Beach Registration Guide (2024) 

To successfully register you must first purchase a membership for the participant, create an account on VRS-Sportlomo, and then purchase the event (program) registration. The required membership for Youth Beach Leagues/Programs is the: Youth Recreational Player – Beach Mmembership ($19.70). Members who play in Beach Tournaments and have the Youth Competitive Player – Beach category can also register for these beach programs.

Registration is now open! All youth beach programs are individual registrations on Sportlomo > Toggle your account to the [VA-Events] portal.

Registrations will be on a first-come-first-serve basis. There is space for 36 participants per program.  If the registration reaches maximum capacity, a waitlist will open. When spots open, we will invite participants from the waitlist to register on a sequential priority basis. 

The Youth League will run once a week (Thursday) for five weeks starting in June ending in the beginning of July, and a six-week program starting in the middle of July and ending in August.

The Beach Volleyball Development Program programs will run once a week (Tuesday) for five weeks starting in June ending in the beginning of July, and a six-week program starting in the middle of July and ending in August.

The Beginner Level (Tripleball) beach program will run once a week (Wednesday) for four weeks with two sessions. The first session will start in June and the second will start in July. 

These programs are designed for participants who are looking to develop and refine their beach volleyball skill sets while learning to be more effective on the sand. Participants will learn proper techniques and tactics for forearm passing, setting, serving, and attacking through progressions and modified games. This program will be divided with 45 minutes of skill development followed by 45 minutes of modified game play. It is encouraged that athletes go into both the development and league programs as the league is the ideal place to practice their new skills from Tuesday’s practice in a fun game-play structured environment on Thursday.

The sessions will run in all weather conditions unless there is lightning or severe rain making it unsafe to play. Always show up to games even if it is raining as the weather can change very quickly. Assume all games are a go unless otherwise stated through email or on the VA website. 

You can check if a league night will be cancelled by looking on the Volleyball Alberta Website (at the top of this page).

LIGHTNING POLICY:

We will be following the 30/20 Rule during game play which was set out by the Canada Safety Council.

If thunder is heard within 30 seconds of seeing lightning, games will be postponed. All participants must leave the playing area and seek shelter in a building or an automobile. Never stand under trees, in an open field, or under an umbrella. Games will resume 20 minutes after the thunder and lightning have moved away. If thunder and lightning are still present 20 minutes after, the game will be cancelled and the score counts as it was when the game was stopped. Halfway point of the game must be reached (11 points by one team) for the game to count towards the league standing.

For information on the Edmonton Youth Beach League, please contact beachleagues@volleyballalberta.ca  

This document shows the benefits an athlete can get from playing beach volleyball in the summer
https://volleyballalberta.ca/wp-content/uploads/files/sites/Beach/General_Info/The%20Benefits%20of%20Beach%20Volleyball.pdf

Special Weather Statements: notices will be posted here if there are any weather related cancellations. Weather Protocols

Notice for Thursday, August 15th (posted at 2:00 pm): Due to the Air Quality Advisory in effect for the city of Edmonton, we need to cancel tonight’s John Fry Park Youth and Adult beach sessions. Teams were emailed directly with additional information. Please check with your partner to make sure they know!

Volleyball Alberta is offering the following Youth Beach Programs for the 2024 Edmonton Beach Season:

Youth Beach Skill Development (14U-17U) starts Tuesday, June 4, 2024.

Beginner Level Beach Skill Development (12U-14U) starts Wednesday, June 5, 2024.

Youth Coed 2’s League (14U-17U) starts Thursday, June 6, 2024.

Registration for Skill Development programs will open Monday, April 15, 2024 at 9am.

Registration for Coed 2’s League will open Monday, April 15, 2024 at 1pm.

The availability noted below is not live. VA staff will update spots filled Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. For registration information, please expand the above Register section to find information and links on how to register on VA’s Sportlomo portals—toggle to VA-Memberships for memberships and toggle to VA-Events for program registration.