IDQ Points to Determine NORCECA Beach Teams

B.J. Hoeptner Evans
Manager, Media Relations and Publications
Phone: (719) 228-6800
E-Mail: bj.evans@usav.org  

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 25, 2010) – The USA Volleyball Beach Department has announced that athletes for the first two NORCECA events of 2010 will be chosen based on 2009 IDQ results.

If there are no interested athletes with IDQ points, then AVP points will be used to select teams.

These first two events as scheduled by NORCECA are:

March 17-22 on Grand Cayman Island0
March 31-April 5 at Boca Chica in the Dominican Republic

Please note that the United States can enter one funded team per event, per gender. USA Volleyball may enter a second team per event per gender on a space available basis. The second team will not receive USAV or NORCECA funding. 

If you are interested in participating in any of these three events, please register here: Women's Registration – Men’s Registration. Teams will be selected three weeks prior to the start of each event.

Below is a schedule of the four 2010 USA Volleyball International Development Qualifiers, which are scheduled to begin in early March. They are a great way to get ready for the upcoming season:

March 6-7 in Long Beach, Calif.
March 27-28 in Long Beach, Calif.
June/July TBD in Long Beach, Calif.
September TBD in Florida or Southern California

The top three teams of each IDQ will earn entry as a team into one NORCECA event and a travel stipend of $200/athlete from USA Volleyball. Additional travel funding from NORCECA may be awarded and hotel and meals will be covered by the promoter. 

Athletes interested in participating in FIVB exhibitions and challenger events will be selected based on IDQ points but will not receive funding. Registration for the first IDQ will open in early February and a press release will be sent out with information on how to register.

If you have any further questions please feel free to contact USA Volleyball’s beach office at (310) 364-5214.

Click here to view the 2009 IDQ results.

Tags: Beach, Beach Volleyball, International Development Qualifiers, NORCECA Beach Circuit