A MAJOR beach volleyball tournament is to be staged in Scotland for
the first time. Moreover, the event, arranged for November 20 to 22 to
mark the coming of the European Summit, is to be played indoors, at
Bankhead Industrial Estate in Glenrothes.
Fife Regional Council, seeking a sport with a continental flavour to
mark an ambitious Euro-Week, came up with beach volleyball. Colin
McGinlay, a lecturer at the Fife Institute in Glenrothes and the man
behind the move, said: ''Fife has some great beaches for volleyball.
It's just that the weather is so lousy.
''People in Britain have no idea how big-time beach volleyball is
elsewhere. For instance, the US could not field a full-strength team at
the Barcelona Olympics because some of their players were away making a
fortune on the beaches of South America.''
McGinlay has managed to persuade Glenrothes Development Corporation to
provide a vacant factory big enough for six courts, and a local quarry
is to supply 100 tonnes of sand to convert the area into a 'beach'.
It is hoped that 100 two-a-side teams, men and women, will play in the
event in beachwear. ''We can't afford to offer big money but there will
be some good prizes for the winners,'' said McGinlay.
Meanwhile, Glasgow Powerhouse went to the top of the women's first
division of the Royal Bank Scottish League when they beat Grangeburn
Coaches 15-3, 15-2, 15-2 in a rearranged fixture on Sunday, just 24
hours after they had overwhelmed Coatbridge 15-1, 15-4, 15-2.
The displays prompted Powerhouse coach Vince Krawczyk to say: ''There
is a new pride in our performance. I heard Andy Goram saying recently
that he gets upset with every goal he loses for Rangers. I can see my
players getting upset with every point they drop.''
''We've conceded only 51 points in total in five matches -- an average
of 10 a match -- and the girls are playing very professionally. I'd pay
good money to go and watch them.''
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