300 tons of sand trucked into Intuit Dome to create AVP venue
AVP, the largest and longest professional volleyball league, will play matches in an NBA arena for the first time this weekend in Inglewood.
A crew picked up 16 truck charges with a tilting bucket in a career of Palm Springs, offering 300 tonnes of sand in the Intuit Dome for the AVP League matches on Friday and Saturday.
The crew built a wooden sandbox barrier to protect the ground from the arena. The sand, pre-lanched and compacted on arrival, was thrown into an 18-inch wooden setting, with elements such as the hospitality added to help eliminate the debris of the air.
A worker prepares sand for the Dome intuits before an AVP tournament.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
“If all goes well, this is a construction from six to eight hours from start to finish with the court,” said Logan Dan, operations manager for professional tours of Beach-Volley AVP beach. “It takes about six hours to build the court specifically.”
Once the event is completed, the crew dismantles the frame and removes the sand using equipment that looks like a small modified tractor.
“We open the box and use a scouring tinkering with a broom attachment – it sweeps a lot of sand,” said Dan.
Although the Beach Volley in the dining room is unusual, the new AVP League model – introduced last year – made it possible to bring tournaments to unconventional places. The league invests in a creative way to increase accessibility and exhibition.
1 and 1 One of the many trucks crosses the Intuit Dome to deliver sand in preparation for an AVP League event. 2 The workers slowly cover the soil of the dome intimate with sand. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
“What it allowed us to do is bring volleyball into different areas that it may not be,” said Dan. “For example, we are going to New York next week, and we are going to put a court to Central Park, just to Wollman Rink, where they normally have ice skating in winter and pickleball in summer.”
Beach-Volley beach conditions differ considerably between the outdoor game and the interior game. The sun, wind and heat strongly influence the performance of players and the dynamics of the players. Inside, the environment remains fresher and still, free from elements such as whipped winds or a burning sun.
“It is so close and strong and intimate that it creates this very cool environment,” said Logan.
The AVP refused to disclose what it costs to build courts in unconventional locations such as Intuit Dome.
Logan said that Fans of AVP Hope staff will benefit from a fun and family community environment that offers more seats near the action than a typical volleyball land.
The workers cover the soil of the intuit Dome with sand before an event in the AVP league.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
The calendar
The AVP League matches start at 5 p.m. Friday with the launch of the play at San Diego Smash in the first game.
The doors open on Saturday at 4 p.m., Palm Beach’s passion playing the launch of the first game.
Tickets started at $ 43.50 each.
What is at stake
The AVP League format differs from traditional tournaments. A male duo and a female duo represents a city and their combined records determine the position in the classification of the League. At the end of the league, one of the eight cities will be crowned champion of the AVP league. The playoffs have a tournament in playoffs at the top of the record of each duo during the season. The tournament is divided into groups of male and female competitions, the winning duo of each group winning the first prize.
The two best teams in the League ranking are the launch of the and the passion of Palm Beach. The launch of the is undefeated, while Palm Beach Passion is 6 to 2.
Who plays Inglewood?
Four of the eight teams in the league city will be represented. The programming includes many Olympians, USC alumni and a former NBA player.
N ° 1 The launch
Men: Hagen Smith and Logan Webber | Women: Terese Cannon and Megan Kraft
N ° 2 Palm Beach
Men: Trevor Crabb and Phil Dalhausser | Women: Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson
N ° 6 San Diego Smash
Men: Chase Budinger and Miles Evans | Women: Abby Van Winkle and Geena Urango
N ° 8 Mayhem of Miami
Men: Chaim Schalk and James Shaw | Women: Kelly Cheng and Molly Shaw
