Check out the latest issue of In The Sand, the official beach volleyball newsletter!
July 7, 2023 | Issue 1
Congratulations to the 2023 Thirty Under 30 Beach Recipients
The American Volleyball Coaches Association is pleased to recognize this year’s group of Thirty Under 30 Beach award winners. These rising stars are hard-working and passionate about teaching, and they are dedicated to helping grow the sport of beach volleyball.
The South Atlantic Conference and Conference Carolinas to Sponsor Beach Volleyball as a Championship Sport as Part of South Atlantic Conference Carolinas Joint Conference: The South Atlantic Conference is pleased to announce that it has joined with Conference Carolinas to sponsor a joint championship for beach volleyball beginning in 2024-25. Read more
Olympic World Beach Games In Bali Canceled At Last Minute: Bali has formally pulled out of hosting the Olympic World Beach Games less than a month before the event was due to start. As a result, the 2023 World Beach Games has been completely canceled, leaving athletes in a state of despair and communities and businesses in Bali questioning how to move forward. Read more
2023 JVA Beach Watch List powered by Fivestar: Over 260 JVA beach athletes from beach programs across the country were nominated for this award by their Beach Director. Read more
How to qualify for beach volleyball at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained: A total of 24 teams per gender will play in the beach volleyball tournaments of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Find out everything about the qualification system and teams to watch out for ahead of Paris 2024. Read more
Joe Rich Named UC Davis Head Beach Volleyball Coach: Joe Rich will become the third head coach in UC Davis beach volleyball history. Rich has over 25 years of coaching experience, both on the beach and on the hardwood, where he has enjoyed an incredible amount of success during his career. Read more
Lopes turn inward to continue rise with Rummel: Abra Rummel will take charge of Grand Canyon’s beach volleyball program after three years as an assistant coach for the nationally ranked Lopes. Rummel helped lead GCU to national prominence over the past three seasons with the Lopes qualifying for back-to-back NCAA tournaments. Read more
Sarah Martin Elevated to Head Coach for Beach Volleyball Program: Sarah Martin, who has been involved with Morehead State volleyball since 2017, has been promoted to head coach of the beach volleyball program. Martin has been on the beach staff since 2018. Read more
Pri Piantadosi-Lima Named First Head Coach of USF Beach Volleyball: University of South Florida Vice President of Athletics Michael Kelly has named Pri Piantadosi-Lima as the first head coach of the Bulls’ beach volleyball program. Read more
Kristen Rohr Named Sand Devils Head Coach: After eight years of building a nationally-ranked program across the Valley, Kristen Rohr has been hired as the third head coach in program history to begin a new era in Tempe.Read more
Jenny Johnson Jordan Named UCLA Beach Volleyball Head Coach: UCLA Athletics has announced Jenny Johnson Jordan as the next head coach of the Bruins’ Beach Volleyball team. Johnson Jordan, who spent the last 10 years as an assistant and associate head coach for the Bruins, becomes just the second head coach in the program’s history. Read more
UCA Modifies Volleyball Coaching Staffs: The University of Central Arkansas has restructured its volleyball programs, with both indoor and beach volleyball now under the direction of Head Coach John Newberry. Read more
BVB: Rams Name Jorge Rodriguez as Beach Volleyball Coach: Rodriguez will be the first head coach in program history as the lady rams are gearing up for their inaugural season. Read more
Cal Promotes 2 Beach Volleyball Coaches: Head coach Meagan Owusu and the California beach volleyball team announced two promotions within its coaching staff earlier this week. Former assistant coach Joseph Mayer has been named the program’s associate head coach, and former volunteer assistant coach Dancer Styles will now serve as the team’s assistant coach. Read more
FGCU beach volleyball hires Stokes as assistant coach: The Florida Gulf Coast University beach volleyball program and head coach Chris Sweat announce the hiring of former FGCU standout Snowy Stokes as assistant coach. Read more
Kelly Reeves Completes UCLA Beach Volleyball Staff: New UCLA Beach Volleyball head coach Jenny Johnson Jordan has completed her coaching staff for the upcoming 2024 season with the announcement of the hiring of UCLA standout Kelly Reeves as an assistant coach. Read more
Jose Loiola Rejoins UCLA Beach Volleyball Staff: New UCLA Beach Volleyball head coach Jenny Johnson Jordan announced the return of beach volleyball Hall of Famer and current USA Beach Volleyball National Team head coach Jose Loiola as an assistant coach. Loiola was a volunteer assistant coach for the Bruins in 2021, helping guide UCLA to a Pac-12 Championship and NCAA runner-up finish. Read more
Mayer Names Angela “Benny” White Next Beach Volleyball Assistant Coach: Winners of the last four West Coast Conference Championships, LMU beach volleyball and Head Coach John Mayer have announced the addition of former AVP professional Angela “Benny” White as the program’s newest assistant coach. Read more
Beach Volleyball adds Buchanan to coaching staff: The longtime Director and Coach of Madsand Beach Volleyball program in Texas joins the Longhorns staff. Read more
Coach Sabla Takes the Helm for the Defending Champs: The Westcliff men’s beach volleyball team will see a familiar face take over the head coach role as Fernando Sabla transitions into this position. Read more
2023 USA Volleyball Men’s Beach Collegiate Challenge: The 2023 USA Volleyball Men’s Beach Collegiate Challenge will return to Owings Mills, Md., and the campus of Stevenson University on Sept. 15-17. Register
Interested in sending your men’s beach volleyball team to the AVCA Fall Collegiate Beach Championship? Complete the interest form to be considered for entry to the event!
July 10-13: AAU BEACH GAMES presented by Tropic Pacific
July 20-23 – 30th AAU GIRLS’ JUNIOR NATIONAL BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
July 24-25 – 30th AAU BOYS’ JUNIOR NATIONAL BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
July 24-25 – AAU TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS presented by Tropic Swim
August 5 – AAU BEST OF THE BEACH presented by Kauai Bikini
August 27 – AAU COED NATIONALS presented by Mikasa
Hermosa Beach Open | July 7-9
On July 7-9, 2023, the AVP Pro Series returns to Hermosa Beach – a town where beach volleyball is a way of life. Every athlete wants to establish their legacy on the incredible South Bay sands of Hermosa Beach. Our men’s bracket boasts some newly-minted partnerships and intense rivalries, and the women’s field may reveal to us what the future of the AVP looks like.
Beach Volleyball Stats: 4 Skills that are Easy and Useful to Track to Win More Matches
Keeping stats in volleyball at any level, indoor or beach, can be very useful in tracking improvement and determining the focus of practices. While win-loss records can be the result of improvements in skill, there are many incremental skill improvements that can only be measured through stats. Tracking just 4 key skills can provide a very clear direction to focus your beach training. Read more
Beach Teams Qualify for U21 and U23 Championships
The winning pairs at the U23 and U21 Beach National Team Trials have earned the right to represent the U.S. at the 2023 NORCECA U23 Beach Championship and the 2023 U21 FIVB Beach World Championship. Teams competed in pool play and single elimination brackets over the course of four days at Hermosa Beach, Calif. Read more
