Friday, May 13, 2016

The 2016 Huntington Beach Open at Huntington Beach

While the sun was burning out the sand at beach, four men in the court were also burning their bare feet. California Footvolley hosted The California Footvolley World Championships at Huntington Beach on April 30-May 1.

This sports which seems like a beach volleyball at a glance is footvolley. It is beach soccer jam. The biggest difference between beach volleyball and footvolley is footvolley never allows to use hands or arms.

According to Footvolley.com, “The ball is put into play by serving the ball with one’s foot over the net to the opponent’s court. A team is allowed to hit the ball three times to return it to the opponent’s court.”

This video can give you more clear image about what footvolley is.



Footvolley has launched on sport field for more than 50 years, and along with its history, it was added to the categories of 2016 Olympic Games hosted by Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The birthplace of footvolley.


Huntington Beach was picked as a perfect ground for this sport. So, With this huge visible banner above the Main Street “The 2016 Huntington Beach Open,” this two days championship opened on April 30.

What a game going on today,” Mark Millan, the MC of this event said during games.

None of the audience at the beach knows how many times Mark said the word over the entire 1st day of this tournament.

Here is the incredible shot from scenes of "The Huntington Beach Open 2016."


This can prove their sophisticated techniques on this sport.

It is unbelievable what you are seeing in your eyes are actually happening in front of you here at Huntington beach,” Mark said.

Every time Mark screamed, the audience excitement got hotter than the heat of the sun.

"I am a fan of this sport, and this is my first time to watch in an actual event," said Ngoc-Han, one of the audiences on that day. "I like soccer and volleyball, so this is a perfect mixed sport."

This is the shot from the final rally of that day.


"What a rally, What a rally," Mark said. The opening day ended showing the excitement for the west coast vs. east coast rally.

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