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A volleyball training device includes a telescoping vertical member having a height adjustable between a predetermined minimum and maximum height. The telescoping vertical member has a lower end adapted to be mounted in the ground and an upper end. A horizontal member having a first end and a second

A volleyball training device includes a telescoping vertical member having a height adjustable between a predetermined minimum and maximum height. The telescoping vertical member has a lower end adapted to be mounted in the ground and an upper end. A horizontal member having a first end and a second end is attached to the upper end of the telescoping vertical member adjacent to the first end thereof. A flexible member having a first end and a second end is connected adjacent to the second end of the horizontal member at a first end thereof. A volleyball holder is coupled to the second end of the flexible member and is adapted to securely hold a volleyball in a manner which allows a user to strike a top portion thereof when the volleyball is positioned within the volleyball holder.

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1. A portable beach volleyball training device adapted to be temporarily mounted in the ground, comprising: a telescoping vertical member adjustable between a predetermined minimum height and a predetermined maximum height, the telescoping vertical member having a lower end adapted to be fixedly mou

1. A portable beach volleyball training device adapted to be temporarily mounted in the ground, comprising: a telescoping vertical member adjustable between a predetermined minimum height and a predetermined maximum height, the telescoping vertical member having a lower end adapted to be fixedly mounted and an upper end;a horizontal member having a first end and a second end, the first end of the horizontal member attached to the telescoping vertical member adjacent to the upper end thereof;a flexible member having a first end and a second end, the first end of the flexible member connected to the horizontal member adjacent to the second end thereof;a volleyball holder coupled to the second end of the flexible member, the volleyball holder adapted to securely hold a volleyball in a manner which allows a user to strike a top portion thereof when the volleyball is positioned within the volleyball holder; wherein the volleyball holder comprises: a first strap forming a vertical loop, a first end of the first strap coupled to a second end of the first strap on the same side thereof; the first and second ends of the vertical loop coupled directly to the second end of the flexible member,a second strap forming a horizontal loop, the loop formed by the second strap having a diameter just larger than the diameter of a volleyball, the second strap coupled to two points on the first strap at two diametrically opposite points on the second strap; andwherein the vertical loop formed by the first strap contacts the volleyball along lower one-half of a vertical circumference of the volleyball but is spaced apart from an upper one-half of the vertical circumference of the volleyball such that a user can strike an upper portion of the volleyball during use without contacting the first strap; andmeans for temporarily securing the lower end of the telescoping vertical member anywhere in the ground. 2. The beach volleyball training device of claim 1, wherein the telescoping vertical member is formed from square telescopic steel tubing sections. 3. The beach volleyball training device of claim 1, wherein the horizontal member is formed from a threaded rod. 4. The beach volleyball training device of claim 1, further comprising wing members for securing the lower end of the telescoping vertical member in the ground. 5. The beach volleyball training device of claim 1, further comprising at least one eyebolt and associated stake for securing the lower end of the telescoping vertical member in the ground. 6. The beach volleyball training device of claim 1, further comprising a weighted base for securing the lower end of the telescoping vertical member to the ground. 7. The beach volleyball training device of claim 1, further comprising straps for securing the lower end of the telescoping vertical member to a fixed structure in the ground. 8. The beach volleyball training device of claim 1, wherein the flexible member comprises a spring. 9. The beach volleyball training device of claim 8, wherein the flexible member further comprises a connector for coupling the spring to the horizontal member. 10. The beach volleyball training device of claim 8, wherein the flexible member further comprises a connector for coupling the spring to the volleyball holder. 11. The beach volleyball training device of claim 8, wherein the flexible member further comprises a swivel connection coupled between the spring and the volleyball holder. 12. The beach volleyball training device of claim 8, wherein the flexible member further comprises a swivel connection coupled between the spring and the horizontal member. 13. The beach volleyball training device of claim 8, wherein the flexible member includes a connector which permits the volleyball holder to become detached upon a ball strike. 14. The beach volleyball training device of claim 1, further comprising: a third strap forming a vertical semi-circle having first and second ends coupled to diametrically opposite points on the second strap, the third strap coupled to the first strap at a midpoint of the vertical semi-circle formed by the third strap. 15. The beach volleyball training device of claim 14, wherein the connections between the second strap and the third strap are offset by ninety degrees from the connections between the second strap and the first strap.