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Footvolley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ /**/ if (wgNotice != '') document.writeln(wgNotice); Footvolley From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search  This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.Please improve this article if you can. (November 2006)Footvolley (Portuguese: Futevôlei) is an international sport which combines field rules that are based on those of beach volleyball with ball-touch rules taken from Soccer. Points are awarded if the ball hits the ground in the opponents' court, if the opponents commit a fault, or if they fail to return the ball. Scoring is done using the rally point system (NEW volleyball rules). Matches may be one set to 18 points or 2 sets to 12 points (tie break at 9 points). The court is 30 x 60 ft (old beach volleyball) with the net height set to 6'10 (slightly lower than the women's beach volleyball net).Contents1 History2 Emergence of beer and liquor sponsors3 Growth of footvolley internationally4 Pro footvolley in the United States4.1 Footvolley's national governing body in the United States4.2 U.S. Footvolley National Championship5 Footvolley in the United Kingdom6 Footvolley internationally7 See also8 External links//[edit] HistoryFootvolley was created in Brazil in the mid-1960s with informal rules and became popular in the 1980s — when volleyball was popularized in that country. Footvolley may have started in Rio de Janeiro; but cities like Recife, Salvador, Santos, and Florianopolis have players who have been playing footvolley since the 1970s.[edit] Emergence of beer and liquor sponsorsSimilar to the way beach volleyball championships in California became the rage in the 1980s, it was the presence of major beer and liquor companies backing footvolley that made this sport take off.Skol (a major Brazilian beer company) looked to jump summertime sales across Rio de Janeiro and began sponsoring the Circuito Carioca de Futevolei in the early 1990s. The Carioca lifestyle - the beach, soccer, fitness, and party atmosphere (remember summertime in Brazil is Carnival time) - were the perfect ingredients for the beer sponsor to associate itself with the sport. Since footvolley is non-contact: the vacationing Brazilian football stars, many coming from top European teams, would spend their days playing the sport as well.The SKOL events had famous footballers in exhibitions and the professional players battling it out for the glory. Besides Romário - none of the footballers could come close to matching the high level of play at these tournaments.SKOL became Rio de Janeiro's number #1 selling beer overtaking both Brahma and Antarctica.Footvolley also drew the cachaça companies in Brazil to compete for the obvious publicity the sport drew. Player agreements which conflicted with tournament sponsors became a huge problem in the liquour category.Some notable Brazilian footballers who have played (or still play) footvolley are: Romário, Edmundo, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Júnior, and Edinho (1982 & 1986 National Team).[edit] Growth of footvolley internationallyAmateur Brazilian athletes took footvolley to different parts of the world (including US, Europe and Asia) and gained support among promoters. Advocates of the sport claim that volleyball is simply too easy and the rallies nearly non-existent. Promoters of footvolley see a sport that is inexpensive, addicting to play, and exciting to watch, and that they say has the potential to become the most played beach sport in the world.[citation needed][edit] Pro footvolley in the United StatesThe Pro Footvolley Tour was launched in 2008. This new professional tour will feature the best players in the US - and international guests - at each event. The first Pro Footvolley Tour event was held in South Florida on Hollywood Beach on March 8-9, 2008. Brazilian soccer legend Romario with his Rio de Janeiro based partner Joao Luis won the tournament beating a Deerfield Beach based squad of Paulo Ricardo and Alex Reis.The Hollywood event drew 5,000 spectators. In addition, the event was broadcast LIVE on Univision nationally during its highest-rated Sunday afternoon sports show 'Republica Deportiva'.Official website for he Pro Footvolley Tour is [1][edit] Footvolley's national governing body in the United StatesUS Footvolley, based in Miami Beach, is the sport's national governing body (NGB.) It is chartered to grow the sport within the United States, sanction tournaments and equipment manufacturers; and represent the US in international competitions. It has so far done all of the above.The US squad is determined by individual rank at the annual US Footvolley National Championships. Composed of mostly former college soccer players the top US players are: Sergio Menezes (founder & team captain), Francis Faberhoff, Jevin Albuquerque, Brendon Taguinoid, and Austin Roman among others. Players who represent the US must be citizens.To become a member of US Footvolley one only needs to reside in the US (and fill-out the membership form). US Footvolley is the world's most diverse footvolley federation with Brazilians, Colombians, Argentinians, Venezuelans, Mexicans, and Jamaicans all playing/participating in sanctioned events.Top hot spots in the United States for footvolley are: California: San Diego & Santa Cruz Florida: