COLLEGE SAND VOLLEYBALL


Is a sand scholarship within your reach?


SAND SWITCH: Bojana Todorovic transferred to Long Beach State for a sand scholarship after playing four years of indoor volleyball at UCLA.


If you’re a good athlete who can move, read the game and has nice all-around skills, the college sand game may be right for you. But before you decide to pursue sand as a way to pay for your higher education, here are some things you should know.


by Deb Stadick Photos by Peter Brouillet


ollegiate sand volleyball heads into its third season this spring. It’s the fastest-growing NCAA emerging sport in history and has already surpassed the 40-program threshold required for NCAA championship consideration. As sand programs and scholarships become increasingly available, players can now choose to pursue a career on the sand, indoors or both. To help players make the most of these new opportunities, we’ve talked with sand volleyball coaches and broken down the need-to-knows of nabbing a sand vol- leyball scholarship.


C 40 | VOLLEYBALLUSA • Digital Issue at usavolleyball.org/mag SCHOLARSHIP SCOOP


If you want to pursue a sand volleyball scholarship, it’s impor- tant to understand the fi nancial situation of the sport. Sand scholar- ships don’t work like women’s indoor scholarships. Sand volleyball is an equivalency sport, which means a program has a set number of scholarships each season to be divided among players as they see fi t. Sand scholarships can be divided among a maximum of 14 players. This season, NCAA Division I sand programs are allowed to al- locate fi ve full scholarships. In 2015, the number will increase to six.


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