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Post by wilsonthevolleyball2 on Jun 28, 2017 9:15:37 GMT -5
As a history nerd who loves sports history, and obviously beach volleyball, I was wondering if there are any good biographies/autobiographies out there on the game. I know Gabrielle Reece and Misty both have one, but does anyone know of any more?
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Post by gr8ful on Jun 28, 2017 10:55:34 GMT -5
You should just get the Sands of Time Triology…1,344 delightful pages of history, details, and stories about the games creation all the way through the peak of the AVP. It also contains nearly 2,700 pictures for the illiterate beach volleyball fan, or those who are just too lazy to read.
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Post by guest2 on Jun 28, 2017 12:20:15 GMT -5
Kings of the Beach was a fun read. I read one of Karch's way back too but dont remember which one
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Post by iowasurfer on Jun 28, 2017 12:46:55 GMT -5
You should just get the Sands of Time Triology…1,344 delightful pages of history, details, and stories about the games creation all the way through the peak of the AVP. It also contains nearly 2,700 pictures for the illiterate beach volleyball fan, or those who are just too lazy to read. SANDS OF TIME.VOL 1 AM IN SEVERAL OF PHOTOS.ALL THREE A MUST.CALL ARTIE C.LOVES TO TALK VB. |
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Post by iowasurfer on Jun 28, 2017 14:14:06 GMT -5
As a history nerd who loves sports history, and obviously beach volleyball, I was wondering if there are any good biographies/autobiographies out there on the game. I know Gabrielle Reece and Misty both have one, but does anyone know of any more? chances you know about this but to be safe:in hermosa beach Calif beach HOF.MUST VISIT.ONwebsite under videos.lots of legends there.also facebook has LANG AND VON HAGEN AFTER DOING HOUR INTERVIEW.NOT RELEASED YET.HERMOSA A MUST SEE HOF.ALSO TOM BURKE I BELIEVE DID BOOK ON AVP IN LATE 90'S TROUBLES.USED TO SEE WILT PLAY VB AT STATE IN 71.VB TERRIBLE ADDICTION.GENE SELZNICK THE WAAY COOLEST. VOLLEYBALL PLAYER.MY OPINION . |
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Jun 28, 2017 14:34:35 GMT -5
Kings of the Beach was a fun read. I read one of Karch's way back too but dont remember which one The Sand Man? Not a bad read. |
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Post by wilsonthevolleyball2 on Jun 28, 2017 15:34:13 GMT -5
Thanks everyone!
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Post by scivbhof on Jul 3, 2017 13:08:52 GMT -5
If you like reading about volleyball and you like biographies then the NCAA Volleyball History book on Amazon has stories on the main beach stars that played indoors and all of the great coaches, plus the history of NCAA women's beach. Even though the book is about indoors, there is so much feature info about beach players like Kiraly, May-Treanor, and many others across the country.
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Post by scivbhof on Jul 3, 2017 13:09:45 GMT -5
P.S. if you follow the indoor game at all NCAA Volleyball History is the only book that has features on the four major retiring indoor coaches--Dunphy, Shoji, Dunning and Gimmillaro.
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Post by iowasurfer on Jul 3, 2017 14:25:56 GMT -5
P.S. if you follow the indoor game at all NCAA Volleyball History is the only book that has features on the four major retiring indoor coaches--Dunphy, Shoji, Dunning and Gimmillaro. Thanks for tip.so little out there. |
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Post by junior1 on Jul 3, 2017 21:25:36 GMT -5
go girl, by the aussie Cook was a fun read.
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Post by wilsonthevolleyball2 on Jul 5, 2017 14:37:31 GMT -5
If you like reading about volleyball and you like biographies then the NCAA Volleyball History book on Amazon has stories on the main beach stars that played indoors and all of the great coaches, plus the history of NCAA women's beach. Even though the book is about indoors, there is so much feature info about beach players like Kiraly, May-Treanor, and many others across the country. Thanks for the tip! That;s definitely something I'm gonna check out, had no idea there even was such a book. |
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Post by wilsonthevolleyball2 on Jul 5, 2017 14:38:43 GMT -5
go girl, by the aussie Cook was a fun read. Thanks for the heads up! On that note, does anyone also know of bio's from non-US players out there? I've always been interested on how the beach system looks like in other countries. |
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Jul 5, 2017 16:30:46 GMT -5
go girl, by the aussie Cook was a fun read. IIRC, Go Girl is more motivational than biographical, although there's some of that as well. Nat is one of my absolute favorite people in the sport. Big personality, great sense of humor, and a no-bulls:@t attitude. |
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