The growth of Volleyball is an unstoppable phenomenon that is not only sweeping our community, our nation but the World. In just a few years I have seen vast growth locally of the sport in clubs, local tournaments and events. Recently both local beach tournament organizers (FVBT and DIG the Series) published record turnouts for their events. It looks like we are not alone, Volleyball is now the second most played game in the world.
Recently Volleyball Magazine announced that it is changing it's image and expanding upon it's message to cover a broader target audience. Within it's article it brought up a few facts that I thought many of you might find interesting.
* Volleyball has become the second most played sport in the world. On average, nearly one out of every eight people on the planet play volleyball at least once a week.
* Volleyball boasts the world's largest sports federation.
* A calculated 47.2 million viewers tuned in to watch the U.S. win gold in the last Olympic beach finals.
To see the full volleyball magazine article - Click Here.
Attention Ladies: Volleyball is one of only two women's team sports that offer players the opportunity to pursue their sport professionally in the U.S. Additionally Europe, Puerto Rico and Brazil have professional volleyball leagues.
Ft. Myers Beach resident and UCF Graduate: Tyra Turner is a great example of a Florida Girl flourishing in a sport that she loves by taking her talents to the AVP.
You can read more on Tyra and her earnings by Clicking Here.
For those of us that play, coach, watch, "pay-for" and love the sport of Volleyball . . . it's good to see that we are not alone.
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