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Chapters: Liga Nacional de Guatemala 2008-09, 2008-09 in Guatemalan Football, 2009 Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit, 2009 Honduras Earthquake, Guatemala at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The league season of the Liga Nacional de Guatemala is divided into two tournaments, the Apertura, which is played from August to December, and the Clausura which is played from January to May. The first six clubs in the standings at the end of each competition participate in the playoffs (a two-leg knock-out phase) to determine the champion: the first and second place teams qualify directly to the semi-finals, while the other two have to play in the quarter-finals. The winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments participate in the 200910 CONCACAF Champions League. Final Standings. Final Update: December 1, 2008, * League Stats Final Standings. Final Update: December 1, 2008. Home team is listed in the left-hand column Colors: Blue = home team win; White = draw; Red = away team win. Comunicaciones as tournament champion has qualified to the CONCACAF Champions League 200910. There is no relegation after the Apertura. Final standings. Source: RSSSF Final standings. Home team is listed in the left-hand column Colors: Blue = home team win; White = draw; Red = away team win. Jalapa as tournament champion has qualified to the CONCACAF Champions League 200910. At the end of the season, the 10th placed team (the team with the least number of points) in the aggregate table standings (the combined standings of both, the Apertura and Clausura tournaments) is relegated to the First division automatically at the end of the Clausura tournament in late May. Final standings. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=24528471 ... Read more

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Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played on sand. Like other variations of volleyball, two teams, separated by a high net, try to score points against the other by grounding a ball on the other team's court. Competitive beach volleyball teams usually consist of two players, though recreational variations can contain up to six players. Originating in Southern California, beach volleyball now receives worldwide popularity, even in countries without traditional beaches, like Switzerland. ... Read more

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Chapters: Popeye, Popeye: Ijiwaru Majo Shihaggu No Maki, Popeye No Eigo Asobi, Popeye No Beach Volleyball, Popeye Saves the Earth. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Popeye Popai) is a 1982 arcade game developed and released by Nintendo based on the Popeye cartoon characters licensed from King Features Syndicate. Some sources claim that Ikegami Tsushinki also did design work on Popeye. The Family Computer (Famicom) saw an educational sequel on November 22, 1983: Popeye no Eigo Asobi, an English teaching game akin to the later Donkey Kong Jr. Math. In Popeye, two players can alternate playing or one player can play alone. The top five highest scores are kept along with the player's three initials. Popeye was available in standard and cocktail configurations. Steve Harris, founder of the magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly, holds the world record score of 1,232,250 earned on August 8, 1983 according to Twin Galaxies International Scoreboard. The Popeye characters were originally going to be used in the game that later became Donkey Kong. Screenshots of Popeye (arcade version).The object of the game was for Popeye to collect a certain number of items (24 hearts, 16 musical notes, or the letters in the word "help" - depending on the level) while avoiding the Sea Hag, Brutus / originally Bluto (Brutus was the name given to the character in the King Features cartoon series, Popeye the Sailor) and other dangers. The player can make Popeye walk back and forth and up and down stairs and ladders with an 8-way joystick. There is a punch button, but unlike similar games of the period, no jump button. (Conversely, Brutus can jump down a level and also jump up to hit Popeye if he is directly above.) Each level has a can of spinach. If Popeye punches the can, he ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=759888 ... Read more

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Chapters: Paul Laciga, Martin Laciga, Lea Schwer, Sascha Heyer, Jan Schnider, Patrick Heuscher, Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Simone Kuhn, Stefan Kobel,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 25. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Paul Laciga (born November 24, 1970 in Bern) is a beach volleyball player from Switzerland, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, partnering Sascha Heyer. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 (Sydney, Australia). Laciga and his younger brother Martin (born 1975) teamed from 1995 through 2004 to place fifth in two Olympics (Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004) while competing together in four FIVB World Championships (1997, 1999, 2001 and 2003) and the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York. The Swiss brothers won six international gold medals (five SWATCH titles and a 1997 FIVB Challenge crown in the Czech Republic). Laciga earned FIVB World Championship silver medals with his brother in 1997 in Marseille, France, and with Sascha Heyer in 2005 at Berlin. Sandwiched between bronze (1997 Italy) and silver medal finishes (2001 Italy, and 2002 Switzerland), the Lacigas captured three-straight European continental championships (1998 Greece, 1999 Majorca and 2000 Spain). ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=11327115 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The men's beach volleyball event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, was held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre located at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex.The 24 competing teams were split equally into six pools of four, and each team played each of the other teams in their pool a best of three set match (so that the number of pool matches, P, played by each team was 3). ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Olympic Beach Volleyball Players of Russia, Igor Kolodinsky, Dmitri Barsouk, Alexandra Shiryayeva, Natalya Uryadova. Excerpt: Igor Kolodinsky (born July 7, 1983) is a beach volleyball player from Russia, who represents his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. In August, 2008 at the A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA in Klagenfurt, Austria, Kolodinsky and team mate Dmitri Barsouk won their first Swatch FIVB World Tour gold medal. Kolodinsky currently (per August 2008) holds the records for the fastest serve in the Swatch FIVB World Tour history. He served at 114.0 km/h at the Italian Open presented by Abruzzo in Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy. Swatch ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18774766 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Olympic Beach Volleyball Players of Greece, Vasso Karantasiou, Vassiliki Arvaniti, Athanasios Michalopoulos, Efthalia Koutroumanidou, Maria Tsiartsiani. Excerpt: Vasiliki ("Vasso") Karantasiou (born January 6, 1973 in Athens, Greece) is a female beach volleyball player from Greece, who won the gold medal at the 2005 European Championships in Moscow, Russia, partnering Vassiliki Arvaniti. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in her home town, after having competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics as well. Karantasiou started competing on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour in 1997 and played 64 of her first 68 international events with Efi Sfyri. Karantasiou and Sfyri placed 17th at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and ninth at the 2001 World Championships in Klagenfurt, Austria. The Karantasiou/Sfyri partnership ranks fifth all-time in career FIVB starts with the pair posting a 136-132 match mark together with $247,610 in earnings (20th place). While Karantasiou was named the Top Womens Player for the 2005 season by the CEV, Arvaniti became the youngest woman (20 years, three months, 15 days) to win a SWATCH event. The pair upset top-ranked Juliana Felisberta and Larissa Franca of Brazil in the finals of the Norway Grand Slam in Stavanger. ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18405595 ... Read more

