JVA Expands its Opportunities for Beach Competition with the BVCA Club Challenge Series

The JVA is pleased to announce the slate of events that comprise the 2022-2023 BVCA Club Challenge Series powered by the JVA. The fifth year of the series follows the trend of geographic growth and increased opportunity for competition at various levels.

In partnership with the Beach Volleyball Clubs of America, the competitive beach series is designed to emulate the college game, with a club dual format. Every event included in this series is a collaboration of junior beach volleyball clubs that align their ranked teams to compete against one another for the win. Each tournament is required to have match play competition following NCAA beach volleyball rules, which helps clubs develop their athletes for the next level.

“We are excited to see the continued growth of the game, as all of the clubs are growing in number of participants, and new clubs are starting to form everywhere. Jake Gibb, Phil Dalhausser, and John Hyden are some of the top mens professional beach players hanging up their pro career and starting beach clubs. We are expecting to have 30 events with new locations in Tennessee, Washington, and Texas,” said BVCA Founder and JVA Board Member Jeff Smith.

The 2023 BVCA Club Challenge Series features a true National Club Schedule with 3 levels of play (Open, Club, Futures), as well as three Pairs/Individual events that all culminate in the 2023 BVCA National Championships in Hermosa Beach July 14-18th. The BVCA offers a national database of athletes and what club they play for, as well as a national points system and national ranking system for clubs and pairs. The BVCA membership also enforces standards for beach club events across the country and encourages players to be a member of the same club for the duration of the season.

Each event in the BVCA Club Challenge Series is required to have match play competition following NCAA beach volleyball rules with 5-team or 3-team “squads”, as well as a pairs event where all teams must come from the same club. Each event can have up to 3 divisions, allowing clubs and athletes to have matched competition among three divisions: Open, Club, and Futures.

Open (Division 1): Top competing athletes that represent the club. These athletes are likely committed athletes or high level players in that process. Athletes are most likely juniors and seniors (but can be very high level younger athletes).

Club (Division 2): Freshman/sophomore athletes and/or junior/seniors that just are still being developed.

Futures (Division 3): 6th, 7th and 8th graders only.

There is no stay to play policy, and every tournament is open to clubs/teams of any affiliation (AAU, USAV, JVA, other) so all teams are welcome and will be insured. We are expecting additional BVCA Club Challenge events to be added.

2022-23 BVCA Club Challenge Series powered by the JVA

September 24-25, 2022, Hosted by Spiker Beach. Open 5v5, Club 3v3. Huntington Beach, CA
November 25-27, 2022. Hosted by Dakine Beach. Open 3v3. Waikiki, Honolulu, HI
December 3-4, 2022. Hosted by Spiker Beach. Open 5v5, Club 3v3. Huntington Beach, CA
January 14-15, 2023. Hosted byRPM. Open 5v5, Club 3v3. Victory Lane, AZ
January 15-16, 2023. Hosted by Be Volley. Open 3v3, Club 3v3. Clearwater, FL
January 21-22, 2023. Hosted by 692 West. Club 3v3. Coronado, CA
January 28-29, 2023. Hosted by Elite Beach. Open 5v5, Club 3v3. Hermosa Beach, CA
February 4-5, 2023. Hosted by Spiker Beach. Open 5v5, Club 3v3. Huntington Beach, CA
February 11-12, 2023. Hosted by 692 West. Open 5v5. Coronado, CA
February 18-19, 2023. Hosted by Third Coast Beach. Club 3v3. Futures 3v3. Houston, TX
February 25-26, 2023. Hosted by MBSand. Open 5v5, Club 3v3. Manhattan Beach, CA
March 4-5, 2023. Hosted by 692 Texas. Open 3v3. Dallas, TX
March 11-12, 2023. Hosted by AJV Sand. Club 3v3. Austin, TX
March 18-19, 2023. Hosted by Rally VB and S3 Volleyball. Open 3v3, Club 3v3. Atlanta, GA
March 18-19, 2023. Hosted by Stealth Beach. Open 3v3. Club 5v5. Victory Lane, AZ
March 25-26, 2023. Hosted by 210 Beach. Open 5v5. San Antonio, TX
April 1-2, 2023. Southwest Championship. Hosted by Third Coast. Pairs, Individuals. Houston, TX
April 15-16, 2023. East Coast Championship. Hosted by Rally VB and S3 Volleyball. Pairs, Individuals. Atlanta, GA
April 22-23, 2023. Hosted by GCVA. Open 5v5, Club 3v3, Futures 3v3. Galveston, TX
April 22-23, 2023. Hosted by Hyden Beach. Open 3v3. Spring Hill, TN
April 22-23, 2023. Hosted by Kahiau VBC. Club 3v3, Futures 3v3. Lake Chelan, WA
May 13-14, 2023. Spiker Beach. Open 5v5, Club 3v3. Huntington Beach, CA
May 13-14, 2023. Hosted by Kokua Beach. Club 3v3, Futures 3v3. Spokane, WA
May 20-21, 2023. Hosted by Third Coast. Open 3v3, Club 3v3. Houston, TX
May 20-21, 2023. Hosted by Beach South. Open 3v3. High Point, NC
May 27-29, 2023. Hosted by Dakine Beach. Open 5v5,Club 3v3. Seattle, WA.
June 10-11, 2023. West Coast Championship. Hosted by Spiker Beach. Pairs, Individuals. Huntington Beach, CA