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"Viper Volleyball Net - GREAT Product"

Blog.Cobravolleyball.com — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:22:00 GMT

After dealing with numerous flimsy and dangerous volleyball nets that seem to fall apart after only a couple of uses, I decided to spend a little more and get this net from Cobra. IT IS SPECTACULAR! The net is straight and tight. The fact that there are no ropes
coming off the poles allows the court to be put up in a smaller area and, of course, is much safer. The net is easily adjusted and assembly/dis-assembly is easy. AWESOME PRODUCT! Would highly recommend to anyone. I can't imagine how good their premium product is!

Josh Frantz
Red Bluff, CA

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May-Treanor/Branagh take Fort Lauderdale crown

Blog.Cobravolleyball.com — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:39:15 GMT

Misty May-Treanor and Nicole Branagh capped off their debut as teammates by winning the AVP NIVEA Tour Gatorade Fort Lauderdale Open on Sunday, while rain washed out a men’s final that would have put Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers against Matt Fuerbringer and Fort Lauderdale native Nick Lucena.

May-Treanor/Branagh swept sixth-seeded Angie Akers and Tyra Turner, 21-14, 21-17, to win the title without losing a game all weekend. The win was May-Treanor’s 106th, adding to her all-time record, and Branagh’s 17th. May-Treanor/Branagh are the first women’s duo to win their first event as teammates since 2002, when Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs won in Huntington Beach.

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"I had never heard of the 'Cobra' until last year... One word....FANTASTIC!!"

Blog.Cobravolleyball.com — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 02:28:00 GMT

I had never heard of the "Cobra" until last year when a friend of mine got one... One word... FANTASTIC!!

We play at a Navy Recreation Park in Italy every Saturday all summer long for the last few years. As the following got bigger and the
players got better, the wait time to play on the one sand pit got MUCH LONGER... Then one day my friend showed up with the Cobra... We set it up in the grass and I was very pleasantly surprised at the ease of set up and high quality of the product. Before long everyone wanted to play on the new grass court, and more people were playing at the same time. My friend has since transferred and I had to get another one for our club. One might not be enough!!! The staff at Cobra went out of their way to get us the system ASAP and were very helpful in every way.

Thanks Cobra!!

Spencer Clubb and the Naval Support Activity Club Naples Italy Volleyball Club
TNOSC Naples
spencer.clubb.ctr@eu.navy.mil

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"There's no better volleyball equipment out there than the Viper. ...Built to last a lifetime!"

Blog.Cobravolleyball.com — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:26:00 GMT

There's no better volleyball equipment out there than the Viper. We've never taken it down and it's stood up to the wear and tear of the brutal Arizona sun. It definitely IS built to last a lifetime! What we love about it is that the net holds true.
If you're looking for a volleyball net there's no better system. Lightweight and extremely durable.

Regards,

Wayne Pomeroy
Mesa, AZ 85209
480-854-2969

NOTE: we recommend that if you leave the system up, relax the tension on the net by loosening the top line through the rope clamp.

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Cobra is the only 3 in 1 game system - volleyball, beach or grass tennis, and badminton

Blog.Cobravolleyball.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:56:00 GMT

The Cobra Volleyball System comes with 3 official height adjustments - men's, women's and junior's, and height adjustments for
beach or grass tennis and badminton can be added. Making the Cobra the only equipment that gives you 3 games in 1 system.

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"After 15 years of use, we need to replace the net."

Blog.Cobravolleyball.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:47:00 GMT

After 15 years of use, we need to replace the net on our Cobra volleyball equipment. The Cobra has been incredibly reliable and
durable. We love the fact that it doesn't have guy wires. Another thing we love is whether we use it on beach or grass doesn't make a difference. It plays great on both and with no sand kits on the beach.

Matt Kojis
San Diego, CA
619-964-6174

Along the same lines, here's Daniel Torres' comments posted 9/19/08.

