Smack Sportswear Crowned Official Apparel of National Collegiate Sand Volleyball Association

Smack and Original King of the Beach Sinjin Smith Join Empires in New Partnership

Smack Sportswear (Smack), the leading brand of custom-designed volleyball apparel for both indoor and beach volleyball players alike, today announced a partnership with The National Collegiate Sand Volleyball Association (NCSVA) as their official apparel supplier.

Smack will not only be the official apparel of the NCSVA, but will also provide event prizes for the college series regional competitions and the Championships (featuring the top men's and women's players from colleges all over the U.S.). In addition, Smack will develop the NCSVA's online store and offer discounted beach active apparel to all college athletes through their sister store at www.VBSuperstore.com. The National Collegiate Sand Volleyball Association was founded by the Volleyball Hall of Fame's original King of the Beach, Sinjin Smith: two-time World Champion, Olympian and former President of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Council.

Sinjin, who's been instrumental in beach volleyball's rise as a sport over the last 20 years, had this to say on the new partnership, "I wanted to give college kids around the country a true beach volleyball experience with the NCSVA national qualifiers, and Smack was the perfect fit to complete the beach volleyball lifestyle. We look forward to a fantastic future together."

Bill Sigler, Owner of Smack Sportswear, stated, "Smack has been the premier beach volleyball brand since 1994... our goal is to partner with and support the premier organizations in the sport, such as USA Beach Volleyball, the NVL, and now the NCSVA."

The sport of collegiate sand volleyball is poised for rapid growth in the near future. Smack Sportswear, with its long history in the sport and breadth of category experience is dedicated to helping make this growth at fast reality.