Volleyball

8/26/2024 |  Realignment shifts some of the top powers in women’s college volleyball as popularity surges (Associated Press (AP)) Perhaps no sport will be impacted more by the most recent round of conference realignment than women’s volleyball.
Five of the last nine schools to win national championships switched conferences during the offseason. Those five schools (Texas, Stanford, UCLA, Washington and Southern California) have combined to claim 12 of the last 23 titles.

7/31/2024 |  At the Olympic beach volleyball venue, the Eiffel Tower stars in a très French show (Associated Press (AP)) PARIS (AP) — The biggest beach volleyball star at the Paris Olympics can’t set, spike or dive around the sand.
But she sure is pretty.
The Eiffel Tower has been stealing the show from the competition below at the Summer Games so far, with fans and players alike ooh-la-la-ing over the nonpareil setting that has turned the stadium on the Champ de Mars into the Olympics’ iconic venue.

7/8/2024 |  U.S. hope for more beach volleyball medals under Eiffel Tower (Reuters Sports) July 8 (Reuters) - Beach volleyball has had some iconic venues at the Olympics but nothing will probably beat the foot of the Eiffel Tower, where the United States will look to extend their streak of winning a medal at every Games since the sport was introduced in 1996.
The Champ de Mars in Paris will host a temporary outdoor arena with one of the world's most spectacular monuments serving as a backdrop for the 48 pairs in men's and women's beach volleyball.

6/11/2024 |  AAU to Host World’s Largest Volleyball Tournament in Orlando (SportsTravel) The 51st AAU Girls’ and Boys’ Junior National Volleyball Championships will draw more than 117,000 athletes and coaches representing all 50 states, Canada, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
“The AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships are the premier event for AAU’s largest sport,” said Jo Mirza, AAU president. “Thanks to the incredible relationships we’ve built with our community partners, including the Orange County Convention Center, Greater Orlando Sports Commission and Visit Orlando, this has become one of the best amateur events in the world.”

4/23/2024 |  Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Prepare for NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship (SportsTravel) Gulf Shores and Orange Beach in Alabama are preparing to host the NCAA Beach Volleyball National Championship for the eighth time this season with 16 teams heading to the Gulf Coast from May 3–5, 2024.
The region’s ties to beach volleyball started in 2012 when the American Volleyball Coaches Association brought its women’s sand volleyball national championships to the Gulf Coast Region. Gulf Shores Orange Beach Sports & Events has hosted the national championship each year since it was first organized under the NCAA umbrella in 2016.