BVCA National Championship

July 14-18, 2023. 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 550 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

Teams are selected by their club director. Bids have been awarded with an email on how to register your teams. Click here to join the waitlist.

Each beach club will select their top team and the beach club director will register their athlete. Parents do not register. 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. 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 2022 & 2023

16’s- Players Graduation year of 2024 & 2025

14’s- Players Graduation year of 2026 & 2027

12’s -Players Graduation year of 2028 & 2029 or younger

More Information

Club vs Club Championship

Open Division 5v5 Club v Club-16 Clubs
The top 14 clubs qualify based on BVCA Challenge Series rankings and 2 wild cards.

Open Division “Tier 2” 3v3 Club v Club – 8 Clubs
Clubs with 2nd teams that qualify based on rankings in the open division.
Teams outside the top 16

Club Division Club v Club 3v3- 16 Clubs
The top 14 clubs qualify based on rankings and 2 wild cards.

2022 Results

Congratulations to Madsand Beach for winning the Overall Club Championship!
View all the division champions by clicking the link below.

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

Day 1 – 7/14 // 16’s and 18’s age groups
Wave 1: 16’s 7:30 Check in for 16’s (FIVB) Pools of 4/Match Play
Wave 2: 12:00 18’s Check in (FIVB) Pools of 4/Match Play
Day 2 -7/15
Wave 1: 7:15-7:30 16’s Check in pool of 3 for seeding into Brackets
Wave 2: 9:00 18’s Check in pool of 3 for seeding into Brackets

Day 3- 7/16 // 12’s & 14’s age groups
8:30-5:00 16’s and 18’s Finish Championship Bracket

Day 4 – 7/17/ Club v Club
11:30-6:00 Championship Bracket Gold/Silver/Bronze for 12’s & 14’s
Club v Club National Championships July 17th & 18th
Open Division 5v5 Club v Club- 16 Clubs
Open Division ‘Tier 2’ 3v3 Club v Club- 8 Clubs

Day 5 – 7/18
8:30-5:00 12’s and 14’s Finish Championship Bracket
8:30-5:00 Club v Club National Championship Bracket

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Event Partners

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Schedule

Monday, July 12th	Pool Play for 16’s and 18’s to determine seeding into Gold/Silver/Bronze Flight16’s Check-in 7:15-8:00 1st wave of competition18’s Check-in 11:45-12:30 2nd wave of competitionPool Play for 16’s and 18’s to determine seeding into Gold/Silver/Bronze Flight.There will be 2 waves of competition.
Tuesday, July 13th	16’s and 18’s Check-in 8:00 -Players meeting before match play starts 16’s and 18’s Championship seeded Bracket (match play tournament for Gold/Silver/Bronze flight Depending on how the tournament plays out on time, we will try to play down to the semi-final rounds in each flight. ***Not all the u16’s &18’s teams make it to Wednesday. Only the final rounds in the bracket will be played on Wednesday.
Wednesday, July 14th	12’s & 14’s Check-in: 8:00-8:30 12’s & 14’s: pool play to determine seeding into Gold/Silver/Bronze Flight Championship Day and Medal Ceremony for 16’s &18’s (Check in TBD)
Thursday, July 15th	12’s & 14’s Check-in 8:00am -players meeting before match play starts 12’s & 14’s Championship seeded Bracket (match play tournament for Gold/Silver/Bronze flight Depending on how the tournament plays out on time, we will try to play down to the final rounds in each flight. ***Not all the u12’s and 14’s teams make it to Thursday and only the final rounds in the bracket will be played on Friday. 9:00 Check by club directorClub vs Club Challenge Championship (Top 16 Clubs based on points qualify) Each (squad) Club will play pool play to determine seeding for Championship Bracket on Thursday.
Friday, July 16th	Medal Ceremony and awards will be given out to individual teams, the overall Best Beach Club Championship, and the Club vs Club Championship Series Championship Day and Medal Ceremony for 12’s &14’s (Check- in TBD) Club vs Club Challenge Championship (Check- in TBD)