2023 High School Beach Volleyball Championships

The Volleyball Manitoba High School Beach Volleyball Championships will be returning for 2023!

The Championships are scheduled to take place on Friday, May 26th & Saturday, May 27th at the Sargent Park Beach Volleyball Centre (999 Sargent Ave, Winnipeg) and Maple Grove Rugby Park (90 Frobisher Rd, Winnipeg).

We will be making some format changes this year, offering both Competitive 2s and Less Competitive 3s for all Divisions.  Schools will be limited to entering 2 teams in to any given 2s division, but the 3s divisions will not have a per-school cap.  This is being implemented to continue to offer a competitive environment for the top, Beach familiar teams, but also provide a better opportunity for the less Beach familiar teams to come out and enjoy the sand in a more player-friendly 3s format.

Eligibility and Team Composition

• Open to all MHSAA High School athletes
• ​All schools must have either a teacher or adult supervisor present
  • ​​Schools should be prepared to have 2 supervisors, as they may have teams at both venues
• Divisions available include:
  • ​​Senior Boys 2s (Grades 11-12) – 24 team capacity
  • Senior Boys 3s (Grades 11-12) – 24 team capacity
  • Senior Girls 2s (Grades 11-12) – 32 team capacity
  • Senior Girls 3s (Grades 11-12) – 32 team capacity
  • ​Junior Boys 2s (Grade 9-10) – 24 team capacity
  • Junior Boys 3s (Grade 9-10) – 24 team capacity
  • ​Junior Girls 2s (Grades 9-10) – 32 team capacity
  • Junior Girls 3s (Grades 9-10) – 32 team capacity
• Capacity numbers may be flexible depending on overall registration numbers.
  • A wait-list will be maintained on divisions that reach capacity, and additional teams may be accepted if overall numbers permit
• ​Athletes on a given team must be from same school
• 2s teams can be composed of 2 or 3 players
  • If a team has 3 players, they may substitute between sets but not during a set
• 3s teams can be composed of 3 or 4 players
  • If a team has 4 players, they may substitute between sets but not during a set
• All MHSAA eligibility rules to be followed​

​Format

• Round Robin matches will be one 21 minute timed game, teams switch sides every 7 points.
  • ​​Teams will self-referee
  • If teams are tied after 21 minutes, one additional point will be played to determine the winner.
• Playoff Format has yet to be determined.
• ​Preliminary Playoff matches will be one 21 minute timed game, teams switch sides every 7 points.
  • ​​Teams will self-referee
  • If teams are tied after 21 minutes, one additional point will be played to determine the winner.
• ​​Court Supervisor Referees will be on-hand throughout the Round Robin and Preliminary Playoffs.
• ​Semi-final and Finals matches will be best-2-out-of-3 sets, first 2 sets to 21, 3rd set (if necessary) to 15.
  • ​Semi-final and Finals matches will be refereed by certified officials.
• ​Teams will be required to fulfill some score keeping duties throughout the day, which will be assigned on the schedule.

Rules

• ​Volleyball Canada Beach Volleyball Rules will be applied with the inclusion/exclusion of the following:
  • ​​A block touch counts towards a team’s three contacts.
  • ​No setting on serve receive.
  • ​No setting on first contact (unless it’s a hard-driven ball).
  • No open hand tipping.
  • Teams must rotate servers, but do not need to rotate positions.
  • ​Any disputes results in a re-serve.
  • ​Cheating will not be tolerated and offending teams will be removed from the draw
• ​All athletes must be dressed appropriately for games
  • For boys this means at least shorts and a tank top or t-shirt
  • ​For girls this means at least shorts/spandex and a tank top or t-shirt​​

Registration

• Entry Fee is $80/team for 2s, and $120/team for 3s
• ​Team Names should be notated as “School Name – Player 1 Last Name / Player 2 Last Name”
  • If a team has 3 players, the team name should be “School Name – P1 Last Name / P2 Last Name / P3 Last Name”
• ​Payments will be made online
• ​Registration Deadline is Friday, May 19th
• ​Event Schedule should be released on Wednesday, May 24th