AAU VOLLEYBALL
BEACH TOURNAMENTS
OPEN TO ALL JUNIOR GIRLS TEAM SO MAKE SURE TO ENTER YOUR TEAMS EARLY TO ASSURE YOUR TEAM A SPOT IN OUR TOURNAMENTS.

NOTE ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL NEED TO FILL OUT A COVID-19 WAIVER FORM ON SITE PRIOR TO PARTICIPATION. 

TNT JUNIOR BEACH QUALIFIER #1

WAS POSTPONED DUE TO A DELAY IN COURT MAINTENANCE.

WE WILL RESCHEDULE FOR A NEW DATE FOR THIS QUALIFIER.

DATE: NEW DATE SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2023.

LOCATION: 315 Dublin Circle, Floresville, TX.
CHECK-IN TIME: 8:30 am.
MATCH START TIME: 9:00 am
AGE GROUPS: Girls 12, 14u, 16u & 18u
FORMAT: Junior Girls Doubles.
ENTRY FEE: $84.00 PER TEAM BEACH DOUBLES.
ENTRY FEE PAYABLE TO TNT SA SPORTS LLC
ENTRY DEADLINE:  Friday, May 19, 2023, at 8 PM
PRELIMINARY EVENTS AWARDS:
These events may earn bids to the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games and Tour Championships as approved by the A.A.U. National Volleyball Committe.
Preliminary events will award bids to the top teams in each division with at least 5 teams as follows:
Top 2 girls' teams in 12U, 14U, and 15U divisions earn a bid to the Tour Championships.

Top 2 girls' teams in 16U division ONLY earn a bid to the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games.

Top 1 girls' team in 18U division ONLY earns a bid to the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games.  
There must be a minimum of 5 teams in the age division in order for any teams to qualify. 

TRICKELE DOWN BIDS: If the 1st and/or 2nd place TEAM has previously earned a bid in the same age division, the 3rd or 4th place team will earn a bid. No teams placing lower than 4th will earn a bid.

Medals for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place teams in each age division. The top 2 teams in each age division will also receive the PRESTIGIOUS AAU TEXAS MVP RINGS!
Rules: Medical release waiver forms are required at check-in. Tournament information will be distributed to all participants 24 hours before the event.
Contact Information: David C Rodriguez at tntsasports@gmail.com or 830-477-9640

A.A.U. GRAND PRIX SUMMER HEAT BEACH JUNIOR QUALIFIER #3
DATE: Saturday, June 3, 2023. POSTPONED DUE TO COURT MAINTENANCE. A NEW DATE WILL BE POSTED SOON.
Registration is now open. Click on the link above to register your team.
LOCATION: 315 Dublin Circle, Floresville, TX.
CHECK-IN TIME: 8:30 am.
MATCH START TIME: 9:00 am
AGE GROUPS: Girls 12, 14u, 16u & 18u
FORMAT:  Junior Girls Doubles.
ENTRY FEE: $84.00 PER TEAM BEACH DOUBLES.
ENTRY FEE PAYABLE TO TNT SA SPORTS LLC
ENTRY DEADLINE:  Friday, June 2, 2023, at 8 PM
GRAND PRIX EVENTS AWARDS:
These events may earn bids to the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games and Tour Championships as approved by the A.A.U. National Volleyball Committe.
GRAND PRIX events will award bids to the top teams in each division with at least 5-9 teams as follows:
Top 2 girls' teams in 12U, 14U, and 15U divisions earn a bid to the Tour Championships.

Top 2 girls' teams in 16U division ONLY earns a bid to the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games.

Top 2 girls' team in 18U division ONLY earns a bid to the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games and also qualify for National Level Events.  
There must be a minimum of 5 teams in the age division in order for any teams to qualify. 
The number of teams qualifying is based on the number of teams participating.
5 to 9 teams = top 2 teams qualify
10 or more teams = top 4 teams qualify

18U Girls' Gold medalists will also qualify for 18U National Level Events and the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games.

TRICKELE DOWN BIDS: If the 1st and/or 2nd place TEAM has previously earned a bid in the same age division, the 3rd or 4th place team will earn a bid. No teams placing lower than 4th will earn a bid.