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Chapters: Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's Beach Volleyball, Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's Beach Volleyball, 2000 European Beach Volleyball Championships. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: This page shows the results of the Women's Beach Volleyball Tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, held from September 16 to September 26, 2000. The second Olympic Beach Volleyball Competition took place in a specially constructed 10.000 seat venue at Bondi Beach near Sydney. There were a total number of 24 participating couples. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=11321035 ... Read more

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Chapters: Milagros Crespo, Dalixia Fernández, Tamara Larrea, Francisco Álvarez, Juan Rossell, Imara Esteves Ribalta. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 19. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Milagros Victoria Crespo Valle (born February 4, 1979 in Cabaiguán) is a Cuban olympic beach volleyballer at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is partnered with Imara Esteves Ribalta.Playing with Ion Canet, she won the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2009 Manzanillo tournament. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18944587 ... Read more

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Netball, History of netball, Women's sports,InternationalFederation of Netball Associations, Netball WorldChampionships, Demonstration sport, 2012 Summer Olympics,Asian Netball Championship, Netball Superleague, WorldNetball Series, Indoor netball, 2007 Netball WorldChampionships, Australia national netball team,CommonwealthGames, Pacific Games, Nations Cup (netball), ANZChampionship, List of netball players ... Read more

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Chapters: Volleyball at the Summer Olympics, List of Olympic Medalists in Volleyball, Beach Volleyball at the Summer Olympics, Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's Volleyball, Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's Volleyball, Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics, Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's Volleyball, Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's Volleyball, Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's Volleyball, Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's Volleyball, Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's Volleyball, Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's Volleyball, Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's Volleyball, Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's Volleyball, Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's Volleyball, Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 171. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Volleyball has been contested as an indoor sport at the Summer Olympic Games since 1964. Beach volleyball was introduced at the 1992 Games, and has been an official Olympic sport since 1996. The history of Olympic volleyball can be traced back to the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, where volleyball was played as part of an American sports demonstration event. Consideration of its addition to the Olympic program, however, was given only ... after World War II, with the foundation of the FIVB and of some of the continental confederations. In 1957, a special tournament was held at the 53rd IOC session in Sofia, Bulgaria to support such request. The competition was a success, and the sport was officially introduce...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1613392 ... Read more

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Chapters: Beach Volleyball at the 2007 Pan American Games, Beach Volleyball at the 2003 Pan American Games, Beach Volleyball at the 1999 Pan American Games. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Beach Volleyball at the 2007 Pan American Games was held from July 17 to 22 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=22363784 ... Read more

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Chapters: Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh, Karch Kiraly, Todd Rogers, Phil Dalhausser, Elaine Youngs, Mike Whitmarsh, Jake Gibb, Holly Mcpeak, Dax Holdren, Stein Metzger, Dain Blanton, Nicole Branagh, Sinjin Smith, Sean Rosenthal, Eric Fonoimoana, Jeff Nygaard, Kent Steffes, Nancy Reno, Annett Davis, Mike Dodd, Jenny Johnson Jordan, Carl Henkel. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 82. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Misty Erie May-Treanor (born July 30, 1977) is an American professional volleyball player and actress. She has won more tournaments than any other female player with 105 career wins. May-Treanor and teammate Kerri Walsh were the gold medalists in beach volleyball at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. They have been called "the greatest beach volleyball team of all time." Born Misty E. May in Los Angeles, California in 1977(32). She grew up playing beach volleyball at the Santa Monica Pier with her parents, Butch and Barbara. At age eight, she played her first volleyball tournament with her father. May-Treanor played other sports like soccer and tennis, as well as participating in dance. She attended primary school at Brightwood Elementary School in Monterey Park. May-Treanor spent her high school years in Costa Mesa, California. She attended Newport Harbor High School from 1991 through 1995. There, she helped her team win two state championships in indoor volleyball in 1992 and 1994. In 1993, May-Treanor was named the Division I All-CIF team Player of the Year. In 1994, she was named by USA Today as the best girl's volleyball player in the nation. Misty played volleyball at California State University, Long Beach from 1995 to 1999. She graduated with a BA in kinesiology/fitness in 2002 and was inducted into the Long Beach State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004. During h...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=928737 ... Read more

