Beach Teams - Program Info

Beach Teams - Program Info

Program Info

Season schedule

  • To look at the FIVB beach volleyball calendar, click here
  • To look at the NORCECA Calendar, click here

Beach Program Descriptions

Full-Time NextGen

  • Next Gen Program is a full-time training group based at Volleyball Canada’s Beach High-Performance Center in Toronto, Ontario.
  • Athletes are selected at an annual Selection Camp in December and then train and compete from January until the following December.
  • Program provides year-round AAP carding, Technical/Tactical coaching, and IST support.
  • The goal is for athletes to progress on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour and eventually earn Senior carding through their results.

Summer Development Program

  • Summer Development Program aims to develop and transition athletes into the Beach National Team system and provide the foundation needed to one day compete on the world tour.
  • Athletes can participate in other programs: NCAA Beach Volleyball, Indoor University programs and Indoor Pro teams.
  • Provides AAP carding, IST support, and Technical/Tactical guidance while training within Volleyball Canada’s Beach Daily Training Environment at Ashbridges Bay Beach and CSIO in Toronto.
  • Athletes are selected via an annual Selection Camp in May following an accessible online video application process and receive 4 months of AAP carding to train from May until late August..
  • After the summer, athletes either return to their primary training programs or can look to try out for the Full-Time Next Gen Program.

Senior Program

  • The Senior Program is the highest level in Volleyball Canada’s Beach National Program.
  • Senior carding is earned through merit-based performance criteria achieved by a team in a given calendar year.
  • Athletes in the Senior Program are on track for Olympic qualification and focused on earning a medal at the upcoming Olympics.

Selection tournaments and trial dates

Event Location Date Registration opening date Registration deadline
U21 FIVB World Championships  qualification trials

Ashbridges Bay,

Toronto, Canada

 June 7-8 Now  May 30
U18 FIVB World Championships qualification trials

Ashbridges Bay,

Toronto, Canada

 July 5-6 Now June 27 
NORCECA Open trials 

Ashbridges Bay,

Toronto, Canada

 July 5-6 Now June 27

Summer Beach Volleyball Camps

Beginner – High Performance

Volleyball Canada’s High-Performance Centre (HPC)

Downsview Park. 3–75 Carl Hall Rd. Toronto, ON M3K 2B6

 
 July & August Now Registration closes the week before the camp’s start date

 

 

2025 Summer Development Program Athletes

May to August 2025

Men Women
Cameron Chadwick ON University of Guelph Abbey Thorup ON  
Cameron McGregor ON University of Western Ontario Akash Grewal BC University of British Columbia
Colin Lash ON University of Guelph Alicia Thibodeau QC University of Denver
David Chaput QC Cégep de Sherbrooke Brooke Woolley ON Long Beach State University
Grégoire Mercier-Noël QC Université de Sherbrooke Calinda Kok ON University of Southern California
Jacob van Geel AB Mount Royal University Emma Glagau ON Texas Christian University
Jean-Simon Delorme QC Cégep Limoilou Emma Kunaus ON Coastal Carolina University
Liam Espedido BC University of Alberta Emma-Joy Cudmore ON Stetson University
Louis Pierre Charbonneau QC Cégep Limoilou Jaeya Brach    
Mason Doering AB York University Julia Typa AB York University
Robert Kemp ON York University Katarina Pantovic BC University of Washington
Rouzbeh Rahnavard ON Durham College Kaylee Glagau ON Queen’s University
      Marilou Couture QC The University of South Florida
      Ofure Odigie ON Stanford University

For additional information please contact:

Ryan Aktari: Beach Operations Manager

E-Mail: raktari@volleyball.ca