For the next three days over 170 youth beach volleyball players will be in Parksville, BC for the 2014 Beach National Championships. Starting on Friday, teams aged 14 to 18 will be playing numerous matches in hopes of reaching Sunday’s gold medal rounds.
The Beach National Championships are being held at the beautiful Parksville Waterfront Community Park where 26 volleyball courts have been set up to accommodate the large tournament including a feature court with music, spectator seating, and live video stream.
Local Parksville businesses such as The Beach Club Resort have partnered with Volleyball BC and Volleyball Canada to accommodate the large number of participants and their families.
Teams will be competing in pool play rounds on Friday and Saturday, which will be used to rank the teams going into Sunday’s knockout rounds. In each age division, teams will compete for gold, silver, and bronze medals.
There should be some exciting matches, especially with 2013 medalists coming back in new age groups. Last year’s 14U girls champions Daneille Wood/Janelle Loewen have moved up to the 16U division and the 2013 16U girls silver and bronze medalists Darby Dunn/Tessa Neil and Nini Breukels/Tamara Clarke respectively are returning in the 18U division.
The event features multiple sponsors including Sport Canada, ViaSport, Vancouver Island University, RE7, Maui and Sons, Travel Roller, Wilson, and The Beach Club Resort. Sponsors will be set up at the beach to display products and provide samples to participants and attendees.
The 2014 Beach National Championships is a free, family-friendly sporting event and is open to the public. For those not able to attend the event, a live broadcast of feature court matches will be streamed online Saturday and Sunday.
2014 Beach National Championships
Dates: August 15, 16, 17
Location: Parksville, BC – Parksville Waterfront Community Park
Time: 9am to 4pm daily
Event Website: www.volleyball.ca/content/2014-beach-nationals
Live Stream: www.volleyballbc.org/beach-nationals-live-stream
Volleyball BC would like to thank Hosting BC, the Province of BC and ViaSport for their support of this event. A $5,000 Hosting BC grant was received from the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development and administered by ViaSport British Columbia.
About Volleyball Canada: Volleyball Canada is the National sport governing body for volleyball in Canada and fosters the growth and development of the sport through numerous youth and adult programs and initiatives. Volleyball Canada runs the Canadian National Volleyball Teams (Indoor, Beach, Sitting) for both Men and Women with a focus on player development and achievement in international and Olympic competition. For more information, visit www.volleyball.ca.
About Volleyball BC: Volleyball BC is the Provincial sport governing body that actively encourages and enables all residents to enjoy, participate and excel in the sport of volleyball. For more information, visit www.volleyballbc.org.