Beach Soccer Histories is the first text to consider the sport as a historical, social and cultural phenomenon, to define its traditions, and present leading research on the development and significance of football played on sand.

Lee McGowan is a Senior Lecturer at the University of the Sunshine Coast. His primary research interests are in the intersections of creative writing, sport (particularly football), and community engagement. His publications include books, journal articles, book chapters, a digital history, fiction, and creative non-fiction.

Elizabeth Ellison is Associate Professor and Deputy Dean (Research) for the School of Education and the Arts at Central Queensland University. She has researched the Australian beach since her PhD (2013) situated within creative arts and cultural studies. She also has a focus on applied regional arts, leading research projects in the Centre for Research in Equity & Advancement of Teaching and Education.

Michele Lastella is Senior Lecturer and researcher at the Appleton Institute for Behavioural Science at CQUniversity. His primary area of expertise is sleep, recovery, and sport psychology. Being a former Beach Socceroo, Michele brings experience from both an athlete's perspective as well as a researcher's perspective.

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Acknowledgements

1 Beach Soccer Contexts

2 The Beach: More Than a Pitch

3 Beach Soccer, Histories, and Context

4 Beach Soccer in Brazil 1923-1994

5 Beach Soccer in the United States 1992-2012

6 Beach Soccer in Australia 2005-2019

7 Beach Soccer in Tahiti and Solomon Islands 2006-2021

8 Beach Soccer in 2023

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