Brazilian Footvolley champ
Footvolley combines field rules which are based on beach volleyball rules with ball-touch rules taken from association football. Essentially footvolley is beach volleyball except players are not allowed to use their hands.Footvolley was created by Octavio de Moraes in 1965 in Rio de Janeiro. At first, we thought these people were playing regular beach volleyball. We were strolling along Ipanema sipping cold beers and watching the waves roll in, when suddenly out of the corner of my eye I saw a woman catch a hard serve right in the face. Holy crap! But instead of everyone going “ooooooh,” the crowd cheered as the ball floated over to her partner who then spiked it with a flying inverted scissor kick. Double holy crap! We took a seat courtside and watched these athletes in total amazement.
A Brazilian Border Collie named Floki has gone viral for his incredible athletic skills while playing footvolley. Floki has attracted crowds in Brazil where he tirelessly plays the sport, chasing after the ball and hitting it over the net for hours. Gustavo Rodrigues, who is Floki’s owner, happens to be a footvolley coach. Rodrigues noticed the border collie’s energy — and potential for footvolley — when he chased and leaped after balloons at only two months. Floki then participated in an “altinha,” where a soccer ball is kept in the air between those in the circle. Now 3 years old, the pup has taken over the internet as a footvolley star. Floki and Rodrigues can participate in beach matches — with crowds of people watching. “It generates talk, and people make fun,” Rodrigues told the AP of Floki’s skills. “No one likes to lose a point to him, so people play their hearts out against us.” Floki’s focus, speed and dexterity are important skills on the footvolley court. The border collie also seems to have some strategy down. “He does things that even some professionals don’t — like positioning on the court,” Rodrigues also explained.
Floki has over 415,000 followers on Instagram — and it’s clear why he has such a large fandom. As Floki’s follower count has grown, partnerships and endorsement deals have come rolling in. Rodrigues and Floki live in the inland capital Brasilia, but often travel to Rio — footvolley’s mecca — and other Brazilian states to show off his skills, do marketing appearances and create monetized social media content. They win about one in every three matches and their opponents are always desperate to avoid being beaten by a dog. “It generates talk, and people make fun,” he said. Floki is not the only volleyball dog as you can see in the video below.
Footvolley kicks
The German women’s beach volleyball team plays against the Brazilian women’s beach volleyball team. Who wins?
The audience.
Hey, did you guys know South America is getting overpopulated?
Yea, there’s like a Brazilian people there.
What does a Brazilian do after winning the FIFA World Cup?
Turns off his Playstation.
I was excited because I got a deal on tickets to see a girl’s beach volleyball event until I realized it was between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
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