I am writing to inform you how pleased I have been with your Cobra Volleyball Net System. I bought one of the first Cobras made, back when the company was based in Northern California. I have used this net steadily for more than 10 years. Currently, this net gets used twice a week with my outdoor group in Sacramento, CA. We play mostly grass doubles and three-on-three. I have found the Cobra Volleyball System to be second to none due to its ease of setup, durability of the equipment, and increased playing area due to its lack of guy wires. Before I joined them, the group used to play on one of those other net systems, and ever since they saw the Cobra we've been using my net for our games.

Over the course of the last decade, the Cobra has only needed a handful of replacement parts, all of which your company has provided with World-Class customer service. I recently replaced the top rope per your concise instructions, and the Cobra is back to playing like new. I have visited your headquarters in Arizona, and I have found your organization to be extremely customer-oriented and professional. Thanks for creating such an amazing product. There's a group in Sacramento that wouldn't be enjoying volleyball nearly as much without the Cobra. Consider me a lifelong fan of the Cobra Volleyball Net!

Sincerely, Daniel Torres, Sacramento, CA

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Slide Show of the Aruba International Beach Tennis Event

Blog.Cobravolleyball.com — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:27:00 GMT

I hope you enjoy the slideshow. The top ranked beach tennis players in the world are playing on Cobra beach tennis equipment! ! Here's the link: Aruba International Beach Tennis Event

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"We are very impressed with your product not only from the logistics side but, also from a player's side."

Blog.Cobravolleyball.com — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:41:00 GMT

G'day to you from sunny Australia,

My name is Marty Ermer, Operations manager for Natalie Cook and Sandstorm Beach Club.

We recently purchased 2 Cobra volleyball systems from you with the intention of using them on our State Beach Volleyball Tour.
I would like to report to you that we are very impressed with your product not only from a logistics side but, also from a player's side.
I did use them on the Queensland State Tour and they were well received from the public and coordinators alike.

...We are the largest beach Sports Club in Queensland, if not Australia. Our director is beach Volleyball Gold Medalist, Natalie Cook. Our club caters to 250 teams on a weekly basis, offering junior programs through internationally competitive athletes via the Queensland Academy of Sport, who base their training out of our Club. Sandstorm Beach Club will be hosting the Australian Beach Volleyball Championships; it is the largest event on our Volleyball calendar in Australia....

Marty Ermer
Manager

marty@sandstorm.com.au
www.sandstorm.com.au

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I love the Cobra indoor volleyball net system

Blog.Cobravolleyball.com — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:40:00 GMT

I love the Cobra indoor volleyball net system. It is amazing how easy it is to set up and take down. We use it in our Family Life Center and it's so non invasive that it's basically invisible. Unless your'e looking for the sleeve (insert kit in the floor) when you're setting up the system, you would never know it's there. Everyone is amazed that the equipment is so stable and sturdy yet has such a small (about 1" diameter) footprint in the floor.

I have attached pictures of our insert for the Cobra. (See below - the insert is the round grey circle in the middle of the picture.) The tiles (interlocking tiles sportcourt flooring) we have on the floor are 1 foot by 1 foot and the lines that are painted are 2 inches wide, maybe this will help others visualize the scale and how non-invasive the insert is.

Best Regards,
Jamison Charles
Ministry Coordinator
Henryville United Methodist Church
22520 US Hwy. 431
Guntersville, AL 35976
256-582-2734

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We used our new Cobra indoor volleyball equipment at our Church Youth Conference

Blog.Cobravolleyball.com — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:16:00 GMT

We purchased 2 indoor Cobra Volleyball Net Systems and used them in December for tournaments during our Youth Conference.
They are great. It was very important that they be easy to put up and take down, as advertised, because they're in our multi-purpose room where basketball is also played. They didn't disappoint!

Lena Inocencio
Liberty Baptist Church
6111 Breen Rd.
Houston, TX 77086
281-620-9454

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Feedback from Fort Jackson, South Carolina

Blog.Cobravolleyball.com — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:52:00 GMT

We recently received feedback from Fort Jackson, South Carolina about Cobra volleyball equipment.

"We've had our Cobra volleyball equipment for 6 years and the only things we've needed to replace on our 5 sets are 3 protector caps that have been lost. The volleyball equipment is rental equipment to any military, retired or active, as well as civilians. It gets used all the time by lots of people, and we are very pleased with the Cobra volleyball equipment."

