MIDWEEK SESSIONS APRIL 27th TO JULY  14th July

The courts are free to use EXCEPT between 6.30 and 9pm on weekday evenings April-July when Weymouth Beach Volleyball Club have priority or when there is a booking notice attached to the posts.

Weymouth Beach Volleyball Club programme of  evening events April-July.

The 3 volleyball courts are provided by Weymouth Town Council and Weymouth Beach Volleyball Club.

The courts are free to use EXCEPT between 6.30 and 9pm on weekday evenings April-July when Weymouth Beach Volleyball Club have priority or when there is a booking notice attached to the posts.

Weymouth Beach Volleyball Club programme of evening events April-July. 

Monday: Coaching Evening. Led by a qualified Coach from the club. There are sessions for adults and  Under 11’s. These sessions can be structured from beginner to intermediate, depending on participants. £5 per adult, £3 for Under 11. 6.30pm start.

Tuesday: Local Summer Series. Competitive tournaments split into 4 sections –  Challenger, Challenger Plus ,women and men advanced . Every week there will be a winner in each section and players get Weymouth Beach ranking points.

To enter you must use the Stack Team app- search for Weymouth volleyball club – events  and register here.

These evening are  adult sessions for players over 16 ( exceptions can be applied for)

Wednesday: Junior Night: led by a qualified coach from the club this evening is open to players aged 11-18.  All welcome with parental permission.

Thursday: Advanced Session Advanced Men/ Women’s  players training evening. Players aiming to play at a higher standard such as the UKBT have an opportunity to play. 6.30pm onwards.

Friday:  Open night. Courts are free to use for social play.

TUESDAY SUMMER SERIES INFO AND RULES

We are intending to run 4 sections to the Summer Evening Series which is run on the Weymouth permanent courts every Tuesday between April 28th  and July 14th 2026 ( 12 weeks)

All standards from novice to expert are catered for.

Challenger : For players with limited experience of competitive Beach Volleyball and want to have fun evening in a relaxed atmosphere.Teams can be mixed or single sex

Challenger Plus: For players who have more experience/ skills but are not yet ready to play at UKBT levels. Players will receive a Weymouth ranking at the end of the evening. Teams can be mixed or single sex

Womens Super Series: For players who could compete in UKBT 2 or 3 star events or above. Players will receive a Weymouth  Womens ranking at the end of the evening.

Mens Super Series: For players who could compete in UKBT 2 or 3 star events or above. Players will receive a Weymouth Mens  ranking at the end of the evening.

To Enter:

Download the Stack Team app and search for Weymouth Volleyball Club. Entry will open at 7am on the Monday before the event and will close at 4pm on Tuesday or when that section is full. Payment of £5 per player will be taken at the beach on Tues evening and can be paid in cash or by card. Block payments can be done ( see below)

Womens Super Series/ Challenger  Rankings System explained

The  players will compete as a pair and each evening will end with a final.

Each week individual players will score ranking points which go towards the Weymouth Beach Summer Series overall ranking which will be regularly published on this site.

At the end of the season the Winners and Runners-Up in the rankings will win prizes.

Ranking points are scored in the following way for Womens Super Series and Challenger Series :

Winner of series:  10 points

Runner Up:  8 points

Losing semi finalists:  6 points

Losing Quarter Finalists: 4 points

Winning a pool match: 2 points

Taking part : 1 point

Each week players will be expected to referee other matches and the semi finalist team who scored the least points will referee the final.

The weekly rankings and overall rankings will be published on the website.

Each week players will be expected to referee/score other matches and the semi finalist team who scored the least points will referee the final.

MENS SUPER AND CHALLLENGER PLUS SERIES    **********NEW FORMAT FOR 2026!!!*****************

Players will compete to win end of season trophies and be ranked either in the Mens Super or Challenger Plus Categories.

This format  will allow teams to play across 2 divisions without it affecting your chances of winning your appropriate level.

It ensures we cannot be in a position when a top ranked side has to  enter CP or vica-versa.

It allows for player progression.

It ensures any UK top players who enter will compete in the Super Series.

It will give all teams more to play for throughout the season i.e Can you win or be runners up over the season in Super or CP? can you qualify for Super status for next season? Can you gain promotion to Div 1? Can you avoid being moved down to Div 2? How high can you get your ranking on Weymouth Beach? etc

HOW DOES IT WORK?

