2024 Beach Tournaments

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• 12U: born on or after Aug 1 2011
• 14 U: born on or after Aug 1 2009
• 15 U: born on or after Aug 1, 2008
• 16 U: born on or after Aug 1, 2007
• 18 U: Born on or after Aug 1, 2005 or born after Aug 1, 2004 and be a high school student during some part of the year

Use the link below to register for all local tournaments in the Sacramento under the Sacramento Valley Beach Association.

This is an multi-club organization coming together to run tournaments under one name. This includes clubs such as:

• FPVC Beach
• Aspire
• Precision
• SPVC
• SPF
• Sand Devils
• and more!

AAU membership is required to participate in ALL SVBA tournaments.  AAU Membership-click here  *If needed, our club code is W34E95

Link below includes registration and information about our 2 optional travel tournaments for the season!

Link below includes registration for NCVA beach tournaments in Santa Cruz

Athletes

• Arrive 20-30 min early to warmup and listen to the tournament format debrief. The director will let athletes know the tournament format, scoring, reffing assignments, rules, and more
• Tournament style is pretty similar across all locations. There is pool play followed by double elimination bracket play
• For most tournaments, teams play 1 set to  21 and teams switch sides every 7 points. **some tournaments may play 2 out of 3 sets to 21 ** 
• Each team gets 1 time out to use at any time during their game. There is also a technical timeout when the total score sums to 21.
• At most tournaments, serve is decided by one partner from each team rolling a ball to the opposite sideline. The team that gets the closest to the sideline without going over the line wins.
• Be prepared to play for 4-6 hours especially if your goal is to play in the finals.
• Stay hydrated!
• Be prepared to ref games.  As the ref, you need to keep score and make judgement calls (so be familiar with beach rules!!) See link below for the beach volleyball rulebook
• Have fun!!

Parents

• Bring chairs, towels, and most importantly shade!! Most parents bring pop up canopies but umbrellas will also do the job
• Bring plenty of water and food for your athlete. 
• Bring towels that can be dipped in water to keep your athlete cool. Some FPVC teams bring fans with misters in them or ice packs.
• Coaching during play is not allowed (even by coaches!)

Rules of the beach!