Louisville, KY

I will have to admit as I have gotten older I have started to work more and exercise less. I am just not the type of person who likes to go to the gym and walk endless miles on a machine. However, I was recently invited to play on a sand volleyball league by some friends and the idea did appeal to me.

Many years ago I was a pretty good volleyball player but that was quite a number of injuries and pounds ago. My friends insisted that this was just for fun and exercise and that any level of playing ability was fine. This was a good thing considering my current skill level. I did attend a two hours practice a few days before the first game and managed to survive through the whole practice. The next day I paid a heavy price when every muscle in my body was very sore.

Finally Friday arrived and I met my new team down at R Place Pub on Whipps Mill Road. It was raining a bit, but we waited on the deck under some umbrellas and watched the two teams before our time slot play. Everyone looked like they were having a great time and I was getting pretty excited about playing.

We got ready to play and it did not take long to realize that the opposing team had played together a bit longer than our team had. It did not help that it started to downpour during our second game to the point that it was almost impossible to see the ball. However, once you resigned yourself to being soaking wet it was very entertaining.

We ended up losing all three games, but it was a great deal of fun and good exercise. Friday night’s are the six players “C” league and other nights have more advanced divisions with different size teams. You can call R Place Pub or check out their website for more details.

R Place Rub is a neighborhood bar that has good food and drinks with pool tables and a small stage for live acts. There is a nice outdoor deck and covered bar out back and a sand volleyball court.

There are plenty of amateur team sports in Louisville and it’s a great way to meet people and get a little exercise in too. Let me know what sports you play and where.

Volleyball, Sand Volleyball, Amateur Sports, R Place Pub