Grab your wet suit booties and a warm hoodie and come play this winter at the NP Beach indoor beach facility!! Look for fun tournament formats this year:
The King/Queen Of The Beach 4-Tourney Series: M/W AA and A 2's. 4 players in each pool. Each round the top 2 players from each pool advance to winners bracket. The other 2 players move to contenders bracket and have a chance to battle back to the finals.Top players from each pool advance to the next round until 1 person is crowned King/Queen. In addition to prizes for each tourney, winner of series gets a NP Beach sponsorship for Summer 2009! Dates: Dec 27th, Jan 24th, Feb 21st, and March 28th.
The King/Queen Coed 2's Format: Coed AA and A 2's. 4 players in each pool, 2 guys and 2 gals. Each round the top mens player and top womens player from each pool advance to winners bracket. The other 2 players move to contenders bracket and have a chance to battle back to the finals. One King and one Queen are crowned champion in the all coed tourney! Date: Dec 20th, 2008
The Smurf Format: A John Shewey creation! Normal M/W 2's, but for every 2" a mens team is under 6ft they get a point at the start of the game, for every 2" over 6ft they loose a point. two 5'8" players would start up 8-0 against two 6'4" players! For every 2" a womens team is under 5'8"ft they get a point at the start of the game, for every 2" over 5'8"ft they loose a point. two 5'4" players would start up 8-0 against two 6'0" players! Date: April 4th, 2009
War of the Roses Format: Coed 2's, whether you're just hanging out, boyfriend/girlfriend, or married, this event is sure to put relationships to the test. Look for this one Feb 14th, 2009! :)
Polar Bear Classic: Annual blind draw coed 4's! No longer a classic, it's a tradition! Jan 10th, 2009
Parent/Child and Coach/Player 2's and 4's: Is there a better way to get new athletes playing the sport of beach volleyball than to get taught by a parent or coach? These have been a huge hit so far!! Dates: Dec 28th, Feb 15th, March 8th, and March 22nd.
Prince/Princess of the Beach 3-Tourney Series: Juniors 2's 18u, 16u, 14u, 12u. 4 players in each pool. Each round the top 2 players from each pool advance to winners bracket. The other 2 players move to contenders bracket and have a chance to battle back to the finals.Top players from each pool advance to the next round until 1 person is crowned prince/princess! Dates: Jan 4th, Feb 1st, and March 15th.
Tournaments have started to be posted at www.npbva.com
Winter leagues including Mens 2's, Womens 2's, Coed 2's, and Coed 4's all starting January 10th and 11th! More info at http://www.npbva.com/Index.cfm?fuseaction=Leagues