Capital Strategies

UC Berkeley is dedicated to advancing gender equity, including providing equitable facilities for its women and men student-athletes. This commitment reflects the university's values and responsibility to comply with Title IX. UC Berkeley is working to provide existing women's teams with fields, courts, and associated amenities that are similar to what their male counterparts at Cal already enjoy.

UC Berkeley plans to construct a new beach volleyball complex to serve the women's intercollegiate beach volleyball program and other recreational uses. The new complex will relocate uses from the existing courts on the Clark Kerr Campus, which do not meet Title IX requirements, to a modern venue that supports the needs of female student-athletes.

Key features of the new complex include: five sand volleyball courts designed for NCAA intercollegiate competition; a support building with team rooms, locker rooms, restrooms, coaches' offices, and storage; and enhanced amenities such as lighting, a scoreboard, a public address system, and an area for spectators.

The new beach volleyball complex will be constructed on the west side of Edwards Stadium, replacing an existing surface parking lot. Construction is anticipated to start in Spring 2025 and take approximately one year to complete.

Intercollegiate Athletics will manage the new complex for beach volleyball practices and competitive matches. During the summer, the facility would be used for youth camps operated by UC Berkeley Recreational Sports and/or Intercollegiate Athletics.

The existing beach volleyball courts at the Clark Kerr Campus will remain for recreational use.