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Chapters: Rebekka Kadijk, Marrit Leenstra, Merel Mooren, Richard Schuil, Reinder Nummerdor, Debora Schoon-Kadijk, Emiel Boersma, Bram Ronnes,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Rebekka de Kogel-Kadijk (born June 16, 1979) is a Dutch professional beach volleyball and indoor volleyball player born in Werkendam. In indoor volleyball Kadijk started her career in 1992 at Foranto Werkendam. Other teams she played for were Sliedrecht Sport, Cornix Schelle (Belgium) and AMVJ. She was also part of the Dutch youth team in 1995. She quit indoor volleyball in 2001 to concentrate 100% on beach volleyball. She started her international beach volleyball career in 1997, exploring the sand around the world with her sister Debora. Together they were a talented team. Between 1997 and 2000 they were Dutch national champions. They won the silver medal at the European Championships in Rhodos 1998 and a bronze medal in 2000. They also participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where they lost both of their matches, eliminated in the second preliminary round by Lina and Petia Yanchulova, also sisters. At the end of the Olympic tournament Debora decided to quit volleyball and the team was broken up. Rebekka wanted to continue and searched for a new partner, which she found in Marrit Leenstra. In 2001, 2002 and 2004 another three Dutch national titles were won. In Basel 2002 Kadijk/Leenstra reached the final of the European Championships. They lost this final, earning a silver medal. Their main achievement was made in 2003 when they won the World Cup meeting in Lianyungang (China). They qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics, but met with little success there. After the Olympics they decided to split up. Kadijk's next partner was Merel Mooren and, like Rebekka's earlier t...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=6874931 ... Read more

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Chapters: 2003 Beach Volleyball World Championships, 2003 European Beach Volleyball Championships, Beach Volleyball at the 2003 Pan American Games, European Championship Tour 2003. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: These page shows the results of the IV Beach Volleybal World Championships, held from October 7 to October 12, 2003 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was the fourth official edition of this event, after ten unofficial championships (1987-1996) all held in Rio de Janeiro. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=11325079 ... Read more

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Chapters: Vasso Karantasiou, Vassiliki Arvaniti, Athanasios Michalopoulos, Efthalia Koutroumanidou, Maria Tsiartsiani. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 17. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Vasiliki ("Vasso") Karantasiou (born January 6, 1973 in Athens, Greece) is a female beach volleyball player from Greece, who won the gold medal at the 2005 European Championships in Moscow, Russia, partnering Vassiliki Arvaniti. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in her home town, after having competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics as well. Karantasiou started competing on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour in 1997 and played 64 of her first 68 international events with Efi Sfyri. Karantasiou and Sfyri placed 17th at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and ninth at the 2001 World Championships in Klagenfurt, Austria. The Karantasiou/Sfyri partnership ranks fifth all-time in career FIVB starts with the pair posting a 136-132 match mark together with $247,610 in earnings (20th place). While Karantasiou was named the Top Womens Player for the 2005 season by the CEV, Arvaniti became the youngest woman (20 years, three months, 15 days) to win a SWATCH event. The pair upset top-ranked Juliana Felisberta and Larissa Franca of Brazil in the finals of the Norway Grand Slam in Stavanger. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18405595 ... Read more

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Chapters: Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's Beach Volleyball, Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's Beach Volleyball, 1996 European Beach Volleyball Championships. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: These page shows the results of the inaugural Men's Beach Volleybal Tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The first Olympic Beach Volleyball competition took place in Atlanta Beach from July 23 to July 28 in a 10.000-seat stadium. Twenty-four men's teams and sixteen women's teams competed for Olympic medals and over 107,000 spectators attended the event. Beach volleyball had a complete 'sell out' in tickets. The competitors were selected through a detailed Olympic qualification process which saw the participation of a total of 587 men's and women's athletes from 46 countries. At the Olympics, a double elimination tournament was played for both men and women until a total of four teams qualify for the semifinals: the two finalist teams of the winners bracket and the two finalist teams of the elimination bracket. Semifinal winners played for the first and second places; semifinal losers played for third and fourth places. The remaining two Men's and two Women's teams for the US were determined at the Olympic Beach Trials held in Baltimore, Maryland on June 4 to June 9, 1996. On June 29 in Marseille, there was a drawing of lots to determine the time table for the Men's and Women's Olympic Beach Tournaments. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=11319015 ... Read more