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2020 Utah Beach Volleyball
Utah High School Beach
Outdoor Beach Schedule
Date Organization Event Name City National Qualifier
May 9th P1440 Rise St George Open St George, Utah YES
June 6th USA Volleyball USA National Beach Tour Salt Lake, Utah YES
June 13th P1440 RISE Utah High School Beach Championships Davis/Salt Lake/Provo YES
Ed Lunnen Memorial Event to Fight Against Cancer
June 19th &20th AAU Shoot to Thrill Salt Lake Sand Event NO
June 26th & 27th AAU Monster Spikes Salt Lake Sand Event NO
July 11th AAU Park City Open Park City, Utah YES
July 24th & 25th AAU 24th Smash Tournament Salt Lake Sand Event NO
July 31st & August 1st USA Volleyball Utah Beach State Championships Salt Lake/Provo NO This event is Hosted by UTAH Beach & Salt Lake Sand
Utah Beach Club Challenge
June 10th
July 1st
July 22nd
Utah Beach
A decade of Champions
Event Details
May 9th
6th Annual St George Open
Location: Little Valley Sand Courts
Venue: 4 Professional Courts
Located 5 Min from downtown
Cost:$20
Qualifying Event for AAU and ROX National Championships
The Beach season officially kicks off with the return to Red Rock Country. This event will feature the top teams from Salt Lake, St George, Arizona and Las Vegas. This is one of two qualifying events for P1440 and The ROX National Championships.
Utah/National Ranking points will be awarded.
May 9th- Grass
Red Rock Invitational
Location:Little Valley
Located 5 Min from downtown
Cost:$20
Qualifying Event:
Utah/National Ranking Event
The grass season officially kicks offs with this adult and Youth AVP America event. State/National points will be awarded.
Adult Qualifier for Mother Lode Volleyball Festival in Aspen, Colorado Labor day weekend.
June 5th/6th
USA Volleyball National Qualifier
Location: The Sanbar
Venue: 4 Professional Courts
Located 5 Min from downtown
Cost:
Qualifying Event:
Utah/National Ranking Event
Back by popular demand. The USA Beach Tour stop comes to Utah. This is your chance to qualify for the granddaddy of all beach volleyball tournaments. Utah teams that qualify, will head to where Beach Volleyball began, on the beaches of Manhattan Beach, California. This gold event will be the best event of the year.
USA volleyball knows how to take care of it's athletes and runs an amazing event.
June 12th/13th
ED Lunnen Memorial
Spike against Cancer
Location: The Sandbar
USA Nationals held at Manhattan Beach, Ca
Venue: 9 Professional Courts
Located 5 Min from downtown
Cost:$30
Qualifying Event:
USA Volleyball Nationals
Utah/National Ranking Event
Ed Lunnen was a former player of mine. Ed spent much of his life playing volleyball and chasing his dreams on the beaches of California. Ed was the hilarious, hard working, passionate about volleyball and a friend to all. His life was taken way to early due to Colon Cancer. This event is dedicated to Ed. Prior to this event athletes are asked to find donations of any amount. All donations will be donated directly to the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Special prizes will be awarded to the athlete who brings in the most money to donate to Cancer Research.
June 26th/27th
Salt Lake Event
Location: The Sportsmall
July 11th
7th Annual Park City Open
Location: City Park
Venue: 4 Professional Courts
Located: In the Heart of Park City
Cost:$20
Qualifying Event:
AVP America
Utah/National Ranking Event
Escape the summer heat of Salt Lake and join us for The Sixth Annual Park City Open sponsored by SKULL CANDY. Register early this event has sold out the past 5 years. Each division is open to 12 teams only.
July 6th, 7th and 8th
P1440 Rise Nationals
Location: Santa Monica
Venue: Beach
Located: Huntington Beach
Cost:$100 per Player
Qualifying May 11th or June 1st
Ranking: 5 Star Gold Event
Pros:
Last year was the first year of this event and 3x Olympian Keri Walsh did not disappoint. This was an amazing event!! Professional officials anduniforms were provided for all teams. 2020 is going to be fabulous
The cons: You have to qualify and not as many events in 2020 to qualify at.
