Alright, let’s talk about them world beach sports, you know, the stuff they do on the sand. I ain’t never seen nothin’ like it myself, but my grandson, he’s always yappin’ about it. He’s got that there… whatchamacallit… internet thingy, and he shows me all sorts of stuff.

First off, there’s this beach soccer. Sounds silly, right? Kicking a ball in the sand? But these fellas, they’re serious about it. My grandson says there’s even a FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Can you believe it? A whole world cup for playin’ soccer on the beach! They got teams from all over, like Brazil, them fellas are good, and Italy, and even… Tahiti? Where in tarnation is Tahiti? Sounds like some kinda fancy drink.
Anyways, they kick the ball around, score goals, just like regular soccer, but it’s all in the sand. My grandson says sometimes the goalkeepers even score! Imagine that, a goalie scoring a goal! Must be excitin’ to watch. They got these highlights, you know, the best parts of the game, and you can watch ‘em online. My grandson shows me. It’s all fast and flashy, these fellas are jumpin’ and divin’ all over the place. Sometimes they even got some kinda… haka? Sounds like somethin’ you’d cough up, but it’s some kinda dance them fellas do before they play. Weird, I tell ya.
And then there’s this other thing, beach ultimate. Now, this one’s really somethin’. They throw a frisbee around. You know, them plastic flying discs? But they do it all fancy like, runnin’ and jumpin’, tryin’ to catch it in the endzone. They got championships for that too, my grandson says. World Beach Ultimate Club Champions, he calls it. They got teams for men, women, and even mixed teams, fellas and gals playin’ together. My grandson says there are tons of teams, like, a hundred and somethin’! That’s a whole lotta frisbee throwin’, I tell ya.
- Beach Soccer: Kicking a ball in the sand, sounds crazy but them fellas take it serious.
- Beach Ultimate: Throwin’ a frisbee around, but all fancy like. Men, women, and even mixed teams.
Now, my grandson also told me about some big shindig called the ANOC World Beach Games. Sounds important, right? It’s like the Olympics, but for beach sports. They had one in Qatar a while back, my grandson showed me some pictures. All sorts of games, not just soccer and frisbee. They had karate, and all sorts of other things. My grandson says it’s a “global multi-sport event,” whatever that means. Sounds fancy, but I bet it’s just a bunch of folks havin’ fun in the sun.
And you know what else? These beach games, they’re all over the world. They played that soccer world cup in Dubai this year. Can you imagine? All the way over there in… whatchamacallit… the United Arab Emirates. And they got teams from everywhere, like Spain, Iran, even them Tahitian fellas again. It’s a real worldwide thing, I guess.

My grandson, he’s always lookin’ up the results and watchin’ the live streams. He says you can find everything online. Every game, every goal, every exciting moment. He’s glued to that internet thingy, I tell ya. He even talks about betting on these games, but I told him not to go wastin’ his money on that foolishness. There’s this place, what’d he call it… Satbet? Sounds like a trap to me. I told him, “You keep your money in your pocket, boy! Ain’t no good comin’ from gamblin’.”
So, that’s what I know about them world beach sports. It ain’t much, but it seems like a whole lotta fun. Runnin’ around in the sand, kickin’ balls, throwin’ frisbees, it’s all a bit silly to me, but hey, if them folks enjoy it, more power to ‘em. And my grandson, well, he seems to love it, so I guess it can’t be all bad. Maybe one of these days, I’ll even sit down and watch a whole game with him. Maybe.
Key things about world beach sports: It’s a worldwide thing, played in places like Dubai and Qatar. They got big championships and events. It’s all about fun in the sun, with games like beach soccer and beach ultimate. And you can find all the information and highlights online, if you’re into that sort of thing.