2 0 1 1 - 1 2 2 0 1 2 - 1 3 2 0 1 3 - 1 4 2 0 1 4 - 1 5 2 0 1 5 - 1 6 2 0 1 6 - 1 7 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 2 0 1 8 - 1 9

1528

39 4556 64 68 75

16

2427

3438

1

3

6

13

TOTAL # OF COLLEGE BEACH TEAMS

NCAA CCCAA NAIA

NCAA Beach Volleyball July 2019

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Five DI Conferences: Pac 12 - 9, West Coast Conference - 7, Big West – 6, ASUN – 10, CCSA – 12; OVC – 6; Southland - 6 New Programs announced for 2019-20: Eight Two DI: Southeastern Louisiana and Stephen F Austin Four DII: Erskine, Wayne State, Catawba, and Palm Beach Atlantic Two DIII: LaGrange and Hendrix College

94

108

126

2 0 1 1 - 1 2 2 0 1 2 - 1 3 2 0 1 3 - 1 4 2 0 1 4 - 1 5 2 0 1 5 - 1 6 2 0 1 6 - 1 7 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 2 0 1 8 - 1 9

15

2839

4556

64 6875

# OF NCAA TEAMS

NCAA

2 0 1 1 - 1 2 2 0 1 2 - 1 3 2 0 1 3 - 1 4 2 0 1 4 - 1 5 2 0 1 5 - 1 6 2 0 1 6 - 1 7 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 2 0 1 8 - 1 9

1528

38 4149 53 54

60

13

48 11

12

1

3

33

3

NCAA TEAMS BY DIVISION

DI DII DIII

Scholarships - 47 of 74 programs (64%) have scholarship aid for beach student-athletes Staff: 35 of 74 schools (47%) have added personnel for beach volleyball VB & Beach VB Counters for Title IX: average is 32; unduplicated average is 25.

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

35.560

80111.5

143.5167.5

188.5# of Beach Scholarships

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

404374 471 502 507 477

188295 363 500 569 688

# OF UNDUPLICATED SA'S ON NCAA BEACH TEAMSCrossover Players Beach Only

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

2011-12(15)

2012-13(29)

2013-14(39)

2014-15(45)

2015-16(56)

2016-17(64)

2017-18(68)

2018-19(75)

2

8

15

2023

2729

35

Paid Beach Coach

NCAA Beach Volleyball – Division I

July 2019

Number: 62 schools; Seven Conferences; Average Squad Size: 16; Range: 10 - 23 Pac 12: (9) UCLA, USC, Arizona, Arizona State, Stanford, Cal, Washington, Oregon, Utah; West Coast Conference: (7) Pepperdine, St. Mary’s, Loyola Marymount, Portland, Pacific, Santa Clara, San Francisco Big West: (7) Hawaii, Long Beach State, Sacramento State, Cal Poly, Northridge, CSU Bakersfield, UC-Davis ASUN: (7) Florida Gulf Coast, Jacksonville, Mercer, N. Florida, Stetson, Coastal Carolina, N. Alabama OVC: (6) Austin Peay, Jacksonville State, Morehead State, Eastern Kentucky, UT Martin, UT Chattanooga (affiliate in 2020-21) CCSA: (12) Florida State, LSU, S. Carolina, Florida International, College of Charleston, Florida Atlantic, Tulane, UNC Wilmington, Georgia State, UAB, TCU, Southern Miss Southland (8): Houston Baptist, Tx A&M-Corpus Christi, New Orleans, Central Arkansas, Abilene Christian, Nichols, Stephen F. Austin, Southeastern Louisiana Independents: (6) Grand Canyon, San Jose State, Boise State, Louisiana Monroe, Nebraska, Missouri State New Programs in 2019-2020: (2) Stephen F. Austin, Southeastern Louisiana

Scholarships - Six Equivalency is Maximum allowed. 41 programs have scholarships, 16 do not. Average for those with aid: 4.3; 24 are fully-funded.

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19Announced

15

28

38 4149 52 54

59

NCAA DI

0

50

100

150

200

35.560

80111.5

133.5157

178

DI

Staff: One head, one assistant allowed

32 (56%) have hired new head coaches for the beach team; 44% have no new staff, using coaches from their indoor staff to coach the beach team. 27 (87%) have a beach-only assistant;

Facilities: 40 DI schools have courts on campus, five practice/compete on a beach, the other 11 use a local park or club. Four have indoor courts for training in inclement weather. The most common number of courts is three. Travel Costs: 14 schools spent over $50,000; 14 spend under $15,000. The season begins the last weekend in February and ends the last weekend in April (11 weeks).

VB & Beach VB Counters for EADA report: Average is 31.2; range is 19 to 39. Unduplicated average is 19.5; range is 0 to 37.

0

10

20

Less than$15,000

$15,001 -$30,000

$30,001 -$50,000

$50,001 -$74,999

$75,000 orMore

1416

10 9

5

Travel Budget

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 6

1

7

2

4

1

3

6

DI Head Beach Coach

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

1413

34

6

Assistant Beach Coach

NCAA Beach Volleyball - Power 5 Conferences July 2019

Number: 14 Power-5 schools

Pac 12 = 9 (UCLA, USC, Arizona, Arizona State, Stanford, Cal, Washington, Oregon, Utah); SEC = 2 (LSU & South Carolina); ACC = 1 (Florida State); Big 10 = 1 (Nebraska); Big 12 = 1 (TCU)

Success:

Four of Eight 2019 NCAA Beach Championship teams were Power 5 schools (UCLA-champion, USC-runner up, LSU & Florida State); 89% of the student-athletes on the NCAA championship teams played only beach volleyball; among the other nine, 72% played only beach, 28% were crossovers from the court team.