Medals for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place teams in each age division.
Rules: Medical release waiver forms are required at check-in. Tournament information will be distributed to all participants 24 hours before the event.
Contact Information: David C Rodriguez at tntsasports@gmail.com or 830-477-9640

A.A.U. SUPER REGIONAL JUNIOR BEACH QUALIFIER #4
DATE: Saturday, June 17, 2023.
Registration is now open. Click on the link above to register your team.
LOCATION: 315 Dublin Circle, Floresville, TX.
CHECK-IN TIME: 8:30 am.
MATCH START TIME: 9:00 am
AGE GROUPS: Girls 12, 14u, 16u & 18u
FORMAT: Junior Girls Doubles.
ENTRY FEE: $84.00 PER TEAM BEACH DOUBLES.
ENTRY FEE PAYABLE TO TNT SA SPORTS LLC
ENTRY DEADLINE:  Friday, June 16, 2023, at 8 PM
SUPER REGIONAL  EVENTS AWARDS:
Large events that are open to teams from any District and have participation from multiple Regions.

Events must be approved by the AAU Volleyball Committee.  
The top teams qualify to the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games and Tour Championships from each event. The number of teams qualifying is based on the number of teams participating.
      At least 4 teams = top 1 teams qualify
      5 or more teams = top 4 teams qualify

- 14U/16U Gold medalists will also qualify for the Best of the Beach.

- 18U - Top 2 teams will also qualify for 18U National Level Events and the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games. 

- There must be a minimum of 4 teams in the age division in order for any teams to qualify.

TRICKLE DOWN BIDS:
If the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th place TEAM has previously earned a bid in the same age division, the 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th place teams WILL NOT qualify. No teams placing lower than 4th will earn a bid.

Medals for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place teams in each age division.
Rules: Medical release waiver forms are required at check-in. Tournament information will be distributed to all participants 24 hours before the event.
Contact Information: David C Rodriguez at tntsasports@gmail.com or 830-477-9640

POSTPONED DUE TO COURT MAINTENANCE

A.A.U. SUMMER FUN JUNIOR BEACH QUALIFIER #2
NEW DATE: SATURDAY, JULY 8, 2023
Registration is now open. Click on the link above to register your team.
LOCATION: 315 Dublin Circle, Floresville, TX.
CHECK-IN TIME: 8:30 am.
MATCH START TIME: 9:00 am
AGE GROUPS: Girls 12, 14u, 16u & 18u
FORMAT:  Junior Girls Doubles.
ENTRY FEE: $84.00 PER TEAM BEACH DOUBLES.
ENTRY FEE PAYABLE TO TNT SA SPORTS LLC
ENTRY DEADLINE:  Friday, May 26, 2023, at 8 PM
PRELIMINARY EVENTS AWARDS:
These events may earn bids to the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games and Tour Championships as approved by the A.A.U. National Volleyball Committe.
Preliminary events will award bids to the top teams in each division with at least 5 teams as follows:
Top 2 girls' teams in 12U, 14U, and 15U divisions earn a bid to the Tour Championships.

Top 2 girls' teams in 16U division ONLY earns a bid to the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games.

Top 1 girls' team in 18U division ONLY earns a bid to the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games.  
There must be a minimum of 5 teams in the age division in order for any teams to qualify. 

TRICKELE DOWN BIDS: If the 1st and/or 2nd place TEAM has previously earned a bid in the same age division, the 3rd or 4th place team will earn a bid. No teams placing lower than 4th will earn a bid.

Medals for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place teams in each age division. The top 2 teams in each age division will also receive the PRESTIGIOUS AAU TEXAS MVP RINGS!
Rules: Medical release waiver forms are required at check-in. Tournament information will be distributed to all participants 24 hours before the event.
Contact Information: David C Rodriguez at tntsasports@gmail.com or 830-477-9640

2022-2023 AAU Beach Volleyball Age Divisions

The age determination date for AAU Volleyball is September 1.

Once a player participates in a club or varsity program for any university, college, community college or junior college, they are ineligible to play in the National Championships, West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games, and/or qualifying events to the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games.

Age waivers are NOT allowed at the National Championships or Super Regionals with the exception below.

*NEW FOR BOYS ONLY:  Waived boys' teams in the 14U age group will be allowed to participate in the AAU Boys' Junior National Beach Volleyball Championships using the following age/grade definition should they have a waiver:  

• Players who were born on or after September 1, 2008 or players who were born on or after September 1, 2007 (15 years or younger) who shall neither have completed nor are in a grade higher than the eighth grade (8th) during the current academic year. (This exception is based on the net height difference of 7'4" to 8' between the 14U division to the 15U division). 

