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Allan Sharp
"This is a big deal Jules, I think it is big deal for sports in Belize. It is not often that high level tournament of international level comes to Belize. Some of the athletes coming are particularly from Costa Rica - they play all around the world and so it is a high level tournament."

Oscar Arnold
"This is some excitement that goes along with it. We have a long history in beach volleyball. We are just now breaking out into the regional beach volleyball circuit. We have some very good athletes. Right now the anxiety would be the male and female team - pretty much downstream but because the players that are taking the places of the ones who cannot play right now - they have been playing as well and so it's just to kind of finding the right fit. The players have already met and they pretty gel together and so i think it's just for them to come together to play well together. First of all I would like to say to all Belizeans to come out and support your favorite athletes - it's not often that we see our athletes play and perform; we always see them going away and playing and then coming back with the results. Beach volleyball is very pleasing to the eyes. If the environment is right we should have a good game from 9 in the morning to 5 in the evening."

Allan Sharp
"Beach volleyball is the sport that set out first in the Olympics. It is very pleasing to come and attend not only because the athletes are playing in swimwear but because you are outdoors, as you can see here is very nice its windy and you are in the sun. There is a whole different atmosphere - everybody is having a good time joking with each other - watching an interesting game - watching people participate at high level volleyball - diving in the sand keeping the ball up and in rally and again the level of players coming to Belize will be players that know to play the game very well."

Tune in tomorrow when we'll talk to the team members about their hopes for the tournament….