Credit: volleyball.org.au
Volleyslam has returned to the Gold Coast on Friday, with over 1,500 athletes set to compete on Coolangatta Beach for the 10-day Beach Volleyball festival.
Volleyslam 2023 brings together four marquee events from Volleyball Australia that includes the premier Australian Beach Volleyball Championships, the Scape Australian Youth Beach Volleyball Championships, the Scape Australian Beach Volleyball Schools Cup, and the Volleyball World Coolangatta Beach Pro Tour Futures event.
Australian Beach Developing Volleyroos Jasmine Fleming, Georgia Johnson, Ben Hood & Lucas Josefsen with Gold Coast Councillor Gail O’Neill and VA CEO Andrew Dee
With qualifications starting Friday and finals to be held on Sunday 26 March, the Australian Championships are the last stop on the domestic Australian Beach Volleyball Tour with the National champions and overall Tour leaders set to be crowned.
The Australian Championships will be followed by two junior competitions that will attract school-aged students from across Australia, designed to give the next generation of players the opportunity to showcase their talent on the sand that will play host to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games in 9 years’ time.
Gold Coast Councillor Gail O’Neill and VA CEO Andrew Dee with students from the defending School Cup Champions, Kelvin Grove State School
Following its debut on the international calendar last year, the Coolangatta Beach Pro Tour Futures event will round out the festival from 29 March – 2 April, attracting players from Japan, USA, Canada, Sweden, Germany, France, China, Thailand, Vanuatu, Tuvalu and New Zealand to compete against a number of top Australian teams.
Volleyball Australia CEO Andrew Dee said it is fantastic to see Volleyslam return to a beach that’s become synonymous with world-class beach volleyball events.
“Last year was the first time we hosted the Volleyslam festival with all four major events which was a resounding success,” Dee said.
“To have the Scape Australian Youth Beach Volleyball Championships and Scape Australian Beach Schools Cup on at the same time as the Australian Championships and Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour creates an incredible opportunity for Australia’s future beach volleyball stars to learn from some of the best in the world.
“With the Gold Coast set to host the beach volleyball competition for the 2032 Olympic Games, it provides us with a great opportunity to bring together the next generation…
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