Why Play Beach Volleyball?

Reason #1
It is fun!
 
Reason #2
Playing on the beach improves your indoor game.

Check out this recent article from Strength & Power For Volleyball, it explains how: http://www.strength-and-power-for-volleyball.com/sand-volleyball-advantages.html

Reason #3
Physical Fitness - The Sand really works your muscles. You will be jumping out of the gym after Training with Starlings on your Beach game!
 
Reason #4
Beach volleyball for junior girls is exploding in popularity due to its popularity in the Olympics and due to the new scholarships being offered at top universities across the US. In its third year as an NCAA emerging sport, it will have 40 schools participation in 2015 and will become an official NCAA sport in 2016. In 2020, the number of schools participating could be beyond 100. Go to www.avca.org to get the complete list of colleges currently competing.
 
Reason #5
Beach is an amazing cross-training tool for developing strength, speed, agility, and stamina. Beach training can improve the athlete's hitting, defense, communication, strategy, and court awareness. DS Beach Program will be offering our beach program for the third year. DS Beach will be a fun and competitive training program that is open to all players. You do not have to be a Dallas Starlings club member to join. Why DS Beach? Train with DS beach volleyball coaches that focus on all aspects of the game, increase vertical, learn to anticipate, learn responsibility, learn independence, learn to work with others, learn to deal with the elements (wind, heat, sun in your eyes), get FIT, get STRONGER, the skills learned in beach will transfer back to indoor to make you a better indoor player and most of all – It is FUN!

Beach Program Director: Laurie Bruscato (214-641-8811)