Played over two days, men’s and ladies teams made up of two players per team will give visitors to the seafront the opportunity to watch a superb display of quality beach volleyball, as they battle it out to win points in the Volleyball England Beach Tour league, before the 2012 final in Bournemouth and the Olympic Beach Volleyball matches on Horseguards Parade in July.

The Great Yarmouth Classic is also being used as a test event for the Beach Volleyball Games Makers. These volunteers, aged 16-19, will be responsible for looking after the volleyball court at Horseguards Parade.

Staff from Great Yarmouth Borough Council’s Tourism Team and Culture, Sport and Leisure Unit have worked closely with Volleyball England’s Beach Tour team to host and promote the Great Yarmouth Classic every year since 2006. This popular free weekend event pulls in huge crowds who are able to watch play from a large 250 seat grandstand that is erected on the beach behind Joyland near Britannia Pier especially for the tournament.

A school’s tournament for u19’s will take place on Friday 25 May run by Tomasz Morawski, the Norfolk Volleyball Development Coach. The competition will be for teams of two boys or two girls and will take place on Central Beach.

Calling u19 volleyball players – if you’re interested in playing, contact Tomas Morawski on [email protected].

For more information about VolleyBall England see www.volleyballengland.org/getintovolleyball.