bump, set, spike, beer!
Any given weekend night in Omaha, but particularly Sunday nights, will find much of the twenty and thirty-something population on a sand volleyball court. Sand volleyball league play is right up there with Husker love in this town, and if you haven’t played yet, you’re missing out.
I for one had not taken up the sport of drunken sand volleyball until this season, when a few friends and I all decided it would be a great way to hang out, have a few beers, and pretend to be athletic. We assumed most teams would be like us, simply attempting to break out of the dolldrums and patterns our lives had taken on and have a little fun.
And then we showed up for our first game. People, if you aren’t a good volleyball player, your team will LOSE. And lose bad. To Omaha, volleyball is a very serious thing, and we were not at all prepared. So we spend our Sunday nights getting our asses handed to us, rotating in and out of the game to grab a quick beer, and hanging out afterwards nominating the lamp post and the picnic table as players of the game.
And we have a great time.
With a large number of bars in town sporting sand volleyball courts and leagues, there’s no excuse for everyone to get involved.
May 23rd, 2007 at 3:44 pm
I believe that in your self-proclaimed position as “alternate”, you should split your devotion of drinking game beer with being a cheerleader. It’s only appropriate. A little chant with some kicks and jumps might just go a long way. Sharing the bench with Mike has definitely had a bad influence on you.
May 23rd, 2007 at 3:57 pm
i know not of what bad influence you speak, and i cheer! granted, those cheers have a lot of expletives, but i cheer! however, i kick, jump, dive, and/or split for NO ONE. you have to draw the line somewhere after all!
April 21st, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Hey…How do I get my friends and I on a team like yours?
June 2nd, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Can I translate your article to post it to my blog quoting you as the author? I´ll wait for your answer, thanks.
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