Friends Of East Beach Association, Santa Barbara Ca.

05/30/2025

We have new t-shirts and hats to commemorate this event. Get yours at the beach Saturday morning. Every $20 donation to the Parc Foundation gets a hat or tee.

https://www.facebook.com/events/666310513229147/
http://www.foeba.org/coming_events/
https://www.noozhawk.com/mark-patton-strand-clan-made-east-beach-volleyball-courts-a-family-gathering-place/

05/25/2025

Lisa and Kelly Strand’s volleyball journeys began at East Beach in Santa Barbara, California. The twins would ride their bikes six miles to East Beach where they spent countless hours perfecting their games. That early passion for volleyball set the foundation for two storied careers both on and off the court.

Come see these sisters, learn more about their careers and join in honoring them for their lifelong contributions to the sport of volleyball as players, coaches and mentors.

Saturday, May 31st, 10:00am at East Beach

http://www.foeba.org/coming_events/images/Foeba-Strand-Flyer.pdf

https://www.noozhawk.com/mark-patton-strand-clan-made-east-beach-volleyball-courts-a-family-gathering-place/

05/14/2025

Save the date for the Strand Court Dedication, Saturday May 31 at 10:00AM, East Beach, Santa Barbara.

For more info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/666310513229147
https://www.noozhawk.com/mark-patton-strand-clan-made-east-beach-volleyball-courts-a-family-gathering-place/

11/08/2024

It's been a month since the Jon Lee court dedication. Big thank you to all who attended. Here are some memories 👉 thanks to Ken Delgado for taking photos and letting us repost them. We were able to identify many of the participants. Please comment if you know the others.

Congrats again to Jon. He definitely deserved a little recognition for his big impact on East Beach 👏

09/30/2024

Jon Lee... Legendary Player and Coach

Beach Volleyball Hall of Famer Jon Lee has semi-jokingly referred to East Beach as his “office” for several decades, and he has earned that right through a countless variety of far-reaching contributions to the East Beach volleyball community and well beyond. He has enriched the community as a player, coach, camp leader, teacher, commentator, writer, historian, sage, referee, story-teller, wit, game broker, ambassador, and friend to all who come near.

The Friends of East Beach Association is dedicating a court to Jon, Saturday Oct 5 2024 at 10am.

https://www.facebook.com/events/3361745127290771

Friends of East Beach Association, Santa Barbara California Henry Bergmann Vollyball court restoration and dedication.

08/25/2024

Save the date for the Jon Lee Court dedication, October 5th at 10:00AM, East Beach, Santa Barbara. More information to follow.

Friends of East Beach Association, Santa Barbara California Henry Bergmann Vollyball court restoration and dedication.

11/18/2015

Here are some of Karch Kiraly’s Career Highlights: - CIF Champion 1978, CIF 3rd Place 1977, CIF 2nd Place 1976 - Santa Barbara High - 4-time All-America - UCLA - 3-time NCAA Champion - UCLA '79, '80, '81 - Olympic Gold Medal (indoor) - Los Angeles '84, Seoul '88 - FIVB World Champion (indoor) - '82, '88 - Named World's Best Player - '88 - International star - Ravenna, Italy - Olympic Gold Medal (beach) - Atlanta '96 - Won 148 AVP Tournaments - with 13 different partners - Won a tournament in 24 of his 28 pro beach seasons - Named to USA Volleyball, and US Olympic Hall of Fame - Head Coach of USA Women’s National Team - FIVB World Championship for USA Women - 2014 REMINDER...The court dedication is this Saturday at 11am!!

11/11/2015

Please join the Friends of East Beach Association, Santa Barbara, CA for the dedication of the Karch Kiraly court.

11/03/2015

11/02/2015

For immediate release

Karch Kiraly - The Pride of Santa Barbara

On the sands that spawned him, Karch Kiraly, will have a court named in his honor on Saturday, November 21, at 11 AM. Former teammates, coaches and his family and friends will be present to dedicate the Karch Kiraly Court on center stage at East Beach to celebrate the four decades of his volleyball career, both indoor and out. He is certainly the proudest product of the Santa Barbara volleyball community both for his lifetime of accomplishments and for the work habits and character he has displayed throughout.

Karch learned the game on East Beach with his father Las, in the Santa Barbara High gym with Rick Olmstead, at UCLA with Al Scates -- and has enjoyed success at every level. A CIF title for the Dons, three NCAA Championships for the Bruins, three Olympic Gold medals for the USA, and 148 tournament victories on the beach were enough to earn Karch the rare distinction of being named the player of the century by the International Volleyball Association. By the time of his retirement from beach competition in 2007, he'd won tournaments in 24 of his 28 seasons on the sand, with 13 different partners. Wherever he played Karch won, with superior focus, consistency, pressure performance ... and his amazing talent. John Hanley grew up with Karch on these sands, and teamed with him at Santa Barbara High, and is just one of the hundreds who cherish their opportunities of playing with Karch, or even against him, over his many years of excellence. And eventually the whole volleyball world came to recognize Karch as the sport's ultimate competitor.

Now, as coach of the US Women's National Team since 2012, Karch is still earning glories, leading the USA to a World Championship in 2014, defeating the Chinese in the final. His sights are now set on the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. His career of hard work, humility, and competitive success are a source of deep pride for us all, and will be celebrated on this court in the decades to come.

Friends of East Beach Association

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