Beach Volleyball Set to Host First OVC Weekend of the Season at UTC Sports Complex - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics (2024)

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If you want to join the University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Women's Beach Volleyball program you have to start building relationships and a highly-visible, professional quality recruiting profile.

Beach volleyball consists of the same basic rules of indoor volleyball, only three touches to return the ball, and any ball hitting the ground will constitute in a point. A match will consist of three sets; the first two sets are played to 21 points, and the last set is played to 15 points.

Beach volleyball rules and scoring system

The first two sets are played until one team reaches 21 points - as opposed to 25 in the indoor version for its first four sets - and the third and final deciding set, if required, is played to 15 points.

The Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) is the biggest and longest-running professional beach volleyball tour in the United States. Founded in 1983, the AVP is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

Make your volleyball arm swing quicker.

We DO want a big hitting window but if your muscle activation is incorrect it will lead to a very slow arm swing. Try to keep your hitting elbow high and back rather than reaching and dipping it behind you. Stay tall and don't let your spine become a slinky.

Ball must be contacted with two hands at the same time (no double contact). Ball must not be caught or thrown. The ball can rebound in any direction. A set ball can only legally cross the net if the setter's shoulders are perpendicular to the net at the point of contact (forward or backward).

These collegiate women's beach volleyball teams compete as members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Currently, 97 college athletic programs sponsor the sport, with five more to do so in future seasons.

2023-24 Women's Beach Volleyball Roster - UAB Athletics.

For beach volleyball, there really aren't massive tournaments throughout the year where you can compete in front of hundreds of coaches in one weekend like there is for indoor volleyball. Instead, there are smaller club tournaments, showcases and some college camps.

May 3-5, 2024

17 of the best volleyball teams will hit the sand courts in May for the 2024 NCAA Beach Volleyball championships in Gulf Shores! This year's event is once again open to the public, and we invite you to join us courtside for all the action.