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USA Volleyball has announced the appointment of Carolina “Gabi” Garbato as its new General Manager, USA Beach Volleyball, effective immediately. In this role, Garbato will lead the overall management, performance and continuous evolution of USA Volleyball’s beach program.

After years of battling on opposite sides of the net, two of American beach volleyball's biggest stars are officially joining forces as Trevor Crabb and Chase Budinger announce a new partnership.The pairing brings together elite international experience, world-class athleticism, and a shared vision of contending for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

USA Volleyball announces that Casey Patterson has been named assistant coach for the U.S. Men’s Beach National Team. He will join head coach Matt Fuerbringer in leading the program’s top athletes through the 2026 season and beyond.

Seven legendary athletes will be inducted into the 2026 USA Volleyball Hall of Fame during the annual ceremony at the Dorothy C. Boyce Banquet on May 20 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld in Florida.

USA Volleyball has named Matt Fuerbringer as head coach of the U.S. Men’s Beach National Team, marking the first head coaching appointment under the organization’s newly redesigned Beach Performance Collective and unified training model.

U.S. Beach National Team athletes Taylor Crabb and Andy Benesh have officially joined forces, marking one of the most anticipated new partnerships on the AVP and international beach circuits. The duo aims to build momentum through the 2026 and 2027 seasons as they prepare for an Olympic qualification run leading into the LA 2028 Games

Two of the most accomplished beach volleyball players in the United States, Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft, have announced a new partnership that brings together two elite-level athletes, one with Olympic experience and the other a rising world talent, as they look to represent the U.S. at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

Twelve U.S. beach teams, including 2024 Olympian Miles Partain, are scheduled to compete at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Futures event on Dec. 4-7 in Pompano Beach, Fla.

Taryn Brasher and Kristen Nuss finished off the 2025 Beach Pro Tour with a silver medal at the Beach World Championships in Adelaide.

The world’s top beach volleyball athletes will gather in Southern California for an epic week of competition at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Elite16 and the Newport Beach Invitational, October 7-12.

USA Volleyball, in partnership with the Florida Region of USA Volleyball, will once again bring world-class beach volleyball to Florida with the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour (BPT) Futures Pompano Beach, Florida, Dec. 4-7, 2025, as part of the second annual Pompano Beach Volleyball Festival.

USA Volleyball is proud to announce that Kerri Walsh Jennings and the late Flo Hyman have been selected for induction into the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame, Class of 2025. This prestigious honor recognizes not only their legendary athletic careers, but also their enduring contributions to the sport of volleyball and the broader Olympic & Paralympic movement.

USA Volleyball proudly announces that three-time Olympic medalist April Ross has been named head of coaching for Beach National Teams. In this pivotal role, Ross will be responsible for supporting the professional development of Beach National Team coaches, enhancing their training, competition preparedness, and the performance of our top American athletes on the international stage.

Following Paris’ Historic Success, LA28 Sets the Scene for a New Era of Olympic Volleyball in Southern California COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 15, 2025) – The Olympic Games are returning to U.S. soil—and volleyball fans across the nation have every reason to celebrate. LA28, the Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic Games, has unveiled its most dynamic...

USA Volleyball is proud to announce that two legendary athletes, Kerri Walsh Jennings and Flo Hyman, have been nominated for induction into the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame.

Six legendary athletes will be inducted into the USA Volleyball Hall of Fame during the annual banquet and ceremony on May 21 at the Hilton Denver City Center in Colorado.

In this week’s beach update, we recap how the U.S. came away with two medals from BPT Challenge Haikou after starting in the qualification rounds. Plus, we look ahead to BPT Challenge Chennai this week in India, with only two weeks to go until the last pro tour events of the year.

The U.S. won three medals in two different international beach volleyball events last week, and two beach volleyball icons said goodbye at the AVP League Final.  This week, U.S. athletes are the BPT Challenge Haikou.

Olympic gold medalist Alix Klineman has announced that she is retiring from competition.

Twenty-three emerging U.S. beach teams are scheduled to compete at the Volleyball World Pro Beach Tour (PBT) Futures event on Dec. 5-8 in Pompano Beach, Fla., the first PBT event ever in the United States