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In 2008 VB4Y will only be hosting 2 beach events. We will be back with our full schedule the summer of 2009 with our Friday night league and more junior beach tournaments and travel beach club teams.
Juniors Beach Double Tournaments start in May
We will be taking walk up registration at 7:30-8:30 if space permits. Players must be there no later than 8:30 AM. Game play starts at 9am Sharp!
Date June 7, 2008
AAU Eastern Regional Championships
Virginia Beach, VA
Boys/Girls: U18/U16/U14/U12
12-14th Street, Virginia Beach Oceanfront
2007 winners information has be accidentally destroyed. If you were a medal winner, and have pictures to share. Please send them to VB4Y to post and keep in the archives.
In 2006 we had a fantastic summer!
Starting in early May beach training was under way. Within weeks our JAB players were competing in Orlando Florida for a bid into the AAU Junior Olympic Games. June 18 at the Grand Floridian Hotel, teams from around the country came out to compete for the first bid of the season on the east coast. Virginia had 4 players qualify by winning in the medal rounds. Amanda Walker and Stephanie Wacker-qualified in the 14 and under division while Emily Shea and Stacey Mc Andrews qualified in the 16 and under division.
From then on it was every other weekend of beach tournaments in the East from Florida, North Carolina, Chicago, Virginia, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Maryland. With 6 stops in Virginia. Virginia was also home to the 40th Junior Olympic Games which VB4Y hosted the Volleyball Beach Doubles Event and the USAV High Performance Beach Camp.
The first successful High Performance Beach Camp on the East Coast was held between 12th -14th Street at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. 30 players were accepted to come out and get drilled on the fundamentals and finesse of beach volleyball by Jon Aharoni Director of the USAV High Performance Beach Camps, Denny Lennon Director of the Youth Beach Development Programs for USAV, Christine Jinbo youth coach and beach tour director from USAV along with VB4Y founder Venesa Walker. The players were conditioned, taught, and drilled for two solid days (we did them a break during the peak heat stroke hours) 8-11 and 4-8 PM, in preparation for the up coming competition.
Out of the 50 plus teams in the AAU Junior Olympic Games we had 26 teams from the East; 12 teams representing Virginia, 4 teams representing North Carolina, and 10 teams from Florida .Other states represented were Washington State, Puerto Rico, Illinois, Louisiana, California, Arizona and Hawaii . Teams played for two days competing for the Olympian title. The Virginia Beach boys 18 team, Shane Holderby and Jack Korte took the Silver medal in a tough battle against Jordon Yantin and Francisco Maldonado from Puerto Rico. Virginia had several other teams that made it into the semi final rounds but did not place in the medal rounds.
Here is a listing of the medal winners .
In 2005 VB4Y added tournaments to their beach program.
Several teams travel to Chicago, California and New Orleans to play in tournaments.
Chicago:
We had 4 Virginia Beach Players attend the AAU beach tour in Chicago this past summer. Jacque Grigsby and Amanda Walker placed 3rd in the 14 and Under Division. Holly Smith played with a player from Puerto Rico, and Rachel Smith played with a Chicago local in the 16's and division.
California:
Kristi Cascio, Elaine Kritter, and Danika Kritter, traveled to California to attend a high performance beach camp and play in USAV beach tournament. They enjoyed their experience and plan to return in 2006 to the high performance camp.
New Orleans, LA:
Two teams from Virginia Beach were sent to the Junior Olympic Games in New Orleans by winning Virginia's Qualifying tournament. Amanda Walker and Kristi Cascio won our 14's and under division and Hannah Leffew and Sydney Simmerson won our 17 and under division. They were the youngest team in their division. The girls had a great time playing teams from around the country and exploring the city of New Orleans. (Days after we left the hurricane hit, devastating the site of the tournament.)
Division Winners of the Virginia Beach Open to qualify for 2005 Junior Olympic Games in New Orleans, LA.
Kristi Cascio(13) and Amanda Walker(12") win14's,
and Hannah Leffew(14) and Sydney Simmerson (15)win 17's
2005 Beach Double Winners
12 and Under winners: Haley Johnson and Abigail Chassee
13 and Under winners: Christi Insull and Corinne
14 and under winners: Emily Shea and Stacey Mc Andrews
15 and Under winners: Hannah Leffew and Kelsey Willett
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