Beach Soccer: The Copa Cabana Classic Beach Soccer tournament sponsored by Time Warner Cable and FOX Soccer will come to the sands of Hermosa Beach Saturday and Sunday. Sanctioned by the US Beach Soccer Federation, the 5-on-5 tournament is open to all youth, adult and coed teams. Entry fees are $290 per team. Free physical therapy including stretching, taping, sprain treatment and pain relief for athletes and spectators will be offered by Dr. Louis Woelfel of The Foundation for Wellness Professionals. For information, call 949.294.2989, contact Jeff Sundy, Jeffrey@beachsoccerpromotions.com or visit copacabanabeachsoccer.com.
Basketball: The HAX / ARC Youth Basketball League is holding registration for Recreation and Travel Team divisions. Open to boys and girls grades 1-8, the league begins Sept. 17-19. Teams and individuals may sign up. Deadline is Sept. 1. Player Evaluation Nights will be held Sept 7 and 9 (1st – 4th grade, 6-7 p.m.;  5th-8th grades, 7-8 p.m.). To register, visit haxla.com or contact 424-216-2633, hrodas@haxla.com.
Aquatics: Tryouts for the Beach Cities Swimming team take place at the Redondo Union High School pool on alternate Mondays with the next one held on Monday, Aug. 15 following a two-week closure of the pool for maintenance. Swim lessons, lap swim, and all other programming will also resume when the pool reopens. Community members are encouraged to join family swims on Saturday and Sundays from 1-4 p.m. and for lap swims Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Friday 11 a.m.-2 .pm. Visit beachcitiesswimming.com for more information.
Southern California Aquatics (SCAQ) has begun a Masters Swim Program at the new Redondo Union High School pool with Tuesday and Thursday workouts 5:30-6:30 a.m. and 8-9 p.m. Free introductory workouts are offered. Visit swim.net and click the Free Workout tab at the top.
The Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation (JMMF) has been invited to be the first relay team in the long history of the Catalina Classic paddleboard race which will be held Sunday, Aug. 28. JMMF has been working with the Wounded Warrior Battalion from Camp Pendleton and, with the support of paddlers Kyle Daniels and Matt Walls, is creating a relay team consisting five or six strong paddlers to join forces with a few injured Marines. For more information, contact Jeff Miller at 310-367-1640.
Volleyball: The Corona Light Wide Open (CLWO) makes its fourth tour stop of 2011 in Hermosa Beach Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 20-21 with a cash purse of $75,000. Played on the north side of the Hermosa Beach Pier, the tournament begins at 9 a.m. each day. Saturday’s competition includes Men’s Open, AA, A, B, Novice and Women’s Open, AA, A and Novice divisions. Sunday’s action features Men’s and Women’s Open semifinals and finals, Coed Open and Recreational along with Coed 4’s Open and Recreational competition. Entry fee for the Open Division is $100 (deadline 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17). Amateur Division deadline is 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19. Fee for 4’s competition is $100, all other divisions $60. For more information, visit www.coronalightwideopen.com.
Volleyball Ventures hosts co-ed doubles tournaments Saturday beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Manhattan Beach Pier. The event includes four levels of play (beginner to advanced) and is played in a round-robin format. Players can sign up individually, rotating players from their pool for each match. Players must be 18 years or older and VBV members. Fees are $25 per tournament (pre-registered), $40 for beach registration. For more information, contact Patrick Mejia, 310-929-7169, Patrick@VBVentures.com or vbventures.com.
California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) hosts the Junior Hermosa Beach Open for boys and girls 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U divisions beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 13-14 at the Hermosa Beach Pier.
The same weekend at the Manhattan Beach Pier, Men’s and Women’s Open competition takes place Saturday followed by Men’s and Women’s A tournaments on Sunday. For more information on the Hermosa Beach event, contact Chris Brown, 310-766-7234; for  Manhattan Beach, JP Saikley, 310-220-9558 or www.cbva.com.
California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) is hosting a tournament for boys and girls 12U, 14U, 16U divisions starting at 9 a.m. Wednesday Aug. 17 at Rosecrans in Manhattan Beach. For more information, contact Kurt Peters, 310-922-6297 or visit www.cbva.com.
Surfside Volleyball Club is offering two-hour indoor classes twice a week for beginning, intermediate and advanced volleyball players (girls) ages 10-14 throughout the summer. For more details, contact Carolyn Lawson, 310-372-6595, golawson1@verizon.net or visit www.surfsidevolleyball.com and view clinics on the top tool bar.
Registration and volunteer positions are now open for the United States Youth Volleyball League (USYVL) Fall Season. The 8-week league in Hermosa Beach at South Park will run from September until November. The USYVL is also looking for volunteer coaches, site directors, and clinicians (volleyball instructors). For more information on registration, volunteer positions, or locations near you, log on to usyvl.org or contact the National Office at 1-888-988-7985.
Boys and girls ages 8 to 18 years old are invited to take part in Beach Cities Volleyball’s Summer Indoor Volleyball Program. The program will be held in July and August allowing players of all skill sets, beginner to advanced, to have fun and improve their volleyball skills. Each week-long camp features a 5-star coach-to-player ratio and lunch or dinner for full-day participants. Full-day and half-day programs are available. Week 4: August 8th – 12th at Rolling Hills Prep Gym (Torrance); Week 5: Aug. 15-19, Vistamar High School (El Segundo). For more information, visit www.beachcitiesvbc.com
Fitness: AdventurePlex, 1701 Marine Ave., Manhattan Beach is offering its Open Rock Wall and Ropes Course on Saturdays from 12-3 p.m. (Rock Wall is also open Sundays from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.). Whether a single child, the whole family, or just a group of friends (Ages 5 and up for rock wall, 8 and up for ropes course), the course provides challenges of solving problems and overcoming obstacles. Groups of seven will start every hour and will take approximately 45 minutes to complete the courses. Advance registration is recommended. Cost is $8-$20 depending on activities. For more information, call 310-546-7708.
