🏐 2025 AVP League: A New Era of Pro Beach Volleyball Is Here
The sun’s out, the sand is hot, and the 2025 AVP League is bringing serious fire to beaches and arenas across America. With a bold city-based franchise model, primetime national broadcasts, and a league format built for drama, this isn’t your old-school AVP—it’s the next generation of professional beach volleyball.
🇺🇸 Team USA at the 2025 VNL: Where We Stand, Who’s Shining, and What’s Next
The 2025 Volleyball Nations League is heating up—and both U.S. squads are right in the thick of it. One is Finals-bound. The other is fighting to stay alive. Here’s where things stand after another wild round of international action.
USA VNL Update: Women Stun France in Five-Set Thriller, Men Lean on Long Beach Core as Push for Finals Continues
The U.S. national teams brought the drama, the grit, and the fire in their latest Volleyball Nations League (VNL) matches—just in time to heat up the chase for the Finals. From a jaw-dropping comeback in Belgrade to a balanced start from the men’s squad, here’s where things stand and what’s next for Team USA.
💥 NCAA PAY ERA BEGINS – College Volleyball Caught in the Crossfire of Historic Athlete Compensation Deal
It’s official: the NCAA’s era of amateur-only athletes is over.
On June 6, 2025, a federal judge gave final approval to the House v. NCAA settlement, unlocking billions in athlete compensation and launching college sports into an uncharted future. And while the spotlight’s on football and basketball, the ripple effects are slamming into Olympic sports—especially volleyball.
📺 VNL 2025 GOES NATIONAL – CBS Sports and Big Ten Network to Air Every Team USA Match Live
Big news for U.S. volleyball fans:
Starting this summer, you won’t need a VPN to catch Team USA in action.
On June 3, 2025, a new media partnership was announced that will change the game — literally. For the first time ever, every U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Team match in the 2025 Volleyball Nations League and upcoming FIVB World Championships will be broadcast nationwide on CBS Sports and Big Ten Network.
🏖️ AVP LEAGUE 101 – New Format, City Pride, and Championship Drama All Season Long
You’ve heard the buzz. You’ve seen the clips. And now you’re wondering:
How does this new AVP League actually work?
Welcome to the next era of American beach volleyball, where city rivalries, fast matches, and championship stakes collide. Whether you’re a hardcore fan or new to the sand, here’s everything you need to know.
🛡️ ERIK SHOJI – The Defensive General of Team USA Is Still Writing His Legacy
ou can’t teach instinct. You can’t fake grit.
And for over a decade, Erik Shoji has brought both — and more — to the heart of U.S. volleyball’s backcourt.
From a volleyball dynasty in Hawaii to three Olympic Games, multiple medals, and a global highlight reel of impossible digs, Shoji isn’t just a libero — he’s a blueprint.
And in 2025? He’s still diving, still leading, and still defining defense at the highest level.
🌍 VNL 2025: USA IS COMING FOR THE PODIUM
New Rosters, New Cities, and a New Era of International Volleyball
Summer 2025 is about to hit different — and it’s not just the heat.
The Volleyball Nations League (VNL) is back and bigger than ever, with both the U.S. men’s and women’s national teams chasing gold, bringing star-studded rosters and hometown matchups into the spotlight.
From Arlington to Rio, Chiba to Chicago, the best in the world are about to collide — and Team USA is walking in ready to wreck the bracket.
🏖️ 2025 AVP PALM BEACH OPEN – Night Lights, Rising Stars, and a Bracket Ready to Blow Up
Palm Beach is about to bring the heat.
From May 23–25, the AVP is hitting Florida’s east coast with the Palm Beach Open, the second big stop in the 2025 season — and this Contender Event is primed for upsets, breakouts, and beach volleyball chaos under the lights.
We’ve got energy. We’ve got atmosphere. And we’ve got a lineup full of vets vs. hungry underdogs looking to make names and ruin brackets.
And the AVP are backing up the sand trucks.
🏆 HOW SWEEP IT IS – Long Beach State Dismantles UCLA to Win 2025 NCAA Title
The Beach came to dominate — and that’s exactly what they did.
In a statement-making sweep at the Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio, Long Beach State shut down defending champs UCLA to win the 2025 NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship.
💥 Result: 3–0 sweep (25–17, 25–23, 25–21)
No extra sets. No doubt.
Just straight fire from a team that’s been locked in all season.
🧱 ANDY BENESH – Blocking Shots, Building Legacy — The American Beach Tower Making Waves Worldwide
If you’re trying to build the future of U.S. beach volleyball, there’s one name that’s literally standing above the rest:
Andy Benesh — 6’9″, elite hands, Olympic energy, and absolutely no chill at the net.
From SoCal roots to Paris heat, Benesh isn’t just a late bloomer — he’s a modern beach volleyball blueprint. Power. Patience. Precision. And now? Podium potential.
💜 ORLANDO VALKYRIES: CHAMPS. – From Underdogs to Queens of the PVF in a $1M Statement Win
The Valkyries didn’t just win — they made history.
On May 11, 2025, in front of a roaring crowd at Lee’s Family Forum in Henderson, NV, the Orlando Valkyries claimed the PVF crown, smashing the Indy Ignite in a fiery four-set final (25–21, 25–19, 19–25, 25–15) and sealing their place as the first Pro Volleyball Federation champions ever to take home the league’s million-dollar prize.
Let that sink in:
💰 $1,000,000.
👑 One trophy.
🔥 A full-season redemption arc with a mic-drop finish.
🏖️ BENECH/PARTAIN & BRASHER/NUSS RUN HUNTINGTON BEACH IN 2025
AVP Season Starts With a Statement from Surf City
The 2025 AVP season just got a whole lot louder.
Huntington Beach was the stage, and Benesh/Partain and Brasher/Nuss showed up like they owned the coastline.
Two finals.
Two sweeps.
Two teams that just told the rest of the AVP:
“We’re the ones to beat.”
🏖 MILES PARTAIN – The Youngest Olympian in U.S. Beach History Is Just Getting Started
He’s a genius in the sand, a disruptor on the court, and a future face of U.S. beach volleyball.
Miles Partain didn’t just arrive on the world stage — he showed up with a bucket hat and a back set that made defenders break ankles.
At just 22 years old, he’s already racked up Olympic starts, AVP titles, and the respect of beach legends.
And the wildest part? He’s just getting started.
🚀 NINA ČAJIĆ – Serbia’s Heavy Hitter Is Shredded NCAA Records and Blazing Through the Pro Ranks
Remember the name.
Spell it with a “Č.” Say it with your chest.
Because Nina Čajić just kicked the door open on U.S. pro volleyball — and she’s bringing Serbian fire with her.
Pronunciation: KNEE-NUH CH-EYE-EACH
From blowing up record books at Tennessee to torching scoreboards in the PVF, Čajić is the breakout problem nobody saw coming — unless you were paying attention.
