Footvolley is a sport that was created in Brazil in the 1930s. It has since spread to other countries and it has been gaining popularity with Californians. Footvolley has been gaining popularity in California, especially among surfers, who have created their own beach footvolley courts.

Footvolley is a combination of soccer and volleyball, with players allowed to use their feet, chest, back and head to play the ball. Players can also use their hands to block shots. The rules are similar to volleyball with some exceptions: there are no walls on the court and there is no net at either end of the court.

Footvolley has been gaining popularity as an alternative to surfing when there are no waves or when surfers are too tired after a long day of surfing.

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FootVolley in California and the rest of the US

The United States, footvolley began in South Florida. Local promoters organized the 2002 South Beach Footvolley tournament, which took the title of Adrian Boente. In 2005 the United States Footvolley Association was formed within Miami Beach.

Every year since 2005 , a National Championship has been held. In 2005, the initial National Championship was held on December 11 the 11th of December, 2005. The team that won included Franco Cappuotti (Hollywood, FL) and Claudio Rodriguez (Orlando, FL). Second-placed included Adriano Boente, and Alberto “Betto” Lima.

Then, in December of 2006 the 2nd National Championship took place which was won by Brenno Souza (Miami, FL) with Paulo Ricardo (Deerfield Beach, FL). This was 3rd National Championships, occurred in September 2007 on Hollywood Beach. The 3rd National Championships took place on Hollywood Beach. Adriano Boente (Deerfield Beach, FL) and Junior Pereira (Boca Raton, FL) were named National Champions. Four US National Football Championships were held in August 2008, again on Miami Beach with Miguel Habib and Eduardo Fiuza beating Adrian Boente and Junior Pereira in the final.

For 2009 the National Championships were held on Miami Beach in December. They were won by Adrian Boente and Felipe Tolomelli (Deerfield Beach, FL) who beat Renato Teixeira (Coconut Creek, FL) and Ricardo Cardoso (Boca Raton, FL).

In 2010 the 2010 National champions are Sergio Menezes (Miami Beach, FL) and Igor Martins (Doral, FL) who defeated Lucas Roque (Deerfield Beach, FL) and Karl Meneghisso (Riviera Beach, FL). In 2011, and the 2012 National Championships, points taken from the Pro Footvolley Tour circuit were used to determine the winners. In both the years 2011 and 2012 Lucas Roque and Karl Meneghisso were declared National Champions for finishing the Tour with the highest points totals.

In 2013 it was the time that the National Championship was determined from the Hollywood Beach Open. They of the event were Fernando Plentz (Miami, FL) and Adriano Boente (Deerfield Beach, FL). This year’s US Footvolley National Championships were held in December, at Miami Beach.

The 2014 winners included Sergio Menezes and Wellington Oliveira who won the tournament on Miami Beach, FL. In 2015, the US Footvolley National Championships were held in the month of October, in Miami Beach. They were won by Oscar Calvancanti (Miami, FL) along with Carlos Valadares (Boca Raton, FL). In 2016 the National US Football Championships took place held in December, at Miami Beach with the winning team of Antonio DiMasio (Miami Beach, FL) and Alberto Lima (Miami, FL) beating Sergio Menezes (Miami Beach, FL) and Oscar Calvacante (Miami Beach, FL).

This year’s US Footvolley National Championships were held on the 3rd of December 2017. Sergio Menezes and Leonardo Lasmar (Miami, FL) beat Bruno Baiao (Surfside, FL) and Candido de Souza (Kendell, FL).

This year’s US Footvolley National Championships were held on September 9th and 9th of the year on Pompano Beach, FL. Karl Meneghisso and Wellington Corea defeated Fernando Plentz & William Lobato to take home the Title.

The Pro Footvolley Tour, up and running for the first time in 2019 and the National Champions were determined from three events that took place on Hollywood Beach, FL.

Again, Luke ‘The Rock’ Roque and Karl Meneghisso were superior to the other Americans in taking all 3 stages, and winning the title of National Champions for 2019. National Champions.

Footvolley Objective

The objective of footvolley is to score points by touching the ball to either side of the net, which can be done only by kicking or scooping up the ball and throwing it over. The team that scores more points wins.

Footvolley is a sport derived from volleyball and soccer. It is a team sport that is played on sand or grass.

Footvolley is a sport that is played on either sand or grass. It originated in Brazil and has been gaining popularity in the United States.

Footvolley History

Footvolley was first played in Brazil in 1960 and there has been a lively debate about where it was patented. The balance of futbol and passeio led to the creation of footvolley. It was invented in 1965 by Octavio de Moraes, when he created a football-like game due to being barred from playing on the beach.

The game of footvolley was initially named ‘pevoley‘, which means “footvolley”, however that name was discarded in favor of “futevôlei”.

Footvolley Net Height

Footvolley court is 29.5 feet x 59 ft (old beach volleyball). The height of the footvolely net varies based on the competition. The Official International Rule for the footvolley net height set is 2.2 metres (7 ft 3 in) for the men’s footvolley competition. For the women’s footvolley competition, the footvolley net height should be set at 2 metres (6 ft 7 in).

What are the rules for footvolley?

To put it simply, Footvolley is beach volleyball but with feet insad of hands. Players are not allowed to touch the ball and a football replaces the volleyball. The objective is to play the ball over the net with your feet, to the opponent’s side without letting the ball touch the ground on your side of the court.

Why was footvolley invented?

Footvolley was invented so soccer players could play near the beach. Soccer / football was not allowed on the beach. By adapting the rules of volleyball to a foot-based sport, football players in South America were still able to play a variation of their game without breaking the rules of the beach.