Beach volleyball coach sees Summer Games medalists
Volleyball players from the Okanagan will represent the area at the B.C. Summer Games, both indoors and on the beach. Beach volleyball coach Paul Mend noted this year’s team is playing at a high calibre. Many of the players potentially could have made the indoor volleyball provincial team, but chose the beach version instead.
The game on the sand requires a move towards general all-round skills. Beach players need to be able to serve, set and spike. “You’ve got to be able to play all aspects of the game,” Mend said. He noted that on a two-person team, a player’s weaknesses can be glaring. This is the first venture to the Summer Games for most of the players, although some tackled the indoor version of the sport in previous years.
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