Sand is an ideal medium for developing coordination, flexibility, endurance, and for recovering muscles and joints. Many professional clubs and players use sand training for rehabilitation after injuries. Global football giants like Barcelona and Milan have dedicated beach football facilities.

In 2000, one of the first beach football tournaments in Ukraine, the “Sun City CUP,” was held at Venice Beach. The winner was the Lotto team, featuring Dynamo legends Shmatovalenko, Kolytyntsev, and Salenko. The first permanent beach football field, “Venice,” was established in the late 1990s.

The first Ukrainian congress in Hydropark founded the Beach Soccer Association of Ukraine (BSAU), which became a member of the Football Federation of Ukraine in 2002. In 2011, Kyiv City Council established a center for beach football, with Hydropark Arena becoming the main stadium.

Ukraine’s national team has achieved significant success in beach soccer: European Cup (2007), European Championship silver (2015), and European Championship gold (2016). Today, beach soccer development is supported by the Kyiv Beach Soccer Association and the NC Beachsoccer Academy.