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Jr/Youth Clubs & Programs

Click Here for  AK Jrs Sports Engine website

There are numerous outstanding Juniors/Youth clubs and programs around Alaska.  Most of the clubs have Comp and Developmental programs and travel teams.  Tryout info is available on the AK JRs Sports Engine website.

Players in local USAV programs must be registered with USAV through the new SportsEngine/USAV system.  Use the link below to get yourself registered. The  registration will be available soon. Last year's membership expired on 1 Sept.   You don't need to select a club yet.
You will need to pay the full or tryout USAV fee online.  Club or team fees will be collected later by your club.

If you have not signed up with the new USA Website, here is the direct link:
USAV Membership Via SportsEngine
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 -ACE Volleyball Academy (AVA) (Mat-Su Valley) ACE/AVA,   Facebook  ACE/AVA facebook
-All Set (Anchorage)  website - https://www.allsetvbc.com  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/allsetvbc
-Elevate AK Volleyball (Fairbanks) fhfitnessstudio@gmail.com Director Tina Ferringer
-Frontier Volleyball Director Amy Mestas  https://frontier-volleyball-academy.teamsnapsites.com/     frontiervbak@gmail.com
-Homer Ignite   Facebook Link

-Inspire (Eagle River/Chugiak)  Inspire VBC
-Impact/ASA   IMPACT
-Kodiak  KODIAK-ISLAND-VBC
-Legacy Boys Volleyball Legacy Anchorage
-Marathon Volleyball Club - Seward, AK Jodi Kurtz marathonvball@yahoo.com
-Midnight Sun (Anchorage) Midnightsun VBC
-Peninsula Wild Director Luke Baumer Peninsula-Wild Facebook
-USAV Indoor Girls Youth National USAV Girls

 How to Start & Operate a USAV Jrs Club

You can also contact USAV Alaska Sarah Callis or Brad Houser with questions about starting a club. Alaskavolleyball@gmail.com

USAV Age bracket definition (note USAV has changed the cutoff date to 1 Jul)  younger players can play on older teams

6th Grade, 12U - Birthday 7/1/13 - 6/30/2012
7th Grade, 13U - Birthday 7/1/12 - 6/30/2011
8th Grade, 14U - Birthday 7/1/11 - 6/30/2010
9th Grade, 15U - Birthday 7/1/10 - 6/30/2009
10th Grade, 16U - Birthday 7/1/09 - 6/30/2008
11th Grade, 17U - Birthday 7/1/08 - 6/30/2007
12th Grade, 18U - Birthday 7/1/07 - 6/30/2005*

USAV AK 2025 Regional Champs
18s 1st. Frontier 18 National, 2nd. Wild 18 Bruce
17s 1st. Inspire 17 National, 2nd. Midnight Sun 17 National
16s 1st. Midnight Sun 16 National, 2nd. ACE Volleyball Academy 16-1
15s 1st  IVC 15 Nationals (AK), 2nd Impact 15U National Marsh (AK)
14s 1st  MSVB 14National (AK), 2nd All Set 14 Shoccz (AK)
13s 1st  MSVB 13-1Elite (AK), 2nd IVC 13 Regional (AK)
12s 1st  MSVB 12Elite (AK), 2nd Peninsula Wild 12 Stacey (AK)

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Juniors news


Travel team summer Tryouts 

Some clubs, (not all) will hold tryouts for their travel teams this summer.  Summer tryouts are for the travel teams only.  If you don't make a travel team, you will still need to try out for the regular club season in the Fall. Travel team tryouts can take place starting July 1 and must finish by July 31.  No Commitments/Contracts can be signed and returned until Aug. 1st.  The long summer travel tryout period gives clubs more flexibility in scheduling their tryouts.  Tryouts may not interfere with scheduled UAA, UAF or high school camps.  Clubs should do their best to avoid conflicts with other club tryouts.  We encourage players to explore your club options, as the decision you agree to will be binding for the entire annual club season.
Contact individual clubs to see if and when they are holding tryouts for Travel Teams.
Some questions to ask when making the decision to commit to a travel team.
  • How many tournaments will this team go to (when & where)?
  • What is the estimated cost, and what is included in the cost?  What is not included?
  • What is the total cost for travel and regular season?
  • Does the club have any fundraising opportunities?
  • How many times a week will this team practice?
  • Will this team be my regular season team? Are we only together for traveling?
  • What is the purpose of traveling to out of state tournaments?
  • What is the club's policy on playing time for travel team members?

   Club Regular Season TRYOUTS
The AK Region has set rules regarding tryouts periods and club commitments. These rules are made in the best interest of the athlete and are similar to other states. If players have conflicts with tryout dates or 2 clubs on the same date please contact the club the make special arrangements for possible alternative tryout dates. Check individual club websites for tryout details. Club tryout period begins approx 13 Oct and runs thru 28 Nov. A lot of tryouts will be held 17-24 Nov. 

++14 & under (14U, 13U, 12U teams)- The 1st day for tryouts will be two Sundays prior to the start of the high school regional tournaments. This coming season the tryout window begins on 23 Oct.  Commitments to a program by a 14u player can not take place before Nov 2nd.
++18 and under (18U, 17U, 16U, 15U teams)- The 1st day of tryouts for players  (high school players), will be the Sunday immediately after the High School State Championship. This season the tryout window will be 16 Nov.   The 1st-day players (18U-15U) can commit or be asked to commit to a program/club is Nov 29 (was normally Dec 1).  Commitment dates could change if there is unanimous agreement between all club directors.

 TOURNAMENT Dates for 2025/26  are still tentative.    Most tournaments will be held at Anchorage, Eagle River, and Mat-Su facilities.  This year there will be 3 regular season tournaments and one regional tournament for each age group. Tournament dates are post on the AK Jrs Sports engine website.  The  AK regional tournaments are late March or early April

Tentative 2026 Tournament Schedule

January 17 Younger Teams
January 24 Older Teams
February 7 (Younger/Older TBD)
February 8 (Younger/Older TBD)
February28 (Younger/Older TBD)
March 1 (Younger/Older TBD)
March 21-22 Region Championship WK 1
March 28-29 Region Championship WK 2

  

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Player Commitment to a Club program
The USAV Alaska Region and USA Volleyball agree that a commitment to a club is for the entire season – this means from the date that a contract is signed by a player and her family and returned to the offering club, until the end of the Girls Junior National Championships. Therefore, any club that attempts to pick up players for a season ending event must first have a release by the player’s current club in order to invite or offer a player committed to another club the opportunity to play with the new club. Players/coaches/club directors/parents of players and anyone else associated with the club should not be recruiting players to play with the team for any season ending event unless players have been released. The requesting club should contact the other club director first.  This includes AAU events.

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