodlights because it lights only the volleyball court and sideline areas with minimal light spillage beyond the desired boundaries.
Lamps can be obtained from RLLD Commercial Lighting either in high pressure sodium (good for repelling insects) or metal halide choices (ideal for white light that nears natural light in quality). Consult with one of our specialists about wattages and ballast options that best suit your particular facility.
3. Fixture Mounting Height
The diversity of poles and mounts we inventory for volleyball court lighting makes it simple and quick for contractors to find exactly what they need to elevate fixtures to the precise height necessary to avoid blinding the eyes of players and sending light pollution into nearby stores and houses. RLLD Commercial Lighting experts can also help contractors and design professionals determine exactly which poles and mounts will best withstand any high winds in a given part of the country with charts and up-to-date information on EPA codes and requirements.
4. Quantity and Quality of Light
Working with a distributor like RLLD Commercial lighting gives the freelance electrical contractor access to top commercial grade lamps and fixtures to ensure that glare and light pollution are eliminated for the greater comfort, safety, and enjoyment of the game. RLLD Commercial Lighting specialists will provide complimentary phone-based consulting services to clients and advisory services for a small fee to the casual inquirer. Call us now to find both special volleyball lighting equipment and custom volleyball lighting packages made for end-users needs first in mind.
By: R. Neal
Warming Up Before Volleyball
October 28th, 2009All the times that I am obtained with a chance pass above one of the best pieces of council I’ve ever obtained from one of my coach and this end of volley ball must make with what occurs Before the match of volleyball even starts. The council is as follows… when I’m in my striking line… shows the players of opposition of team of volley ball striking pre-heating.
By this time the you’ve had your right of maintenance of preparation of team? Your trainer has you known as pretty much who makes what on the other team. Spout out now that its before the play now that you have time. Show!
a. Observe and identify which you could have to block in front of you.
B Show how they struck the ball.
C Does it strike the way downwards?
D. Is its armswing slow?
E It has a rapid or the slow rupture of wrist makes its blow in other words goes down or enters the court a long time.
F it always face the court transversely when it wants to strike the court transversely or it struck more
its shoulder to disguise it projectile.
Does it always claim a high regulated ball or strikes it a growth regulated as well? Seek the indices in pre-heating as for what your bruisers of opposition do then think already of the way in which you must block this person or of the way in which late you must wait in your squatted posture of block before you jump against a particular bruiser.
Make the same thing in the pre-heating of portion. As you shagging your ball – keep an eye above WHERE the members of the starting team of opposition tend to always be useful. If the left bruiser on side served the major part of his pre-heating the court is useful transversely – you can bet that it isnt energy to draw too much from surprised in the play and to do something completely different that what saw it to you doing in pre-heating. The players like to heat competence that they carry out the best in heat rises. If you are alert that you can envisage the alot from which player will make – during the play.
If it is used for 5 the court transversely and 1 to the bottom the line – what will you say to your team to look at outside for this service across court first-right?
The last minutes of pre-heating and before you align to begin the play YOU can speak to your team-members and the share with them what are your observations salt of gallon of Hey just struck court transversely of the 5 last one balls that that which blocks it either for that… Pourquoi lends it is important?
1. This proves to the trainer that you think… and dividing – who facilitates their work. And the face of the let it of the points of “brownie” are always good in this sector.
2. You are also less to be taken by surprised during the play by what occurs on the court because the you’ve started to look at and analyze (aka heating your brain) in pre-heatings Before the play even started.
Thus I’m not reducing my head, not grooving it in music of pre-heating of pre-play and not concentrating on the just… making my thang by Juste shagging and to run again to the blow in pre-heatings.
I’m informed, alert and helping my team while seeing, while dividing and by communicating what the members of opposition of the other team do. This competence of volley ball mentally prepares me to envisage what will occur. That how you gain in pre-heatings!
By: Janice Sherwood
