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USA beach has announced that it has expanded the 2010 Beach High Performance Tryouts to from three locations in 2009 to eight locations.  Tryouts are open to all beach athletes ages 14-25.  Selected athletes will comprise the Select-Under 17, Youth-Under 19, and Junior-Under 21 Beach National Teams representing the USA in various national and international competitions including the Beach High Performance Championships July 16-18.  Tryouts to be led by USA beach staff. All players do not need to sign up with a partner

All athletes will receive a written evaluation to be mailed or e-mailed after the camp.  Each tryout will include 4-6 hours of beach time where athletes will receive instruction and strive to be selected for one of the USAV Beach High Performance Programs.  Athletes are evaluated and ranked based on the entire tryout population from across the country. Registration and a tryout fee of $65 for USAV members and $70 for non-members are required; athletes may attend more than one tryout.

14-Mar

Long Beach, CA

11-Apr

Phoenix, AZ

18-Apr

Santa Monica/Manhattan Beach, CA

24-Apr

Coco Beach/Deerfield Beach, FL

25-Apr

Siesta Key, FL

8-May

Long Beach, CA

9-May

Long Beach, CA (late start)

23-May

Santa Cruz, CA

30-May

Grand Haven, MI

4-Jun

Dallas, TX

 

Click here to register.

Youth and Junior Beach National Teams (A1 Program)

The junior national level of the USA Volleyball Beach High Performance Program consists of the Junior Beach National Teams (JBNT) and Youth Beach National Teams (YBNT). Junior and Youth Training Teams include the top eight athletes per gender and age group chosen from Beach High Performance Tryouts. After a period of team training, the squad will be paired down to a final four athletes per age per gender who will represent the United States at the FIVB U19 and U21 World Championships.

FIVB Youth (U19) World Championships – July 22-25, Porto, Portugal

FIVB Junior (U21) World Championships - Sept. 16-19, Alanya, Turkey
For more information:
FIVB Beach Information

 

Junior Beach High Performance Teams (Junior A2 Program)

Below the National Team, the athletes selected to the Junior Beach High Performance Teams will be invited to participate in a four day Beach High Performance Camp July 11th-14th and then compete in the USAV Beach High Performance Championships July 16th-18th both in Southern California.  Other athletes will be invited to the Holiday High Performance Camp, December 27th-30th in San Diego, CA.  Other Youth and Junior Beach High Performance events may be added.


2010 FIVB / USA Volleyball High Performance Age-Group Classification 

 

Please note that international beach age classifications differ from USA Volleyball Junior club age definitions and also from grade classifications of US school systems.

In accordance with goals of the USA Volleyball to provide aspiring young volleyball players with world-class training and competition, Beach High Performance age-group classifications are consistent with those established by the FIVB (Federation Internationale de Volleyball). Those age-group classifications govern international competition and all levels of Beach High Performance programs.  Please note that these age-group classifications differ from USA Volleyball Junior club and Junior Beach Tour age definitions and also from grade classifications of US school systems.

Junior-U21: Born in 1990 or 1991
Youth-U19: Born in 1992 or 1993

Select-U17: Born in 1994 and after

 

Beach High Performance Tryout Information

Participants: US citizens, ages 14-21 years

Cost: $65 for USAV members, $70 for non-members

Registration: Online by midnight, PST pm the Wednesday before each event

                  Walk-up and late registration accepted on a space-available basis, plus $25 late entry fee

Website: Click here to register.

Paperwork: Completed USAV membership form if not already a USAV member.  For athletes under 18 years of age, Medical release form with parent/guardian signature.  All forms are available on registration site.  Please fax, mail, or email all completed paperwork the Wednesday before your tryout.

2010 Schedule - Other local tournaments will be posted as they are scheduled Minimize

March 14

USA Beach High Performance Tryout - Long Beach

April 11

USA Beach High Performance Tryout - Phoenix

May 15

USA Beach Juniors Tour  -  Galveston

May 29-30

PowerBar Beach Series Tournament

June 4

USA Beach High Performance Tryout

June 5-6

USA Beach Juniors Tour  -  Dallas

July 10-11

PowerBar Beach Series Championship

July 17

USA Beach High Performance Championship - Long Beach

August 22

USA Beach Nationals

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2010 USA Beach Tour Minimize

 

“With the recent adoption of sand volleyball as an NCAA emerging sport for women, the Beach Junior Tour is the ideal way for girls to get involved with a sport they can play in college,” USA Volleyball CEO Doug Beal said.

“We are really excited to bring the USA Volleyball Beach Junior Tour to so many new parts of the country,” said Ali Wood Lamberson, USA Volleyball’s director of beach programs. “The Beach Junior Tour is a great way for kids to try beach volleyball, or improve on their existing skills.”

We are glad to be able to expand the number of tour qualifying events in 2010 and look forward to awarding championship bid invitations – that include free entry fees – to the top three placing teams in each age division for the Open Championships in Fort Lauderdale,” said Rick Schanz, the tour director from the Elevation Group. “Championship bids will be extended to the top three teams in each age division with alternate bids offered through sixth place, so we should have good representation from across the country at our finale in Fort Lauderdale.”

It is the first year that the Tour Championships will be held outside California.

“For many years I’ve been asking to host the Championship,” said Steve Bishop, the executive director of USA Volleyball’s Florida Region. “Just having a spectacular beach event that the kids can look forward to at the end of the year is certainly our top goal.”

The 2009 Tour had 13 events in 11 regions with 2,224 participants. An average of 85 teams competed per event, a 49 percent increase in average participation from previous years. 

Event registration will be open on March 15 and posted at www.usabeach.org.

2010 Events Schedule*

DATE NAME LOCATION
May 8 U.S. Border Open Brownsville, Texas  
May 15 Texas Open Galveston, Texas  
June 5-6 Mid-South Open Dallas, Texas  
June 5-6 Desert Open - (evening) Phoenix (Glendale), Ariz.  
June 12 Central Open Milwaukee, Wis.  
June 12-13 Great Plains Open Omaha, Neb.  
June 13 East Coast Long Island, N.Y.  
June 18-20 Crossroads of the West Open  Salt Lake City, Utah  
June 20 Southern Open Fort Lauderdale, Fla.  
July 10-11 Ohio Valley Open Mason (Cincinnati), Ohio  
July 11 Gulf Coast Open Siesta Key, Fla.  
July 17 Hawkeye Open Des Moines, Iowa  
July 17 SoCal Open  and 
High Performance Championships
Long Beach, Calif.  
Aug. 22 USA Beach Junior Tour Championship Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
 

 




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