FAQ

When and Where?

Tidal National is our competitive tryout group. Players must attend one of the tryout dates to be considered: May 27th. For sign-up links and additional information, please visit the Tidal National tab. Once team is selected, Tidal National practices are held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

High School and Middle School athletes can join our clinic sessions without a tryout. For sign-up links and additional information, please visit the High School and Middle School tabs. Clinics are held every Tuesday and Thursday from May 27th through July 31st:

High School: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Middle School: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

We offer two flexible options for the High School and Middle School clinics:

Summer All-Access Pass: This pass includes attendance to all practices within the chosen age group, a Tidal Jersey, Tidal sunglasses, and a personalized workout plan from Tidal Fitness Owner, Robby Cable. This option saves families over $200 compared to paying per session.
Pay-Per-Session: For families seeking more flexibility, athletes can select specific clinic dates and times to attend.

All sessions are held at Franconia Rec Center Sand Volleyball Courts. The address is 6601 Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA 22310

Why Beach Volleyball?

Beach volleyball is a great way to increase athleticism, mental toughness, court communication, and vertical jump. In the sand, athletes have to be quick and communicate well with their partner. These are skills that even the most talented indoor player can utilize to further their athletic career. Try out one of our clinics to see how beach volleyball can elevate your volleyball career to the next level!

Beach volleyball is one of the fastest growing women's sport in college athletics. For every high school beach volleyball athlete, 13% of those go on to play in college. Compared to indoor high school athletes that only have 4% go on to play in college. This is due to the growing number of universities adding beach programs every season and full rosters to fill each year.

What should I bring to practices?

All players must have an AVP Membership and a signed waiver in order to participate in our clinics. Players should also bring water.

Optionally, some athletes like to bring sunscreen (highly recommended), sunglasses, a hat/visor, sand socks, and a towel.

Which AVP Membership should I purchase?

Our club is a proud AVP Partner. This means that all of our athletes are required to be AVP Members in order to participate in our clinics. This will give our athletes injury insurance. Please click here to register as an AVP Member. Make sure to select Tidal as your club for insurance purposes. Double check that you are registering your athlete and not the parent!

Players only participating in our clinics and not in AVP tournaments only need a Bronze Membership ($15). Athletes that wish to play in AVP qualifying tournaments throughout the summer will need a Silver Membership ($25).

Tidal National athletes must purchase at least a Silver AVP Membership to participate in tournaments.

Once a membership is acquired, please email Coach Kelly proof of your membership and Member ID Number to kelly.tidalbvb@gmail.com.

Is there a cancellation policy?

Yes. Athletes must inform Coach Kelly that they will not be able to attend a clinic a minimum of 24 hours in advance to receive a refund. Any cancellations less than 24 hours in advanced will not receive a refund. Credit options for a future practice may also be applied instead of a refund.

All-access athletes will not receive refunds for missed practices.

Any cancellations made by Tidal BVB, like a rain cancelation, will result in a full refund to athletes that purchased a daily attendance. Notice of a cancellation will be made a minimum of two hours ahead of the clinic start time via email on file for each athlete.

How to pay?

Tidal Beach Volleyball is fully aware of the ever-growing costs of youth sports. We want to grow the sport of beach volleyball without letting costs be a limiting factor. To do so, we charge $35 per high school and middles practice and athletes only pay for sessions that they can make! We understand that families travel during the summer, athletes get sick or hurt, or events come up and an athlete cannot make every practice.

We are accepting payments via Square. Athletes can pay online to the directed Square Site prompted when selecting a clinic OR pay in-person before the session begins. A coach will have a Square credit/debit card reader on-hand at the courts.