Florida to host Beach Volleyball Tournament
EUSTIS, Florida, October 15, 2020 – The Florida Region of USA
Volleyball is proud to provide this follow up announcement on
the 2020 Florida Pro Best of The Beach Volleyball Tournament,
now presented by the Norelli Family Foundation.
The event will be held on November 6-8, 2020 at Hickory Point
Beach in Tavares, FL and will offer $50,000 in prize money (or
$25,000 per gender).
Joining the event in the role of Competition Director is Brooke
Sweat (Estero, FL). Brooke is a graduate of Florida Gulf Coast
University and has competed as a professional beach volleyball
athlete since 2007. Brooke competed in the 2016 Olympics with
partner Lauren Fendrick.
Brooke’s role in the Florida Pro Best of the Beach event will be
to serve as a competition liaison with the athletes and assist
staff with producing the 3-day event. When asked to comment,
Brooke said, “Being a Floridian and representing my home state
all across the world in the sport, it makes me very proud that
the Florida Region is providing players with the opportunity to
compete and earn some money during these difficult &
unprecedented times.”
The event will also serve as a domestic debut of Beach
ParaVolley for USAV. Beach ParaVolley teams are made up of three
players, working within the Paralympic classification system
that promotes inclusivity of the sport, otherwise largely
following the standard FIVB Beach Volleyball rules. USA
Volleyball is the national governing body for Beach ParaVolley
in the US and will have USAV staff onsite at the event over the
weekend conducting training and overseeing the Beach ParaVolley
exhibition matches. |