Mike Cavanaugh
Outdoor Recreation
Fort Jackson, SC 29207
803-751-3484
mike.cavanaugh@us.army.mil

We are honored to have the privilege of supplying all the branches of our military with volleyball equipment throughout the years. God Bless the greatest military in the world that serves our great country and rushes to help people all around the world, - right now those in Haiti for whom we pray.

Here's an extract from Fort Jackson's Website:

Welcome to Fort Jackson, South Carolina

"Victory Starts Here!"

"Fort Jackson is the largest and most active Initial Entry Training Center in the U.S. Army, training 50 percent of all Soldiers and 70 percent of the women entering the Army each year. Providing the Army with trained, disciplined, motivated and physically fit warriors who espouse the Army's core values and are focused on teamwork is the post's primary mission. Accomplishing that mission means training in excess of 50,000 basic training and advanced individual training Soldiers every year.

The post has other missions as well. Fort Jackson is home to the U.S. Army Soldier Support Institute, the U.S. Army Chaplains Center and School and the Defense Academy for Credibility Assessment (formerly the Department of Defense Polygraph Institute).

The fort includes more than 52,000 acres, including more than 100 ranges and field training sites and 1,160 buildings. Soldiers, civilians, retirees and family members make up the Fort Jackson community that continues to grow in numbers and facilities. More than 3,900 active duty Soldiers and their 14,000 family members are assigned to the installation and make this area their home. Fort Jackson employs almost 5,200 civilians and provides services for more than 36,000 retirees and their family members. An additional 12,000 students attend courses at the Soldier Support Institute, Chaplain Center and School and Drill Sergeant School annually.

The fort will continue to grow in the coming years as a result of the recent Base Realignment and Closure Commission’s decision to make Fort Jackson the home of the Army’s only Drill Sergeant School, the Department of Defense Joint Center of Excellence for Military Chaplaincy and one of four new Regional Readiness Sustainment Commands.

Since 1917, when fighting men were needed for World War I, Fort Jackson has a proud history of supporting our Army in times of war. That tradition continues today as the fort willingly accepts new challenges related to the War on Terrorism and stands ready to accept any additional mission in support of our nation’s defense."

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"We absolutely love our cobra outdoor volleyball net system."

Blog.Cobravolleyball.com — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:08:00 GMT

From: John C. Bauermeister
To: Cobra Sports International, Inc.
Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 11:31 AM
Subject: RE: Invoice from Cobra Sports International, Inc.

Hello,

I just wanted to email and tell you that we absolutely love our cobra outdoor volleyball net system. I made a custom grass volleyball court and the net looks and works great! I will take some digital photos and send them to you, you might want to use them on your website it looks so good.

Thanks!!!

John

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"It's a great system! I couldn't be happier! Thanks!"

Blog.Cobravolleyball.com — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:28:00 GMT

Purchased the Outdoor Cobra System on Ebay on 18OCT09. My Ebay user name is PYRA11. It's a great system! I couldn't be happier! Thanks!

Chris Harpell
639 Charles Hamilton Drive
Collierville, TN 38017
901-854-8174
snowyblues@comcast.net

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Aruba International Beach Tennis Tournament - November 13 - 15, 2009

Blog.Cobravolleyball.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:27:00 GMT

We went to the Aruba International Beach Tennis tournament in November to see the top ranked beach tennis players in the world play on Cobra beach tennis equipment! It was so exciting. Aruba was wonderful, we met the players and had a fantastic week in Aruba. We've been in correspondence with Jochem Ros for a long time, so it was great to finally get to meet him and his family. Here's the link to the event. Enjoy the experience! http://www.arubabeachtennis.com/internationalevent.html

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Extracts from article on the best outdoor volleyball equipment - from 1997!

Blog.Cobravolleyball.com — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:33:00 GMT

From gt7575e@prism.gatech.edu Thu Jun 19 23:43:04 1997
Newsgroups: rec.sport.volleyballOrganization: Georgia Institute of Technology
From: Michael David Betz
Subject: Re: outdoor net system recommendation
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 00:3l:00-0400 (EDT)

I have had experience with several net systems. In nearly all cases, the ultimate determiner about the liveliness of net play, etc., is
who set the net up and how well they did.

