What age categories and events are available at Volleyball Canada Beach Nationals?

The 2026 Beach Nationals offer girls/women and boys/men divisions in six youth age categories (14U, 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U and 20U) plus an open Senior division. All matches are 2v2.

2026 events:

• Toronto (Ashbridges Bay), August 14-16: 14U to 18U, 20U and Senior. Check-in is August 13.
• Vancouver (Spanish Banks East), August 21-23: 14U to 16U only.

Youth format: Day 1 is pool play, Day 2 is power pools and Day 3 is playoffs. Matches are best of three, with a maximum of four matches per day. Volleyball Canada aims for at least seven matches per team but cannot always guarantee it.

Senior format: round-robin pools followed by an elimination round, with a prize purse of $27,000.

An event counts as a Beach National Championship only with at least eight teams from three PTAs (16U to 20U) or two PTAs (14U/15U).

Sources: Volleyball Canada 2026 Beach Nationals page (volleyball.ca/en/competitions/2026-beach-nationals); 2026 Youth and Senior Beach Nationals Competition Guides.