Beach Update: Two NORCECA Events Open October in Punta Cana

In this week’s beach update, we gear up for two NORCECA events in Punta Cana, including the debut of the 2024 U23 Beach National Team. We also check in on national team athletes competing in AVP and Queen and King of the Court events as we await the next international competition.

U23 Beach National Team to Compete at 2024 NORCECA Tour

USA Volleyball is proud to announce the two pairs and two reserve pairs who will represent the Beach U23 National Team at the 2024 NORCECA Continental Tour on Oct. 6-10 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Beach Update: Anderson, Bauer Win Back-to-Back Futures

The latest installment of the beach update includes the second straight BPT Futures win for Brook Bauer and Maddie Anderson, plus a look ahead to the beach events on the calendar as we enter autumn.

Beach Athletes Headed to 2024 NTDP Fall Training Series

More than 50 girls and boys athletes will be in Virginia Beach, Va., on Sept. 28-29 for the 2024 Beach National Team Development Program Fall Training Series.

Beach Update: Zilch, Gentry win 2024 Beach Collegiate Challenge

his week’s beach update recaps the results from the Beach Collegiate Challenge at Stevenson University and two Beach Pro Tour Futures events that resulted in a silver medal heading back to the U.S. This week, we take a look at two more futures events on the calendar.

Ohio Schools Make History with “Showdown at Sundown”

Six high school teams made history by competing in early season scrimmages in what is believed to be the first outdoor high school volleyball contest in Ohio. Deemed “Showdown at Sundown” the event was co-hosted by Newark Catholic High School and Newark High School on Aug. 8 at White Field in Newark.

Beach Update: U.S. Pairs Compete in Two Futures and the AVP League

In this week’s beach update, the U.S. brings back a medal from the 2024 FISU World University Championship in Rio and Paris Olympians show out at the Hermosa Beach Open. Plus, we review BPT Futures Qidong ahead of two more Futures events set to take place this week as well as the first week of the AVP league.

U.S. Comes Away with Silver at 2024 Beach World University Championships

Xolani Hodel (Stanford) and Alexis Durish (Florida State) claimed the silver medal for the U.S. at the 2024 FISU Beach World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil over the weekend.

Tampa United’s Cambria Kuipers Making Impact in Nigeria

When Tampa United Volleyball’s Cambria Kuipers first decided to collect old volleyball gear from local clubs and school teams to donate to Samaritan’s Feet Youth Volleyball Mission, she never imagined she would be able to see the impact of her work first-hand in Nigeria.

First and Third for U.S. Women at U19 Beach World Championship

Myriah Massey/Lily Dee Davis took gold and Sally Perez/Sarah Wood took bronze as the U.S. claimed two steps on the podium at the 2024 U19 World University Championships in Shangluo, China. The U19 Beach World Championships are an FIVB event comprised of 103 teams from 50 countries representing all five continental confederations. This year’s tournament is the 18th installment of the event which started in 2002.