VolleyHut.com
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VolleyHut.com is an online retailer of volleyball products.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Genre | Sports |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | Charlie Jackson |
| Headquarters | , USA |
| Website | www.VolleyHut.com |
Established in 1999, VolleyHut is based in Poway, California and owned by Charlie Jackson.[1]
Jackson was an early Macintosh software publisher who founded Silicon Beach Software and co-founded FutureWave Software, which created the original version of what is now Adobe Flash.
VolleyHut established the Beach Volleyball Junior Olympics as a stand-alone event, hosting it in 1999 in San Diego.[citation needed] Previously, the Beach Volleyball Junior Olympics had been held in conjunction with a pro beach volleyball event.
From 2000 to 2007, VolleyHut also assisted U.S. women players by sponsoring a team in the under-20 International Tournament held each year in Sibillini, Italy.[2]