The Arizona Region begins its fifth season offering Junior Beach Doubles for 2008. With the last four season’s unprecedented success, this program is now considered one of the premiere programs in the country thanks to YOU!

Register for Jr. Beach Online HERE

You will see some more changes for 2008.

First, you can now register for the program online with our new online registration system to be operational in mid April.
The USAV Junior Beach tour has added a Phoenix stop on their country wide beach tour.

You have to register online for this tournament here
We will be using the "under age" groups that USAV and the FIVB uses to keep continuity to those players who play around the country.
The Region has added an "22 and Under" division for those college age players who still want to compete on the beach
Tucson and Flagstaff will be running their own program under the umbrella of the Region's program
We will again be awarding the season point winners in each age division by paying their entry fee into Junior Beach Nationals in August.

Register now and be a part of the fastest growing volleyball program in the southwest and enjoy the fun, the sun and the challenge of beach doubles in the desert.

How to get started? Easy as 1-2-3

Fill out the Region Beach Registration form on the back of this brochure or register online.
Mail this with a check for $20 per athlete to the Arizona Region of USA Volleyball office (***Important*** If you are NOT already a registered member of USA Volleyball for the 2007-08 season, you must pay an additional $15 for a summer USAV membership and fill out a membership form before you can participate.)
Show up at your first tournament ready to play!

Tournament Info

Points are awarded using the AVP point system which is dictated by the number of teams in a division at each tournament and their respective finish in each

Medals will be awarded to the top two finishers in each age division at each tournament

The player with the highest point total at the end of the season will pick their partner and will have their entry fees into the USAV Junior Beach Nationals held August 16 at Huntington Beach reimbursed by the Arizona Region upon request.

If an age division is represented by three or fewer teams, those teams may be asked to play up an age division to ensure more matches. The teams moving up will still be awarded medals for their appropriate age group.

Players will officiate their own matches. Officiating clinics will be conducted at the beginning of each tournament. If there is a dispute, it will be settled by the tournament director.

For the complete schedule and additional information, check out the Beach link on the Arizona Region website at; www.azregionvolleyball.org

IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ AND TAKE NOTICE

Registration will be 1-hour before the scheduled start time for each tournament. If you are late, you will put yourself at risk of not being able to participate. If teams are needed to fill pools, you will be taken. If pools are filled, the late teams will not be allowed to enter.

Parents and Coaches are NOT permitted on the playing surface at any time - no exceptions! One warning will be given and if not heeded, the players of said parent or coaches will be forfeited from the tournament and could face expulsion from the program.

Match Format:

The scoring format will depend upon the number of participants at a given tournament age bracket and site and will be determined by the tournament director.
Options include one game rally score to 30, one rally game to 21, one rally game to 15 or two out of three games to 15 or 21, with the third game always to 15. All games must be won by two points.

Rules Differences and officiating

The rules for playing will be the 2007-08 Official United States Beach Volleyball Rules Book. These are the same rules used by the AVP. You can download the official beach rules here

There will be officiating clinics before the start of each tournament. Parents and Coaches are welcome to attend these clinics. The athletes will be officiating each other. There will be no Region officials used in this program. Please take time to understand the rules differences. Players are asked to be diligent in both officiating and scorekeeping duties. Rules differences will also be posted on the Beach page.

Partners

Players do NOT sign up as a teams. They will sign up with their chosen partner at each tournament, and only the individuals tournament points will be kept. If your regular partner is out of town, you can play with another and still have a chance to earn points. When the season ends, the top player in each age division will pick their partner for a chance to compete in USAV Junior Beach Nationals.

Costs

To register for the Arizona Region Beach program, players will be required to pay a one time $20 per athlete registration fee which includes; tournament insurance, court rentals, administration and site fees. Tournament fees are $10 per player. You only pay for the tournaments in which you play. Costs for the special tournaments will be found online at www.azregionvolleyball.org under the Beach button.

Special Tournaments

The Region has expanded their specialty tournament schedule this summer. The USAV Junior Beach Tour is making a stop in Phoenix June 14-15. Coed tournaments and the father/daughter tournament are back by popular demand. Check out the website for costs, dates, rules and more information on these special events.
Tucson and Flagstaff tournaments will be run using the same criteria as the Phoenix tournaments, but run as separate programs.

To Download the 2008 Arizona Region Junior Beach Brochure, click here

For a map ot Victory Lanes, the Phoenix site, click here

To see the Google Calendar for Phoenix tournaments in May, June, July and August, click here

FLAGSTAFF

For a brochure of the Flagstaff program, click here

To see the Google Calendar for Flagstaff tournaments in May, June, July and August, click here

For a map to the Flagstaff site, click here

TUCSON

To see the Google Calendar for Tucson tournaments in May, June, July and August, click here

Other Sand Programs Offered in Phoenix

The 18 Panel Az. Beach Volleyball Program  in the Ahwatukee area

The Az. Sky Beach Volleyball Program in the North Phoenix area

The ZVL Beach Volleyball League in the Peoria, Glendale area

Interested in Sand Leagues?

Victory Lanes offers Adult coed beach leagues. For more information, contact Lisa at 623-581-6000

Other Beach Links of Interest

Karch Kiraly Beach Camps, click here

USA Jr. Beach Tour, click here

U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball, click here

AAU Jr. Beach, click here

2008 AVP Schedule

2007 Beach Photo Gallery is now online

Adults looking for Beach??? - The Arizona Region does not currently offer a beach program for Adults. Go to www.arizonavolleyball.com or outtatownproductions.com for Arizona Beach opportunities.

For a link to a USA Volleyball article done on our own Anna Gott and Betsi Metter, go here.

12's Girls Champions Sydney Schumacher and Hannah Brown	12's Boys Champions Shaun Youngberg and David Weaver
14's Girls Champion Jordan Smith	14's Boy's Champions Dustin Odorcic and Brandon Hobson
16 Girls Champion Betsi Metter	16's Boys Champion Jasyn Chick
18's Girls Champions Betsi Metter and Anna Gott	18's Boys Champions Sean Rade and Micah Briscoe
COED Tourney #3	COED Tourney #3
Dustin Odorcic (R) and Maggie Gard topped Sydney Schumacher and Scott Burdick in the final. Hannah Brown and Scott Hughes took third.	Anna Gott and Jasyn Chick (Center) topped Betsi Metter and Ashton Prieda to capture the 16's coed gold medal. Jeff Dumbrell and Janaye Chick finished third.
Anna Gott and Jefferey Dumbrell (center) topped Micah Briscoe and sister Betsi Metter 25-23 in the 18's coed final. Jessica Youngberg and Moprgan Ayers finished 3rd.