ZEMgear Big Shot Volleyball Comes to Hollywood

April 9, 2013 - PRLog -- The ZEMgear Open of the Big Shot Volleyball Series, presented by 4C Totally Light 2Go Energy Drinks, will be held on the beautiful beaches of Hollywood, FL April 20-21. Teams from throughout the East Coast will compete in the ZEMgear Open as they warm up for the 2013 Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. Over $5,000 in cash prizes will be awarded at the Hollywood event.

The Big Shot Volleyball Series holds 35 events leading to the August $8,000 Big Shot Championships in Atlantic City, NJ and the $5,000 Spalding Volley America National Championships October in Clearwater Beach.

The top male player scheduled to compete is Steve Grotowski who represented Great Britain in the 2012 Olympics in London. Steve, a resident of Boynton Beach, has dual American and British citizenship which allowed him to compete for either of those countries.

Additional top male players expected to compete for the men’s purse include Miami’s Adrian Carambula who teamed with Grotowski to finish 2nd in the Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Belmar Open in 2012.

Female players competing for the women’s purse include the top seeded Capri Grotowski and Karolina Sowala, and Katharina Schillerwein/ Stefanie Huettermann from Germany who are warming up for the European Pro Tour.

Hollywood is one of the best sites on the East Coast to watch the Big Shot Series as spectators can easily walk along the Broadwalk from match to match or sit down on the low wall. There are many eating and drinking facilities along the way serving Corona Light for in between game breaks. Fans are invited to join the payers Saturday evening for the after play part which will be held on one of the Broadwalk restaurants at 8 pm.

In addition to the Pro Division separate divisions will also be held for intermediate and novice level players. The series is also supported by 4C Totally light 2Go, Spalding, Rider Sandals, Reflekt Polarized, Rox Volleyball, Bally’s Casino, Zem Booties, 1st Place Volleyball, Sports Authority, SOB Volleyball Vacations, Park & Sun net systems, Dig Magazine, Sportime, Sixpak.com Volleygear,  Horry County, Spike Key, and Sprout Watches

All players also earn points towards the end of the season $25,000 Volley America Grand Prix bonus pool. All events are sanctioned by Volley America. For further information and applications contact East End Volleyball at 631-728-0397 or www.eevb.net

About East End Volleyball

East End Volleyball has been organizing beach volleyball tournaments for 36 years since 1977. Based in the East End of Long Island, EEVB has grown into the largest beach volleyball series in the East End of the country with tournaments from Newport, RI to Hollywood, Florida. Sanctioned by the Volley America, EEVB runs over 35 events for 6,000 plus players. The highest level in the tournaments, the Open Division, is equivalent to AAA Baseball and funnels players into the Pro Beach Volleyball Tour.

About Volley America

Volley America is the largest grass roots beach volleyball organization in the US whose goal is to promote beach volleyball throughout the country. Through cooperation of the promoters and charging a national membership fee, Volley America has created a path players are able to compete in numerous tournaments, earn national ranking points and qualify for end of the season cash prizes in the $25,000 Volley America grand Prix.

Fact Sheet:

Event:          $75,000 Reflekt Polarized Big Shot Volleyball Series

Schedule:

2/23-24 Clearwater, FL

3/2-3 Singer Island/Riviera Beach, FL

4/6-7 St. Augustine, FL

4/13-14 St. Petersburg Beach, FL

4/20-21 Hollywood, FL

4/27-28 Siesta Key, FL

5/4-5 Hilton Head, SC

Time:

      8 am to 6 pm Saturday for Men's & Women's Open, A, & B Divisions

        9 am to 6 pm Sunday for Coed Open, A, & B, & Men's AA & B Divisions

        Playoffs 4-6 pm each day

Cost:     Free for spectators, $60/team

Prizes:  $75,000 during the 20106 season. Additional prizes from Spalding, Rider Sandals, 4C Totally Light 2Go Energy Drinks, Reflekt Polarized, Rox Volleyball, 1st Place Volleyball, SOB Volleyball Vacations, Sixpak Volleygear, Zem Booties, Dig Magazine, Bally’s Casino, Sprout Watches and Park and Sun Sports will be awarded in the A and B Divisions.

Photos: Additional information and photos are available upon request.

Web Site: For further info go to www.eevb.net