Beach for the indoor player

A little interview I found online:
While many Sacramento area players report their coach has discouraged or banned
them from beach volleyball you have embraced the program.  What would you say to
Sacramento coaches who believe their players should not play beach?
Anytime you touch a volleyball is good.  If you can also play in a competitive or fun game that
is a bonus.  Time on task!  The more you play the better you will be.  Beach turns players into
all-around players.  Indoor may be getting more isolated but an all-around player will make
more points for a team than one-dimensional players.
A little interview I found of a Sacramento Club coach from Pepperdine and the national team:

How do you reconcile attitude of these coaches with the widely published beliefs of
Misty May, Kerri Walsh, Karch Kiraly and others?
The will to win by these players you have listed is enormous.  Most of the best beach players
had great indoor careers.  The crossover is huge in terms of the mental aspect.  I truly believe
that beach volleyball is a much tougher sport to play with all of the elements.  This can only
make you a better indoor player.
What can parents expect from their children’s participation in beach volleyball?
I think parents will be overwhelmed at how much confidence and self-esteem is established
from playing Beach.  There is something really pure about doubles on the sand that you do not
find on the indoor courts.

NCAA Women's Sand Volleyball: Participating Schools

The following schools are anticipated to have Women's Sand Volleyball teams to compete in the emerging sport in 2012. Some good schools here, but there could be a lot more!
USC
Stanford
U of Washington
UCLA
San Diego State
CSU Fullerton
CSU Long Beach
U of South Carolina
U of North Florida
Rollins College
Lynn University
Florida Atlantic
St. Leo University
Grand Canyon University
Middle Tennesee State
U. of Louisiana Monroe
Florida State
U. of Central Florida
Texas Christian
Rice University
Tulane
Georgia State
College of Charleston
U. of Tennessee
Notre Dame
Florida Gulf Coast
Stetson
Warner University
Webber International
North Alabama U
Southern Arkansas
American University
U of Hawaii
Duke
Pepperdine
U. of Arizona

NCAA Sand Volleyball: Who's playing?

I want to know which colleges are putting together sand programs for this Fall and I don't know how to get that information short of calling up each institution. I hope the coastal schools are taking advantage of the emerging sport, but I just don't know who in particular is agile enough to build a program quickly enough to have it rolling in 7 months! If you have any insider info, anything would be much appreciated.

NCAA Sand Volleyball Parameters

The 2011 NCAA convention got a ton done on the sand volleyball front. Some parameters vary depending on if the school has a women's indoor volleyball team or not. A Dual is a one-day competition format borrowed from tennis, where all 5 teams face off in order of rank. 1 v 1, 2 v 2, 3 v 3, etc. The basics of D1 Collegiate Sand Volleyball:

The Setup:

• 2 sand coaches
• 2 sand recruiters
• 14 sand players
• 8-16 Contests
• 3 sand scholarships (increasing 1/yr until there are 6 scholarships for dual-sport schools and 8 for sand-only schools)

The Season

• 132 day sand season split into 2 segments: 
• The Nonchampionship Segment starting September 7th- 2 Contests can be entered
• The Championship Segment starting on the first Thursday in March through end of Recognized National Championships- 16 Contests can be entered
•  The above Contest limits don't include championship, alumni games, fund-raising, charity, or celebrity events
• One Dual per year against a Club Team can count toward minimum competition requirements
• One Tournament per year may count as long as 40% of teams are club teams

 The Competitions:

• 8 to 16 Competitions consisting of Duals and Multi-opponent Tournaments
• At least 3 competitions have to be Duals

Pro Beach Tour

Aspiring athletes, especially in college, want to take full advantage of whatever their sport offers, and if the FIVB is a sustainable tour (which it has proven itself to be) that players can aspire to play in, then USA’s rules MUST mimic the rules chosen by the FIVB! I’m proud of the old sport that was invented on the beaches of Santa Monica and perfected by Karch, but if the US wants to be a powerhouse on an international level then we must coordinate with the FIVB tour.

We shouldn’t forget about the past greats, but I say we focus on FUTURE American players or else we’ll force them overseas, where the money is good and the tour will last.

I am a fan of USAV/IMG working with the National Volleyball League relationship. However, I find it disappointing that Karch and the Corona Wide Open Tour isn't at least coordinating to maximize attendance at all events. It's just good business to coordinate dates.