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• #1) Because there are only 2 players on the court at any one time, every player gets many more repetitions and action on the court.  Check out John Kessel's blog post about this exact point.  And he couldn't be more right! Another article from Kessel from 2008.
• #2) The NCAA has approved Sand Volleyball as a collegiate sport, scholarships and all which have already begun to be distributed.  This is a great opportunity that should be taken advantage of!  
• #3) The director of USA Beach Volleyball, Aharoni recently said, “Look at the impact that beach players such as Summer Ross (Pepperdine), Lara Dykstra (Nebraska, now Pepperdine) and Jane Croson (Hawaii) had in their freshmen years indoors,” Aharoni said. “I think kids with a beach background are more ready to compete right away.”

• #4) On the beach, there are no specializations like libero or setter, so every player must be capable of performing every skill.  This makes for a more well rounded, better player in the long run.  Former US Women's National Team coach Hugh McCutcheon made these comments: "We need 'specialized generalists.'  We need athletes that can play a position but can also play the entire game  (they can all dig, set, block, etc.) The best time for athletes to learn all the fundamental skills is when they are young.  So by making players specialize too early, we don't allow them to learn how to play the whole game."  Jay Satterfield wrote in Volleyball magazine "Doubles is one way to develop all of your skills while building hops and lateral dexterity (which improves passing)."  Ashley Engle (University of Texas star, Volleyball magazine) said "It's different playing on the beach with movement.  You are increasing your vertical and it makes you faster.  Indoors it makes me feel 10 times faster."  University of Georgia player Carla Dietz (Volleyball magazine)  said " Indoors, technically you could not touch a ball during a rally, with the beach game you are constantly involved and getting touches.  It helps with your performance level."

• #4) Moving and playing volleyball in the sand can be very difficult, as many of you may have experienced.  While going from indoor to beach is difficult, going back from beach to indoor is great for the player!  Beach builds quick twitch muscle fibers, especially in your legs.  When you get back onto solid ground, such as indoor volleyball, you will be much quicker and stronger vertically (your hops will improve!) and laterally. 
• #5) Last and maybe most important is prevention of overuse volleyball injuries.  More and more, coaches today are recognizing the impact that year round indoor volleyball can have on the player's joints (knees, ankles, hips, shoulders, etc.) Many older players train strictly on the beach in the offseason because the sand is far more forgiving on the joints and helps to build the muscles around the joints which serves to protect them once they return to the hardwood.  Need proof?  Ask John Dunning (Stanford) who keeps jump counts on his players in season, and won't even let them jump indoors in the offseason.

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