The best system I've used is the 'Cobra' system which... was developed by some guy in California. It consists of a pair of 18" (? maybe 24") (Cobra note - 30") stakes which are driven with a sledge into the ground. The poles are somewhat flexible and fit over the stakes with sleeves. The greatest benefit of this system is the lack of guy wires and the lively net play. It is also nearly impossible to pull down. Obvious drawbacks are the weight of the system (Cobra note: 35 pounds - all components in carrybag) and needing to pound the stakes in. I will say from experience though that it is worth it....

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Get 2, 3 or 4 times the practice with Cobra indoor volleyball equipment!

Blog.Cobravolleyball.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:40:00 GMT

Find out why, since 1993, Cobra indoor volleyball equipment is the highest quality equipment for an unbelievable price and the safest volleyball volleyball equipment in the market today with a LIFETIME warranty!! An added bonus is that all Cobra indoor volleyball systems come with all the components to set up an outdoor portable Cobra – a true 2 for 1 volleyball system! With no heavy standards to damage floors or injure players, yet with the durability to last a lifetime, the indoor Cobra volleyball net stands alone in today’s market.

A unique option Cobra Sports offers is multi court volleyball equipment. We can meet and/or design shared pole indoor volleyball courts and have dozens of these indoor systems in the market today. Any size multi courts can be designed, from smaller practice courts to shared center pole full size courts.

This is an example of multi-court systems. For even greater savings of
investment and space, consider shared center pole courts.

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"It's Where the Sand Meets the Stir Crazy: Indoor Beach `Volleybars' Grow Popular" by Chris Carola Associated Press

Blog.Cobravolleyball.com — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:17:00 GMT

Byline: Chris Carola Associated Press

On a chilly autumn night, the cars begin pulling up to a row of old warehouses tucked between a back street and a busy interstate. In ones and twos, people in athletic clothing walk through a lighted door and onto the beach.

Well, not exactly a beach, but three sand volleyball courts in a former cigarette and coffee warehouse. For sand volleyball players life can be a beach, even if there's three feet of snow outside and the thermometer reads 10-below.

At Albany's Planet Volleyball, the growing popularity of indoor sand volleyball as an antidote to the cold-weather blahs is evidenced by the swarm of people in their 20s and 30s bumping, setting and spiking their way through an evening. Afterward, they move to the bar to have a few beers

``What you can do here is almost feel like you're outside on the sand,'' said Sue Wolfson, a social worker from Albany. ``You're not hibernating like a bear all winter.''

Planet Volleyball, which opened last winter, is one of a growing number of "volleybars'' with indoor sand volleyball courts, bars and restaurants.

USA Volleyball, the sport's governing body, estimates there's 100 volleyball centers in the nation that have at least one indoor sand court, plus another dozen or so that offer only sand courts. Most are in the Northeast or Midwest, where harsh winters are the norm and cabin fever remedies are always welcome.

``People want to get out, and they want to exercise during the winter. It's tough to do it outside in Albany, N.Y.,'' said beach volleyball gold medalist Kent Steffes.

The sport got a big boost from television exposure during the Olympics, where the beach volleyball competition was played before capacity crowds. Watching Americans Karch Kiraly and Steffes win the sport's first gold medal spurred a new interest in the sand game.

``They're getting a taste of it,'' said Steve Butler, a computer technician who plays on the indoor sand at Planet Volleyball to keep sharp for summer beach tournaments. ``They saw Karch Kiraly playing doubles and here they are.''

A chance to meet and mingle with others and the impending start of another long and cold winter are other factors driving indoor sand volleyball's appeal.

``Some of these places are great scenes,'' Steffes said. ``But that's beach volleyball. There's always been a social undertow to it. It's not just a game.''

Rochester's Hot Shots, started five years ago and the first facility of its kind in the Northeast, has six indoor sand courts and eight outdoor courts. Five thousand people play on 450 teams, and on any given winter night about 500 people jam the place, diving around in the sand and bellying up to the bar afterward.

