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Is the sizzle gone? With Misty May
Treanor on the mend from a Dancing with the Stars achilles
tendon injury, and Keri Walsh 'preggers', how is the 2009 AVP
season shaping up?
Get over the star performances we
saw during last year's Olympic Games in Beijing, when these two
dynamos blew everyone out of the water. The power duo is gone
for now with little sign of return this season, and as one
blogger to our site expressed, the ads designed to evoke an
emotion aren't really that sexy.
That's not to say you won't see some
fantastic volleyball competitions in the current season.
Watching beach volleyball is somewhat like watching surfing
competitions, however. The sports are custom-made for
participants and watching them provides some thrills, but you
always feel like it would be more exciting if you were out there
yourself.
The AVP (Association of Volleyball
Professionals) tour is in full swing. What took a way the joy
for me was when they began charging to watch something that
locals were used to seeing for free. The open stands allowed
fans to enter and exit--no guilt, no pain.
With the re-organization of the AVP
pro beach tour, we can only hope the tour succeeds. But is it
worth the money for a $20 ticket? Many I've talked with think
not.
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