NORCECA: More Star Power Coming to the Beach

beach, mens, norcecaEverett DelormeMarch 22, 2013beach, cayman, hector soto, norceca

The Volleyball Source Podcast: Episode 37

beach, canada, cev, norceca, podcastCameron KerrMarch 20, 2013cayman, saxton, schalk, video

Ed Drakich Interview Follow-Up

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.

beach, canada, fivb, mens, norceca, womensEverett DelormeJanuary 31, 2013drakich, worldtour

NORCECA: 2012 U21 Championships

indoor, mens, norcecaCameron KerrAugust 27, 2012canada, colorado, mexico, puertorico, usa

Olympics: Canada Beach Volleyball is Going To London

beach, canada, mens, norceca, olympics, womensCameron KerrJune 24, 2012bansley, binstock, candalas, garcia, lessard, maloney, martin, mazatlan, mexico, miramontes, ontiveros, reader, redmann, revuelta, saxton, virgin

NORCECA: Beach Volleyball Continental Cup

beach, mens, norceca, olympics, womensCameron KerrJune 20, 2012bansley, binstock, lessard, maloney, martin, reader, redmann, saxton

Team USA Goes to London

fivb, indoor, mens, norceca, olympicsSidronio HenriqueMay 13, 2012hoag, soonias, united states, winters, world league

The Final Battle

canada, indoor, mens, norceca, olympicsSidronio HenriqueMay 12, 2012duff, hoag, howatson, lewis, longbeach, schmitt, schneider, soonias, steve brinkman, van lankvelt, winters

Canada Takes on Puerto Rico in Semifinal

indoor, mens, norceca, olympicsSidronio HenriqueMay 11, 2012canada, cuba, duff, hoag, howatson, lewis, puerto rico, schmitt, steve brinkman, usa, van lankvelt, winters

Hasta la Vista, Cuba

indoor, mens, norceca, olympicsSidronio HenriqueMay 10, 2012canada, cuba, cundy, duff, hoag, howatson, lewis, longbeach, schmitt, steve brinkman, van lankvelt, winters

Canada Defeats Puerto Rico in Straight Sets

indoor, mens, norceca, olympicsSidronio HenriqueMay 8, 2012duff, hoag, howatson, lewis, schmitt, schneider, soonias, steve brinkman, van lankvelt, winters

Canada Moves Past Dominican Republic

mens, norcecaSidronio HenriqueMay 7, 2012canada, cuba, dominican republic, duff, howatson, longbeach, perrin, puerto rico, schmitt, soonias, steve brinkman, winters

NORCECA: Grand Cayman 2012

beach, mens, norceca, womensCameron KerrMarch 22, 2012bansley, binstock, cayman, hatch, mactavish, maloney, reader, rodrigue, schachter

Norceca: 2012 Men's Olympic Qualifier Confirmed

mens, norceca, olympicsCameron KerrFebruary 24, 2012canada, costarica, cuba, dominicanrepublic, longbeach, mexico, puertorico, trinidadandtobago, usa

NORCECA: Women's Olympic Qualifier Confirmed

norceca, olympics, womensCameron KerrJanuary 17, 2012alphonse, cordonier, field, hanna, mexico, pavan, qualifiers, tijuana, winnipeg

Kill on Two Volleyball Podcast: Episode 20

beach, fivb, norceca, nvl, podcastCameron KerrOctober 13, 2011binstock, josecuervo, morocco, nvl, puertovallarta

NORCECA: Women's 2011 Continental Cup Championship Final

Norceca continental women finals

The 2011 NORCECA Continental Cup Championship wraps up these next couple days down in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Canada finished second in their pool (1-1) behind the United States (2-0). Cuba and Puerto Rico also won their respective pools and did so with a greater margin than the United States securing themselves spots in the semi finals. USA was then sent into the quarter final round where they defeated Mexico 3-0 (25-11, 25-8, 25-19). Canada faced off against Dominican Republic in the other semi final and ended up losing 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-21).

Canada will play Mexico for fifth place in the tournament tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. EST (1:00 p.m. PST) while the two semi final matches take place afterwards.

5th Place Match

Canada

vs.

Mexico

1-3 (25-22, 23-25, 18-25, 22-25)

Semi Final Matches

	Cuba	vs.		USA	0-3 (20-25, 17-25, 13-25)
	Puerto Rico	vs.		Dominican Republic	0-3 (16-25, 23-25, 22-25)

More matches, results and (hopefully) live streams after the jump.

norceca, womensCameron KerrSeptember 16, 2011caguas, canada, cuba, dominicanrepublic, mexico, puertorico, usa

NORCECA: Women's 2011 Continental Cup Championship

Norceca continental women

Just as with the men last week, it is now time for the Women's NORCECA Continental Cup Championship. The winner of this event will going to the FIVB World Cup in Japan a few months from now in November. This tournament runs from the 12th - 17th of September with three pools of group play beginning tomorrow in Caguas, Puerto Rico.

Pool A

	Mexico
	Costa Rica
	Puerto Rico

Pool B

	Canada
	United States
	Trinidad & Tobago

Pool C

	Dominican Republic
	Cuba
	Panama

Check back to Kill on Two for matches, results and scores.

norceca, womensCameron KerrSeptember 11, 2011caguas, canada, costarica, cuba, dominicanrepublic, mexico, panama, puertorico, trinidadandtobago, usa

NORCECA: Men's 2011 Continental Cup Championship

Norceca continental 1

The Canadian Men's Indoor Volleyball Team is currently down in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico competing in the 2011 Men's NORCECA Continental Championship. They are one of the top 8 teams in the NORCECA region competing in this event that runs from August 29th to September 3rd 2011. The winner of this event will qualify for the FIVB Volleyball World Cup this November in Japan. The World Cup is the first event that is part of the London 2012 Olympic qualification. These eight teams are split up into two pools for pool play before the elimination rounds. Those pools are:

Group A

	Puerto Rico
	Canada
	Mexico
	Saint Lucia

Group B

	Cuba
	USA
	Trinidad and Tobago
	Costa Rica

Match results and brackets for the elimination round after the jump.

mens, norcecaCameron KerrAugust 30, 2011canada, costarica, cuba, mayaguez, mexico, puertorico, saintlucia, trinidadandtobago, usa

Women's Pan Am Cup Pool Play (Live Video)

Womens pan am cup

While we are now complete with the Men's Volleyball Pan Am Cup, it is now time for the Women's side of the tournament. This year, the Women's Volleyball Pan Am Cup is being hosted by Mexico in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico and will be running from June 19th through July 10th. There are twelve teams competing on the women's side of the tournament that have been split into two pools of six. Pool play will run from July 1st - July 5th with the elimination rounds to follow. The pools for this event are as follows: