Beach Volleyball

BEACH BOARD POSITIONS AVAILABLE

The USA Volleyball Beach ‘Interim’ Administrative Council is currently seeking applicants to fill two (2) positions on the Board of Directors representing Beach:

Beach –At Large Director (currently vacant)
Beach / Elite Development Director (currently held by Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer who is eligible for re-election)

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2012 Olympic Games * Adult Beach Programs * Junior Beach Programs * Collegiate Sand Programs * Beach Coaching Programs * Latest News * Beach Volleyball Pipeline

USA Volleyball is the National Governing Body for the sport of beach volleyball in the United States. USAV runs and manages the U.S. National and Olympic Beach Volleyball Teams as well as the U.S. Youth and Junior Beach National Teams for each gender. The USAV Beach National Ranking System, Jose Cuervo Series, the USA Junior Beach Tour, and the USAV Beach High Performance Programs along with a number of tiered training programs, are managed by the USAV Beach Programs office.

USAV Beach works to advance beach volleyball talent and build a broader and stronger pipeline of athletes and coaches for our U.S. Olympic Teams. The beach programs at USA Volleyball build the "pipeline" for young beach volleyball athletes who aspire to reach the elite level of their sport and who dream of representing the United States on the Beach Volleyball National Team.

USAV Beach provides team and camp opportunities for beach athletes in several designated age groups. These age groups are determined by an athlete's year of birth (using international criteria) and begin when they are in middle school, continuing for 15 seasons, often into their collegiate years and transition to professional.

The goals of the beach programs include:

To be the worldwide leader in the sport of beach volleyball;
To win Olympic medals;
To participate in as many FIVB and related events possible;
To grow the number of opportunities available to beach athletes, the number of high-level competitions, and the amount of time they are able to participate;
To prepare a broad pool of qualified and experienced athletes available to compete for spots in national and international competitions;
To prepare a broad pool of qualified and experienced coaches for all levels of the game;
To prepare athletes for collegiate sand participation and to expose athletes to collegiate sand coaches;
To bring young beach volleyball athletes together in challenging and rewarding training environments;
To provide opportunities to learn and develop with the best coaches in the United States and compete at elite and international levels;
To grow the game at the grassroots and development level; and
To introduce outdoor volleyball to a new audience.

For more information contact USAV Beach Programs: 200 Pier Ave., Suite 134, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254, Ph (310) 975-3030, Fax: (310) 376-7300

Adult Beach Programs

Olympic Information:
Player Profiles * 2012 Olympic Games Selection Procedures * 2012 Staff Selection Procedures * Olympic Medal History * Beach Photo Galleries * NBC 2012 Olympic Games Page

Elite Athlete Information:
Player Profiles * 2012 International Tourney Deadlines and Registration * 2012 Jose Cuervo Series * 2012 International Development Qualifiers * Beach Volleyball Database * FIVB Beach Volleyball Page * NORCECA Beach Volleyball Page * Beach Photo Galleries

Adult Open Information:
USAV National Ranking System * 2012 International Development Qualifiers * 2011 U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball * Wide Open Beach Volleyball * USAV Beach Coaching Education (BCAP) * Beach Volleyball Results Archive

Junior Beach Programs

Junior Beach High Performance Information:
2012 Beach HP Tryouts * 2012 Beach High Performance Camps * 2012 Beach High Performance Championships * Beach Photo Galleries

Junior Beach Development Information:
2012 USA Junior Beach Tour * 2012 USA Beach Development Camps * Junior Beach National Ranking System

Collegiate Sand Programs

USAV Sand Volleyball Page * 2012 Beach HP Tryouts/World University Games * 2012 USAV Beach Collegiate Challenge * 2012 AVCA Collegiate Sand Volleyball Championship * AVCA List of NCAA Sand Programs * NCAA Programs, Rules, & Legislation * National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Association

Beach Coaching Programs:

Beach IMACT Course * Beach Coaching Accreditation Program (BCAP)

Latest News:

Photo: Courtesy NORCECA Michelle Moriarty (second from right) and Traci Weamer (far right) stand on the podium at the NORCECA Beach Tour. U.S. Women Finish Second at NORCECA Beach

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 21, 2012) – The U.S. women’s beach volleyball team of Michelle Moriarty (Houston, Texas) and Traci Weamer (Upland, Calif.) finished second at the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour event on May 18-20 in Chiapas, Mexico.

The U.S. men’s team of David Smith (Denver, Colo.) and Skylar del Sol (Elizabeth, Colo.) had a tougher time with the competition, finishing sixth out of 18 teams.

In the women’s competition, which started with pool play and moved into a single-elimination bracket, Moriarty and Weamer went 2-0 in pool play and carried that momentum through the next two matches. In the first round of bracket play, the Americans pushed past Puerto Rico’s Dariam Acevedo and Tatiana Encarnacion 21-19, 21-19.

In the semifinals, which took place May 20, Moriarty and Weamer defeated Canada’s Caleigh Whitaker and Victoria Altomare 21-16, 21-14.

In the final, Cuba proved too much to handle, as Moriarty and Weamer fell to Niriam Sinal and Ion Canet, 22-20, 25-23. MORE

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