Local District Directors can modify age divisions or grant waivers for local tournaments. Please contact your Local District Directors for information.

2022-2023 AAU Beach Volleyball Rules & Regulations

AAU Volleyball is conducted under the AAU Code, AAU Volleyball Handbook, and the current playing rules of USA Volleyball, as modified by the AAU National Executive Committee.

HIGHLIGHTED PLAYING RULES

The AAU Junior Beach Volleyball Tour will utilize the USA Beach Volleyball Rules of Competition; see the following highlighted playing rules for this season.

• Rally Scoring: 2 games to 21, with third game to 15 (if necessary) or 1 game to 28 (rally scoring)
• Block counts as a contact
• No Open hand dinks/tips
• One Toss per serve
• Players may not "set" the ball or contact the ball with finger action in an attempt to play the ball when receiving the serve.
• Any contact with any part of the net by a player's body is a violation.
• Players handling the ball must set the ball in direction they are facing or directly behind them (shoulders squared) when returning the ball over the net.
• Side Changes in multiples of seven (7) when the set goes to 21 or 28. Side changes in multiples of five (5) when the set goes to 15.
• Time-Outs:
  1. Each team is allowed one time-out per set.
  2. In addition, one technical time-out is allowed per each set of 21 to 28 points. The technical time-out is not awarded to each team, but rather a shared time- out when the total combined score is reached. During games 1 and 2 that are played to 21 points the technical time-out is taken when the combined score reaches 21. There is no technical time-out in a set of 15 points. For single sets to 28 points, the technical time-out is taken when the combined score reaches 28.
• Active coaching is is allowed during side changes, time-outs and in between sets and matches. The coach may not enter the court. The interaction must take place during the time allowed when players change sides of the court and play must immediately begin after the side change.  (Updated 10/21)
• For the 10U division ONLY, all contacts that are hit overhand are considered a driven ball. The first contact may be received with multiple contacts (on the same attempt) or may take the ball with an open hand or set.  (Updated 10/21)
• For the 10U division, servers my step onto the court to serve.
• Athletes may wear socks or sand socks during competition.

NET HEIGHTS

• Boys 18, 16, 15: Net Height - 8';
• Boys 14: Net Height - 7'4"
• Boys 12, 10: Net Height- 7';
• Girls 18, 16, 15, 14: Net Height - 7'4"
• Girls 12, 10: Net Height - 7';

PLAYING COURT

• All Divisions: 16 m x 8 m (52' 6" x 26' 3")

UNIFORMS

• Girls: Athletes will need to be identified by a uniform number (minimum 2") on the back and/or front of the top (or an AAU temporary tattoo) in the following divisions: 14U, 15U, 16U, and 18U at the National Championships and West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games. Athletes will need to be Number 1 or 2 based on the alphabetical listing of the last name.

AAU CLUB BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Club Beach Volleyball is a format of dual match competition where all the athletes, coaches and trainers
represent a single AAU club. It is composed of five or three (two-player) teams representing a single
team.

Club Affiliation: An AAU Club must register in the district where the club is based. Athletes must register
for an AAU membership in the district where they reside. A club may be composed of athletes from the
districts within a specified region. A club must consist entirely of athletes who reside within the region.
Exception: A club may have up to two (2) athletes from an adjacent region on a team roster with a
submitted waiver.

Athletes can only represent one AAU club per season (September- August). AAU Code Book rules apply
for club withdrawals or transfers within a season. Unattached athletes are not permitted to compete in
club beach volleyball competitions.

Note: Standard AAU pairs competitions will permit unattached athletes, or a team made up of athletes
from two different clubs.

REGIONS:
District Codes within each region. See Regional Map

California Region: CC, PA, SP, PS

Desert: AZ, NM

Caribbean: PR, USVI

Eastern: AD, CT, LE, MA, MP, MD, MD, NE, NI, NJ, OH, PV, VA, WP, WV

Florida: FG, FL

Hawaiian – HI, Guam

Mid-West – CE, IA, IN, MI, MN, MT, MV, NB, ND, OZ, SD, WI

Mountain – CO, IE, UT, WY

Northwestern – AK, OR, PN

South Atlantic – GA, NC, SC

Southern – AR, KY, SE, SO

Texas – GU, OK, ST, SW, WT

COMPETITIONS: AAU Club Beach Volleyball competitions which qualify for the National Club Beach
Volleyball Championships are divided into Regional Championships and Super Regionals. A regional
championship qualifies teams into the National Club Beach Volleyball Championships and is designed for
clubs within the region. A Super Regional competition is an event open to teams nationwide also
qualifies teams into the National Club Beach Volleyball Championships

DIVISIONS:

18:U – Five pairs per team. A roster may consist of more than ten athletes per team.

