Purpose of the Program

With the commencement of the 2023/24 summer beach season, NSW Phoenix will be expanding its Beach Elite program after its successful inaugural season. Moving into 2024 this program will transition into the “Phoenix Beach Academy” which will be a year-round performance training program that will prioritize high-potential athletes in the Volleyball Australia Pathway.

This program is an exclusive training environment designed to support the long-term development of selected athletes. This will be achieved through a performance-oriented training environment facilitated by Phoenix Head Coaches. The program will also support athletes with in-competition coaching at selected VNSW and VA Beach events.

Moving into 2024 the “Academy” will integrate into youth and junior indoor Phoenix volleyball programs and will offer year-round servicing for selected athletes.

Criteria for selection

The program will serve athletes who are identified as NDP (National Development Program) as identified by Volleyball Australia. VNSW reserves the right to invite athletes.

The key demographic will be 16-22-year-old athletes who are preparing for and playing at National and International levels of competition. The program may invite out-of-state elite, AVA and high-performing senior athletes into the environment to elevate training and prepare for targeted events.

To be a part of this program athletes must meet the following criteria 

• Have attended or are currently invited to a National Identification and/or Aus Team Selection camp
• Have a season plan that includes out of state at Junior and/or Senior National Tour events
• Currently Training 2+ times per week in a structured environment
• Currently Physical training 2X per week