The Beach Volleyball Database, also known as BVB Info,
[ is a ]website
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that tracks international beach volleyball
Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two to four players each on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side o ...
players, tournaments and history, including results of North American and international tournaments.[Alan Keck]
Beach Volleyball: Fan is a one-man, on-line encyclopedia on the sport
The Virginian Pilot
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, 2002 (Beach Volleyball Database) It is the only website of its kind in the sport of beach volleyball.
''Volleyball Magazine'' calls the website "a reliable source for entries and results."Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
The International Volleyball Federation commonly known by the acronym FIVB (''Fédération Internationale de Volleyball''). Is the international sports governing body, governing body for all forms of volleyball. Its headquarters are located in ...
(FIVB) to provide tournament notes to the FIVB website.
History
The Beach Volleyball Database was launched online by Dennis Wagner on June 2, 1999.[Spotlight Beach Volleyball Database, ]About.com
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, June 6, 1999 Wagner (nicknamed "Dr. Ono") operates the website on his own, for free.[Spotlight Beach Volleyball Database - Why start the database?, June 6, 1999]
References
External links
Beach Volleyball Database
American sport websites
Beach volleyball
Volleyball websites
Internet properties established in 1999
Online databases
Sports databases
1999 establishments in the United States
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