Beach volleyball

Organised a family friendly beach volleyball session today. As it is Cumbria in October, duvet coats and beanies replaced bikinis! 3 families played and after some practice we played 2 games. It was evenly matched and competitive with both teams winning 1 game each so we finished on a draw. The rules were loose, we all had lots of fun and it was great for all ages, the youngest being 4 after a little persuasion and watching first. A great reason to get together and get outside for fun in the outdoors. A good chance for beach exploration and impromptu frisbee and beach football after the games. It was low tide exposing some nice level sand to play on and an on shore wind made ball retrieval easier. It was a little windy for my favourite soft ball to use so had to opt for a slightly heavier one. Nice to be on the beach as sun was going down too. For the set up I used 2 tarp poles in the sand with a light rope strung between, 2 guy lines anchored each pole and I marked out the court lines with my wellies.