JUNIOR BEACH
DATE/S NAME
2014 USAV Junior Beach Tour LOCATION
April 5-6 SoCal Open April 27 May 3
Desert Open Santa Monica Open
May 17 Galveston Open May 17-18 Carolina Grand Slam
Chula Vista, Calif. Glendale, Ariz.
Santa Monica, Calif. Galveston, Texas Raleigh, N.C.
May 17-18 Fort Wayne Hoosier Beach Classic Fort Wayne, Ind. May 31 Dallas Open
May 31 NorCal Grand Slam June 7 June 7 June 7
SoCal Grand Slam Central Open 1
Rockwall, Texas Santa Cruz, Calif.
Chesapeake Region Beach Bonanza Rehoboth, Del. Rocky Mountain Open
June 7-8 Mid-South Grand Slam June 8 June 8
Great Plains Open
Bigger than ever: USAV Junior Beach Tour hits 22 regions
Though December may be chilly, start thinking warm thoughts. Registration is now open for the 2014 USAV Junior Beach Tour.
The 2014 Junior Beach Tour will be the biggest ever with at least 35 events in 22 USA Volleyball regions around the country and the schedule is expected to grow be- fore the start of the tour in April. In its ninth season, the Junior Beach
Tour is open to boys’ and girls’ beach volleyball teams (no co-ed teams) and has divisions for ages 10-18.
The Badger Region will host the Junior
June 14 June 14
REGION
Southern California Arizona
Southern California Lone Star Carolina Hoosier
North Texas Northern California
Hermosa Beach, Calif. Southern California Chesapeake
Broomfi eld, Colo. McKinney, Texas Milwaukee, Wis. Omaha, Neb.
June 14-15 Houston Open June 14-15 Florida Grand Slam June 21 Las Vegas Open June 21
Central Open 2
June 21-22 Heart of America Open June 21-22 Lone Star Beach Classic June 22 July 5-6
North Coast Open North Texas Beach Open
July 5-6 Western Open July 12 July 12 July 13 July 13
Beach Tour Championships for the second straight year on July 25-27 at Bradford Beach in Milwaukee, Wis. Teams can earn bids to compete in the Open Division at the National Champi- onships in preceding Junior Beach Tour events. There will also be a Patriot Divi- sion in which anyone can compete. Athletes who compete in Junior Beach Tour events gain points toward their USA Junior Beach Ranking. Point leaders at the end of the season will be invited to USAV Beach Holiday High Performance Camps. The 2014 Tour will include both open and grand slam events. Grand Slam events will offer fi ve bids per division to the National Championships and extra ranking points. Open events will offer three bids per division to the National Championships. The Junior Beach Tour has grown each year since it fi rst started in 2006. The 2013 Junior Beach Tour included 28 events in 29 states with 4,150 competitors. The USAV Junior Beach Tour focuses on competition and fun in a healthy environment. Players offi ciate their own matches and the events foster a friendly environment among competi- tors. The Tour is produced and operated by USA Volleyball in cooperation with the USAV regions.
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Texas Summer Grand Slam Hawkeye Open
New England Open Great Lakes Open
July 19-20 Portland Junior Open
Gulf Shores, Ala. Houston, Texas Siesta Key, Fla. Las Vegas, Nev. Milwaukee, Wis. Kansas City, Mo. Austin, Texas Chicago
McKinney, Texas Everett, Wash.
Galveston, Texas Des Moines, Iowa Newport, R.I. Rochester, N.Y. Portland, Ore.
July 25-27 USA Junior Beach Tour National Championship Open Division Bid Winners • Club Division Non-Bid Winners Milwaukee, Wis. • Badger Region
Aug. 2-3 Santa Barbara Junior Open TBD
Ohio Valley Open
Santa Barbara, Calif. Southern California Cincinnati, Ohio
Ohio Valley
Rocky Mountain North Texas Badger
Great Plains
Evergreen Region Jr Beach Open Spokane Valley, Wash. Evergreen Gulf Coast Open
Gulf Coast Lone Star Florida
Southern California Badger
Heart of America Lone Star
Great Lakes North Texas Puget Sound Lone Star Iowa
New England
Western Empire Columbia Empire
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