Beach Volleyball

If you are an aficionado of beach volleyball, you will surely be delighted with the beaches in the Philippines. You could play beach volleyball at Boracay, Panglao Island, Puerto Galera, Anilao, Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos, Camiguin, Dakak, and virtually in any island resort in the Philippines.

Playing Beach volleyball is not just fun but provides a total workout that is good for the health. Anyone could play beach volleyball wherever there's a sand or net. The good thing about this sport is that anyone could play it: men and women, teenager and adult. Anyone could gather for beach volleyball. The players don't even need to know each other. This is what usually happens at the beach.

Playing beach volleyball need not be tiresome. All you have to do is to form teams with members of different ages and varying health levels. This makes beach volleyball more interesting for friends and the family during the summer. Beach volleyball could be very tiring if played in a tournament.

In order to start playing beach volleyball, you only have to form at least 2 teams, with at least 2 players per team. It is recommendable though that the less experienced and more skilled players are mixed together. The more balance of players are there, the more interesting the games would be.

The rules for beach volleyball is the same for the usual volleyball. The difference is that the former is played on sand, usually by the beach, while the latter is played by a wooden court. It is usually very challenging to move through sand, basking at the heat of the sun, when playing beach volleyball. This challenge makes it a fun sport.

Having powerful legs is important when playing beach volleyball. However, jumping and falling skills are more important than powerful legs. Well-tuned beach volleyball players know how it is more difficult to run and jump on sand rather than a wooden court.

To prepare for your summer beach vacation's beach volleyball games, you might want to keep in mind these tips:

1. From time to time, join games with more experienced players.

Playing with experience players makes you realize points of improvement in your style or strategy. When playing with the others who have more experience, be very observant on their moves--the way they return the ball, the way they jump and land. Besides, your physical toughness will improve because experienced players hit harder and move faster.

2. Try to steal some time practicing alone.

To play better beach volleyball, it's important that you also focus. You can't get the right focus when playing with others since you will be more concerned with how you could contribute to the team. It's good to do wall drills, even if it may be boring. Besides, wall-volleyball could increase your accuracy, develop your ball-handling techniques, and will even enable you to get used to the slight pain that usually takes toll on the forearms.

3. Get a workout and do some jogging.

Those of you who don't have time to go to the gym could also do workouts. Simply get your favorite book on exercising and stick to it. Be especially mindful of the exercises that improve the strength of the lower back and legs. Jogging improves your endurance, especially since beach volleyball is usually played at the heat of the sun, with barefoot on the sand.

4. Set practice session with friends.

Those who want to improve their beach volleyball skills should spend some time practicing important moves such as serving, passing and spiking. You will usually need some other players with this. If you have the opportunity to do so, organize some practice sessions with your family and friends.

With all that said, we now invite you to visit the beaches of the Philippines to play beach volleyball! After a series of games, it would be best to wade over the beaches, or even refresh yourself with a swim, then later on do snorkeling or diving. A wonderful experience awaits you at the beach, so start planning that superb beach holiday you intend to make in the Philippines.