Heeeellllllooooooooo Frank Walker from .... Nah just kidding. Welcome to the new year of 2012 ... AN OLYMPIC YEAR! Woooooooohoooooooooooooo

 So with that in mind, our first topic of MMXII is:

"I want to play in the Olympics, so how do I go about it?"
 
Well, there is that training and athletic ability stuff, and team work, and perseverence, and attitude, and mental toughness. But after all that, how do I actually qualify to play in the Olympics? Here's how:
 
There are 24 Spots up for grabs in each gender.
 
1st spot: Host country gets a gig (Great Britain).
 
Next 16 places: from the World Ranking (i.e. 12 best results between the World Championships, World Tour and recognized Continental Tour during the period 1 January 2011 until 17 June 2012)
 
18 to 22: from the FIVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup (played between June 1, 2010-June 24, 2012)
 
23 and 24: from the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Cup Olympic Qualification (25 June – 1 July 2012).
 
* Not Necessarily in that order.
 
NB: There is a Maximum of 2 teams per country in the 24 team draw.