Posts Tagged: AVP 2014
The 7 AVP Stops
This season, the AVP will be making its way to 7 different cities across the United States. The tour includes stops in St. Petersburg, Milwaukee, Salt Lake City, Manhattan Beach, Cincinnati, Atlantic City, and Huntington Beach. Each one of these cities has its own unique connection with the AVP, in the past and for years…
Read MoreIntroducing… AVPNext!
AVPNext is the official developmental program of the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. It offers the stars of tomorrow a proving ground, a shot at a cash prize and the grand prize of a chance to play their way into the AVPNext Championship Cup and AVP Championships at Huntington Beach. AVPNext was created as a…
Read MoreTuesdays with Avatar: Phil Dalhausser and Sean Rosenthal
It’s that time again, Internet. Time for me to pretend I am contributing to the growth of professional beach volleyball by asking the best players in the country questions that no one cares about but me. (You’re welcome) But think about if you were in my shoes… (Which are a pair of size 17 Crocs;…
Read MoreAVP Brand Video
AVP 2014 Brand Video from AVP on Vimeo. This is The AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. #DigDeep
Read MoreLife At The Beach: AVP Veteran Phil Dalhausser Readies For 2014 Campaign
There was a time not long ago when beach volleyball was a clear up and coming sport. Lots of TV coverage. Events all over the country and the world. Inclusion in the Olympics. Names like Karch Kiraly, Mike Dodd, Mike Whitmarsh, Holly McPeak, Misty May and many others were on sports fans’ collective radars, beach events were weekend parties and the…
Read MorePro beach volleyball player Dalhausser excited for return to Atlantic City this summer
ATLANTIC CITY — Two-time Olympian Phil Dalhausser has soared for spikes and dived for digs on beach volleyball courts all over the world. He regards Atlantic City, which will host the second Do AC Pro Beach Volleyball Invitational on Sept. 5-7, among his favorite venues. “I think it’s great for us players,” Dalhausser said Wednesday…
Read MoreMore Non-Gambling Fun Planned for AC This Summer
Volleyball Olympians, boxing matches between police and firefighters, a sand-sculpting competition, free concerts on the beach and daredevil plane pilots are just some of the non-gambling attractions Atlantic City has planned for this summer. The events are part of the resort’s strategy to attract more visitors with events that don’t involve gambling, and most of…
Read MoreTuesdays with Avatar: Emily Day and Summer Ross
Hello again, Internet, and welcome to another fun and exciting “Tuesdays with Avatar” post. I feel that the first three entries in this segment have really allowed the volleyball community to learn a little more about some of the professional beach volleyball players that compete on the AVP. (For example; Ryan Doherty talks to himself,…
Read MoreSkin cancer is on the rise in California and the nation
In 2002, fresh out of college, Jake Gibb moved from the small town of Bountiful, Utah to Huntington Beach, California to pursue beach volleyball. Months later he was diagnosed with melanoma, the most fatal type of skin cancer. He was 26 years old. “I had this mole on my shoulder that was bothering me,” Gibb…
Read MoreTuesdays with Avatar: Stafford Slick and Adrian Carambula
Welcome back, Internet, to another fabulous segment of “Tuesdays with Avatar”. And sorry if you got left hanging last Tuesday; I was trying to battle the “Great Firewall of China” while playing in Shanghai and I couldn’t communicate effectively with people back home. I’m really excited to be writing this third post, especially after all…
Read MoreTickets on sale for St. Petersburg, Milwaukee, Salt Lake City
Tickets for the first three AVP tournaments of the 2014 season are now on sale. The AVP Tour will kick off with the AVP St. Petersburg Open, May 29-June 1 in downtown St. Petersburg, Fla. at Spa Beach Park. Click here for tickets. The tour will continue on Fourth of July weekend – July 3-6…
Read MoreNew father Dalhausser eager to return to top in beach volleyball
Packing for China last week, Phil Dalhausser had mixed feelings. Yes, the Mainland High graduate and one of the most imposing beach volleyball players in the history of the sport was excited to begin another season. But this time, the idea of leaving home left a knot in his stomach. For the first-time in his…
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