There will be  a maximum of 18 (8 in Div 1 and 10 in Div 2) spaces to enter on the app and your team’s total points will determine whether you play in Div 1 or Div  2.

On each Tuesday evening we will run a Division 1 and a Division 2

Each week your ranking in Super or Challenger Plus will be published on the website

At  the end of the season the top 20 points scoring players will receive Mens Super status for 2027

NEW FORMAT – HOW IT WORKS 2

All players who want to compete in the Super Series or Challenger Plus will be categorised when they play their first event of the season either as a Super Plus, Super Player or a Challenger Plus player which will depend on the following:

Super Plus player: These players will have won at least 3 UKBT 3 star matches or above  in the last 12 months or World Wide equivalent and will always automatically play in Div 1

Super players: will have finished in the Top 20 ranked players in the Weymouth Beach Tuesday Series in 2025 OR played on the UKBT series in the last 16 months and won at least  3 matches at 2 star series level or above. Or an equivalent Worldwide event. These players may play in Div 1 or Div 2

Challenger Plus players need to enter the Super/ Challenger Plus Category on the app. All players could play in Div 1 or Div 2

If a CP player achieves the Super category during the season they will immediately become a Super. Likewise a Super player who achieves the Super Plus Category immediately moves to Super plus Category

Super Category Plus players will battle it out for the Super prizes/ rankings

Super Category players will also battle it out for Super prizes/ rankings

Challenger Plus category players will battle out for the CP season  prizes/ rankings

HOW IT WORKS ON A WEEKLY BASIS

For The Weymouth Tuesday Evening Series all these players will enter the category: SUPER/CHALLENGER PLUS on the app.

The app will open on Monday morning and there will be 16 slots available. The app will close when this is reached.

WEEK 1: On receipt of these entries teams will be ranked on the basis of their  2025 ranking ( Super ranking from 2025 will out rank a CP ranking( this year only) and the Top 8 will compete in the Div 1 comp and the next 8 in the Div 2 comp.

WEEK 2: There are two possibilities for how week 2 will work

1. The 7 highest ranking teams on the basis of their 2025 ranking  will make up Div 1 plus the winners of Div 2 ( assuming they enter). The next best 8 will make up Div 2 series regardless of category. In the event of a tie Week 1 ranking will be used.
2.  The rankings from week 1 will be used to determine who will make up div 1 plus the winner of Div 2 from week 1

Which  will be used will depend on the entry,  if  week 2 entry is basically the same as week 1 option 2 will be used.

WEEK 3: 2025 rankings will no longer be used instead 2026 rankings will be used.

On any particular week there could be Super players in Div 2 and Challenger Plus players in Div 1.

It is possible that a Super player could play with a Challenger Plus player on any evening

Each week the winner of Div 2 will automatically be promoted to Div 1 for the following week. If this team does not win a match when they play in Div 1 they will move back to Div2 the following week. If they do  win  a match where they play the following week will depend on their overall ranking.

POINTS will be awarded as follows:

DIV 1                               DIV 2

Winner          20                 14

R-Up              18                  12

Losing SF      16                  10

3rd in pool     14                 8

4th in pool     12                 6

5th in pool                          4

If entries are low the organisers have the right to change this system for the correct number.

ENTRY FEES

Entry in all sections is £5 per player

Alternatively a season membership costs £45 and covers all  12 Tuesday events. This can be paid on this site on the club session fees page.

The entry fee goes into the accounts of Weymouth  Volleyball club and is used for purchasing  new equipment and  promoting all Beach Volleyball in Weymouth. For instance the additional court this season coast £3000!

These events are for for over 16’s but on request exceptions to this can be considered by the organisers.

MATCH ORGANISATION

Each Tuesday  after entry has closed at 4pm  a format will be devised which gives as much playing time as possible but allows enough time for the final to be completed before dusk. This format is the sole responsibility of the organisers. The organisers will take into account number of teams, time of dusk and weather conditions

VOLUNTEERS

For the league to run smoothly a few volunteers are needed each week. There will be a sign up sheet for these jobs on site each week. It is hoped regular attenders will sign up  for a job at least twice per season ( all jobs can be combined with playing)