Volleyball on snow? Held in Zao! Snow Volleyball Exhibition Match in ZAO

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Snow Volleyball

What is Snow Volleyball?

Snow Volleyball, as the name suggests, is a volleyball game played on snow, and was launched by the FIVB (International Volleyball Federation) in 2019 with the Winter Olympics in mind.

The snow is slippery and difficult to move on, and the jumps and speed are taxing, but you can watch powerful play such as sliding after receiving that takes advantage of the slipperiness of the snow.
Sliding after receiving

Features of Snow Volleyball

In snow volleyball, each team is limited to three players, with four players per team, and members can be changed.
Since the game is played outdoors, wind and weather conditions can greatly affect the game, so it is necessary to adapt tactics to the environment. Brain play by each team to match the game is also a highlight of the game.

This is a different kind of volleyball played in a world of white and silver.
Only three players are allowed on the court.

Exhibition match will be held in Zao in February 2023!

The "Snow Volleyball Exhibition Match in ZAO" will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2023, at the Miyagi Zao Eboshi Resort in Zao Town, Miyagi Prefecture.
Zao Town Tourism PR Character "Zao-sama

Professional volleyball players also participate!

In addition to a round-robin match between three powerful men's teams and an exhibition match between two women's teams, a snow volleyball experience for visitors and kindergarten, elementary, and junior high school students will be held.

The men's team is TEAM Dots, a professional beach volleyball team from Hokkaido, YouTuber Bequick, and the Okazaki Construction Owls from Shiwa Town, Iwate Prefecture. The women's team will include professional beach volleyball players and Tohoku Fukushi University.

Tournament Outline

Event Name: Snow Volleyball Exhibition Match in ZAO
Date: Sunday, February 26, 2023
Venue: Miyagi Zao Eboshi Resort (Togatta Onsen, Zao Town, Katta County, Miyagi Prefecture)
Organizers: Zao Town, Zao Town Board of Education
Main Sponsors: Zao Town Snow Volleyball Executive Committee
Sponsors: Miyagi Zao Eboshi Ski Resort, Japan Volleyball Association, Snow Volleyball Japan, Miyagi Volleyball Association, Sendai City Volleyball Association, Zao Tourism and Products Association, Zao Town Chamber of Commerce, Zao Town Ryokan Association, Zao Dairy Center, Zao Town Sports Association, Zao Town Volleyball Association
Special Sponsor: Arai Shoji Co.

From Zao to the World! Snow Volleyball will be an official event of the Olympics!

Zao's tree ice
Snow volleyball has been on a world tour in Austria, Italy, and Argentina. 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing was scheduled to hold a public game, but the public game was cancelled due to the complete bubble. The current goal is to have snow volleyball adopted as a public sport for the 2030 Winter Olympics.

Let's make the new winter sport snow volleyball exciting!
Please come to Zao to play!
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