Do you like that power and drive you feel when you get an ace? Do you like the feeling of having an amazing victory over your rivals? Do you like the feeling of getting a ground shaking kill? But do you hate being inside a gym all the time? If you do, then beach volleyball is a great sport for you to play.
Beach volleyball was first played in Honolulu, HI in 1915. It was first played at the Outrigger Canoe Club. The most famous player was a man named Duke Kahanamoku. The sport began to spread all around the county and eventually became popular around the world.
Indoor volleyball was first invented on February 9, 1896 in Holyoke, Mass. by William G. Morgan. He was a Y.M.C.A. physical education director and he created the game of volleyball which was originally called mintonette. He invented it by the characteristics of tennis and hardball. It then became very popular and teams began playing it all around the world.
There are some similarities between indoor volleyball and beach volleyball. First of all, they are both played with a ball called a volleyball. During the actual game play, both teams play up to 25 points with no cap. Some other teams will both play up to 21 with no cap. One of the teams has to have a victory by more than 2 points. Both teams will also play a 3rd match to 15 points if the 2 previous matches were split.
There are also a lot of big differences between beach volleyball and indoor volleyball. First, indoor volleyball is played indoors and beach volleyball is played outside on the beach. It is sometimes also called sand volleyball. Second, the size of both courts are different. The beach volleyball court is 16x8m which is smaller than the 18x9m court that is used for indoor volleyball. The weight of the volleyballs are also different. The volleyball used for beach volleyball is 171-221 grams. The weight of the volleyball for indoor play is 260-280 grams. This volleyball is heavier because during indoor volleyball, the ball needs to travel quicker and faster so it is more challenging to dig the ball.
There is also a big difference between the uniforms that the players wear. In beach volleyball, the girls wear bikini bottoms or board shorts. For their tops, they wear sports bras. The guys wear no shirt and a pair of shorter swim trunks. In indoor volleyball, the girls wear spandex, also called bikers, for their bottoms and wear either a long sleeve or short sleeve shirt for the top. For indoor volleyball the guys wear just about the same thing but they wear longer shorts. The biggest difference between the two sports is in how many players each team has. Indoor volleyball has 6 players. They also have a special rotation that they have to follow. If they happen to get out of this rotation, the ref gives the other team a point and they also get the ball to serve. In beach volleyball, there are only 2 players. They don't have a special rotation. They just have a left and right side of the court.
So in the end, there are some great similarities and differences between indoor volleyball and beach volleyball. They are also both really fun games to play. But, beach volleyball is a little more fun and challenging.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Should Schools become a 4-day School Week?
What would you think if you had all the Mondays of the school year off? Most kids would think yes! One less day of school! Also one day less of homework! Maybe others would think Oh man, that's one less day that I get to be with my friends. I think that we should not have a 4-day school week. The following will talk about the fun facts, the advantages, and the disadvantages of a 4-day school week.
Here are some fun facts about how a 4-day school week got started. The earliest 4-day school week was in a small, rural, town in South Dakota. It started sometime in the 1930’s. Then the 4-day week became more and more popular during the oil crisis in New Mexico. That was around the 1970’s. These days, most school districts with a 4-day week are small and usually have less than a 1,000 students attending the school.
There are a lot of advantages about having a 4-day school week. First, you would save a lot of gas money. You wouldn’t have to pay to transport the kids to and from school every morning and afternoon. It will also cut down on all the foodservice costs. Since energy is such a big crisis in the U.S. right now, having one less day of school a week will really cut down on your energy bills. You wouldn’t have to pay for the lighting of the heating or anything else that takes up a lot of energy.
It is also a great advantage because kids can now get jobs and they can work the whole day on Monday. They could start saving up their money and using it for important stuff instead of always asking mom and dad for money. It is also a great time to schedule appointments and other fun activities so you don't have to pull your kids out of school to do those things.
If the kids had a 4-day school week, teachers would have more time to prepare their lessons and more time to focus on the things that they are going to teach. The staff of the school also won’t likely have to find substitute teachers because they now can do all their appointments and other activities on the Monday that they have off.
But there are also a lot of disadvantages. The kids have to sit in school for a longer period of time. Most kids don't like this because they get restless, especially in the months getting closer to summer because the kids want to be outside. Also since you now have that Monday off, parents might have to put their kids in daycare which would increase the costs of having to send your kids there. Kids have less time to do all of their work since they are getting out of school later. Some kids even have to stay up way past their bed times just so they can finish all of their homework. Some parents might even make their kids give up on sports and other extra cirriculars because they get home so much later.
So in the end there are some very good things like saving lots of money and time but there are also a lot of disadvantages that come along with it.
Here are some fun facts about how a 4-day school week got started. The earliest 4-day school week was in a small, rural, town in South Dakota. It started sometime in the 1930’s. Then the 4-day week became more and more popular during the oil crisis in New Mexico. That was around the 1970’s. These days, most school districts with a 4-day week are small and usually have less than a 1,000 students attending the school.
There are a lot of advantages about having a 4-day school week. First, you would save a lot of gas money. You wouldn’t have to pay to transport the kids to and from school every morning and afternoon. It will also cut down on all the foodservice costs. Since energy is such a big crisis in the U.S. right now, having one less day of school a week will really cut down on your energy bills. You wouldn’t have to pay for the lighting of the heating or anything else that takes up a lot of energy.
It is also a great advantage because kids can now get jobs and they can work the whole day on Monday. They could start saving up their money and using it for important stuff instead of always asking mom and dad for money. It is also a great time to schedule appointments and other fun activities so you don't have to pull your kids out of school to do those things.
If the kids had a 4-day school week, teachers would have more time to prepare their lessons and more time to focus on the things that they are going to teach. The staff of the school also won’t likely have to find substitute teachers because they now can do all their appointments and other activities on the Monday that they have off.
But there are also a lot of disadvantages. The kids have to sit in school for a longer period of time. Most kids don't like this because they get restless, especially in the months getting closer to summer because the kids want to be outside. Also since you now have that Monday off, parents might have to put their kids in daycare which would increase the costs of having to send your kids there. Kids have less time to do all of their work since they are getting out of school later. Some kids even have to stay up way past their bed times just so they can finish all of their homework. Some parents might even make their kids give up on sports and other extra cirriculars because they get home so much later.
So in the end there are some very good things like saving lots of money and time but there are also a lot of disadvantages that come along with it.
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