14:U – Three pairs per team. A roster may consist of more than six athletes per team

Once a roster is submitted, coaches may enter lineups electronically via Volleyballlife to the tournament
portal from the list prior to the start of the dual match. Lineups are submitted with pairs in order of
strength. The Volleyballlife point system will be to verify accuracy of lineups in case of any discrepancy.
The movement of teams and athletes from one position to another is in accordance with NCAA rules.

Each team may have a maximum of three certified AAU coaches per team entered in the competition.

CLASSIFICATIONS:

Open – The highest level of competition. Qualification or submission of entry based on season performance.

Premier – Second tier of competition

Club – Third tier of competition

RULES OF PLAY:

Standard USAV/FIVB with AAU modifications rules of play will be in place.
Note: Experimental Rule of Play for AAU Club Competition only: Coaches may interact with players
without entering the court during a dead ball. This experimental rule may be in force at some AAU
competitions.

UNIFORMS:

It is recommended that each athlete be designated with a unique unform number (1-99) on their shirt or
jersey. Numbers will be required at the National Championships

Qualification to West Coast AAU Sports Festival

The West Coast AAU AAU Sports Festival is a qualified only event.  Only National Office approved qualifying events will award bids.  To request a qualifier, CLICK HERE.

TYPES OF QUALIFYING EVENTS

• Invitational/League Events
  1. These events will not qualify teams to the West Coast AAU Sports Festival, Tour Championships, Best of the Beach, or 18U National Level Events.

• Preliminary Events**
  1. These events may earn bids to the West Coast AAU Sports Festival and Tour Championships if approved by the AAU Volleyball Committee. Please email volleyball@aausports.org with questions.
  2. Preliminary events that are approved as qualifying events will award bids to the top 2 teams in each division with at least 5 teams as follows:
     1. Top 2 girls' teams in 12U/14U/15U divisions earn bids to the Tour Championships.
     2. Top 2 girls' teams in 16U division ONLY earn bids to the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games.
     3. Top 1 girls' team in 18U division ONLY earns a bid to the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games.
  3. There must be a minimum of 5 teams in the age division in order for any teams to qualify.
  4. If the 1st and/or 2nd place TEAM has previously earned a bid in the same age division, the 3rd or 4th place team will earn a bid. No teams placing lower than 4th will earn a bid.

• District Championships** (must take place after November 1st)
  1. District Championsship events qualify four (4) teams with a minimum of ten (10) teams entered
  2. Only 1 District Championship event per District. Must be approved by the District Sports Director. Serves as the championship event within the District.
  3. At least 1 member of each team must reside within the District hosting the event.
  4. Girls 16U and 18U qualify for the West Coast AAU Sports Festival
  5. There must be a minimum of 5 teams in the age division in order for any teams to qualify.
  6. If the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th place TEAM has previously earned a bid in the same age division, the 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th place teams WILL NOT qualify. No teams placing lower than 4th will earn a bid.
  7. AAU District Championship medals must be awarded.

• Grand Prix Events** (must take place after November 1st)
  1. Open to all teams nationwide
  2. Grand Prix events qualify four (4) teams with a minimum of ten (10) teams entered
  3. Events must be approved by the AAU Volleyball Committee.
  4. Girls 16U and 18U qualify for the West Coast AAU Sports Festival
  5. There must be a minimum of 5 teams in the age division in order for any teams to qualify.
  6. If the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th place TEAM has previously earned a bid in the same age division, the 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th place team WILL NOT qualify. No teams placing lower than 4th will earn a bid.
  7. Any Grand Prix event that does not meet the minimum requirements may be subject to removal from licensing the following year or reclassified as a preliminary.

