World Best Sports

No matter the time of year, summer is always in full swing at one spot in Prague 10. Former beach volleyball Olympian and current Czech National Team Coach Michal Palinek has teamed up with former American professional Curtis Neuschaefer to run a beach volleyball program that targets expats at the Gutovka Sports Complex. Sand, baby palm trees and plenty of heat create the surreal atmosphere of a beach hundreds of miles from any coastline."We make our own beach, instead of complaining we don't have one," says Neuschaefer, a Miami native who has been playing since age 15. "I was a basketball player, and people kept saying, 'Go down to the beach, and it will improve your jumps if you play on the sand,' and I ended up liking the sand more than playing basketball."For the teenage Neuschaefer, "pretty much everyone running around in bikinis," and the promise of a "good party after" made the transition an easy one.

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