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The U.S. began May by earning five medals across two separate events held this past weekend. There is one beach event with two U.S. teams on tap for this week, and we check in on the Olympic race for the U.S. men, now with four points scoring tournaments to go before Paris.
As we enter the new month, each tournament is critical for pairs in the race to earn more Olympic points. With the top two spots well defined for the women, the men’s rankings will likely get extra attention this week at BPT Elite 16 Brasilia.
Seven new champions were crowned Sunday at the 2024 Girls 18s Junior National Championship in Baltimore, Md. In its eighth year as a stand-alone championship, the annual event offers club players the chance to compete against the best of the best in the highest age group.
For the first time, the Men’s NCAA Volleyball Tournament has been expanded to an eight-team format. All schools have their place in the bracket set with opening matches beginning Tuesday, April 30. The week-long sprint for the trophy concludes with the championship match on Saturday, May 4. All matches will be held at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California and streamed on NCAA.com.
The latest beach update reviews the results of Elite16 Tepic and the third NORCECA playoff while we also look ahead to competition in Xiamen, China this weekend featuring several U.S. teams.
In the latest beach update, a gold medal for Trevor Crabb and Theo Brunner at Challenge Guadalajara vaults them into the top spot for the U.S. men’s provisional Olympic rankings. We now look towards the next Elite16 event in Tepic, Mexico happening this week with all the top U.S. teams in the Olympic rankings. We also recap last week’s events that included a medal haul for the U.S. at all three BPT tournaments.
In the latest beach update, we recap the events of last week highlighted by the U.S. earning a medal for each team competing at NORCECA Playa de Guibia. Pairs are now set to compete at the continental final in May, and we also take a look at three more beach events set to take place this week.
In the latest installment of the beach update, we recap the results from Challenge Saquarema and get you ready for three beach events on the calendar for this week, including the second NORCECA Playoff of the year in Manhattan Beach on April 5.
Chase Budinger and Miles Evans finished just off the podium over the weekend at the BPT Challenge in Recife, while Alaina Chacon/Mariah Whalen won their second straight medal in a BPT Futures event. Check out the results of both tournaments in this week’s beach update and look ahead to Challenge Saquarema where three of the top U.S. men’s beach volleyball pairs face off again.
Appetite can be a tricky thing: Sometimes, after the hardest efforts or longest practices, your athlete may simply not feel hungry. This is normal—but if it becomes a regular occurrence, it can be a cause for concern. While hunger cues are generally important and should be respected, in situations like these, it’s important to help your athlete find a way to replenish their body after a hard volleyball practice or competition.