• Regional Championships** (must take place after November 1st)
  1. Only one Regional Championship is allowed per region
  2. Must be a club event.
     1. Dual match format with 5 pairs in the 18U division and 3 pairs in the 14U division. 
  3. 18U Club Division: OPEN and PREMIERE (Five Pairs), CLUB (Three Pairs)
  4. Events must be approved by the AAU Volleyball Committee. 
  5. 14U/18U Gold medalists qualify to the Club Championships at the West Coast AAU Sports Festival from each event.
  6. If the 1st place CLUB has previously earned a bid in the same age division, the bid will trickle to the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th place CLUB without a bid. No clubs placing lower than 4th will earn a bid.
• Super Regional Events** (must take place after November 1st)
  1. Super Regional Events are open to all clubs nationwide
  2. Events must be approved by the AAU Volleyball Committee.
  3. 14U/18U Gold medalists qualify to the Club Championships at the West Coast AAU Sports Festival from each event.
  4. Any Super Regional event that does not meet the minimum requirements may be subject to removal from licensing the following year or reclassified as a preliminary event.
• National Championships
  1. The top 8 teams in each division (girls' 12U, 14U, and 15U only) qualify to the Tour Championships. There must be a minimum of 10 teams in the division in order for any teams to qualify.
• Trickle Down Bids
  1. Are to be determined by the National Office ONLY. An event host is NOT to issue a trickle down bid.
  2. A trickle down bid will only be issued by the National Office if the team (must be the same 2 partners) has previously earned a bid TOGETHER in the same age division. If the National Office determines that this is the case, the event host will be contacted to confirm the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th place team and issue the bid directly to the team.
  3. Trickle down bids are NOT issued if a team will not be participating in the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games.
  4. If an event host informs you that you have received a trickle down bid, please contact volleyball@aausports.org.

*NOTE: Teams who qualify for the AAU Junior Olympic Games, West Coast AAU Sports Festival, Best of the Beach, Tour Championships, or 18U National Level events but the one partner is unable to compete, the remaining partner may select an alternate AAU member to compete with at the event. Athletes who qualify with more than one partner will select which partner he/she will compete with at the event and the remaining partner may select an alternate AAU member to compete with at the event.

**All AAU Beach Volleyball qualifiers must use VolleyballLife.com for registration AND results.

2022-2023 AAU Beach Volleyball Rules & Regulations

AAU Volleyball is conducted under the AAU Code, AAU Volleyball Handbook, and the current playing rules of USA Volleyball, as modified by the AAU National Executive Committee.

HIGHLIGHTED PLAYING RULES

The AAU Junior Beach Volleyball Tour will utilize the USA Beach Volleyball Rules of Competition; see the following highlighted playing rules for this season.

• Rally Scoring: 2 games to 21, with third game to 15 (if necessary) or 1 game to 28 (rally scoring)
• Block counts as a contact
• No Open hand dinks/tips
• One Toss per serve
• Players may not "set" the ball or contact the ball with finger action in an attempt to play the ball when receiving the serve.
• Any contact with any part of the net by a player's body is a violation.
• Players handling the ball must set the ball in direction they are facing or directly behind them (shoulders squared) when returning the ball over the net.
• Side Changes in multiples of seven (7) when the set goes to 21 or 28. Side changes in multiples of five (5) when the set goes to 15.
• Time-Outs:
  1. Each team is allowed one time-out per set.
  2. In addition, one technical time-out is allowed per each set of 21 to 28 points. The technical time-out is not awarded to each team, but rather a shared time- out when the total combined score is reached. During games 1 and 2 that are played to 21 points the technical time-out is taken when the combined score reaches 21. There is no technical time-out in a set of 15 points. For single sets to 28 points, the technical time-out is taken when the combined score reaches 28.
• Active coaching is is allowed during side changes, time-outs and in between sets and matches. The coach may not enter the court. The interaction must take place during the time allowed when players change sides of the court and play must immediately begin after the side change.  (Updated 10/21)
• For the 10U division ONLY, all contacts that are hit overhand are considered a driven ball. The first contact may be received with multiple contacts (on the same attempt) or may take the ball with an open hand or set.  (Updated 10/21)
• For the 10U division, servers my step onto the court to serve.
• Athletes may wear socks or sand socks during competition.

NET HEIGHTS

• Boys 18, 16, 15: Net Height - 8';
• Boys 14: Net Height - 7'4"
• Boys 12, 10: Net Height- 7';
• Girls 18, 16, 15, 14: Net Height - 7'4"
• Girls 12, 10: Net Height - 7';

PLAYING COURT

• All Divisions: 16 m x 8 m (52' 6" x 26' 3")

UNIFORMS

• Girls: Athletes will need to be identified by a uniform number (minimum 2") on the back and/or front of the top (or an AAU temporary tattoo) in the following divisions: 14U, 15U, 16U, and 18U at the National Championships and West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games. Athletes will need to be Number 1 or 2 based on the alphabetical listing of the last name.