``You can always run into somebody you know,'' Hot Shots owner J.B. Shares said. ``They feel they can get a workout and take advantage of the social atmosphere.''

The social aspect of the game isn't lost on organizers. Many sand leagues require each team to have at least two female players, ensuring a mixing of sexes not normally found in other recreational sports such as softball or basketball.

``After you play volleyball with someone, you really know their personality,'' Plant Volleyball manager Dawn Brown said. ``It's a lot like golf. You get to see how they handle the pressure, whether they stay positive when they're down.''

Despite its growing popularity, the indoor sand game isn't being embraced everywhere. A facility in Syracuse closed after little more than a year in business, as did another in New Jersey. A Hot Shots in Parma, Ohio, near Cleveland, closed earlier this year because the town wouldn't ease its alcohol ban, Shares said.

``It's tough to go into a place and create enthusiasm for volleyball if the enthusiasm for the sport isn't already there,'' he said.

Indoor sand volleyball centers, however, appear to have a bright future. Shares says he's looking into opening indoor beach courts in Buffalo, Chicago and Dublin, Ireland.

Wisconsin, better known for the NFL's Green Bay Packers and the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field, has become a hotbed of indoor sand volleyball.

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Church Volleyball League

Blog.Cobravolleyball.com — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:26:00 GMT

We started our Church Volleyball League with one Cobra Volleyball System. Over the years other Churches in our Diocese purchased Cobras as well and we now have a 14 Church Volleyball League in Long Island, NY. I was the coach from 1999 until last year and have been very happy with our Cobra indoor volleyball equipment.

Father Louis Nicholas
St. Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church
Greenlawn, NY 11740

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"I enjoy your product and will definitely recommend it to my colleagues."

Blog.Cobravolleyball.com — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:53:00 GMT

I just wanted to let you know that the outstanding customer service I received from your company, after purchasing the Beach Tennis system, had a great influence on my decision when choosing new volleyball systems for our resort. I enjoy your product and will definitely recommend it to my colleagues.

Steven Woytko
Recreation Manager
Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa
3030 Holiday Drive
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Phone: 954-766-6135
E-mail: Steven.Woytko@marriott.com
Website: www.marriottharborbeach.com

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"Beach volleyball and kids: the price is right" - Volleyball Magazine October 2009

Blog.Cobravolleyball.com — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:48:00 GMT

Great article In Volleyball Magazine by Ed Ratledge:

"...being between two trips to the beach to respectively play then coach volleyball, I got to thinking about value in our sport. My conclusion was that the costs of beach volleyball are incredibly low in comparison to the benefits we enjoy from our involvement with it. For anyone already involved, it's very easy to see the low monetary cost of beach volleyball. All it takes for a California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) member to sign up for a tournament is $20 and spending a day at the beach is free. CBVA has a thriving youth division, as do several other organizations like the AAU. (COBRA SPORTS note: COBRA has been the official volleyball system of the AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) Beach Volleyball Tour for 12 years.)

Coming down to a tournament is a great excuse for anyone to enjoy a day at the beach. And the kids get to play in a low-stress atmosphere.... How many things do our kids really get to do entirely for themselves?
Indoor volleyball has become so high-pressure and intense that players are burning out.

The lack of coaches around beach volleyball tournaments also breeds responsibility and independence. Many of the players in the older age divisions complete the web-based sign up on their own and I'm always fielding questions from teens about registration, locations, etc.

What little coaching our beach volleyball infrastructure gives us comes in the form of camps. These usually provide tips on how to make the transition from the indoor game. They can speed up the learning curve quite a bit for players who might get frustrated by the elements like wind and sand. Most camps combine fun with learning and cost around $100 to $150 per week. Camps are well worth the money if they are coached by a qualified beach professional. (You can find Ed's camps at ratcamp.com.)

One final bargain of beach volleyball is the lack of physical toll it takes on your body. It has one of the lowest injury rates of any sport. In my 12 years on the sand I've never experienced a major injury. I would highly recommend playing on sand to anyone who struggles with common indoor injuries because it can help to fortify at-risk joints like ankles and knees by strengthening all the muscles around them...."

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