The NVL and the US Open of Grass Volleyball (Waupaca Boatride) is proud to announce their partnership for 2012. This collaborative event will take place July 11-15, 2012 in Oshkosh, WI. The tournament will have teams competing from over 38 states on 220 volleyball nets, and boasts over 1200 camps sites. The NVL will bring the professional beach tour stop to the event that is next to Rock USA that features music, camping, and entertainment.

“The Waupaca Boatride is extremely proud to be joining forces with the NVL this summer in what will be another record-breaking year for the world’s largest outdoor volleyball tournament. Partnering with the premier domestic beach volleyball tour was always a goal of the event and will provide another great element to the tournament. We are very excited to welcome the best of the best in the world of beach volleyball and look forward to a great partnership. With the NVL on board this year it is certainly going to raise the level of play, provide world class entertainment and parties, and put the event on a national platform,” states Tom Galecke, Waupaca Boatride Organizer.

In addition to a great volleyball experience, there will be music and camping throughout the weekend. Rock USA, a three-day music festival, will be set-up adjacent to the volleyball event and lead up to a highly anticipated performance by Kid Rock.

Founder and CEO Albert “AL-B” Hannemann explains, “We are proud to partner with this epic event and add it as one of our triple crown grass tournament series events. The Waupaca Boatride has all of the elements that we love to be a part of as it highlights the lifestyle of this sport. Thousands of volleyball players and music fans will share their passion for volleyball and music. The NVL will continue to increase these types of strategic partnerships to bring the world of volleyball together and grow the sport creatively.”

The National Volleyball League is the premier professional beach volleyball association in the U.S. Founded in 2010 by 18-year professional beach volleyball veteran Albert Hannemann, the NVL has been created and designed to fully support the needs of the players, fans and sponsors.  For more information on the NVL and its 2012 schedule, visit www.thenvl.com .

The Waupaca Boatride volleyball tournament, founded in 1984, is located in Oshkosh, WI. The site consists of 12,000 campsite, 200 grass volleyball courts and sand courts on site (new this year).  The Waupaca Boatride started as a grass doubles tournament consisting of 170 players and has now grown into the Worlds Largest Grass Volleyball Championship consisting of 10,383 players.