Adelaide secures array of volleyball events and performance camps

Adelaide has secured an array of indoor and beach volleyball events and development and performance camps during July and November this year.

Volleyball Australia has confirmed Adelaide will be home to the Australian Junior Volleyball Championships (U19 & U23) to be held at the Lights Community & Sports Centre and St Clair Recreation Centre over four days in July, followed by a National Junior Development Program Camp.

In November, several beach volleyball events will be staged over 10 days in addition to a National Performance Program Camp to be held at Glenelg and the South Australian Sporting Institute (SASI).

The opening round of the 2023/24 Australian Beach Volleyball Tour will be held at Glenelg from 8th-10th November. Two days later, Glenelg will host the first stop on the 2023/24 Australian Junior Beach Volleyball Tour (U19 & U21).

The events will set the stage for Adelaide to host the 2025 FIVB World Beach Volleyball Championships – its first time to be held in Australia – as announced last June by the State Government.

The World Championships will be held on the courts of The Drive, with around 1000 cubic metres of sand brought in to turn the famed North Adelaide tennis venue into a beach volleyball colosseum.

It is expected the World Championships – what is the biggest global tournament of beach volleyball of the year – will attract more than 11,000 spectators from interstate and more than 6,000 from overseas.

Craig Carracher, President, Volleyball Australia enthused “We’re incredibly excited to be bringing the World Championships to Adelaide in 2025 and staging such a strong series of volleyball tournaments and camps in South Australia in the lead-up is really important to the ultimate success of the event.

“Many of the volunteers who will be integral to the World Championships will get the opportunity to work on these events in 2024, and we will be able to test logistics with everything from technology to transport and accommodation. The appetite for volleyball and beach volleyball in South Australia is very high and we can’t wait to bring these events to life.”