In 1895, William Morgan invented volleyball. Beach volleyball was originally played in the 1920s by surfers who were on the beach, waiting for good surfing waves. It was played with six players per team.
In 1930, Paul Johnson organized the first game of beach volleyball with doubles in Santa Monica, California. This changed beach volleyball forever.
Beach volleyball is similar to indoor volleyball, except that it is played on sand and the players are barefoot. Professional teams have two players rather than six.
American teammates Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor won gold medals in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.
Beach volleyball became an official Olympic sport in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia.
Beach volleyball is a popular summer league sport. Summer leagues are usually coed and have six players per team.
In the 1970s and 1980s, beach volleyball became more popular. It became a professional sport and spread worldwide.
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