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Doug Beal, Coach of the 1984 Gold-Medal-winning U.S. Men´s Olympic Team, outlines his traits a winning volleyball athlete should cultivate in his 1985 book "Spike!"
Respect the other team´s athletes.
When you block a ball, turn around and celebrate with your teammates.
Don´t play them, play yourself.
If you only play to win, you limit yourself. You can do better! Play every ball as if it was the most important play of the game.
Don´t watch the other players to see what they´re doing. Don´t worry about the score. Play your very best, every play, and the rest will take care of itself.
Celebrating together builds enthusiasm and confidence.
Playing against yourself builds skill and sportsmanship.
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Spikefest
Addison, Texas
Spikefest, the world's largest 3-on-3 amateur volleyball tournament, is
celebrating its twelfth birthday this year! The annual event will be held
this year July 15 & 16, 2000 at the Greenhill Sports complex in Addison
Texas. (20 miles north of downtown Dallas). The deadline to enter a team is
July 9th.
Last year's event featured over 500 teams of four players (3 players plus 1
substitute) from eleven states and two foreign countries. Event producers
expect this year's event to show even more growth. Additional features
include the creation of a junior division that will feature both boys and
girls between the ages of 12 and 18, a technique clinic that will feature
the instruction of top professionals, and an accuracy serve contest where
participants could win $25,000. Also, interested participants can sign up
for a drawing for a tropical vacation for two!
Amateur players with skills varying from beginner to tournament veterans
will compete for bragging rights of being the victor of the largest and most
prestigious amateur volleyball tournament around. Organizers anticipate
over 100 active courts to handle over 2,000 players and 6,000 spectators.
Spikefest is the largest amateur 3-on-3-volleyball event in the world and
consists of five divisions: Men's, Women's, Co-ed, and new Junior Boys and
Junior Girls. Juniors are broken into Level I (15-18 years) and Level II
(12-15 years). Levels of volleyball expertise in each division except the
junior division are: B-Recreational - "Mainly out for gals, guys, sun and
fun"; BB-Intermediate - "I've played in tournaments before"; A-Advanced -
"Nice form, but needs a little tweaking"; Open - "Volleyball Elite -
Tournament Veteran".
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