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Tournament Information
Competition Dates: July 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 2025
Location: Hermosa Beach Pier, North & Southside
1 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Entry Fee: $305 per team
Age Groups
18’s- Players Graduation year of 2025 & 2026
16’s- Players Graduation year of 2027 & 2028
14’s- Players Graduation year of 2029 & 2030
12’s -Players Graduation year of 2031 & 2032 and younger
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.
Club vs Club Challenge Event
Teams qualified based on ranking points. See Guidelines
Open Division 5v5 Club v Club-24 Clubs
OPEN Division (5 vs 5): The highest ranking 16 clubs based on RANKING points (excluding points of clubs with multiple teams). The Advisory Committee will award 8 ‘At Large’ bids based on points, finishes, number of events, and will also consider clubs with a 2nd or 3rd team for qualification. 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 Silver Open Championship.
CLUB Division (3 vs 3): The highest ranking 16 clubs based on RANKING points (excluding points of clubs with multiple teams). The Advisory Committee will award 8 ‘At Large’ bids based on points, finishes, number of events, and will also consider clubs with a 2nd or 3rd team for qualification. 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 Silver Club Championship.
FUTURES Division (3 vs 3):
The highest ranking 16 clubs based on RANKING points (excluding points of clubs with multiple teams). The Advisory Committee will award 8 ‘At Large’ bids based on points, finishes, number of events, and will also consider clubs with a 2nd or 3rd team for qualification. 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 Silver Club Championship.
NOTE: RANKING POINTS will be taken from a Club’s Top 4 Finishes in the BVCA Challenge Series (Open,Club & Future divisions ) to determine their points to go to the National Championships. The BVCA reserves the right to refuse registration or participation to any beach club or individual at any BVCA-sanctioned event.
Schedule
***This schedule can change based on the number of teams that register.
Day 1- Monday, July 7 // 16’s and 18’s age groups
Wave 1: 16’s 7:15-7:45 Check in for 16’s (FIVB) Pools of 4/Match Play
160 teams’ max entry in each age group-40 pools
- 9:00 -1 vs 4
- 10:00 – 2 v 3
- 11:00– Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 2
- 12:00– Winner of Game 1 vs Winner of Game 2
Wave 2: 12:00-12:30 18’s Check in (FIVB) Pools of 4/Match Play
160 teams’ max entry in each age group-40 pools
- 1:30 –1 vs 4
- 2:30– 2 v 3
- 3:30– Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 2
- 4:30– Winner of Game 1 vs Winner of Game 2
CLUB V CLUB National Championship for 3v3 FUTURE Division 24 Teams
7:30 Check in
8:30 Pool Play southside of the pier.
Day 2- Tuesday, 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 Gold Bracket, and the 2nd and 3rd place goes to a Silver Bracket and the last-team in pool stay in a bronze bracket.
- Games will be played to 21 in seeding-round.
7:15 check in to your court 16’s& 18’s pool of 3 for seeding into Brackets(We will be alternating games with 2 pools on a court)
7:30 Start Time-11:00 est.
1v3 Group 1
1v3 Group 2
2v3 Group 1
2v3 Group 2
1v2 Group 1
1v2 Group 2
12:00-6:30 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 to the round of 16
CLUB V CLUB National Championship for 3v3 FUTURE Division
- 11:30-6:00 for CHAMPIONSHiP BRACKET for Future National Championship
- 12 Gold/12 Silver (only 1 match guaranteed) no 2nd match if you lose.
Day 3- Wednesday, July 9 // 12’s & 14’s age groups
8:30-5:00 16’s and 18’s Finish Championship Bracket
16’s & 18’s Medal ceremony to follow the competition
12’s Age Group
7:45 12’s Check in (FIVB) pools of 4 -match play (36 teams’ max entry-9 pools)
- 9:30-1 vs 4
- 10:30- 2 v 3
- 11:30- Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 2
- 12:30- Winner of Game 1 vs Winner of Game 2
14’s Age Group
7:45 14’s Check in (FIVB) Pools of 4 -match play (120-teams max entry-30 pools)
- 9:30- 1 vs 4
- 10:30- 2 v 3
- 11:30- Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 2
- 12:30- Winner of Game 1 vs Winner of Game 2
Day 4- Thursday, 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.
- The 2nd, and 3rd place teams will go into a pool of 3. The winner of the pool will advance into the Gold Bracket,, 2nd and 3rd place teams will be placed into Silver, and the last-team in pool stay in a bronze bracket.
- Games will be played to 21 in seeding-round.
7:15 12’s and 14’s Check-in at your court
Pool of 3 for seeding into Brackets, there will be 2 pools on one court.
7:15 check in to your court 12 ‘s & 14’s pool of 3 for seeding into Brackets(We will be alternating games with 2 pools on a court)
7:30 Start Time-11:00 est.
1v3 Group 1
1v3 Group 2
2v3 Group 1
2v3 Group 2
1v2 Group 1
1v2 Group 2
12:00-6:00 Championship Bracket Gold/Silver/Bronze for 12’s & 14’s
- MATCH PLAY, you lose you’re out of the tournament
- Goal is to finish in the final rounds of the top 8 or 16.
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 Silver 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 Silver CLUB 3 v 3 Championship Bracket
Day 5- Friday, 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
- Open Division 5 vs. 5 National Champion
- Open Division 5 vs. 5 (Silver) National Champion
- Club Division 3 vs. 3 National Champion
- Club Division 3 vs. 3 (Silver) National Champion
- Futures Division 3 vs. 3 National Champion
- Futures Division 3 vs. 3 (Silver) National Champion
- Best in Beach: Club that earn the highest total points in each age division
- Points will be earned for 1st , 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 9th, and 17th place clubs in the Gold division.
- U12, U14, U16, U18 National Champions: Individual age group champions
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