Scholarships (Six Equivalency allowed):

Average: 4.2; Median: 6

Staff: (One head, one assistant allowed)

Two schools have no paid staff for their beach teams – coaching & recruiting handled by their court staff (68% of the players on these teams also play court VB); 12 schools have paid staff:

Average Head Coach Salary: $90,000 Average Assistant Coach Salary: $50,000 Facilities: All have courts on campus – USC, S. Carolina, Florida State, LSU, & Stanford have built new facilities since adding Beach Volleyball as a varsity program; three schools – Nebraska (1), Washington (2) and Utah (2) have indoor courts for training in inclement weather. The indoor courts are part of their indoor training facilities and the sand is also used by other sports for conditioning and injury rehabilitation.

6 6

0

5

6 6

1 1 0

6 6

4

6 6

ACC BIG 12 BIG TEN PAC-12 PAC-12 PAC-12 PAC-12 PAC-12 PAC-12 PAC-12 PAC-12 PAC-12 SEC SEC

# of Scholarships

Average Squad Size: 17

Travel Costs: Eight schools spent over $50,000; six under $50,000, with one spending under $15,000. The season begins the last weekend in February and ends the last weekend in April (11 weeks).

Total Costs for Beach Volleyball Team: Fully-funded programs with staff and scholarships are spending $400,000 - $450,000; no staff and no scholarship programs are spending under $100,000. VB & Beach VB Counters for EADA report: Average is 33; range is 27 to 38. Unduplicated average is 28; range is 15 to 35.

22

16

14

13 14

20

15

19

14

20

15 16

20

23

2

0

12

2

0

2

11

1

7

4

0

10

1

3

A C C B I G 1 2 B I G T E N

P A C - 1 2 P A C - 1 2 P A C - 1 2 P A C - 1 2 P A C - 1 2 P A C - 1 2 P A C - 1 2 P A C - 1 2 P A C - 1 2 S E C S E C

BEACH SQUAD SIZE & # OF COURT SA'S ON TEAMS

# on Beach Team Indoor SA's on Beach Team

1

5

4 4

Less than $15,000 $30,001-$50,000 $50,000-$75,000 Over $75,000

NCAA Beach Volleyball – Division II July 2019

Number: 12 schools; Average Squad Size: 14.7; Range: 10 - 23

DII Teams: Eckerd, Spring Hill College, Colorado Mesa, Cal State/LA, Concordia-Irvine, Carson Newman, Lincoln Memorial, Texas A&M/Kingsville, St. Leo, Florida Southern, Tampa, Tusculum New Programs in 2019-20: (4) Erskine, Wayne State, Catawba, and Palm Beach Atlantic

Scholarships - Five Equivalency is Maximum. Six programs had scholarships in 2018-19. Four schools had no beach aid. Average for those with aid: 1.6; two programs are fully-funded. Staff: Three schools have added a coach for the beach team; Seven are using existing staff. Four have the head court coach coaching both teams; three use an assistant as the head beach coach Facilities: 10 of the 12 DII programs have beach court on their campus, the others use a local park. The average number of courts is three. None have access to indoor facilities. Travel Costs: Three institutions spend less than $15,000 on travel; 5 out of 11 institutions spend between $15,000 and $30,000. Two institutions spend between $30,000-50,000. The average number of playing dates is 12.2, with a range of 11 to 16.

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2

4

6

8

10

12

1 1

3

5

8

1112

DII Teams

2 0 1 1 -1 2

2 0 1 2 -1 3

2 0 1 3 -1 4

2 0 1 4 -1 5

2 0 1 5 -1 6

2 0 1 6 -1 7

2 0 1 7 -1 8

2 0 1 8 -1 9

1528

38 4149 53 54 59

13

48 11

12

1

33

33

NCAA TEAMS BY DIVISION

DI DII DIII

Ten DII teams participated in the AVCA Small College Beach Championship in 2019. VB & Beach VB Counters for EADA report: Average is 32.7; range is 24 to 43. Unduplicated average is 15.8; range is 7 to 29.

0

5

10

15

20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

12

20

14 14

11

1514 14

18

1514 14

8

15

8

13

54

14

6

8

15

1

7

DII Beach Teams

# on Beach team # of crossovers

NCAA Beach Volleyball – Division III July 2019

Number: 3 schools; Average Squad Size: 15.3; Range: 14 - 17 DIII Teams: Stevenson, Principia, Huntingdon; New Programs in 2019-20: LaGrange and Hendrix College

Staff: Three schools are using the existing head and assistant court coach for the beach team. Facilities: The three current beach teams have courts on their campuses. Two have four courts, one has two courts. None have access to indoor facilities.

Travel Costs: Two DIII institutions spend less than $15,000 on travel; one spends between $30,000 and $50,000. VB & Beach VB Counters for EADA report: Average is 35.7; range is 22 to 51. Unduplicated average is 10; 31 of the 69 (45%) women on beach teams are only playing beach volleyball; 38 are two-sport student-athletes.

2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

2

3 3 3

DIII Teams

2 0 1 1 -1 2

2 0 1 2 -1 3

2 0 1 3 -1 4

2 0 1 4 -1 5

2 0 1 5 -1 6

2 0 1 6 -1 7

2 0 1 7 -1 8

2 0 1 8 -1 9

1528

38 4149 53 54 59

13

48 11

12

1

33

33

NCAA TEAMS BY DIVISION

DI DII DIII