COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 14, 2022) – This June, high school- and college-aged beach volleyball athletes across the nation will compete for spots on three separate age-group national teams.
USA Volleyball’s Beach National Team Development Program (NTDP) will host trials for the U19, U20 and World University Championship Beach National Teams. All three trials will take place in Southern California with exact locations to be finalized shortly.
2022 U20 NORCECA Championship Trials
- June 6-9, 2022
- Registration now open; closes May 30
- Athletes must be born on or after January 1, 2003
- NORCECA U20 Beach Championships: Location and Dates TBC
2022 U19 Beach World Championship Trials
- June 20-23, 2022
- Registration opens March 21; closes June 13
- Athletes must be born on or after January 1, 2004
- FIVB U19 Beach World Championships: Dikili, Turkey; Sept. 14-18, 2022
2022 FISU Beach World University Championship Trials
- June 20-23, 2022
- Registration opens March 21; closes June 13
- Athletes must be born between January 1, 1997, and December 31, 2004, and fulfil ONE of the following requirements:
- Currently taking classes toward a degree at an accredited college/university, OR
- Have/will have graduated in 2021 or 2022
- FISU Beach World Championships: Lake Placid, New York; Aug. 24-28, 2022
For all three trials, the first-place finishers earn the right to represent the U.S. in their respective international events. Second-place finishers will do the same provided the U.S. is awarded a second team in the competition.
Registration for a pair in any of the three trials costs $250, however athletes who have participated in an NTDP Training Series are eligible for a $50 discount per athlete. Contact Beach NTDP coordinator Cody Liner for a discount code prior to registration.
The U.S. has recently won both the FIVB U19 Beach World Championship and the FISU Beach World University Championship. Last December, Delaynie Maple/Megan Kraft claimed the U19 world title in Thailand, and Xolani Hodel/Kate Reilly finished fourth. Americans have twice won the World University Championship, most recently in 2016 when current U.S. Beach National Team athletes Kelly Claes/Sara Hughes struck gold.
About the National Team Development Program
The mission of the National Team Development Program is to identify, recruit and accelerate the development of high-potential junior volleyball players for the ultimate purpose of strengthening our national team programs to achieve sustained competitive excellence.
For more information on the NTDP, please visit our FAQ page.