July 9th - 13th
AAU Nationals
Location: Hermosa Beach
Venue: Beach
Located: City of Hermosa
Cost:$80 per Player
No Qualifying necessary.
Ranking: 3.0 Star Event
AAU has moved this event back to Hermosa which is a huge pro. Event was better last year with more teams. .
This event is more popular and more affordable than the West Coast championships held in Santa Monica
Pros: No Qualifying
Good event staff
Great beach, deep sand.
The cons: Lots of sitting around not a lot of play. Format is confusing.
Few College coaches
Play is only to 21 or 28. AAU uses the same T-shirts as Indoor Nationals.
July 14th - 18th
BVCA Club Championships
Location: Hermosa Beach
Venue: Beach
Located: City of Hermosa
Cost:$250 Per Team
No Qualifying necessary.
Ranking: 4 Star Event
This is a club event.
Pros: No Qualifying, but must Register Early
Great event staff
Great beach, deep sand.
JVA Event
Lots of College coaches
Great level of play.
The cons: Entry Fee
For out of state teams matches might not be what you are looking for. You must have a good team to make this event worth it
July 18th - 23rd
USA Volleyball
National Championships
Location: Manhattan Beach
Venue: Beach
Located: City of Manhattan
Cost:$128 per Team
Must Qualify at regional event.
Ranking: 5 Star Gold Event
Pros:
This event has moved to the West Coast.
It's ran by USA Volleyball. The National governing body of volleyball in the United States. Professional Officials
Great event staff
Great beach, This is the History of Beach Volleyball where all the legends played this great game.
Lots of College coaches
USA Pipeline to the Olympics and A1 and A2 teams
High level of play.
Match Play
Professional attire. This organization protects young ladies and men by enforcing professional uniform rules and standards.
The cons: You have to qualify.
July 23rd - July 28th
AVP America
National Championships
Location: Hermosa Beach
Venue: Beach
Located: City of Hermosa
Cost: ??
Must Qualify at Zonal event or get enough points at local events.
Ranking: 4 Star Gold Event
Pros:
Play next to the pros.
Great competition
College Coaches
Professional event staff.
The cons:
You have to qualify in Denver or obtain enough points through local events.
Play Two Championships Events for $50.
Win both events and receive a Special Award
July 30th- Grass
Utah State Grass Championships
Location: TBD
Located 15 Minutes from Downtown
Cost:$25
Utah/National Ranking Event
The First AVP America Utah Grass Championships will be held at the Cottonwood Heights Recreation Center. Come enjoy a first class Olympic pool area when your not playing, music, food, enjoy a great day of volleyball action.
Qualifier for Mother Lode Volleyball Festival in Aspen, Colorado Labor day Weekend
August 1st
The 7th Annual
Utah Beach Championships
@ The Sandbar
Location: The Sandbar
Venue: 9 Court Indoor/Outdoor
Located: North Salt Lake
Cost:$30 per player
The 6th Annual Utah Beach State championships sponsored by USA Volleyball, will feature the top athletes from around the State competing for their name to be put on the CUP and go down in Utah Beach Volleyball History. Winners will be invited to the Utah volleyball Championship party held in November. Winners will also be invited to the USA/Utah High Performance Beach camp with a chance to represent Utah and the USA in the Spring.
Qualifier for Mother Lode Volleyball Festival in Aspen, Colorado Labor day Weekend
Ranking: 5 Star Event
Three Time Olympian Keri Walsh brings her P1440 platform to the youth. I am so excited for this event. As an Olympian her and her staff know how to take care of athletes and teach them it's more about just volleyball.
Membership is free for 2019, each athlete will be getting two uniforms and matches will be streamed. Come be treated like a pro whether you are a player or a parent. Click on the Rise Button up top for more info on this amazing event.