The 2009 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit was a
North American
beach volleyball tour. The tour consisted of eight tournaments in both genders.
After the decision of the
Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation
The Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation ( es, Federación Puertoriqueña de Voleibol) is a non-profit organization which serves as the national governing body of volleyball in Puerto Rico.
The national federation is recognized by the Fédération ...
, cancelling its player participation in the
Mexican steps of the tour, due to the
H1N1
In virology, influenza A virus subtype H1N1 (A/H1N1) is a subtype of influenza A virus. Major outbreaks of H1N1 strains in humans include the Spanish flu, the 1977 Russian flu pandemic and the 2009 swine flu pandemic. It is an orthomyxoviru ...
flu outbreak in Mexico, the
NORCECA
The North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) is the international governing body for the sports of volleyball in Northern America, Central America, and the Caribbean. NORCECA is the continental confederation that ...
board decided to postpone the Mexican steps from May to late September.
Tournaments
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Cayman Islands Tournament,
Cayman Islands, March 25–30
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Gatorade Tournament Guatemala,
Guatemala, April 1–6
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Presidente Light Boca Chica Tournament,
Boca Chica
Boca Chica is a municipality ('' municipio'') of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district (''distritos municipal''): La Caleta. As of the 2012 census it had 123,510 inhabita ...
,
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...
, April 8–13
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Jamaica Tournament,
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
, June 24–29
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Tijuana Tournament,
Tijuana
Tijuana ( ,["Tijuana"](_blank)
(US) and [< ...]
,
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
, September 23–27
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Maeva Manzanillo Tournament,
Manzanillo,
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
, September 30- October 4
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Puerto Vallarta Tournament,
Puerto Vallarta,
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
, October 7–11
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Nicaragua Tournament,
Nicaragua
Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the countr ...
, October 28 – November 2
Tournament results
Women
Men
Medal table by country
Medal table as of November 5, 2009.
References
External links
Norceca News
{{Beach Volley NC
North American
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Ca ...
2009