Juniors Volleyball Tournaments and Information

Upcoming Events!!!

Triangle
Youth Beach Volleyball Club
Next Session

•When? Monday Nights from 5:30-7:30PM. League is FULL! Pick-up also available.
•Where? N. Cary Park. Directions
•What? Boys and girls 10-18 years old interested in playing beach volleyball are invited to attend these meetings to learn about and play beach volleyball.
•Contact? Mark Nalevanko mark@vh1vball.com (919)931-2032

2008 Junior Tournament Schedule

vh1vball Tournaments:

• Sat, April 26: Junior Beach Volleyball Open #1 (Pictures- must be member of vh1vballjrs Yahoo! group) - N. Cary Park, Cary
Thanks to the 30 teams that participated!
• Sat, May 31: Junior Beach Volleyball Open #2 (REGISTRATION NOW OPEN) - Jaycee Park, Raleigh
U18/U16/U14 Divisions for Girls and Boys/Coed. Sign-up Early to reserve a spot! Check-in begins at 8:30AM with play starting around 9AM.
• Sat, June 21: Junior Beach Volleyball Open #3 - N. Cary Park, Cary
• Sat, July 19: Junior Beach Volleyball Championships - Jaycee Park, Raleigh

National/Regional Events:

• AAU Beach Tour
• USAV National Tour Schedule

BEACH VOLLEYBALL "Wave of the Future"

Juniors VB Quick Links:

» Junior Beach Volleyball Club Info Packet 2008 - including rules of the game
» Club Player Info Form - fill this out if participating in the new club
» Triangle Beach Jr Championships Photos

Newsletters:

» Fall 2006 Newsletter
» August Newsletter
» July Newsletter
» June Newsletter
» May Newsletter
» April Newsletter
» February Juniors Beach Preview

Starting in 1994 with a single event in California featuring 16 teams, junior beach volleyball has grown to become a national sport with tournaments attracting hundreds of teams. With the allure of playing volleyball in a fun-and-sun outdoor environment, the question 'How can an indoor player benefit from beach volleyball?' is often asked. Often times the best indoor players come from beach volleyball backgrounds, including Karch Kiraly and Misty May. Proven benefits of playing beach volleyball include:

»Quick all-around skill development
»Improved movement, jumping, and conditioning from running in the sand
»Improved reaction time from covering more court

Additionally, college coaches increasingly look to beach volleyball as an important way to train players. John Cook, head coach of the University of Nebraska, states that "We feel there are many advantages to training in the sand and we have gone as far as building an indoor sand court at Nebraska. Not only can they play on the sand, but we can train them there as well."

With that said, 2006 marked the first year of a new program by vh1vball where we introduced the sport of beach volleyball to juniors around North Carolina. One (1) clinic and three (3) tournaments were offered that year. In 2007 the very first junior beach volleyball club in North Carolina was started for Triangle area juniors. Interested juniors got the opportunity from late March-early July to participate in weekly practice/pick-up play sessions. Additionally, participation levels substantially increased with over 80 teams taking part in the four (4) tournaments we offered. It's time to give beach volleyball a try!

Please note that juniors are not limited to playing in the juniors-only events. Juniors are welcome and even encouraged to play in our grass King/Queen and Reverse Co-ed tournaments as well as our standard sand doubles tournaments.