UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, June 17. 1992
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Sand volleyball gains popularity with outdoor sports enthusiasts
By Becky Lucas
Kansan staff writer
It seems that trends always come from the coasts. And sand-court volleyball is no exception.
About five years ago, pits of sand surrounding volleyball posts in local parks and backyards became a more common scene. Volleyball was no longer limited to the indoor gymnasiums and hard-as-dirt outdoor courts. The use of sand as a cushioning element made sense to many.
And because of the sport's popularity, the Lawrence Department of Recreation added two sand volleyball courts last fall, said Bob Stancliff, adult sports supervisor for the Lawrence Recreation Department. They are located at Deerfield Park, Princeton Boulevard and Arrowhead Drive.
The courts at Deerfield now augment the
three courts available at Holcom Park, he added.
"I kind of think the popularity here is with more and more of the beach volleyball," Stanchift said. "I think that's where it started, and it's worked its way here to the Midwest." Outdoor fans find the sport a natural outlet for energy, with the possibility of a tan an added bonus.
"For people who are normally outdoor people, this gave them a very vigorous activity to do outdoors instead of sitting in a lawn chair." Stancill said.
Mary Chapell, director of recreation services at the University of Kansas, said another reason for its recent popularity may be because it gave one the opportunity to express oneself in the sand and sun. KU has one sand volleyball court located near Robinson Center, and two additional courts may be built this fall.
The recreation department offers indoor and sand-court volleyball leagues. In the spring Sunday sand-court league, which ended June 7, Stancill made that 15 teams with an average of eight players each competed.
During the summer session, Stanclift said the department offered Sunday and weeknight leagues for both types of volleyball. The Sunday league begins June 14 and has 14 teams signed up for competition. The weeknight leagues, which are currently competing, consist of 14 outdoor teams and 21 indoor teams.
"In a lot of places there's two-on-two or three-on-three that is very popular," Stanciff said about the outdoor sport. "The pro league is two-on-two, while the beach league is six-on-six. In the future, we might be able to get some interest in the two-on-two or three-on-three here."
Sunscreens lessen danger in students' quests for the perfect summertime tan
By Julie Wasson Kansan staff writer
Summertime has finally come to Lawrence, and soon students across campus and across town will be lying out in an endeavor to achieve that perfect tan.
Charles Yockey, chief of staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said sunburn was a concern.
"We see students who come in complaining of the immediate discomfort caused by sunburns, as well as students who are pretty ill as the result of total-body sunburns." Yockey said
He said the worst sunburns he saw usually were from tanning boots because they expose skin to a concentrated amount of radiation in a short time.
Overexposure to the sun is the leading
cause of skin cancer, Yockey said.
"Every year we see a few students with melanomas," he said. "Because they take years to develop the melanomas we see are under overexposure to the sun during childhood."
According to the American Cancer Society, malignant melanoma is the least common, but most serious, form of skin cancer. If it is discovered early enough, melanomas are completely curable. Yockey said.
"Moderation is the key to avoiding overexposure to the sun," Yockey said. "Using sunscreen with a sun protection factor of at least 15 and staying out of the sun between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. will help you avoid the most damaging raws."
Yorke also said that different skin types required different precautions.
Ibuprofen and aloe vera creams or lotions
are what Yockey recommends to ease the pain of the common sunburn.
Julie Huntingstier, health educator at Watkins, said sunscreens with more than SPF 15 usually are not much more effective than ones with higher SPF's.
Another important factor in choosing a sunscreen is the kind of ultraviolet protection it offers. Huntsinger said.
You should be sure that your sunscreen protects you from both UVA and UVB," she said.
Both UVA and UVB, which are two kinds of ultraviolet rays, cause skin cancer, she said. UVA causes premature aging of skin, and UVB causes faster burning of the skin.
For continued protection, sunscreen should be reapplied every two hours while in the sun, or more frequently after swimming or perspiring heavily.
Stephen Pingry / KANSAN
Diane Becker, returning a volley, Maria Orok, center, and Theresa Abel make up the Wildside Women sand-court volleyball team. The team played Haircutters Monday in the women's summer power league tournament at Holcom Park. The Lawrence Department of Recreation is sponsoring the tournament.
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