Australian Youth Beach Volleyball Championships

The Australian Youth Beach Volleyball Championships is Australia’s premier beach volleyball tournament. Queensland has had incredible success at this tournament, defending the President's Trophy as overall champion state since 2015.

The Championships comprise Under 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 age groups for girls and boys and will be held:

9–12 March 2026 at Coolangatta Beach                                       

 

Volleyball Queensland is seeking applications from;

• mentor coaches with a VA Level 3 accreditation who have previous experience in a mentorship, leadership or an educational role focusing on sports coaching is highly desirable. Applicants should have a contemporary technical and tactical understanding of the game at an elite standard, and have been active in the sport over the past five years.

 

• volleyball coaches who are experienced in representative team programs and hold VA Level 3 accreditation, to be appointed as Age Group Head Coaches and/or

 

• volleyball coaches who are qualified with minimum VA Level 2 accreditation to undertake assistant coach roles across the five available girls’ and boys’ age groups.

All appointed coaches will be required between late November and March to:

1. Contribute to the identification of squad members at the trial on November 1st 
2. Conduct scheduled training sessions
3. Attend the compulsory age group specific tournaments
4. Coach and supervise teams at the Championships
5. Complete a coaching workshop with the Mentor Coach

Applications close Friday, 5 September 2025.

All applicants must hold a current Qld WWCC Blue Card throughout the program

Final coach selections will be made by the Volleyball Queensland State Team Program Committee and recommended to the Volleyball Queensland Board for approval.

APPLICANT DETAILS

Coaching Preference

You must advise what role (Mentor Coach, Head Coach, or Assistant Coach) you would like to play, and in which program (female or male) and age group. Please note that your preference may differ from the role offered by Volleyball Queensland, depending on how the overall team program is structured.

• If applying for more than one program or role, prioritise your choice in your supporting Volleyball Coaching Statement.
• If you are a parent of a player trialling for a position, you will not be assigned to that age & gender, or involved in selections of that age and gender.

All Volleyball Queensland State Team Coaches are required to hold and maintain over the program their Volleyball Queensland membership.

All State Team Coaches are required to hold a valid Blue Card linked to Volleyball Queensland before taking court with athletes under 18 years of age.

Volleyball Coaching Statement 

Please provide a statement, which includes;

• Your recent team coaching activity in 2023, 2024 & 2025 ie what teams, what competition, the number of trainings and matches in which you coached.
• For head coaches your most recent representative team coaching position.
• Your philosophy in preparing a team of talented youth players to compete in the Australian Youth Beach Volleyball Championships.
• If applying for more than one program or role, prioritise your choices.
• An indication of coaches you may wish to work with in this program.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please advise if you hold volleyball refereeing accreditation and/or First Aid/Responder qualifications.

YOUR REFERENCES

This information is required to meet current Child Protection requirements as well as your coaching and/or personal attributes in coaching youth volleyball players.