In beach volleyball, what is the 'AVP'?

In beach volleyball, what is the 'AVP'?

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The AVP is the Association of Volleyball Professionals, and it is responsible for putting on the professional tour in the United States . The volleyball tour has enormous amounts of prize money, with events all over the country, and all the events televised. The Association of Volleyball Professionals was developed in 1983 when the players felt that the sport was being taken away from them by the promoters at the time we were putting on events. A gentleman by the name of Leonard Armano came to the players and asked us at the time if we wanted to have control over our own sport and we all agreed, so he started the Association of Volleyball Professionals on our behalf, and built it up to where it is today.