Murray Park Sand Courts
5900 Rebsamen Park Rd
Little Rock, AR 72202

Parks started renting courts as of spring 2021 so we will rent needed courts for our EVA Beach Academy to provide great learning space and environment.

For higher quality training we will limit number of players per court to 12 max. 

Athletes will be split up in training groups/courts based on the skill level: 

• Beginner/Intermediate: 
• Advanced Beach Player: 

*Based on players development during the training they might be asked to move up/down if the skill level is more appropriate fit.

Here is the list of coaches who will involved in our EVA Beach Academy either in Lead/Master/Helper coach roles. To reach more about each one you can click the Coaches tab
Additional EVA Beach Academy Coaches
Riley Melton
Charlotte Alexander
Allie Anderson
Kailey Carrico
Kenedi Brunnen
Paige Gantar


 

Program Info
Two 4 -week (8 trainings) sessions available for registration:

• Session 1 April 7th-30th
  Dates: April 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30
  Price for session 1: $190 (8 trainings)

• Session 2 May 5th - 28th
  Dates: May 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28
  Price for session 2: $190 (8 trainings)

Training days session 1 and 2:  Mondays and Wednesdays at Murray Park Sand Courts 
Training time session 1: 5:30 - 7 pm 

Training Time Session 2: 
Training time would depend on the number of athletes registered and the level. At the first training or each session (April 7th and May 5th) we would hold skill assessment to see how the grouping would work the best for the level. After this assessment session players would be assigned to either training courts at the same time for all or different training time sessions.
Possible training times if 1 time offered but players on different courts for different training levels: 5:30-7pm.
If 2 different times offered then 4: 30 pm - 6 pm and 6 pm - 7:30 pm (as we have more sun light the time would be adjusted to a later start) 

In beach volleyball these age groups are offered in competitive tournaments: 12u, 14u, 16u, 18u (11u plays with 12u, 13u plays with 14u, 15u plays with 16u and 17u plays with 18u)

Players will be split up based on skill level to training groups/courts.

Who: Girls and Boys (11-18U) 

Price: $190 EVA Beach Academy includes 8 training, coaches fee, court fee/equipment. 

On the first training players will be evaluated and placed in appropriate training groups/courts

You do not have to have a set partner to sign up. If you have a friend you'd like to train with and compete with in tournaments you will be able to stay in the same training group.
Participation in tournaments requires registration by parents. 

1) Intermediate Beach Player, not a true beginner, has previous vb playing experience, has general ability of all skills and good understanding of the game 

2) Advanced Beach Player, is proficient in the game of volleyball, plays on high level teams, or has played indoor and beach vb for several years. Has high understanding of beach game and skills

Of outmost importance is training quality and available reps for learning and improvement. For higher quality of training. Each court will have a limit of players in training to uphold the quality.  

How Many Training is each session: 8 trainings on Mondays and Wednesdays

The adjustment to training days would be if we had any weather related training cancellations. We would try our best to make up if multiple rainy days occur on training days. Make up trainings would take place withing the session time span on a different day of the week. 

Participation requirement: Each participant has to have current USAV membership. If you played club volleyball (indoor season) your USAV membership is valid for the outdoor season. If you do not have USAV membership please register for Junior Summer or Outdoor Membership. Click HERE to create USA Volleyball account and apply for membership (select Junior Outdoor or Summer Membership). 

Beach Training Equipment:  Outdoor elements dictate the need of the following items for the athlete's safe participation. Dress appropriately for the training day temps (sand socks are used on either cooler days or when sand gets very hot). Sunglasses are needed eye protection on sunny days. 
Have in your beach training bag: Sand socks, sunglasses, sunscreen, hat, towel, lots of water or sports drink, and a snack. 

We are excited to start our 6th year of EVA Beach Academy! We expand our program officially to the sand the summer during the pandemic at what seamed to be very difficult time and we ended up having a blast with June/July sessions! Over the last few years, we had EVA coaches train in sand and support many athletes in the area, but in the summer of 2020 we made it official with EVA Beach Academy!
Our indoor program has been very successful and competitive nationally, so our goal is to do the same with our EVA Beach Academy.

Our main inspiration is providing opportunities to young players in the sport of beach volleyball as we carry over our program's culture from indoor to outdoor. We are looking forward to providing positive, challenging and fun learning environment as we want players to love and excel in the knowledge of the sport. There are countless benefits of training and playing sand volleyball that transfer to the indoor game so anyone who wants to enjoy sand vb, learn about the game, and to improve their skill is welcome to join. Our program will always have two levels (beginner/intermediate and advanced) and within those levels athletes will be groups based on their skill level to continue to provide the most competitive and the most suitable learning environment for all athletes participating. 

In hour and half training, twice a week over the course of the assigned session our goal is to get better in beach vb skills and game while also improve our physical conditioning from training in the sand.
The focus will be on teaching the skill, game tactics as they are so different from indoor game, and the game rules. One of the best benefits of moving back to indoor game in the fall after training in the sand is the endurance developed from moving/jumping in the sand while it also has positive impact on our vertical jump.

Part of the training will be developing skills pertaining specifically to the beach game and  part will be focused on teaching the game and game tactics/knowledge. During both of those parts we are working on conditioning/endurance and developing vertical jump.   

Do I need to have a partner to sign up?
           No, having a partner for the training session is not mandatory. Coaches will be assessing best partner matches and will provide recommendations to anyone who wants to compete further in any of the sand tournaments (given they take place this summer). To be able to attend the training you do not have to have a partner. However, if you do have playing partner, you are welcome to sign up together and spend majority of the time with that player working on the skills and game.   

We would monitor weather the day of the training for any potential inclement weather and thunderstorms. Knowing that we have players who travel from different towns to get to the training we would need you to watch for email messages the day of the training if there is any threat of inclement weather. We would do our best if possible to make up missed/canceled trainings caused by the bad weather provided the availability of the sand courts.