The beach is usually hot and sandy with a body of water near or next to the court.
With beach volleyball historically being played at the beach, what do you wear at the beach? A bathing suit. Why do beach volleyball players wear bikinis in competition? We asked Kessy, now a coach to April Ross and Alix Klineman at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, rescheduled for 2021, to weigh in on the uniform question. So how about this: Let’s call them competition suits or competition gear - then perhaps it won’t make people uncomfortable or there won’t be a stigma attached.”
April Ross of the United States plays a shot during the Beach Volleyball Women's Bronze medal match at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.Īs 2012 London beach volleyball silver medalist Jennifer Kessy explains it, the two-piece outfits make total sense from a performance perspective: “Our suits need to fit just right so they don’t move places we don’t want them to move.