Miami Beach & Deerfield Beach Hawaii: Waikiki BeachMore information on the United States Footvolley Association at [2][edit] U.S. Footvolley National Championship4th U.S. Footvolley National Championships (August 2 & 3, 2008)1st Place: Eduardo Ribeiro Fiuza (Miami Beach, FL)& Miguel Habib (Miami Beach, FL)2nd Place: Adriano Rego (Deerfield Beach, FL) & Junior Pereira (Deerfield Beach, FL)3rd Place: Claudio Rodriguez (Deerfield Beach, FL) & Fainor Lima (Boca Raton, FL)3rd U.S. Footvolley National Championships (Sept 2007 Hollywood, FL)1st Place: Adriano Rego & Junior Pereira (Deerfield Beach, FL)2nd Place: Sergio Menezes & Igor Martins (Miami, FL)3rd Place: Fernando 'Cabelo' & Lucas 'Party Boy' (Miami Beach, FL)Sponsors: Bud Light, Cachaca Moleca, DISH Network, Flash Power Energy Drinks2nd U.S. Footvolley National Championship (December 2006)1st Place: Brenno Souza (N Miami Beach, Fla.) & Paulo Orelha (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2nd Place: Adriano Rego (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) & Junior (Pompano Beach, Fla.)3rd Place: Nildo Shubert (Miami, Fla.) & Sergio Menezes (Miami Beach, Fla.)4th Place: Daniel Rego (Key Biscayne, Fla.) & Felipe (Miami Beach, Fla.)1st U.S. Footvolley National Championship (December 2005):1st Place: Franco Cappuotti (Hollywood, Fla.) & Claudio Rodriguez (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2nd Place: Adriano Rego (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) & Beto Lima (Hollywood, Fla.)3rd Place: Marcelo Lins (Hermosa Beach, CA) & Sergio Menezes (Miami Beach, Fla.)4th Place: Nildo Shubert (Miami, Fla.) & Brenno Souza (North Miami Beach, Fla.)[edit] Footvolley in the United Kingdom2005Footvolley is gaining popularity in the UK and in 2005 the first UK Open of Footvolley took place in the city of Brighton. The tournament was organized by the UK Footvolley Association and Yellowave Beach Sports. In the final game, Brazilian players Andre & Guilherme defeated Dirceu & Chris .2006In the 2006 edition of the UK Open, again in Brighton, the audience had the opportunity to watch some great matches and saw Dirceu & Luigui beat Fabio & Andre in the final. The tournament was sponsored by Lastminute.com. Also in 2006, Croyde Bay, Devon, was the venue for the first leg of the Euro Championship of Footvolley. It was the first major international Footvolley event hosted in UK soil and 16 teams from 8 countries competed. the event, sponsored by Hawaiian Tropic and Carphonewarehouse.com was won by Xavier & Leca from France.In April 2006 the England Team accompanied football legends John Barnes and Niall Quinn to a tournament in Pattaya, Thailand organized by the Thai Footvolley Federation.2007In 2007 the 2 events held were the Muller Rice Open in Croyde, and the Lamisil Once Footvolley Open in Brighton. Dirceu & Luigui were champions at both events, maintaining their unbeaten record and David & Gary, the England Footvolley Team No. 1 pair won the Shield Competition.2008This year - 2 events are planned, again in Brighton and Croyde;Sat June 14th - Brighton Open sponsored by Barfeoot WineSat/Sun June 21/22 - Croyde Open sponsored by Muller RiceAlso - on Wed June 4th the England Team will be playing live on BBC1's Blue Peter programme[edit] Footvolley internationallyIn International play, the US #1 squad of Sergio Menezes and Betto Lima won Gold in Canada (2002) and Silver in Austria 2004. Also, Albuquerque and Farberhoff represented the US in Thailand in 2006 while Menezes & Farberoff played in Valencia, Spain in August 2006. The women's team is mostly based in the Virginia Beach area, where an annual event has grown the player base significantly.Dutch National soccer stars take part in an annual footvolley match in Aruba which is shown on national TV. Brazilian soccer stars routinely play in charitable events in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo beaches as well.The Brazilians remain top in the world at footvolley; however, strong challenges have come recently from other powerhouse nations including: France, USA, Thailand, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Paraguay, Germany, Switzerland and Holland.[edit] See alsoSepak takraw[edit] External linksPro Footvolley Team Tour (US)Footvolley Team USAFootvolley Pro Circuit SpainSwiss Footvolley FederationItalian Footvolley FederationEuropean Footvolley FederationFootvolley NetherlandsFootvolley GroningenUK Footvolley AssociationGerman Footvolley FederationFootvolley Federation PortugalYellowave Beach SportsRetrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footvolley" Categories: Football (soccer) informal variants | VolleyballHidden categories: Cleanup from November 2006 | All pages needing cleanup | All articles with unsourced statements | Articles with unsourced statements since November 2008 Views Article Discussion Edit this page History Personal tools Log in / create account if (window.isMSIE55) fixalpha(); Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search Interaction About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact Wikipedia Donate to Wikipedia Help Toolbox What links here Related changesUpload fileSpecial pages Printable version Permanent linkCite this page Languages Deutsch Español Italiano Português   This page was last modified on 1 November 2008, at 00:45. 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