Check out this article on sand volleyball as an NCAA sport. Oh man. If I were 10 years younger…

Many, many top coaches are against sand volleyball as an NCAA sport because they think they’ll lose some of their top recruits to (let’s just say it) a more awesome, fun-in-the-sun sport. I think sand volleyball opens up opportunity for players who otherwise may not have made it to the big leagues. I’m not saying these players are less worthy to play on a top team. I’m simply saying the competition to be on a D1 team is extremely tight for a young women these days. And sand volleyball creates several new spots for players to fill. (Don’t you ever wish you could go back?)

Well, I think my opinion is pretty obvious. Yea, sand!

What do you think? Is this something that may decrease the level of competition among the top indoor teams? Will it spark a whole new slew of NCAA student-atheletes? Or will current players double-dip?

I’ll be curious to see if it catches on in the NCAA. And, what about NCCAA? NJCAA? NAIA? Will they follow?