One of the most common calls we get is from customers who have used our gym floor marking tape for years, but are now finding that it no longer adheres properly to the floor. Usually, the reason is because they have changed the formula that is used to clean the floor or they have failed […]
The NCAA has announced the beach volleyball will become a fully sanctioned womens’ sport next year, with the inaugural national championship becoming major college sports’ 90th championship. Beach volleyball has been on a list that the NCAA calls “emerging sports” since 2009, while carrying the name “sand volleyball”. With its emergence as a national championship […]
Midsummer is one of the times we see volleyball moving indoors and taking over courts that are usually intended for basketball. If you are taping out a temporary court, make sure that you don’t forget this detail. It is common knowledge that the dimensions of a court are 60 feet long by 30 feet wide. Not […]
Around here, volleyball tape is the paper tape used to create temporary boundary lines when you need to play volleyball on a floor not designed for just that purpose. It is a paper tape that is designed to remove cleanly and not damage woden gym floors. Turns out, there is another kind of volleyball tape. […]
This time of year, serious volleyball moves from the gym to the beach. Competitive beach volleyball is a big deal in lots of parts of the country, even though playing on hot sand can be tough on the feet. Aquaglide has a new take on summer volleyball. They have come up with an inflatable volleyball […]
We’ve promoted a special paper tape with quick release adhesive for temporary floor marking for a long time. It is particularly well suited for wooden floors and we have loyal users all over the country. Some users are seeking a more durable vinyl tape for use where floor damage is not an issue. It is […]
Some of the most prestigious women’s college volleyball programs look to the Nike Volleyball Camp program to find new talent. The Nike Day Volleyball Camp is for girls aged 10-18 and there are locations across the country. One of the best things about the Nike program is the staff to camper ratio-1 to 10, and […]
Most summer volleyball is beach volleyball, but bringing it indoors (air conditioning?) is a great way to stay in shape for the summer. The demand for summer gym activities seems to focus on basketball, but volleyball can serve more players (12 at at time vs. 10) and allows for play among people with different levels […]
Across the college sports spectrum, women’s volleyball is usually an “official” scholarship sport and men’s volleyball is relegated to the “club” status. Most thinking points to men’s football as the driver of this status quo, since there is a need to balance the number of scholarships provided to men in the football program with multiple […]
This week’s NCAA Women’s Volleyball rankings confirm that the UNC Tar Heels are a serious contender for national honors as they appear at # 6 in the weekly rankings. Carolina is 18-2 and are an undefeated 9-0 at home as we enter the last full month of the regular season. Carolina travels to Boston to […]
