2025 Beach Tournaments

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• 12U: class of 2031 and 2032
• 14U: class of 2029 and 2030
• 15U: class of 2028
• 16U: class of 2027
• 18U: class of 2025 and 2026

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  

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!