Hyden also plays beach volleyball as a defender. He has been playing several years on the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) circuit, remaining consistently in the top 8 teams. He has had several 2nd-place finishes and got a first-place finish in 2005. 2007 has seen him with many 3rd & 5th-place finishes. He also won the coveted "God of the Beach" tournament in Las Vegas in 2007 and 2008.

In 2018 Hyden became the oldest male player to win an AVP tournament at 45 years, 9 months, and 22 days of age. Hyden also played in an AVP final at the age of 50 years in 2022, losing to the 43 year old Phil Dalhausser and Taylor Crabb.

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