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If you're thinking of the relaxed game is like a day at the beach, you are in for a surprise.

Olympic level volleyball is a tough, competitive event that tests the individual athletes and the team interactions as much as soccer or any other team sport.

If you've ever played or seen a tight volley ball competition, you have a good idea of the excitement these games generate.

USA Athletes to Watch
Todd Rogers	Misty May-Treanor & Kerri Walsh

This being the Summer Olympics, the widely popular beach volleyball competition creates lots of buzz worldwide - especially in the U.S.- where loyal fans closely watch top beach volleyball players like Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh on the USA Women's Team, and Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser on the Men's Team.

Elsewhere around the Web, follow the games, the top athletes, and learn more about the sport with the help of these sites...

The Federation International de Volleyball (FIVB) - The international governing body of volleyball - including beach volleyball - has regular updates on the Olympics and other volleyball tournaments and competitions from around the globe.

International Olympic Committee - Volleyball - The IOC site is a pleasure to visit. Both the design and the information are set up with the visitor in mind. Catch the side spotlights on individual athletes to watch and scroll down to the bottom for the latest news, photo gallery.

NBC Olympics - Beach Volleyball - Athlete bios & interviews, who to watch, photos & video, fan forum and complete U.S. TV schedule.

USA Volleyball - News on upcoming matches, photos, player profiles, official rules, results & scores, and watch for expert coverage of on the women's and men's Olympic teams as 2008 draws near.

United States Olympic Committee - Volleyball - Here you'll find the latest news on Team USA with bios of the individual athletes, photos, guides to getting started, tips to improve your game and a question & answer section that probably has the information you're looking for ...

Volleyball News - Headlines on volleyball and the Olympics from selected international news media will keep you in on the latest developments with the sport and the athletes who are competing for the gold in international tournaments.

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