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THE CATBOX CLASSIC

ARIZONA HIGH SCHOOL BEACH VOLLEYBALL INVITATIONAL 

CatBox Classic Beach Invitational

The first NFHS sanctioned high school Beach Invitational in the Nation, the CatBox Classic Beach Volleyball Invitational is a highly organized two-day invitational that features two formats of play for the top high school beach teams in Arizona.  Friday's format is Team Competition with each team playing team duals with full matches.  Saturday's format is Individual Competition with 64 pairs playing in separate divisions.  The event is sanctioned by the Arizona Interscholastic Association and hosted by Ironwood Ridge every Match.

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Why is it called the CatBox?!? The namesake comes from the partnership with the UA Beach Program (where BearDown Beach was used in 2016 and 2017) and a tribute to one of Southern Arizona’s original top beach volleyball tournaments – the prestigious CatBox Classic (and popular Calcutta) at the Tucson Racquet Club.   You had to be there to understand! 

2025 CATBOX CLASSIC INVITATIONAL (TUCSON, AZ)

The 2025 event is March 28-29, 2025 at Ironwood Ridge High School.  Due facility conflicts, we can only accept six schools for this year's event and have established a waiting list.  We are working on securing an additional beach facility to open the waiting list.

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2025 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

  • Amphitheater

  • Benjamin Franklin

  • Catalina Foothills

  • Cienega

  • Combs

  • Desert Ridge

  • Flagstaff

  • Ironwood Ridge

  • Mountain Ridge

  • Salpointe Catholic

  • Sandra Day O'Connor

  • Xavier College Preparatory

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​TEAM REGISTRATION

Registration will be open January 27, 2025 to March 14, 2025. 

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COACH INFORMATION

A school-board approved coach must accompany all athletes during the entire tournament - including the pairs competition.  Failure to have a coach present will result in the pairs team(s) being disqualified from the invitational and the school will be reported to the AIA for non-compliance of AIA By-Law 17.2.   Complete information will be available to coaches prior to the event.

 

  • TOURNAMENT FORMAT:  The CatBox Classic features two formats of competition, with Team Duals on Friday followed by an Individual Pairs Tournament on Saturday.  All teams will be been sorted into groups and divisions of similar competitive skills.  Teams are expected to play at least 2 matches on Friday and Pairs are expected to play at least 4 sets on Saturday. 
     

  • TEAM CHECK-IN:  All teams MUST check-in prior to competing in the tournament.  There will not be a coaches meeting - coaches can check in their teams 30 minutes prior to their first match on Friday; and check-in all pairs at the site by 8:30 AM on Saturday.

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  • ATHLETE MEETING:  There will be a pre-tournament athlete meeting (at both sites) after check-in.  A group picture will also be taken.

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