BVCA National Championship

July 7-11, 2024
Hermosa Beach, California

Exclusive Event for Beach Volleyball Clubs

Beach Volleyball Clubs of America and JVA partner up to bring this great event to Hermosa Beach, CA. With over 100 clubs and 600 teams in attendance, it is the largest junior beach volleyball championship in the country.

The JVA’s mission to promote the growth of junior volleyball through program and resource development, education and events supports the mission of the BVCA. Our partnership enables JVA and BVCA members to share resources, ideas, and help meet common goals with the indoor and beach community across the country.

Qualification

Individual Pairs Event

Teams are selected by their club director. Each beach club will select their top team. If a player graduated High School in the fall and went to college in the spring, she can NOT participate in the BVCA National Championships as a junior player. If you are doing a gap year, please email the BVCA. View Tournament Guidelines HERE.

Below you will find all the additional information you need for the BVCA National Championship.

Age Divisions

18’s- Players Graduation year of 2024 & 2025

16’s- Players Graduation year of 2026 & 2027

14’s- Players Graduation year of 2028 & 2029

12’s -Players Graduation year of 2030 & 2031 and younger

More Information

Club vs Club Championship

OPEN Division (5 vs 5): A total of 24 squads will qualify.

After day 1 at the National Championship, the 3rd and 4th place squads from each pool will play in a Tier 2 Open Championship.

CLUB Division (3 vs 3): A total of 24 squads will qualify.

After day 1 at the National Championship, the 3rd and 4th place squads from each pool will play in a Tier 2 Club Championship.

FUTURES Division (3 vs 3): The highest ranking 8 clubs based on RANKING points (excluding points of clubs with multiple teams).

2023 Results

Medal Ceremony and awards are given out to individual teams and the overall Best Beach Club Championship Trophy to the beach club that scores the highest amount of points in each age division.

View Results

Schedule

Schedule can change based on the number of teams that register.

Schedule

Event Partners

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Schedule

Day 1- Sunday, July 7 // 16’s and 18’s age groups	Wave 1: 16’s 7:30 Check in for 16’s (FIVB) Pools of 4/Match Play 168 teams’ max entry in each age group-42 pools 8:30 -1 vs 4 9:30 – 2 v 3 10:30– Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 2 11:30– Winner of Game 1 vs Winner of Game 2 Wave 2: 12:00 18’s Check in (FIVB) Pools of 4/Match Play 168 teams’ max entry in each age group-42 pools 1:00 –1 vs 4 2:00– 2 v 3 3:00– Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 2 4:00– Winner of Game 1 vs Winner of Game 2 CLUB V CLUB National Championship for 3v3 FUTURE Division 8:30 Check in 9:00 Pool Play
Day 2- Monday, July 8	The winner of each pool will go into a pool of 3 to decide seeding into the Gold Bracket. The last place team of each pool will go into a pool of 3 to decide seeding into the bronze bracket. The 2nd, and 3rd place teams will go into a pool of 3. The winner of the pool will advance into the 70 team Gold, the 2nd and 3rd place goes to 56 team Silver, 42-team bronze bracket. Games will be played to 21 in seeding-round. Wave 1: 7:15-7:30 16’s& 18’s Check in pool of 3 for seeding into Brackets 8:00 Start Time – 1v3, 2v3, 1v2 Wave 2: 9:00 16’s &18’s Check in pool of 3 for seeding into Brackets 9:30 Start Time- 1v3, 2v3, 1v2 11:30-6:30 Championship Bracket Gold/Silver/Bronze for 16’s & 18’s MATCH PLAY, you lose you’re out of the tournament The Goal is to finish the 2-3 rounds of Bracket. CLUB V CLUB National Championship for 3v3 FUTURE Division 9:00am for CHAMPIONSHiP BRACKET for Future National Championship
Day 3- Tuesday, July 9 // 12’s & 14’s age groups	8:30-5:00 16’s and 18’s Finish Championship Bracket, Medal ceremony to follow 12’s Age Group 7:30 12’s Check in 8:30-1 vs 4 9:30- 2 v 3 10:30- Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 2 11:30- Winner of Game 1 vs Winner of Game 2 14’s Age Group 12:00 14’s Check in (FIVB) Pools of 4 -match play (96-teams max entry-24 pools) 1:00- 1 vs 4 2:00- 2 v 3 3:00- Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 2 4:00- Winner of Game 1 vs Winner of Game 2
Day 4- Wednesday, July 10 // Club v Club	The winner of each pool will go into a pool of 3 to decide seeding into the Gold Bracket. The last place team of each pool will go into a pool of 3 to decide seeding into the bronze bracket. In 12’s, the 2nd and 3rd place teams will go into a pool of 3. The winner of the pool will advance into the 30-team Gold, 2nd 3rd place teams into 15-team Silver, 15-team bronze bracket. In 14’s, the 2nd, and 3rd place teams will go into a pool of 3. The winner of the pool will advance into the 60-team Gold, 2nd and 3rd place teams into 48-team Silver, 36-team bronze bracket. Games will be played to 21 in seeding-round. 7:45 12’s and 14’s Check-in 8:15-11:15 Pool of 3 for seeding into Brackets, there will be 2 pools on one court. 11:30-6:00 Championship Bracket Gold/Silver/Bronze for 12’s & 14’s MATCH PLAY, you lose you’re out of the tournament Goal is to finish the 2-3 rounds of Bracket Club v Club National Championships July 10th &11th 7:20 Check in Directors and Coaches meeting Open Division 5v5 Club v Club- 24 Clubs Top 2 that finish in Pool-play stay in OPEN Gold Bracket 3rd & 4th in Pool go to Tier 2 Open 5 v5 Championship Bracket Club Division Club v Club 3v3- 24 Clubs Top 2 that finish in Pool-play stay in CLUB Gold Bracket 3rd & 4th in Pool go to Tier 2 CLUB 3 v 3 Championship Bracket Depending on space, there might be different waves. Wave 1: 8:00-1:00 Wave 2: 2:00-7:00
Day 5- Thursday, July 11	8:30-5:00 12’s and 14’s Finish Championship Bracket 12’s & 14’s Medal ceremony to follow 8:30-5:00 Club v Club National Championship Bracket Awards will be given out to the overall Best Beach Club Championship, and the Club vs Club Championship Series