Canterbury Beach Squad 2025/2026

Spend a summer on the sand.  

Come and join Canterbury's best junior volleyball players in a group training environment led by experienced coaches.  A great way to make new friends, play against your school and club mates and develop your all around skills. 

Purpose of Canterbury beach squad – is to provide a holistic athlete-centered development environment to encourage long term involvement in the game.   

The beach squad environment offers athletes the opportunity to develop the physical, mental, and emotional skills and knowledge to go on to play, coach, manage or be involved in whatever level of adult beach volleyball they choose. Emphasis is placed on quality engagement with coaches and players, positivity, support, encouragement and improved volleyball skills and game development.  Results are a by-product of the overarching purpose and not the priority. 

Squad Trial Information:

24th of August - Pioneer Stadium
U17 Girls: 12.30pm-2pm
U19 Girls: 2.30pm - 4.00pm
U19 Boys & U17 Boys: 12:30pm-2pm

Age brackets for 2025/2026 season are:

U17 - born 2010 or later
U19 - born 2008 or 2009

Registrations are now OPEN!

Cost: $370

includes:

• Squad t-shirt

• 1 1/2 day camp (14-15 November 2025)

• 1 day camp (9 January 2026)

• Training days & times:  
  2025: 22 October-21 December: Wednesday (6pm-8pm) and Sunday (4pm-6pm) 
  2026: 6 & 7 January (6pm-8pm), 21 January (6pm-8pm), 25 January (4pm-6pm), 28 Janurary (6pm-8pm)
  (note - younger athletes may only be able to train once a week in term 4 due to indoor commitments)

• coaching from our Canterbury coaches

• entry to 4 x Christchurch tournaments - 15-16 November, 13-14 December, 10 January 2026,

•  31 January - 1 February 2026 (Canterbury Open) 

What isn't included:

- playing singlet for our local tournaments (additional $25)