A record turnout of young beach volleyball teams are expected for the USA Volleyball Junior Beach Tour Championship 2013 will be held July 26-28 at Bradford Beach.
A total of 226 teams have registered for the event, which is the best turnout in the eight years of the USAV Junior Beach Tour. That number includes 31 boys’ teams, 131 girls’ teams in the Open Division and 64 girls’ teams in the Patriot Division.
"The USAV Beach Junior Tour Championships have improved each season and we expect this year’s to be the best yet," said Ali Wood Lamberson, USAV director of beach programs. "Bradford Beach is a great location and we are excited that we can bring the Tour Championships to sand courts around the country."
The Tour is produced and operated by USA Volleyball in cooperation with the USAV regions. The 2013 USAV Junior Beach Tour brought beach volleyball fun and excitement to at least 18 USAV regions across 17 states.
"It is an honor to host the USA Volleyball Junior Beach Tour Championships at Bradford Beach," said Todd Gawronski of G1, partner with SURG Restaurant Group in the operation of Bradford Beach. "We have made investments to insure Bradford Beach is capable of hosting national championship caliber events that will impress the athletes, families and spectators traveling to Milwaukee."
The USAV Junior Beach Tour is open to boys’ and girls’ beach volleyball teams (no co-ed teams) and has divisions for ages 10-18. In 2012, a record 3,438 young athletes participated in the tour. The Open Division includes teams from around the country that qualified in events on the USAV Junior Beach Tour. The Patriot Division is open to any junior beach volleyball team.
Focusing on competition and fun in a healthy environment, the USAV Junior Beach Tour players officiate their own matches, fostering a friendly environment among competitors.
The schedule of activities includes a player clinic on Friday starting at 9am followed by competition starting at 8am each on Saturday and Sunday. The championship matches for boys will take place on Saturday afternoon and for girls on Sunday afternoon. The event also features vendors and exhibitors. The event is free to the public.
More information about the USAV Beach Junior Tour and the Tour Championships is available here. A schedule of play for the Tour Championships will be posted by Thursday.
