Matty Zbyszewski of Canada down in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic. Photo: NORCECAThe second week of the 2013 NORCECA Beach Volleyball tour finds our Canadian athletes in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic. Canada's teams are the exact same as last tour stop in Grand Cayman.
Canadian Men's Teams in Cayman
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Schalk-Saxton |
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Redmann-Zbyszewski |
Canadian Women's Teams in Cayman
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Bansley-Maloney |
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Broder-Valjas |
We will be updating this page dailiy with the results from Boca Chica. For more up to the minute results, check out our Facebook Page.
We are back to the beach! The NORCECA beach volleyball tour starts off its 2013 campaign today down in The Cayman Islands. We'll be brining you the results as we get them and the live stream links for the championship matches this weekend.
Canadian Men's Teams in Cayman
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Schalk-Saxton |
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Redmann-Zbyszewski |
Canadian Women's Teams in Cayman
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Bansley-Maloney |
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Broder-Valjas |
Chaim Schalk (above) and his partner Ben Saxton will have to compete on the NORCECA Tour before getting back on the FIVB World Tour
On Wednesday’s podcast we spoke to Ed Drakich, Volleyball Canada’s Beach Volleyball High Performance Director and a Technical Supervisor for the FIVB. If you haven’t seen the episode yet, scroll down to view the podcast, his interview starts at the 8:14 mark.
The FIVB has exploded with tournaments this year. In the past, the season generally ran from April until the end of August, with a few tournaments running in the fall months. This year, the season will be (potentially) kicked off in March with the World Cup in Brazil (March 20th-24th, To Be Confirmed), and run almost right through to December. Talk about an upgrade.
Not only this, but the FIVB has expanded, with events in Mexico, Argentina, Uganda, UAE, England, Qatar, South Africa, Indonesia, and even the U.S. (For the entire tentative schedule, see it here). It seems as though many more countries are jumping on the FIVB bandwagon.