The beach at Gulf Shores, Alabama rumbled to life on Thursday, the day before competition begins at the 2018 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship.
Thursday’s activity included open practices for all 8 participating teams and autograph sessions. The open atmosphere for the event led to a number of great looks into the preparations via social media, including from the @NCAAVolleyball account which shared video of several teams’ last practices before the big beach bash begins on Friday. A selection of those posts, followed by the Thursday schedule, is below.
Stay tuned for more coverage, including where to watch the matches on Friday-Sunday, which will be posted on the side-bar to the right later today.
#1 Seed UCLA Practice
On the Beach with the #1 Seed @UCLABeachVB Bruins! #NCAABeachVB https://t.co/EmuW2col3J
— NCAA Volleyball (@NCAAVolleyball) May 3, 2018
#2 Seed Pepperdine Practice
As the waves crash and The Waves Practice…@WavesBeachVB | #NCAABeachVB https://t.co/V2gfzQ8aRo
— NCAA Volleyball (@NCAAVolleyball) May 3, 2018
#4 Seed Florida State Practice
And now the NOLES! Welcome back to Gulf Shores… @FSU_BeachVB | #NCAABeachVB https://t.co/ch3OrCHXLs
— NCAA Volleyball (@NCAAVolleyball) May 3, 2018
The Noles are back…
✅ First Practice Complete#NCAABeachVBpic.twitter.com/81wYKvqUyE— NCAA Volleyball (@NCAAVolleyball) May 3, 2018
#5 Seed USC Practice (Two-Time defending champions)
The Women of Troy are back on the beach…@USCBeach | #NCAABeachVB https://t.co/gRz8e6xAxj
— NCAA Volleyball (@NCAAVolleyball) May 3, 2018
#8 Seed FIU Practice
Welcome to the Gulf Shores @FIUVolleyball! #PawsUp #NCAABeachVB https://t.co/xRnucNmw4J
— NCAA Volleyball (@NCAAVolleyball) May 3, 2018
Autograph Session
Come out and make some friends!
Autograph sessions are happening now… #NCAABeachVB pic.twitter.com/RRoWqAiFtq
— NCAA Volleyball (@NCAAVolleyball) May 3, 2018
| THURSDAY, MAY 3 | ||
| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Box Office Open | Box Office |
| 9 – 10:30 a.m. | UCLA Open Practice | Practice/Competition Courts |
| 9 – 10:30 a.m. | FIU Open Practice | Practice/Competition Courts |
| 10:35 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Florida State Open Practice | Practice/Competition Courts |
| 10:35 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Southern California Open Practice | Practice/Competition Courts |
| 11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Box Office open | Gulf Place Beach |
| 11:30 a.m. | Gates open to the public | Gulf Place Beach |
| 12:15 – 12:45 p.m. | Autograph Sessions featuring Pepperdine, LSU, Hawaii, and South Carolina |
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| 12:45 – 1:15 p.m. | Autograph Sessions featuring UCLA, FIU, Florida State, and Southern California |
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| 1:30 – 3 p.m.. | Pepperdine Open Practice |
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| 1:30 – 3 p.m. | LSU Open Practice | Practice/Competition Courts |
| 3:15 – 4:45 p.m. | Hawaii Open Practice |
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| 3:15 – 4:45 p.m. | South Carolina Open Practice | Practice/Competition Courts |
| 8 p.m. | Site Closes | Gulf Place Beach |
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