On the way to work, I came by a poster hawking beach tennis. I imagined lots of aces, but wikipedia tells me I imagined wrong, and it’s more like beach volleyball with rackets. Still, I had to marvel how adding the word “beach” to any staid sport will suddenly, magically make it cool. In order to increase global coolness (my contribution in the fight against climate change), I hereby present a few sports that could stand an extreme beach makeover.
- Beach Table Tennis – The player that’s faster retrieving balls gets +1 point, a point contested throughout the set
- Beach Golf – Sand trap action in swimsuits! A surefire revenue booster for the LPGA tour.
- Beach Weightlifting – A sure win. Spectators like injuries the way they like car wrecks.
- Beach Skeet – In an event sponsored by Red Bull, the marksman is catapulted through the air and shoots ground targets.
- Beach Curling – Lots and lots of broomwork!
Any ohers you’d add to the list?
Beach Quidditch would be fun, though not much crazier than the regular version. With all those brooms, maybe it could be combined with Beach Curling, though maybe that would be too much excitement for curling fans.