We purchase sand from local rock, dirt, and sand quarries. However, even if a venue has some community courts, we always need to purchase tons (literal tons) of sand to build Stadium Court, enhance current courts and build other courts. But where do you get sand for other events?įor some events like Austin and our previous NYC location, we utilize community beach volleyball courts for some of our outer courts (Court 1 – 3). It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize the AVP doesn’t need sand for the SoCal events.

The following interview was conducted with Andrew Young, AVP’s Director of Operations. (Yes, nerding out over sand is possible). With that said, we want to peel back the curtain to give you a glimpse into the world of sand and why the athletes benefit from our staff nerding out over sand.

We all can agree that sand is the most crucial surface of a professional beach volleyball tour, right? We’re also pretty sure our fans (and even some of our athletes) don’t realize the attention to detail needed for selecting sand and bringing the AVP Tour to life. You see it in playgrounds, in construction and at every beach across the world.īut we’re pretty sure no one takes sand as seriously as we do at the AVP.

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