- October 13, 2024
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Some find volleyball more challenging in the sand than on a gym floor.
“Same rules, but it’s a completely different sport,” Bradenton resident Logan Finneran said. “I put all my might into a jump and get an inch off the ground.”
Finneran moved from Illinois to Bradenton four months ago with her friend Elise Monroe. Both women played indoor volleyball in college.
On Sept. 11, they were learning how to maneuver through the sand at Waterside Place.
Harmony resident Dan Elmaleh helps organize Sunset Volleyball every Wednesday at Waterside from 6 to 7 p.m. for MVP Sports.
About 50 people showed up to play pickup, which Elmaleh said was a small crowd. On a busy night, well over 100 play and two grass courts are set up in the adjacent field.
The courts at Waterside will be refreshed just in time for the MVP Sports fall volleyball league that starts on Sept. 19. The nets are being replaced, the lines are being fixed and the sand is being smoothed.